单选题The master is not bound to show in the bill of lading（）of the goods shipped on board his vessel.A the number of packagesB the number of weightC both the number of packages and of the weightD neither the number of the packages nor of the weight

A vessel loads 5000 tons of manganese ore. The railroad cars that brought the ore to the vessel were previously loaded with iron ore so the ore is contaminated. The agent requests the Master to sign a Clean Bill of Lading and in return the shipper will

A.Sign a Clean Bill of Lading and accept the Letter of Indemnity

B.Refuse to sign a Clean Bill of Lading

C.Sign the Clean Bill of Lading and have the agent countersign it

D.Sign a Clean Bill of lading under protest

In case of inconsistency between this bill of lading and the applicable tariff，this bill of lading shall ______.

A.prevail

B.provide

C.apply

D.supply

听力原文：W: Why is the bill of lading so important?

M: Because it shows the terms of the contract of carriage, gives evidence of the shipment of goods, and makes sure that the holder of it has the property in the goods.

Q: Which is one of the functions of a bill of lading but not mentioned in the conversation?

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A．The receipt of the goods given by the ship master.

B．The evidence of the terms of the contract of carriage.

C．The evidence of the shipment of goods.

D．The evidence that the holder of it has the property in the goods.

The master cannot sue ______ freight where he signs bill of lading merely as the Shipowner's agent．

A.to

B.for

C.as

D.on

The master ______ in delivering the goods to the consignee named in the bill of lading on production thereof，or to the first person who presents a properly indorsed bill of lading．

A.justifies

B.justified

C.is justifying

D.is justified

A shipper who furnishes the carrier with written information concerning the cargo to be shipped has a right to insist the master or other agent of the carrier ______ a bill of lading incorporating the information so furnished．

A.issuing

B.writing

C.giving

D.making

In no case ______ to function as a document of title．

A.a bill of lading does not fail

B.does not a bill of lading fail

C.does a bill of lading fail

D.a bill of lading does fail

听力原文：The advising bank will send the bill of lading and the L/C back to the issuing bank to get reimbursed.

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A．The issuing bank will send the bill of lading and the L/C to the advising bank.

B．The issuing bank will notify the advising bank of the bill of lading and the L/C

C．The advising bank will reimburse the bill of lading and the L/C

D．The issuing bank will reimburse the bill of lading and the L/C

The master can refuse to ______ in the bill of lading the statements required by the Act if either he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information given by the shipper is inaccurate，or he has no reasonable means of checking it．

A.inoculate

B.innovate

C.inordinate

D.incorporate

The master is not bound to show in the bill of lading ______ of the goods shipped on board his vessel．

A.the number of packages

B.the number of weight

C.both the number of packages and of the weight

D.neither the number of the packages nor of the weight