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商务英语精读模拟题1 I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer which can explain the underlined words in the following sentences. 1. A firm which is just starting up is going into business and a company which stops operating goes out of business. a. in action b. in time c. in place d. in order 2. If a company gets bigger, it expands. a. rises b. broadens c. grows d. extends 3. The expansion of a firm means it can produce more goods or sell more of its products. a. manufacture b. increase c. reduce d. manage 4. A company which sells goods in large quantities is called a wholesale distributor. a. wholesaler b. producer c. retailer d. shopkeeper 5. It is important to keep ahead of the competitors by selling at competitive prices. a. more expensive b. poorer c. cheaper d. higher 6. Lake Baykal is the deepest lake in the world. It is 6,365 feet deep. a. six thousand three hundred and sixty-five. b. sixty thousand three hundred and sixty-five c. six thousand and three hundred sixty-five d. six million and three hundred sixty-five 7. the computer we bought yesterday cost us $89.25. a. dollars eighty-nine point twenty-five dollars b. eighty-nine and twenty-five dollars c. eighty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents d. eight nine dollars and two five cents 8. In 1973, the United States had a population of 209,123,000 a. two hundred nine thousand million and one hundred twenty-three b. twenty million one hundred twenty-three thousand c. twenty-nine million one hundred twenty-three thousand d. two hundred and nine million, one hundred and twenty-three thousand 9. The committee will hold its routine meeting at 14:45. a. a quarter to fifteen b. forty-five past fourteen c. a quarter to fourteen d. a quarter after fifteen 10. She attended the technical school for only one term and then dropped out to become a waitress. a. ended up b. ended up c. played truant d. turned out 11. The clever young man picked up elementary spoken Engl