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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 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 that we were assured by you of its speed of delivery, and that your existing stocks(存货)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 the 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 problems，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 (1) The manufactures of “Smart'’ watches were given the order because ________． [　　] A． they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock 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 produced the best watches of its kind in the world (2) Receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because ________． [　　] A． the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly B． people will not buy the watches as presents C． these watches will not be limited to the Hong Kong market D． these watches will be difficult to sell (3) “The latter problem” in paragraph 4 refers to ________． [　　] A． the poor quality of the goods B． some of the watches not working C． the low standard of manufacture D． the use of inferior materials (4) What does the underlined words “is bound to” most probably mean? [　　] A． is willing to B． is addicted to C． is certain to D． be attributed to (5) The last sentence of paragraph 5“We shall also of course，be forced to…with your company．”suggests that ________． [　　] A． the writer is afraid their company might go out of business soon B． the company will probably reduce the number of watches to be ordered in the future C． the company may stop trading with the watch manufacturers D． the company is probably willing to give the manufactures another chance

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答案：1．A;2．D;3．B;4．C;5．C;