VOCABULARY PRACTICE

UNIT 9: TRADE

Part 1. VOCABULARY
I. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word whose first letter has been given.
1. After receiving their Enquiry we sent them a q_________.
2. We have just received an i_________ for the goods we wanted.
3. Another word for “buy” is p_________.
4. A bill of lading and a letter of credit are d_________ in foreign trade.
5. Please inform us when the cargo arrives at its d_________.
6. We send a p_________ i_________ before making an order.
7. Our agents will f_________ the goods to you when they arrive.
8. It’s important to state the d_________ of each package on all the forms.
9. I’ve just heard that f_________ charges are going up.
10. That firm is our sole s_________ of these components.
11. They have added $50 for s_________ and handling.
12. When will you be able to d_________ the goods to us?
13. The r_________ price is 30% higher than the wholesale price.
14. Doing business on the phone with companies o_________ is very costly.
15. Before we can accept your order, we require a d_________ p_________ of 5% of the total price.
16. When fixing a price for an export order, the t_________ o_________ p_________ are very important.

II. Fill the gaps with suitable words from the list below.
backlog bill of exchange bill of lading bulky cash on delivery cash with order
crates deadline grade hold-up inventory(US)/stock(GB) margin
point of sale premium retail special delivery surcharge tender
triplicate value added tax volume wholesale
1. The profit made on a product vary according to the _________ of sales and there is not normally a fixed profit
_________ on the unit price.
2. If you buy something by mail order it’s normal to pay CWO (_________) rather than COD (_________).
3. What’s the difference between a B/L (_________) and a B/E (_________)?
4. The _________ price of this product at the _________ (i.e. in the shops) is ₤13.99, incl. VAT (_________) –
about 60% more than the _________ price.
5. As we have been carrying out a(n) _________ control, there is a _________ in processing orders. We apologize
for any inconvenience caused by this _________.
6. As part of the consignment is very urgent, we’ll be making a _________ of two of the twenty _________ you
have ordered.
7. We only supply _________ one product of _________ quality. Very _________ consignments are shipped by
sea. There is no _________ for small orders.
8. They submitted a _________ in _________, in accordance with our instructions, but it arrived after the
_________.

III. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word + preposition. The list of words is given
below, think of the suitable prepositions to follow.
call capable collaborate comment compensate comply
consist convince cooperate cope credit cut
1. I’ll be ______ ______ you when I’m next in town.
2. If you suffer any loss, we will ______ you _____that.
3. He was unable to ______ ______ the extra work and became ill.
4. I’m afraid I can’t ______ ______ another department’s work.
5. As you appear to have been overcharged, we will ______ your account _____ the sum of 600.000yuan.
6. It’s important to ______ ______ any special customs regulations.
7. All members of a team must ______ ______ each other.
8. We’ve been ______ ______ our partners in the USA for several years.
9. Due to filling sales, the company has ______ ______ its R&D program.
10. They’re ______ ______ doing a much better job than that.
11. The cargo ______ ______ four one-ton crates.
12. They shouldn’t ______ them _______the need to redesign the product.