Unit 5 Terms of Shipment in the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
一、单项选择题
1. Time of shipment refers to the time limit for loading the goods on board the vessel at the port of __________. ( )
A. unloading B. Ioading C. destination D. transshipment
2. The term "first half" is to be interpreted as theist to the 15th of a month, both dates ( )
A. include B. inclusive C. exclude D. exclusive
3. If an L/C simply stipulates an expiry date without a shipment date, it means these two dates are___________ ( )
A. different B. separated C. similar D. the same
4. The word " after" will be understood to _________the date mentioned. ( )
A. include B. extend C. exclude I). intend
5. "Shipment on Jan. 1" is a (n)__________ way of stipulating the date of shipment ( )
A. adaptable B. inadaptable C. flexible D. inflexible
6. If the shipment date is "on or about Jan. 20', then the goods can be shipped between ( )
A. Jan. 14 to Jan. 24 B. Jan. 19 to Jan. 21
C. Jan. 15 to Jan. 25 D. before Jan. 20
7. If the latest date of shipment is January 20, 2005, the goods should be shipped_______ ( )
A. before January 20 B. between January 15 to January 25
C. on January 20 D. on or before January 20
8. If such terms as "immediately", "as soon as possible", "prompt" are used in a contract, banks will_______ them. ( )
A. regard B. regardless of C. disregard D. regarding
9. In order to prevent the ________ from opening the L/C late, the exporter should stipulate at the same time "The relevant L/C must reach the______ not later than January 1, 2005."
A. seller..-buyer B. buyer.-, seller C. buyer.-, importer D. seller..-exporter
10. Banks will not accept transport documents indicating a date of shipment________ the expiry date stipulated in the credit or amendments. ( )
A. before B. prior to C. later than D. on
二、判断题 ( Write "A" for true and "B" for false)
1. If the L/C stipulates that the expiry date is July 31st Without a shipment date, then the latest shipment date is construed as July 21st. ( )
2. Mode of payment is one of the terms of shipment. ( )
3. When traders set the time for shipment in a contract, the exporter should consider whether he can get the goods ready before the shipment date and whether the, ship is available if the goods are ready. ( )
4. UCP600 stands for "Uniform Customs and Practice of Documentary Credit, ICC Publication No. 600, 2007 revision.' ( )
5. ' Shipment to be made during June/July 2005" is an ambiguous term. ( )
6. The term "beginning" of a month refers to the 1st to 15th. ( )
7. Time of Shipment refers to the period from loading the goods on board the vessel at port of shipment to unloading the goods at port of destination. ( )
8. "Shipment within 15 days after receipt of remittance" is a proper way of stipulating time of shipment. ( )
9. The expression '; on or about" means that shipment is to be made during the period from five days before to five days after the specified date, both end days excluded. ( )
10. Terms of shipment are the compulsory terms of a contract. ( )
三、多项选择题
1. The word _________ applying to any date or period in the credit referring to shipment will be understood to include the date mentioned. ( )A. after B. on C. to D. until
2. Terms of shipment include __________.
A. shipping documents B. port or place of loading and unloading
C. partial shipment and transshipment D. time for shipment
3. If the _________ falls on a day when the bank is closed, then it should be extended to the first following day on which such bank is open. A. time of delivery B. expiry date
C. presentation period D. date of shipment
4. The term _________ of a month includes both end days. ( )
A. beginning B. middle C. end D. first half
5.In the following expressions, _________ are not the proper ways of stipulating time of Shipment . A. Shipment on or about June 20, 2005.
B. Shipment not later than July 31st, 2005.C. Shipment on June 20, 2005.
D. Shipment to be made immediately.
