Conversation Two
W: Hello, Mr. Cooper. [23]I'm Lina Redner, sales representative for Scarecrow Advertising Company.
M: [24]I don't think we have an appointment.
W: No, we don't. You'll have to excuse me for this.
M: Since you are already here, what can I do for you?
W: Well, as far as I know, your company was founded three years ago and your business has been quite good for the past two years.
M: I'm quite busy, Miss Redner. If you don't mind, just get straight to the point.
W: OK. [23]I believe that you must have seen a lot of S.A.C. designed TV commercials and billboards, and if we cooperate, it'll certainly make your products better known and sold. What do you think?
M: [24]I'm quite satisfied with the company that designs our advertisements at present.
W: Don't say no for no's sake, please. [23]Here are some samples of our designs. Have a look, if you please.
M: All right... They're pretty good but...
W: The payment we ask for is very reasonable. Besides, you won't have the bondage of a contract. If you're not satisfied with us, we'll refund the money. But, of course, such a thing has never happened. [25]We'll redo the commercial or billboard over and over again until you're satisfied.
M: [24]There's no harm in giving it a try, I think. Leave your card. I'll call you when the next new product is ready to go on the market.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is the woman trying to do in the conversation?
正確答案:C
解析:女士是廣告公司的銷售代理,她在上門推銷公司的廣告業(yè)務。故C正確。
24. Which can best describe the man's reaction to the woman's words?
正確答案:B
解析:得知女士的來意后,男士說,他對他們目前的廣告合作伙伴挺滿意的,也就是說,對于女士所在的廣告公司不感興趣(indifferent),在女士展示了公司廣告后,男士有所動心,要求女士留下名片(interested),故B正確。男士開始不明白女士的來意,表現出不耐煩(impatient),但后來明顯表現出一定的興趣,A中的reluctant(不情愿的)和D中的accepted(作形容詞表示“公認的”)均不妥;C說男士已經convinced(被說服了的),不準確。
25. What do we know about the service of the woman's company?
正確答案:B
解析:女士說到,她所在的公司會不厭其煩地修改其電視或招牌廣告,直到客戶滿意為止,故B正確。由payment back聽到refund,女士說那樣的事從未發(fā)生,故A錯。由contract知,女士說客戶可以不要合同限制,但并不是說她的公司不受合同限制,故C錯。對話尾聲男士說他會打電話給女士,但這并不表明他一定會把業(yè)務交給女士的公司,D錯在語氣太肯定。