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1I.MUItip1eChoicesDirections:ChoosethebestanswerforeachsentencefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle1inethroughthecenter.(10U⚪@V⚪2ᑖ@ᐳ20ᑖ1.Somefast-foodanddrugcompaniesmorewithmakingmoneythanofferingsafeandeffectiveproducts.A.tempted஺B.interested஺஺C.concernedD.requested2.Abalancesheetisastatementoftheva1ueofabusinessataparticu1ardateofthefisca1year.A.book஺Xrecord஺஺C.net8D.income3.Ourbankoffersminimuminterestforsei1erfinancingandforloansofcash.A.1eve1sgB.rates஺஺஺஺C.basesgD.percentage4.Companieswishingtomoremoneyfordevelopmentcansometimesissuenewshares.A.riseooB.raiseo«>C.increase஺D.develop5.Todeveloptheirproductcompanieshavevariouswaysofadvertisingtheirproducts.A.feeling6?B.fameC.name®D.awareness6.Ifthequalityofyourproductsissatsfactory,wemayplaceorders.A.regulapoB.usual஺஺C.interva1஺஺ᵪ.far7.Werequire100%value,irrevocableL/Cinourfavorswithparti

2a1shipmenta11owedclausebydraftatsight.A.avai1able^B.payable஺C.negotiab1eD.effected8.Thepackagewasdamagedin.A.transfer®B.transactooC.transcript^D.transit9.Youwil1begladtoknowthatyourrequestforreimbursementfortravelexpenseis.A.spread஺B.granted஺C.taken஺eD.hold10.PIeaseinformuswhatspecialyoucanmakeforusregardingtheseproducts.A.requestB.dealC.offD.orderILClozeProcedUreDirections[ReadthefoJ1owingpassage.FilleachgapwiththehestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthecorresponding1etterontheAnswerSheetw/thasinglelinethroughthecenter.(10U⚪@V⚪2ᑖ@ᐳ20ᑖ)Whenacompanyhiresfromwithin,ithastheHofbeingfamiliarwiththeemployee.Having]2theperson'sstrengthsandweaknesseswhileonthejob(andhavingobservedhimorherinactionovertheyears),employersareinabetterpositiontoknowiftheemployeewillbeagoodfitornot.Whenhiringfromoutsidethecompany,however,thereisa1waystheriskthatsomeonewhoappearsidealduringtheinterviewingprocesswi11]3apoorfitonceonthejob.Iftheemp1oyeeislookingfora14thatisastepfromhisorhercurrentonebutsti11inthesamedepartmentorgeneralarea,thes

3witchwi11bearelative1ypain1essone.Ifanemployeeislookingtomakeamoresignificantchange-changingthecourseoftheircareerpathby15acomp1ete1ydifferentdepartmentanddifferenttypeofjob,forexample-thenwhi1etheremaybea1earningcurvetodea1withduringthetransition,youi11ustrateyourcompany'sj6employeedeve1opmentbya1lowingyourstaffmembertolearnwhileonthejob.Acompanythatdemonstratesapolicyofhiringfromwithinalsofostersgreateremployee17,whichcanhaveconcretebenefitsthroughoutthecompany.Employeesatal11evelsaremore1ikelytocha11engethemselveswhentheyknowthatthereis]8forfuturejobadvancementwithinthefirm.Thismeansa1oweremployeej9rateandahigherjob-satisfactionrate,20area1waysgoodforbusiness.11.A.disadvantageB.advantage»C.advance஺D.achievement12.A.evaluated஺஺B.witnessedseenQ.known13.A.resu1t஺B.become஺C.discover«>oD.prove14.A.jobo3B.workoooC.position^oD.career15.A.switchingto6B.switchingC.swinginto஺Qswattingout16.A.potentia1tooB.commitmentto஺C.confidenceforaD.aimto17.A.attachment®B.respect஺஺C.1oyaltyD.satisfaction18.A.potentia1^B.potentC.abilityo஺2.possible19.A.employmentB.turnover஺஺஺C.unemp1oyment“D.promotion20.A.whichboth<>B.boththat«C.bothofwhichD.bothofthatIII.True,FaIseorNotMentionedDirections:Readthefoliowingpassagea

