Practice --> Part 7: Reading Comprehension 2


Read the passages and choose the correct answer:

Questions below refer to the following e-mail and invoice.

 

To: Scott Aberthany <sa@zenith.com>

From: Mike O'Malley <momalley@communicate.com>

Subject: Shipment

Date: June 27

 

Hi Scott,

I'm glad I was able to reach you on the phone today before you shipped my order. As I mentioned, I'd like to change the delivery date to Thursday. In addition, instead of shipping the entire order to our warehouse, please send 10 of the 50 silk lamp shades and 10 of the parchment lamp shades to the showroom on Congress Avenue.

By the way, I want to thank you again for recommending me to Vincent Balasco as a potential supplier for his furniture stores. We're meeting at the Congress Avenue showroom over the weekend so that he can have a look at the lamps, which is why I'll need the shades there. I'll let you know how it goes. Please send me a revised shipping order.

 

Best regards,

Mike

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SHIPPING ORDER

CARRIER: Metro Trucking

BILL DATE: June 23         -         SHIP DATE: June 26

 

TO

FROM

Name

Company

Street

City, State

Mike O'Malley

Bright Lights Warehouse

10649 Industry Road

Boston, Massachusetts

Shipper Zenith Lamp Part Warehouse

Street   3387 South Ferry Road

City, State        Marshfield, Massachusetts

Contact Scott Abernathy

 

SEND INVOICE TO

SHIPPER'S INSTRUCTIONS

Name

Company

Street

City, State

Mike O'Malley

Bright Lights Showroom

1305 Congress Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts

SPLIT ORDER

Deliver 10 silk shades, 10 parchment shades

(separately packaged) to billing address.

Deliver rest of order to Industry Road address.

NO. SHIPPING

DESCRIPTION OF

ARTICLES

SIZE          UNIT PRICE $   TOTAL CHARGE $

50

Pleated silk shade, soft white

15 inches          12               600

50

Parchment shade, beige

18 inches          10               500

120

Brass sockets, 3-way turn knob

Medium T-14    3                  360

 

 

TOTAL $1,460

 

Hi Mike,

Here's the revised shipping order. Good luck showing the lamps on Saturday. I think you'll like Vincent Balasco.


1. Why did Mike O′Malley contact Scott Abernathy?
A. To invite him to the factory
B. To cancel a shipment
C. To place a furniture order
D. To change a shipping order
Explain:
  A. Mike did not invite Scott to the factory.
  B. Mike did not ask to cancel the shipment, he only requested changes.
  C. The e-mail is about an order for lamp parts. It is not a furniture order.
  D. Mike O'Malley sent the e-mail to Scott Abernathy to ask for a change in the delivery date and where part of the order should be sent.


2. On which day will Vincent Balasco visit the showroom?
A. Thursday
B. Saturday
C. Friday
D. Sunday
Explain:
  A. The visit will not take place on Thursday.
  B. Saturday must be the day Vincent Balasco will visit the showroom because Scott wishes Mike luck with showing the lamps on Saturday. This refers back to Mike's mention of the visit in his e-mail.
  C. The visit will not take place on Friday.
  D. The visit will not take place on Sunday.


3. Why will part of the order be delivered to a different location?
A. Mike O'Malley wants to show his merchandise to a potential buyer.
B. The Industry Road Warehouse will be closed.
C. Mike O'Malley is opening a second showroom.
D. The Congress Avenue showroom is closer to the Zenith warehouse.
Explain:
  A. In the e-mail, Mike says that the reason for delivering the shades at the showroom instead of the warehouse is to show them to Vincent Balasco there, who is a potential buyer.
  B. The shipping order shows that much of the order is still being sent to the Industry Road Warehouse. There is no mention of it being closed.
  C. Mike O'Malley is not opening a second showroom.
  D. The distance from the Zenith warehouse to the showroom is not the reason for sending the order to two different places.


4. Who is Vincent Balasco?
A. A warehouse clerk
B. A truck driver
C. A lamp shade manufacturer
D. A furniture store owner
Explain:
  A. The information given about Vincent Balasco shows he cannot be a warehouse clerk.
  B. The information given about Vincent Balasco shows he cannot be a truck driver.
  C. The information given about Vincent Balasco shows he cannot be a lamp shade manufacturer.
  D. When he mentions Vincent Balasco, Mike says he could become a supplier for his furniture stores. His refers to Vincent Balasco, so Vincent Balasco must be a furniture store owner.


5. How much is the total cost of the merchandise?
A. $1,460
B. $600
C. $360
D. $500
Explain:
  A. $1,460 is given on the shipping order as the total cost of the merchandise; that is, everything Mike O'Malley has purchased.
  B. The total cost is not $600.
  C. The total cost is not $360.
  D. The total cost is not $500.
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