新编四级听力练习 第287期

Section C Compound Dictation
Department stores are large retail stores selling many different kinds of merchandise arranged in separate departments. Such stores are found in nearly every important city in the world, and the large department stores often (36) ______ more than 100 separate departments. The two major (37) ______ of merchandise sold in department stores generally are clothes and home (38) ______ .
The organization of a modern department store is often (39) ______ because of the large number of goods and services provided. Typically, the operation of a store is conducted through five (40) ______ divisions. There is the merchandising division, which is (41) ______ for the buying and pricing of merchandise. Then there is the sales (42) ______ division, which controls advertising, display, public relations, and other related matters. Of course, there is the (43) ______ division, which supervises employment and the training and welfare of employees. Next, there is the (44) ____________________________________________________________________________ .
Finally, there is the finance and control division, which deals with accounting, customer credit, expense control, and other financial and budgetary matters. Within these five divisions are many subdivisions. (45) __________________________________________________________ . Nowadays, another kind of store that provides such service is a mall or a plaza. A mall is a group of stores built as a unit with on-site parking. (46) _______________________________________________________________ . Large malls may also contain such places as hotels, restaurants, libraries, banks, post offices, medical clinics, theaters, and parks.