4ndthestateinentsthatfoliow.ChoosethebestanswerforeachstatementfromthethreechoicesmarkedA,B,andC,andmarkthecorrespondingIe11erontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(5U⚪@V⚪2ᑖ,ᐳ10ᑖ)LawrenceElectronics—User'sGuideHowtoObtainService(CanadianCustomersOnly)Webackyourinvestmentinqualityproductswithquick,expertserviceandgenuineLawrencereplacementparts.Ifyouneedserviceorrepairs,contacttheLawrenceFactoryCustomerServiceDepartmentattheto11-freenumberlistedbe1ow.Atechnicianmaybeabletoso1vetheproblemandsavetheinconvenienceoftryingyourunit.Youwillbeaskedforyourunit'sseria1number.800-324-1356CanadaOnly.MondaythroughFriday8:00A.M.-8:00P.M.CentralTime.Whensendingaproductforrepairs,pleasedothefoilowing[•AIwaysusetheoriginalshippingcontainerandfi1lermaterialtheproductwaspackedinwhenshippingyourproduct.•Aiwaysinsuretheparce1againstdamageor1ossduringshipment.Lawrencedoesnotassumeresponsibilityforgoodslostofdamageintransit.•Forpropertesting,repairs,andservice,sendabriefnotewiththeproductdescribingtheproblem.Besuretoincludeyourname,returnshippingaddress,andadaytimetelephonenumber.

5Howto0btainService(InternationalCustomersOn1y—ExceptCanada)Ifyouneedserviceorrepairs,contactthedealerinthecountrywhereyoupurchasedyourunit.WARRANTYREPAIRWILLBEHONOREDONLYINTHECOUNTRYUNITWASPURCHASEDPleasefollowtheshiPpinginstructionsshownbe1owonthispageifyouhavetomai1yourunittothedealer.Forpropertesting,repairs,andservice,sendabriefnotewiththeproductdescribingtheproblem.Besuretoinc1udeyourname,returnshippingaddress,andadaytimetelephonenumber.AccessoryOrderingInformation—AllCountriesToorderaccessoriessuchaspowercablesortransducers,p1easecontact•Yourloca1marinedealer.Mostqualitydealersthathandlemarinee1ectronicequipmentshou1dbeabletoassistyouwiththeseitems.Consu1tyourlocaltelephonedirectoryforlistings.•Canadiancustomersonlycanwrite:Lawrence/EagleCanada,919MathesonBlvd.,E.Mississauga,OntarioL4W2R7orfax418-629-311821.YoushouldprovideyouruniVsserialnumberwhenyoucal1LawrenceFactoryCustomerServiceDepartmentinneedofrepairs.A.TrueB.False.஺C.Notmentioned.22.YoucancalltheCustomerServiceDepartmentinCanada24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.

6A.True.஺஺஺஺B.Fa1se.஺஺஺C.Notmentioned.23.Abriefnoteincludingthecustomer'snameandreturnshippingaddressandadaytimete1ephonenumbershouIdbesenttoLawreneeforpropertesting,repairsandservice.A.True.஺஺5.Fais஺C.Notmentioned.24.IfyouneedserviceorrepairsintheUS,youshouldca11thetoll-freenumber800-324-1356.A.True.o°஺B.False.஺0c.Notmentioned.25.Lawrencewi11payfortheshipmentifyouhavetomailyourunittothedealer.A.True.B.False.஺8c.Notmentioned.IV.ReadingChartsandTablesDirections[Lookatthetablesandchartsbelow.ForeachtabJeorcharts,therearefourstatemeritsdescribingit.ChoosethebeststatementfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDtomatchit.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough£%ceWeᓃ5U⚪@V⚪4ᑖ@ᐳ20ᑖ26.ApproximateWeek1yTimeAllocationforProgramDelivery

