Указания: в этой части
вы прочтете подборку текстов, таких как журнальные и газетные
статьи, письма и рекламные объявления. За каждым текстом
следует несколько вопросов. Выберите лучший ответ на каждый
вопрос и отметьте букву (A), (B), (C) или (D).
READING
TEST
Directions: in this part, you
will read a selection of texts, such as magazine and
newspaper articles, letters, and advertisements. Each
text is followed by several questions. Select the best
answer for each question and mark the letter (A), (B),
(C), or (D) on your answer sheet.
Questions 186-190 refer to the following
overdue invoice and late payment cover letter.
OVERDUE
The Affordable Paper People
72 Green Ave.
Alistair Park, KS 662340
814-555-9900
Billing for Alistair Learning Lab
Attn: Jerry Lamb
Due Date: 03/15/20-
Account # 2345689
Invoice #7
Description
8 x 10 standard printing paper
5 x 10 index cards
Size 10 envelopes
Mixed ballpoint pens
Three-ringed notebooks [lined]
To avoid an interest charge of 5% per
day, please send payment within 10 days of the due date.
For inquiries, email Joseph Hall at accounting@paperpeople.com.
Alistair Learning Lab
5th Floor, Havensworth Tower
89 Main St.
Alistair Park, KS E52457
The Affordable Paper People
Attn: Accounting Department
March 30, 20-
Dear Mr. Hall,
Enclosed is a partial payment of $200 to be applied
to our overdue invoice. I apologize for inconveniencing
your company this month. Our school has been having
financial difficulties this year and was almost forced
to close last month. Many of the parents we deal with
cannot afford to pay for the tutoring services that
we provide. This has made it difficult for us to keep
up with our hills. However, we have just received news
that a grant from the local government will be made
available to us at the beginning of May. This money
will provide 100% of the funds we need to keep our doors
open. We will also be able to pay off any debts we have
acquired this term. For the sake of the students and
our school, please consider waiving your interest charges
this month. Thank you for doing your part in helping
us put our students first.
Sincerely
Jerry Lamb
Director, Alistair Learning Lab
186. What is Alistair Learning
Lab?
(A) A paper company
(B) A tutoring company
(C) A government agency
(D) A daycare service for children
(B) The letter mentions
that it is a school and says that it
provides tutoring services.
(A) This option is confused with the
Affordable Paper People, the company
to which the letter is addressed.
(C) This option is confused with the
grant the school will get from the government.
(D) Daycare service is associated with
school and children in the text, but
this is not the correct answer.
187. What did Alistair
Learning Lab buy from the Affordable Paper People?
(A) Drawing paper
(B) Greeting cards
(C) Writing instruments
(D) Rings
(C) The invoice lists ballpoint pens,
which are writing instruments.
(A) This option confuses drawing paper
with printing paper, and is not mentioned
in the invoice.
(B) This option confuses greeting cards
with index cards, and is not mentioned
in the invoice.
(D) This option confuses rings with
three ringed notebooks.
188.
What reason does Jerry Lamb give for not paying this
invoice in full?
(A) His students are from poor families.
(B) A government check is late.
(C) His own children need the money.
(D) He has a personal debt to pay.
(A) Jerry Lamb mentions
that many of the students' parents cannot
afford to pay for the school's tutoring
services.
(B) This option refers to the grant
check the school will receive, but it
will not arrive later than expected.
(C) This option confuses Jerry Lamb's
children with the school children he
mentions.
(D) This option confuses personal debt
with the school's debt.
189. When does Jerry
Lamb plan to clear up his debts?
(A) In a few days
(B) Before the end of the month
(C) In about one month's time
(D) By the end of the year
(C) Jerry Lamb
plans to pay off the debts when
he receives the check from the
government at the beginning of
May. Since the letter was written
at the end of March, that is one
month away.
(A), (B) and (D) are not mentioned
in the letter.
190. Approximately
how much of the bill does Jerry Lamb pay for?
(A) 5%
(B) 10%
(C) 30%
(D) 100%
(C) Jerry Lamb
sent a payment of $200 with the
letter. According to the invoice,
the entire amount owed is $619,
so he is paying about 30%.
(A), (B) and (D) are incorrect.