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　�、�.Give the English equivalents to the following abbreviations.(10%)

　　1.MFN ___________

　　2.FAS___________

　　3.A1___________

　　4.BTW ___________

　　5.CNEE ___________

　�、�.Put the following phrases into English.(10%)

　　6.原產(chǎn)地證書___________

　　7.報關(guān)行___________

　　8.未完稅交貨___________

　　9.估計在途時間 ___________

　　10.單獨海損 ___________

　�、�.Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box.(15%)

　　as of at on with to in unless

　　11.As the only direct steamer which calls ___________our port once a month has just departed, goods can only be shipped next month.

　　12.Enclosed is one set of the shipping documents ___________ this consignment, as follows.

　　13.This is to apply to all orders___________ otherwise specified.

　　14.As the manufacturers cannot get all the quantity ready at the same time, it is necessary for the contract stipulations to be so worded ___________ to allowing partial shipment.

　　15.Packing of our Men’s Shirts is each in a poly bag, 5 dozen to a carton lined ___________ waterproof paper and bound with two iron straps outside.

　　16.We wish to draw your attention ___________ the fact that the date of delivery is approaching, but up to the present moment we have not received any news from you.

　　dynamic, make out, know-how, unconditional, sales-oriented, dispensed, inflation, specializes in, resolution, beyond, outlays, saturated

　　17.A country can also export and import talents, patents, ___________, and skills.

　　18.As the market has become ___________, sales volume will level off.

　　19.Competition in international markets stimulates the use of more modern technological processes, which has a ___________ effect on industry in the developing countries.

　　20.Using such safeguards to ___________ a letter of credit means that the exporter can obtain protection from defaulters.

　　21.The cost ___________ must be less than revenues received from sales; if not, the resources of the companies will be drained away, and it will wither and die.

　　22.The monetary value of the duty varies in accordance with the monetary value of the product—thus keeping up with ___________.

　　23.Engaging in real estate development, this company ___________ small-profit businesses to serve the wage earners.

　　24.Protest is ___________ with by any circumstance which would dispense with notice of dishonor.

　　25.We also tend customer needs ___________ Hong Kong with service centers in Macau and the neighboring Guangdong province of China.

　�、�.Reading Comprehension (20%)

　　A.Read the passage and answer the questions.

　　The Euromarkets are international money and capital markets; they are concerned with Eurocurrencies, that is, currencies traded in Europe (and elsewhere) outside their home countries. The most important Eurocurrency is the Eurodollar. The Eurodollar market developed in the second half of the 1950s. When the London banks, during the sterling crisis of 1957, were prohibited from using sterling funds to finance non-British trade, they offered high interest rates to attract dollars deposits from both non-American and American holders of dollars. The Eurodollar market was given another major boost when the American Federal Reserve Board placed limits on deposits interest rates in the United States. To avoid these restrictions, dollar deposits were transferred from banks in the United States to European banks and to the foreign branches of American banks, mainly those in London.

　　The chief participants in the Euromarkets are the London banks, the overseas branches of American banks and commercial banks on the Continent and in other parts of the world. These banks accept deposits of dollars and other convertible currencies from other banks, including central banks, companies and individuals. The funds thus obtained are traded among the banks and lent out to non-banks, either in the original currency or after having been converted into another currency. Eurocurrency loans involve large sums of money; they may be short-term, medium-term or long-term. Long-term Eurocurrency funds can also be raised by an issue of Eurobonds on the Eurobond market.