date of the closing of tender

Asking Seller to Cover Insurance for 150% of the Invoice Value

Dear Sirs,

We are pleased to advise you that concerning your S/C No．819 for 500 sets color TV, we have issued confirmed, irrevocable L/C No．919 for US ＄50 000, through the Bank of China, London, valid to October 20.

Please see to it that the goods are shipped before 20th October and the insurance is to be covered for 150% of the invoice value against All Risks．We know that according to your usual practice, you insure the goods only for the 110% of the invoice value, therefore, the additional premium will be for our account.

Please arrange the insurance accordingly and inform us your shipment date after closing the insurance.

Yours faithfully,

听力原文：W: Hello, David, It's Sarah.

M: Hello, Sarah.

W: David, I'm just going over my notes for the advertisement we're putting in the paper. I need some more information.

M: OK. What do you need to know？

W: Well, you still haven't given me the final job title yet.

M: Oh, sorry. The job title should be "Regional Manager".

W: And what salary should I put？

M: Well, it depends on the quality of the candidate. Just put "competitive salary plus benefits". What we'll ask them to do is send details of their current salary.

W: So you want me to put that in the advertisement as well？

M: Yes. Add it to the part about applicants including their CVs and references.

W: OK. And have you decided when you'll be holding interviews？

M: Yes. It'll be the last week in April. So that's, what, the week starts on the 25th？

W: No, I think it's the 26th, actually.

M: OK.

W: And you gave me a date of 17 March. That's the closing date for applications？

M: That's right.

W: Right, David. I think that's everything. Thanks.

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A．25 March.

B．26 March.

C．17 March.

D．Not mentioned.

Translate the following into Chinese.

(1)Details

You are requested to check the contents of the Invitation to(2)package for completeness when you receive it and then return the enclosed(3)Acknowledgment.

(4)shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to(5)and Form of(6)．Any deviation from the requirements of these instructions may render your(7)invalid.

Your(8)must be received no later than 12: 00 o'clock on Friday, 3rd July, 2009(closing date)at the office of the Purchaser in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.

(9)shall be forwarded by courier service or delivered safe-hand, sealed and clearly addressed and marked on the outside in accordance with the Instructions to(10).

Please note that uninvited visits to our offices to discuss the Invitation to(11)are not acceptable and that all contact shall be in writing(by letter or fax)as set out in the Instructions to(12).

The(13)shall consider this Letter of Invitation and the enclosed Invitation to(14)documents to be confidential, and the contents shall not be divulged to any person or persons not directly concerned with the preparation of the(15).

This Invitation to(16)is subject to your signing and returning to the Purchaser the(17)Acknowledgment contained within Section A.

Filling the blanks with tender, tenders, tenderer, tenderers, tendering.

(1)Details

You are requested to check the contents of the Invitation to(2)package for completeness when you receive it and then return the enclosed(3)Acknowledgment.

(4)shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to(5)and Form of(6)．Any deviation from the requirements of these instructions may render your(7)invalid.

Your(8)must be received no later than 12: 00 o'clock on Friday, 3rd July, 2009(closing date)at the office of the Purchaser in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.

(9)shall be forwarded by courier service or delivered safe-hand, sealed and clearly addressed and marked on the outside in accordance with the Instructions to(10).

Please note that uninvited visits to our offices to discuss the Invitation to(11)are not acceptable and that all contact shall be in writing(by letter or fax)as set out in the Instructions to(12).

The(13)shall consider this Letter of Invitation and the enclosed Invitation to(14)documents to be confidential, and the contents shall not be divulged to any person or persons not directly concerned with the preparation of the(15).

This Invitation to(16)is subject to your signing and returning to the Purchaser the(17)Acknowledgment contained within Section A.

ese language course in the city of Kyoto. The scholarship covers free accommodation，meals and tuition. Return air fares between their country of residence and Osaka are paid，and $l，000 pocket money is also provided.

To apply for one of these Scholarships，you should write a letter of about 300 words, describing your own educational career so far，and giving reasons education would benefit from participation in the Sakura Scholarship Scheme.