7InformationProvisionCollectionDevelopment1|ManagementMarketing10%A.Ittakesmostofthetimetoprovideinformationinprogramdelivery.B.Instructiontakesuphalfofthetimeinprogramde1iverybecauseitishardforpeopletofo1lowtheinstructions.C.Peop1espendequaltimeonmanagementandmarketinginprogramdeD.Timespentonco1!ectiondevelopmentisforcoliectinginformation.27.LargeTrucksRegisteredfrom1990to2023A.Therearenotrucksregisteredbeforetheyear1990.B.Thereisasteadyincreaseinregistrationof1argetrucksfromtheye

8ar1990totheyear2023.C.Moretrucksregisteredmeans1argerconsumptionoftrucks.D.Theyear1997tothe1998seesthesharpestincreaseinregistrationoflargerconsumptionoftrucks.28.Lowe11AreaSchooIsHistorica1Expenses(10years)1995-2023□TotalExpenses3Salaries□BenefitsUUtilities£3OtherA.Moremoneyisspentonsalariesintheyears1994-1995thanintheyears1999-2023.B.Thetotaischoo1expensesareincreasingfromtheyear1995totheyear2023.C.Theexpensepercentageonuti1itiesishigherintheyears1999—2023thanintheyears1994-1995.D.Theexpandingoftotaiexpensesmeanslargerenrolmentofstudents.29.Va1ueofCropsSoId:2023(U.S.Total:$98Bi11ion)

9Fruits,nutsandberriesCornforgrainSoybeans16%cornandmelons16%9%A.Cottoncontributesthesameamounttovalueofcropssoldaswheat.B.CornforgraincontributesmosttothevalueofcropssoIdin2023intheU.S.C.Thereareninekindsofcropscontributingtothetotaiva1ueofcropssoldin2023intheU.S.D.ThepiechartindicatesagoodharvestintheU.S.intheyear2023.30.Places.BusBusBusBusBus4Bus5Bus6No.123BLACKPOOL(D06:0006:4007:1007[5008[3008:45eparture)LATHAM06:2007:0007[3008:5009:05PRESTON06[3507:1007:4508[2009:0509:20LEYLAND06:4507:5508:3009:30CHORLEY06:5507[2508:0508[4009:2009:40WGAN07[1507:4509:5009:40MANCHESTER(Ar07:4508[1508:4009:310:1010:25rival)0A.IttakestheshortesttimetorideonBus2togetfromBiackpooltoMa

10nchester.B.ThereisnostopforBus3atLatham.C.Bus1fromBlackpooltoManchestertakesonehourandforty-fiveminutes.D.Therearesevenstopsforeachbus.V.ReadingComprehensionDirections[Readthefol1owingtwopassages.ChoosethebestanswerforeachstatementorquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasJng1eUnethrowce஻`(10U⚪@V⚪3ᑖ@ᐳ30ᑖ)PassageOneWhenshippingtoaforeignmarket,cargoinsuranceisstronglyrecommended.Itisessentialifthetermsofsa1erequiretheexportertoarrangeforinsurance,forexampleaCIFcontract(cost,insuranee,freight).Inanyevent,thecostofcargoinsuranceisnominaIinmostcases,amountingtolessthan1%ofthevalueoftheshipmentandthefreightbill.Withtheproperinsuraneepolicy,exporterscanrecoverlossesiftheirshipmentsareaccidental1ylost,sto1en,damagedordelayed,althoughtheextentofrecoverywilldependonthetypeofinsurancepurchased.Withoutinsurance,anexportercou1dhavenorecourse.Unfortunately,insuraneedoesnotcoverthepossible1ossofacustomer,whomayshifttoanothersourceofsupplybecausethegoodsordereddonotarriveinausableconditionorarelateinarriving.Whenbuyinginsurance,theexportersshou1dconsidersevera1things,suchastheamountofcoverage(allrisksor1imited),timeofyear,routeanddest

