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 Dear sir,

    Your shipment of twelve thousand ‘Smart’ watches was received by our company this morning．However we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our specific instructions with regard to this order.

    It was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks from the first order, in order to meet our own customers’requirements．While we understand that delays in production are occasionally unavoidable，we must point out that the major reason why, the order was placed with your company was because we were assured by you of its speed of delivery, and that your existing stocks(存貨)were sufficiently high to ensure immediate shipment．Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers，and is bound to have a negative effect on the potential future orders．

    The second complaint concerns the difference in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered．It was stated clearly in the original order that watches in combinations of green／purple and orange／purple only were required．However only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours specified．Our Hong Kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructions precisely, since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours at the present time．Any watches that are not of ate specified colours will，of course，be returned to you．

    We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received，since it is obvious that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been manufactured to a lower standard than those in the sample．We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning．Whether the latter problem is due to poor manufacture，damage during transportation or bad batteries is not yet clear, but we should like to  point out that we feel this matter to be only your responsibility．

    As a result of the above problem，therefore，we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory, and to subtract(扣除)any  resulting costs from our final settlement．We shall also, of course, be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company.

    We look forward to your prompt reply．

                                                       Yours sincerely,

                                                        John Smith

51．The manufactures of“Smart'’watches were given the order because          ．

    A．they produced the best watches of its kind in the world

    B．the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared

    C．they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly

    D．they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock

52．Receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because    ．

    A．the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly

    B．these watches will be difficult to sell

    C．these watches will not be limited to the Hong Kong market

    D．people will not buy the watches as presents

53．“The latter problem”in paragraph 4 refers to       ．

    A．the poor quality of the goods

    B．the use of inferior materials

    C．the low standard of manufacture

    D．some of the watches not working

54．What does the underlined words“is bound to” most probably mean?

      A．is willing to    

      B．is certain to    

      C．is addicted to．

      D．be attributed to    

55．The last sentence of paragraph 5“We shall also of course，be forced to…with your company  suggests that          ．

      A．the company may stop trading with the watch manufacturers    

      B．the company will probably reduce the number of watches to be ordered in the future

      C．the writer is afraid their company might go out of business soon

      D．the company is probably willing to give the manufactures another chance

  

Answer 1

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