Part 1:Warm-up

Ⅰ.Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with what you heard.

Many businesses that______supply of goods or services have their own______.For example,a company supplying motor cars will have a logistics team.The manager will oversee the process from______to the point of consumption.The team will undertake the acquisition of cars from the customers as well as the delivery（配送，运送） of parts and materials from______.The suppliers and customers may be______different countries.

Ⅱ.Listen to the dialogues and choose the right answer to each of the following question.

1.What are they talking about?

A.logistics

B.philosophy

C.chemistry

D.biology

2.What is the aim of inventory management?

A.to reduce labor source

B.to take care of the goods in stock

C.to minimize the amount of material in stock

D.to speed up the rate of commodity turnover

3.Why the ship can not depart on time?

A.Because of the heavy weather today

B.Because of the strike

C.Because they have no ship

D.Because the freight is too expensive

4.Which book does A want in this dialogue?

A.a book on art

B.a book on history

C.a book on ERP

D.a book on military

5.How many tons of coal has the purchasing department ordered?

A.100

B.200

C.300

D.400

Ⅲ.Listen to the two passages below three times and fill in the blanks with what you heard.

1.An important factor that______the changing face of logistics is the value that organizations are______diversity today.Successful organizations realize that______gives them an______in the highly competitive global marketplace.______they are recruiting a variety of people______for their logistics management______.

2.It makes good business______to have a workforce that reflects the marketplace______.Clearly,logistics is a discipline______attracting the best and the brightest people.Anyone with______,skills,and drive to______can build a prosperous career in logistics management.