【正文】 n price from the low to mid teens. Class B rents for much lower fees. Salaries cost an average of 23 percent less when pared to other major centers. These reduced costs and lower household expenses make for a winning bination where employers and employees both benefit. . 2. From superhighways to future highways ,Saint John has it all. Leadingedge technology supplied by panies like NBTel will link your firm to the world. Combine this technology with lowcost telemunications rates and roundtheclock service ,and you have three good reasons why national firms like Northern Tele ,Canada Trust and Meditrust now call Saint John home. 3. NBTel39。s Competitive telemunications rates can help an employer realize annual savings of 25 percent and more. Lower property and mercial taxes ,Canada39。s second lowest electric power rates, and no business of salary taxes make. Saint John an ideal costsaving location. In recent parative studies to detemine the least expensive city center, Saint John ranked number one pared to 27 U. S. cities. 4. Saint John means profitability and good business sense. To help panies considering business expansion or relocation ,the newly created Greater Saint John Economic Development Commission is ready to take an active role in your evaluation process. General manager Steve Carson says the Commission39。s role is simple :We39。re here to make it easier to set up or expand a business in Saint John. Questions 1316 . For questions 131 6,choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below. . For each paragraph (14)mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet. . Do not mark any letter twice. 13. Paragraph 1 .......... 14. Paragraph 2 .......... 15. Paragraph 3 .......... 16. Paragraph 4 .......... A. Low living cost B. Good traffic and telemunication services O. Sanit John39。s cheap rents D. Two classes of rents E. The number one expensive city center F. Encouragement for new business activities G. Good business sense Questions 1720 . Using the information in the text , plete each sentence 1720 ,with a phrase from the list below (A G) . . For each sentence (17 20) mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet. . De not mark any letter twice. 17. The task of Greater Saint John Economic Development Commission is to. . . . . . 18. In Saint John, employees39。wages. . . . . . 19. There are a few reasons why national panies. . . . . . 20. In Saint John ,New Brunswick it is easier than elsewhere for panies to. . . . . A. cost twentythree percent less than other major centers B. make important decisions C. take advantage of human resources D. link your business to others all over the world E. determine the cheapest city center F. consider Saint John to be their home G. help set up or expand a business in this city PART FOUR Questions 21 35 . Read this advertisement. . Choose the best word to fill each gap. . 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