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新编商务英语应用文写作
1.6.6.6.3 Task 3
Task 3

Directions: Fill in each blank of the following passage with one of the words given below. Make changes when necessary.

perfect  proper  confront  promotion  content

globalize  commodity  damage  necessity  convenience

Packing, in business practice, is one of the most important problems that  1 the merchants engaged in foreign trade.

There are two types of packing, the packing for sale or inner packing and the transport packing or outer packing. The former is one part of a product as it is nearly impossible for a  2 without packaging to be distributed into the sales outlets such as supermarkets and  3 stores in today’s highly specialized and  4 market economy. It serves as an essential  5  tool for the sale of products by attracting the attention of potential buyers.

The latter provides protection for goods transported for long distance, mostly by sea. The real art of packing is to get the  6 into nice, compact shape that will stay in perfect condition with nothing missing during the roughest journey. Every buyer expects that his goods will reach him in  7 condition. Nothing is more infuriating to a buyer than to find his goods  8 or part missing on arrival. It has been estimated that as much as 70% of all cargo loss could be prevented by  9 packaging and marking. Hence, in this respect, suitable packing is of great  10 and importance.