Mr. Jacques Fauvet
106 Rue Dechamps
Paris , France

Dear Mr. Fauvet：

I was very pleased to receive your résumé for the position of Regional Manager. We were especially impressed with your 12 years of experience in the refrigeration business, as well as your extensive 　　1　　 in dealing with clients from all over Europe .

Your language skills also make your application stand out, since we need someone who can easily interact 　　2　　 customers in our major markets, those being France , Germany , Italy , and the UK .

I'd like to arrange an interview with you at our London office. At your soonest convenience, please call me at +44 (20) 7843 8255 or email me at cbishop@eurorefrig.com to set up a time that we can meet. I'd like to emphasize that we 　　3　　 in a hurry to fill this position.

Yours sincerely,
Catherine Bishop
General Manager, Euro Refrigeration

1. (A) attempt　(B) recording　(C) background　(D) markup

2. (A) by　(B) around　(C) for　(D) with

3. (A) are　(B) will have been　(C) were　(D) had been

解析：

1. 答案 (C)
空格前為形容詞 extensive ( 廣泛的 ) ，依「搭配詞」 (collocation) 原則，可填入空格中唯一合理的名詞為 (C) background ( 背景 ) 。注意，選項 (B) recording 指的是「錄音」，而不是「記錄」。

2. 答案 (D)
空格前的 interact 為不及物動詞，其後接介系詞 with 再接「人」，表「與 ... 互動」。

3. 答案 (A)
依前文 At your soonest convenience, please call me … or email me … to set up a time that we can meet. ( 如果你方便，請儘快打電話給我 ... 或寄電子郵件給我 ... 我們好約一個見面的時間。 ) 可知，作者要 emphasize ( 強調 ) 的是「現在」 in a hurry to fill this position( 很急著要填補這個職缺 ) ，故應選現在簡單式 (A) are 。