11inationport(theNorthAtlanticduringthewintermonthscanbedangerous7someportscanhavehigherthanusualratesofpilferage),thelossanddamagerecordofcompetingcarriers,andcargostowageandpacking.Insuranceshou1dbe1ookedataspartofthetotalrateandservicepackagethatthecartier(orforwarder)offers,sodon'tlookatinsuranceinisolation.Eventhoughacarriermaynothaveanyrecordofmistake,thereisalwaysane1ementofriskandexportersshouldprotectthemselvesagainstthisrisk.Moreover,insuraneecoverageispartofacarrier5smarketingstrategy.Itismorethan1ikelythatcost,coverageandthenumberoflossanddamageclaimswillvaryfromcarriertocarrier,sotheexportershouldasksevera1andcompare.Theexportershouldalsomakeitc1earwhetherthecarrierisarail,motor,marineorinter-moda1carrier,whatitchargesforinsuranee,whattheinsurancecovers,thedeductib1e(ifany)andhowclaimsarehand1ed.ThissuggeststhatthefirststepininsuranceselectionistoaskthecarrieraboutitsIossanddamagerecord.Askotherexportersiftheyhaveanyrecordonaparticularcarrier.Beforeexporting,makesurethatthetermsofsalespecifywhoisresponsibleforarranginginsurance.Forexample,anexporterselling"CIF"wi1IberesponsibIeforarrangingandpayingforfreightinsurance.InsurancecanbeaITangeddirectlywithacarrier,aninsurer,aninsurancebrokeroragentorthroughafreightforwarderorcustomsbroker.Whetheryoupurchasefromacarrierorathirdparty,makesurethattheinsurancepurchasedcoverstheentirejourney,thatisfromthetimeitleavesyourp1antorwarehouseunti1itisinthei

12mporter'swarehouse.Insomeinstances,acarrierwillprovidecoverageon1ywhileitishand1ingtheshipment.ItshouIdbenotedthatthisdiscussionismeantforshipmentsofgeneralfreightandfor1ostordamagedcargo.Insuranceforproductssuchasdangerousgoodsandhazardouswastesarecoveredbyseparateinsurancemethods.31.1nmostcases,thecostofcargoinsuranceis.A.veryhigh஺B.verylow஺8c.non—existent<>D.fluctuating32.Whatdoescargoinsurancecover?A.Exporter'sdangerousgoodsandhazardouswastes.B.Exporter'saccidenta11ylostanddelayedshipments.C.Importer'saccidentallylostanddelayedshipments.D.Importer7sdangerousgoodsandhazardouswastes.33.Accordingtothepassage,isoneofthefactorstheexportershouldconsiderwhenbuyinginsurance.A.thecostofinsurance஺"஺஺B.timefordeliveryC.the1ossanddamagerecordofcompetingcarriers஺D.coverageoftheinsurancecompany34.Whichofthefo1lowingstatementsistrue?A.Insuranceisisolatedfromthecarrier'sservicepackage.B.Acarrierwithoutanyrecordofmistakescanguaranteetheexporterfromrisks.C.Whenseiectinginsurance,theexportercanputtrustinaparticularcarrier

13iftheyhavekepta1ong-termbusinessrelationship.D.Insurancecoverageispartofacarrier'smarketingstrategy.35.Whenarranginginsurance,whatshouldtheexporterdo?A.Makeclearwithwhomtheinsuraneecanbearranged.B.Makesurethattheinsurancepurchasedcoversthejourneyfromtheshippingporttothedestination.C.Specifythetermsofsale.D.Confirmthetypeofinsuraneepurchased.PassageTwoThereareessentia11yfivedifferentpaymenttechniquesthatimportersandexporterscanuseintheirinternationa1tradetransactions.Thesepaymenttechniquesinc1ude:openaccount,collection,advisedletterofcredit,confirmedletterofcreditandcashinadvance.Thereferencedpaymenttechniquesprovidedifferentleve1sofsecuritytoimportersandexporters.Ingeneral,thegreatestto1owestlevelofpaymentsecurityforanimporterrunsasfollows[openaccount,collection,advised1etterofcredit,confirmed1etterofcreditandcashinadvance.Forexporters,ontheotherhand,thegreatestlevelofpaymentsecurityisfoundincashinadvancefol1owedbyconfirmed1etterofcreditandadvised1etterofcredit,whereasthe1owest1eve1ofpaymentsecurityisfoundinopenaccountfollowedbycollection.Thechoiceofonepaymenttechniqueoveranothershou1dbebaseduponacase-by-caseeva1uationofdiversefactorsincluding:thefinancialstrengthofthebuyer,thefinancialstrengthofthebuyer*sbank,theeconomicstability