The closing date for application is February l，2009.Applicants who have been selected for the short list(人选名单)will receive the notice by March 31. The final selection will be made on the basis of interviews held during May.

Applications are open to all students，regardless of age, sex or nationality，and are also open to people who are not currently full-time students.

Please apply to Ms. Kyoto Matsumoto，Sakura Scholarship Scheme，Sakura Trading Co, 200 East Avenue, London E97PS.

Sakura Scholarships

Course offered：Japanese language

Items covered:

1.accommodation，meals and -46-

2. -47- air fares

3. $l,000 -48-

Content of application letter:

1.describing the applicant’s -49- so far

2.giving reasons for taking the course

Deadline for application： -50-

Buying a Home

To Buy or to Rent

According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) , 37 percent of Canadian renters could afford to buy a home. But when it comes to buying or tenting, age, lifestyle, whether or not you're a parent, even where you live, all play a role. This was among, findings of a late 1990s study by the CMHC, which wanted to know why, in Quebec, so many 25-to 34-year-olds--the so-called Generation X--were tenants rather than homeowners. At the time, 56 percent of this age group outside Quebec owned their homes, a figure that dropped to 34 percent in Montreal. CMHC's Kim-Anh Lam explained: "When we asked about their priorities, Gen Xers placed housing fifth--after recreational activities, retirement planning, consolidating their jobs, and repaying their debt." However, home ownership became a priority once a couple became serious, or the first child arrived.

Most experts agree that renting makes sense if you're highly mobile and don't want to be burdened with the slow pace of the buying and selling process, or if you can't or don't want to take on the long-term financial commitments of a mortgage and home maintenance. Renting may be necessary in order to save for the 10 to 20 percent down payment needed to buy a home.

Whether you buy or rent your home, you should use no more than 35 percent of your income on housing, including rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, and repair. Most banks recommend that no more than 30 percent of your income should support a mortgage, and no more than 40 percent should go to a mortgage and other debt.

Offer to Purchase

Home buyers sometimes get stung because they or their representatives fail to include important conditions in the offer to Purchase , or, as it is sometimes called, the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Your offer can be conditional-it is good only on condition that you obtain mortgage financing, or the house passes a home inspection or a termite check. In Homebuying Step by Step: a consumer guide and workbook, the CMHC recommends your offer also include:

Basic details such as your legal name, the name of the vendor, and the legal and civic address of the property.

The purchase price and all financial details included in this should be the amount of the deposit and any interest to be paid on it. You may also want to spell out the specific amount of penalty should you wish to back out of the deal.

The chattel or items in the home which are included in the purchase price. This may include window coverings, appliances, a satellite dish, carpeting, bookcases, or a backyard swing.

Enumerate all of them, and stipulate that everything in the house--all appliances and systems--be in working order at the time of closing of title.

Date of closing and taking possession--usually 30 to 60 days from the date of the agreement, but it can be longer.

Request for a current land survey of the property.

Date and time at which the offer becomes null and void. A 48-hour limit on the seller's response time to your offer is reasonable.

For Buyers only

A typical real estate transaction often begins when prospective buyers drive by a house that looks appealing, take down the name of the real estate agent listed on the sign in the yard, and call that person for an appointment. The only problem, That agent--usually the listing agent--works for a commission paid by the seller, and the agent's legal responsibility is to get the best price possible for the current homeowners, not the prospective buyers.

Common sense calls for buyers to be honest about their priorities, preferences, and price range. But since the agent's commission comes from the vendor, and since this money is a percentage of the sale price, it is entirely possible that any information the buyers reveal to the agent--

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

听力原文： In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honor of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, be came first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B. C.

The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored people were not allowed to compete. Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.

After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A.D. 394 be cause of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives.

Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony.

(33)

A．in the seventh century A. D.

B．certainly before 700 B. C.

C．over three thousand years ago

D．a thousand years ago

A.close

B.closed

C.closing

D.to close