2012年商务英语中级阅读理解练习20

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-14 19:56:54

Questions 8 - 12
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l       For each gap 8 - 12, mark one letter A - I on your Answer Sheet.
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会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-14 19:56:55

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G) Each contains all the key points in the original book, but instead of 200 to 500 pages there are only eight pages.
H) There’s a sample of the superb business titles that we summarise for you.
I)    With all the reading you have to do in the normal course of your work, you find it impossible to keep up with all the new business books.

答案：8.E          9.G             10.D  11.B 12.C

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2012年商务英语中级阅读理解练习20