14ofthebuyer'scountryofresidence,thepo1iticalstabilityofthebuyer'scountryofresidence,theseller'sreputationforperformance,marketconditionsandtheamountofthetradetransaction.Theobjectiveofconductingsuchaneva1uationistoidentifytherisksinherentinanindividualtradetransactionandtose1ectapaymentmethodthatisappropriate,giventhepresenceofsuchrisks.Thelevelof“paymentsecurityaffordedbyaparticularpaymenttechniquethatisselectedforaspecifictradetransactionshouldbematchingwiththelevelofriskinherentinsuchtransaction.Choosingapaymenttechniquethatprovidespaymentsecuritythatisnotmatchingwiththelevelofriskinaninternationa1tradetransactiongenerallyaddsunnecessarycosttothetradetransaction.Rankingindividualinternalionalpaymenttechniquesintermsoflowestcosttohighestcostyieldsthefo1lowingresult:openaccount/cashinadvanee,co11ection,advised1etterofcredit,confirmed1etterofcredit.Thefactthataparticu1arpaymenttechniqueisselectedforuseinaspecifictradetransact!onononeoccasiondoesnoteliminatetheneedforfuturepaymenttechniqueevaluations.Rather,importersandexportersshouIdroutinelyreevaluatethepaymenttechniquestheyhaveusedinspecifictradetransactions,givingconsiderationtocurrentfactsandcircumstances.Doingsoinsuresthatthepaymentmethodofchoiceisthepaymentmethodthatismostappropriateforthetransactionthatisunderconsideration.Banksdevelopstandardratescheduleswhichestablishstandardfeesforeachof

15thefivedifferentinternalionalpaymenttechniquesdiscussedabove.Whi1etherateschedolesdevelopedbybanksinonegeographicareaareoftensimilar,theyaregenerallynotidentical.ImportersandexportersshouIdtakenoteofthisdiscrepancyanduseittotheiradvantage.Additiona1ly,importersandexportersshouldrealizethattheycanoftenachieveareductioninabankbynegotiatingwiththeirbankandbytakingadvantageofanypriceincentivesofferedbytheirbank.Bankstypical1yoffertheircustomerspriceincentiveswhenaspecificwayoftransactingbankingbusinessresu1tsinreducedoperationalcostsforthebanks.36.Whatisthe1owest1eve1ofpaymentsecurityforexportersaccordingtothepassage?A.Collection.o஺B.Advised1etterofcredit.C.Openaccount.®D.Cashinadvance.37.Manyfactorsshouldbeeva1uatedforthechoiceofonepaymenttechniqueoveranotherEXCEPT.A.theseller'sreputationforperformanceB.thefinaneia1strengthofthebuyeranditsbankC.theeconomicandpo1iticalstabilityofthebuyer'scountryofresidenceD.thebusinessrelationshipbetweenthebuyerandthese1ler38.Whatwillhappenifthepaymentsecurityofaselectedpaymenttechniquedoesnotmatchwiththe1eve1ofriskinatradetransaction?A.Thetransactionwilltota11yfai1.B.Therewillbeadditiona1unnecessarycosttothetransaction.

16C.Theimportersandexporterswilluseapaymenttechniqueofhighersecurity.D.Theimportersandexporterswi11turntoanotherbankinthesamearea.39.Ase1ectedpaymenttechniqueforaspecifictradetransactionA.canbereusedforfuturetransactionsB.shouldbereeva1uatedforfuturetransactionsC.isappropriateforoneoccasionon1yD.shou1dbechangedtoconformtothesituationsoffuturetransactions40.Howcanimportersandexportersachievefavorablefeesfrombanks?A.Byreducingthebanks'operationa1costs.B.Byse1ectingapaymenttechniqueoflowerrisks.C.Byreducingthevolumeofaspecificbusinesstransaction.D.Bytakingadvantageoflittledifferencesinrateschedulesdeve1opedbydifferentbanks.

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