June 14, Bangkok — There has been a growing number of online orders for American products in Central and Southeast Asia. Thus, in response to the ______, America’s biggest online shopping site.
51. A. declaration
B. difficulty
C. increase
D. contract
Amaze-Mart has announced plans to set up additional online stores in key cities in Asia, beginning with Bangkok.
The Seattle-based electronic commerce firm currently _____ its online stores from the US, Canada and four countries in Europe.
52. A. functions
B. operates
C. evaluates
D. serves
The establishment of an online store in Bangkok _______ the need for customers to pay high international shipping fees when they make orders on the Web site.
53. A. has eliminated
B. eliminate
C. will eliminate
D. eliminated
The company’s customers in Asia have responded positively to this development.
Questions 54-60refer to the following e-mail.
From: Brad Taylor
To: Arlene Petronos
Subject: Book reviews
Date: Thurs, Nov 22 2007
Dear Ms. Petronos,
Allow me to congratulate you again on becoming part of our online magazine writing team. As you learned in an earlier communication, you will be writing reviews of recently published non-fiction books.
By Monday next week, you will receive your _____ assignment parcel, which will contain copies of the publications on your assignment list.
54. A. almost
B. late
C. first
D. last
Instructions for submitting the first draft of each review, in addition to information on the formation of a peer critique group for your work, ________on our Web site.
55. A. is locating
B. locate
C. located
D. are located
Essentially, you will be posting your work on our non-fiction book review board, which you can access only with an administration-approved user name and password. Since you need a password to log in, your _______ password is: crimson. You can change this password for your convenience after you have logged on to the site.
56. A. temporary
B. approximate
C. previous
D. permanent
Welcome again, and we look forward to working with you!
Questions 57-60 refer to the following letter.
August 21, 2007
LON CHANEY
11509 Westmont Street
West Los Angeles, CA
90025, USA
Dear Mr. Chaney,
I would like to thank you for meeting with me last Monday. I certainly ______ the chance to talk about career possibilities with someone who has been in the medical technology industry for so many years.
57. A. appreciating
B. appreciated
C. was appreciated
D. will appreciate
I am particularly grateful that you have offered to give me your insights on tie-ups between manufacturers and medical institutions. As you are aware, I am most interested in enhancing my research skills for a well-established, ____ manufacturer
58. A. reputably
B. reputable
C. repute
D. reputation
that produces equipment for hospitals and institutions that specialize in cardio-pulmonary health care.
In the long-term, I would like to _____ a system that would provide the latest technology
59. A. establish
B. erupt
C. erase
D. email
as well as the new information that assists doctors in improving the quality of life of their patients. This is the reason I would like to work for companies that value ______.
60. A. association
B. commerce
C. routine
D. innovation
Thank you once again for your offer of assistance, and I do look forward to our future discussions.