1、阅读练习试卷 14及答案与解析 一、 PART FOUR 0 Investors seeking a cheap, no-frills way to sell 【 C1】 _ shares need look no 【 C2】 _ than the post box. Most stockbrokers offer bargain-basement deals on postal trades. They are ideal for selling a small holding for the lowest possible 【 C3】 _ But the arrangements leav
2、e investors 【 C4】 _ the mercy of the Royal Mail and a seller will not know 【 C5】 _ how much a sale will produce. Data 【 C6】 _ engineer Mark Stanistreet of Bradford sold by post after buying a few National Power and PowerGen shares when they were privatized. He says: “I 【 C7】 _ really know where to g
3、o to for help. An information 【 C8】_ with the shares gave details of Yorkshire Building Societys share shop service, which offered to sell for a flat fee of 5. “ “It was an ideal first step that showed me how easy and cheap it is to sell shares. I 【 C9】 _ in a small way since then.“ “I use Yorkshire
4、s telephone service, which has a 9 minimum fee.“ Many stock brokers offer postal deals as part of their usual dealing services, but clients may 【 C10】 _ sell only big company or privatization shares this way. ShareLinks minimum postal commission is 7.50, Skipton Building Societys is 9 and Nat Wests
5、is 9.95. 1 【 C1】 _ （ A） private （ B） privatizing （ C） privatitive （ D） privatization 2 【 C2】 _ （ A） further （ B） far （ C） farther （ D） rarer 3 【 C3】 _ （ A） fee （ B） cost （ C） commission （ D） pay 4 【 C4】 _ （ A） at （ B） on （ C） to （ D） with 5 【 C5】 _ （ A） before advance （ B） in advance （ C） under adva
6、nce （ D） ahead advance 6 【 C6】 _ （ A） process （ B） processed （ C） processive （ D） processing 7 【 C7】 _ （ A） didnt （ B） dont （ C） havent （ D） hadnt 8 【 C8】 _ （ A） card （ B） slip （ C） notice （ D） poster 9 【 C9】 _ （ A） am investing （ B） have invested （ C） have been investing （ D） invested 10 【 C10】 _ （
7、 A） hardly （ B） simply （ C） normally （ D） mostly 二、 PART FIVE 10 Career Days Employment Expo Tuesday, April 7, 10:00 a. m. -8:00 p.m. Convention Center The Times, your unparalleled link 【 C1】 _ employers and job seekers, is proud to sponsor Career Days as a service to its readers. Admission 【 C2】 _
8、Career Days is free, 【 C3】 _ all attendees can register for special sweepstakes prizes. Bring your resume to the Employment Expo (copy duplication available). So come out today and meet face to face with company recruiting managers and with representatives from a variety of schools and training comp
9、anies. Interviews may be conducted 【 C4】 _ site. Career Days Extras! Resume Distribution Center Have your resume electronically distributed to all participating companies (there is a 10. 00 fee for this service). Employment Forums 11: 30 AM Guest Speaker Jon P. Rodman, PH. D. 12:30 PM Guest Speaker
10、Don Fleming, Times President Career Workshop Center 1: 30 PM Applications, Resumes, and Letters 2: 30 PM Job Searching on the Internet 3: 30 PM Job Source Leads 4: 30 PM Interviewing Career Enhancement Center Representatives from a number of schools will be 【 C5】 _ hand to discuss the many beneficia
11、l programs they offer. Career Days Presented by the Times Directions 【 C6】 _ . the Convention Center: From the Harbor Expressway north 【 C7】 _ south, exit at 9th Street and proceed east to Flower Street. Turn right on Flower Street and right on Main Street. Turn left 【 C8】 _ Convention Center Drive
12、and enter and the Convention Centers South Hall parking lot. 6.00 parking charge. 【 C9】 _ recorded information, call the Times 【 C10】 _ 1-800-555-6676. 11 【 C1】 _ 12 【 C2】 _ 13 【 C3】 _ 14 【 C4】 _ 15 【 C5】 _ 16 【 C6】 _ 17 【 C7】 _ 18 【 C8】 _ 19 【 C9】 _ 20 【 C10】 _ 三、 PART SIX 20 Regular ecommerce merc
13、hant accounts are expensive. But ecommerce 【 S1】_ service providers promote “free merchant accounts“ as alternatives to help for online business owners to reduce the cost of handling 【 S2】 _ online transactions. You can start with selling your products on the 【 S3】 _ Internet without the hefty upfro
14、nt cost of a regular ecommerce merchant account. Though free merchant accounts are, of course, 【 S4】 _ not completely free. Therere several options to conduct in online 【 S5】 _ transactions cost-effectively. 3rd Party Credit Card Processors You can handle online credit card for processing without a
15、merchant account. 3rd party credit card 【 S6】 _ processors are companies that accept credit card orders on behalf of other online businesses. They process the transactions and send you a monthly payment. If you dont sell, you dont pay. However, the credit card processors charge you by a few extra pe
16、rcentage points 【 S7】 _ on transactions in comparison to having your own ecommerce 【 S8】 _ merchant account. Discount Merchant Accounts Merchant banks may waive setup fee and even monthly fee under certain conditions while charging a 【 S9】 _ higher transaction fee. You do have your own merchant acco
17、unt in comparing to the option of using a third part credit card processor. 【 S10】 _ If you dont process, you dont pay. Merchant Account Bandied with Ecommerce Hosting Ecommerce hosting companies offer merchant account as part of hosting package. But they will waive your setup fee and monthly fee if
18、 【 S11】_ you sign up with their ecommerce hosting package. They charge by a 【 S12】_ few percentage points on transactions. 21 【 S1】 _ 22 【 S2】 _ 23 【 S3】 _ 24 【 S4】 _ 25 【 S5】 _ 26 【 S6】 _ 27 【 S7】 _ 28 【 S8】 _ 29 【 S9】 _ 30 【 S10】 _ 31 【 S11】 _ 32 【 S12】 _ 阅读练习试卷 14答案与解析 一、 PART FOUR 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正
19、确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读 二、 PART FIVE 【知识模块】 阅读 11 【正确答案】 between 【知识模块】 阅读 12 【正确答案】 to 【知识模块】 阅读 13 【正确答案】 and 【知识模块
20、】 阅读 14 【正确答案】 on 【知识模块】 阅读 15 【正确答案】 on 【知识模块】 阅读 16 【正确答案】 to 【知识模块】 阅读 17 【正确答案】 or 【知识模块】 阅读 18 【正确答案】 on 【知识模块】 阅读 19 【正确答案】 For 【知识模块】 阅读 20 【正确答案】 at 【知识模块】 阅读 三、 PART SIX 【知识模块】 阅读 21 【正确答案】 But 【知识模块】 阅读 22 【正确答案】 for 【知识模块】 阅读 23 【正确答案】 with 【知识模块】 阅读 24 【正确答案】 Though 【知识模块】 阅读 25 【正确答案】 in 【知识模块】 阅读 26 【正确答案】 for 【知识模块】 阅读 27 【正确答案】 by 【知识模块】 阅读 28 【正确答案】 correct 【知识模块】 阅读 29 【正确答案】 correct 【知识模块】 阅读 30 【正确答案】 in 【知识模块】 阅读 31 【正确答案】 But 【知识模块】 阅读 32 【正确答案】 by 【知识模块】 阅读
