听力原文：M: Could your company accept bills of exchange payable 30 days after sight?W: No, we don't accept any draft; instead, we usually make payment at sight.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?(19)A．The man will probably wait for the payment for 30

听力原文：W: Henry, I understand your invoice for US $ 1,000 is due for payment at the end of this month. Please allow me to defer payment until four weeks later.

M: That's all right. We won't press you for immediate payment. Send us your check later on when you have money.

Q: What does the woman ask for?

(12)

A．Immediate payment.

B．Deferred payment.

C．Invoice.

D．US $1,000.

听力原文：M: Oh, my God! Jessica. It's five p. m. now. Tomorrow is Saturday. The credit will expire on Sunday. Weekend is non-business day. We cannot make it today. What shall we do?

W: Don't worry. Banks will accept presentation on the following business day.

Q: When will the bank deal with the credit if the expiry date of a credit fails on a non-business day?

(19)

A．On every business day.

B．On Tuesday.

C．On Wednesday.

D．On the following business day.

From the conversation we can infer that the potential buyer would probably place a big order if the seller offer of at least 10 percent.

听力原文：M: Could you tell me what specific document you will provide?

W: Together with the draft, we'll also send you a complete set of bills of lading, an invoice, an export license, an insurance policy, a certificate of origin, and a certificate of inspection.

Q: What document the woman did not mention?

(14)

A．Bills of lading.

B．Consular invoice.

C．Insurance policy.

D．Certificate of origin.

The terms of payment are important for both the seller and the buyer. For the seller, the best terms would be full payment ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your bu cash at the time of sale. But the buyer would prefer to have the goods before making payment. Importers and exporters are separated from each other by ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your bu?of miles. This adds to the difficulties of ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your bu an agreement of payment. However, exporters and importers usually meet each other half-way and agree to payment by a Letter of Credit. A letter of credit (L/C) is a banker’s guarantee that payment will be made, if all the required shipping documents are presented. * In this way, exporters receive a guarantee not only from importers, but also from a bank. * On ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your buhand, importers are given the guarantee that the bank will not make payment unless all the shipping documents are presented. Nevertheless, the exporter can further require an ________letter of credit. That means the guarantee of payment cannot be cancelled either by the opening bank or the importer.

听力原文：M: What will happen if a draft is not presented for payment when due?

W: If this is the case, all the signatories on the bill will be discharged except the acceptor.

Q: What are the two people mainly talking about?

(18)

A．How to present the bill for payment.

B．The presentation of bills for payment.

C．The solution to the injured drawer.

D．The payment of the cheque.

A I shall tell you frankly it would drastically increase our risk. ;

B Thanks, we are inclined to accept your price. ;

C We have already tried our best.

听力原文：A bill may be accepted after it has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept, or by nonpayment.

(8)

A．A bill can not be accepted after it has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept.

B．If a bill has been dishonored by non-payment, it may not be accepted by another person.

C．If a bill has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept, it may be accepted by another person.

D．A bill can not be accepted after it has been dishonored by non-payment.

听力原文：M: We haven't set up correspondent relations with Standard Chartered Bank, London.

W: Then we shall try to find another bank to have our letter or credit advised.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

(18)

A．Standard Chartered Bank, London is one of our correspondent banks.

B．We can advise this L/C through Standard Chartered Bank, London.

C．We will send the advice of the L/C directly to the beneficiary.

D．Ａnother bank will be chosen as the advising bank of this L/Ｃ.

听力原文：Your check is a forward one. We will make payment at the maturity.

(3)

A．You can have the check encashed now.

B．You will have the money in one or two days.

C．You can not have the check encashed.

D．You have to wait for the payment till the maturity.