Charter-party usually contains a clause which states that payment must be made in cash without discount every 30 days in advance， and that in default of payment the shipowners have the right to ________ the vessel from the Charterer's service．A.sendB.with

The terms of payment are important for both the seller and the buyer. For the seller, the best terms would be full payment ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your bu cash at the time of sale. But the buyer would prefer to have the goods before making payment. Importers and exporters are separated from each other by ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your bu?of miles. This adds to the difficulties of ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your bu an agreement of payment. However, exporters and importers usually meet each other half-way and agree to payment by a Letter of Credit. A letter of credit (L/C) is a banker’s guarantee that payment will be made, if all the required shipping documents are presented. * In this way, exporters receive a guarantee not only from importers, but also from a bank. * On ________. We’re flexible, adaptable and innovative. Everything we do is about your buhand, importers are given the guarantee that the bank will not make payment unless all the shipping documents are presented. Nevertheless, the exporter can further require an ________letter of credit. That means the guarantee of payment cannot be cancelled either by the opening bank or the importer.

听力原文：M: Could your company accept bills of exchange payable 30 days after sight?

W: No, we don't accept any draft; instead, we usually make payment at sight.

Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

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A．The man will probably wait for the payment for 30 days.

B．The man can get his payment right away.

C．The man will send an order to the company.

D．The woman will not pay the man at sight.

After a seaman is discharged，at the end of the voyage，the final payment of wages due must be made at the earlier of within 24 hours after the cargo has been discharged or______.

A.within 4 days after the seaman's discharge

B.prior to the vessel's departure on the next voyage

C.prior to loading any out-bound cargo

D.prior to any change of Master

If the Charterer loads or discharges the vessel in a shorter time than is allowed to him by the lay days，he may be entitled to ______.

A.demurrage

B.despatch money

C.the payment for damage of detention

D.the payment for quick despach

Sometimes the charter-party states that the amount of cargo to be loaded is to be decided by the shipowners，e．g． 10000 tons of 2240 1bs．，12％ more or less at ______ option．

A.Charterer's

B.cargo owner's

C.owner's

D.shipper's

Advance freight must ______ to the Shipowner even if the goods are lost (by excepted perils) before payment，where they are lost after the due date of payment； nor is it recoverable if the goods are so lost after payment．

A.pay

B.be paying

C.have paid

D.be paid

A、discourse

B、discourage

C、discount

In the foreign exchange market, which is made up of banks' traders and brokers, prices (61) every minute (62) to supply and demand. For safety's sake, a branch will get a rate from their traders for a big transaction. Therefore the traders give their branches lists of exchange rates (63) they may buy and sell notes and payments in the main currencies.

Whenever a bank in Britain makes a payment in foreign currency, or makes a payment in sterling to a non-resident, the payment has first to (64) under British exchange control regulations. The bank itself can usually authorize the payment after seeing a document such as an invoice to show that the payment is due; but cases (65) borrowing and lending have to be referred to the Bank of England.

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A．alter

B．vary

C．turn

D．convert

Charter-party usually contains a clause states that payment must be made in cash without discount every 30 days in advance，and that in default of payment the shipowners have the right to ______ the vessel from the Charterers service．

A.send

B.withdraw

C.let go

D.take off

Usually it will be ______ who will be liable for the payment of demurrage．

A.the Shipowner

B.the shipper

C.the carrier

D.the Charterer

Where payment of the hire is to be made in cash，the Charterer is not considered to have paid unless what the Shipowner receives is ______.

A.the equivalent of cash or as good as cash

B.greater than the specified amount of cash

C.less than the specified amount of cash

D.anything that Charterer likes to offer

______ is a sum named in the charter-party to be paid by the Charterer as liquidated damages for delay beyond laydays fixed．

A.Demurrage

B.Despatch money

C.Damages for detention

D.Payment of handling