Chose the best Ans wear 1. Thailand .......... by some of the worst flooding in decades late last year.
was hit
was hitting
was being hit
hit
2. In January 2012, Yahoo ........ Scott Thompson, the president of online payments firm Paypal, as its new head..
was naming
named
name
has named
3. Before ....... Yahoo Mr Thompson served as president of online payments firm PayPal from 2008 .
joined
being joined
joining
was joined
4. Yahoo's stock ........ since it passed up a $44bn takeover bid from Microsoft in 2008.
was languished
have languished
languished
has languished
5. Last year, the Chinese government stopped ........ nationwide home price statistics, and now only reports data on specific cities.
providing
to provide
provide
provides
6. At the same time, the recent drop in oil prices ......... to keep consumer price growth in check.
has also helped
have also helped
also helps
also help
7. During the first quarter of 2012, the Chinese economy ....... at a pace of 8.1%.
grown
grew
grows
has grown
8. For its part, the EU welcomed the G8 communiqué with its dual emphasis on ....... growth and jobs.
to boost
boosting
boost
boosts
9. The worry is that if property prices ......... further then it will hurt growth in the world's second- largest economy.
falls
fell
fall
have fallen
10. It has been noticeable that since last Wednesday, Number 10 .......... towards more evidence- based policy.
have been moving
have moved
has been moving
moved
11. Yahoo ........ that Mr Thompson, who took up his post in January, does not have a computer science degree.
already acknowledging
already acknowledged
have already acknowledged
has already acknowledged
12. Investment firm Third Point discovered that Mr Thompson did not hold a degree in computer science as ..........
had been claimed
has been claimed
been claimed
being claimed
13. On Monday the Wall Street Journal reported that Mr Thompson, 54, told Yahoo's board late last week he ........... with thyroid cancer.
had been diagnosed
has been diagnosed
was diagnosed
is diagnosed
14. President Obama said leaders ......... good progress on a range of issues.
having made
had made
have made
was made
15. Leaders ........ the summit addressed a number of issues, including energy security, climate change and the situation in Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea.
attended
attending
attend
attends
16. He will also be able .......... two other new directors, while Yahoo has named Fred Amoroso as the new chairman of its board.
appoint
to appoint
appointing
appoints
17. Third Point believes that Yahoo shareholders and employees will be best served if the board .......... responsibility quickly for this latest debacle.
accepting
accepts
accepted
is accepting
18. In an earlier communiqué, G8 leaders committed themselves to promoting growth alongside fiscal responsibility and affirmed that they wanted Greece ........... in the eurozone.
stayed
to stay
stay
staying
19. If it falls below that figure, they argue, the country may find it more difficult ........ domestic demand, boost infrastructure investment and accelerate job creation.
maintain
maintaining
to maintaining
to maintain
20. China has been trying to boost domestic demand in an attempt ......... the fall in global demand for its exports.
to offset
offset
offsetting
offsets
21. The first quarter's growth figure ......... again next month.
will be revised
is revised
will revise
was revised
22. Over the last year and a half, the economy ........ between quarters of growth and contraction.
have fluctuated
has fluctuated
fluctuated
fluctuates
23. In the final three months of last year, the economy also ....... by 0.3%, meaning the UK is back in recession.
shrinks
has shrunk
shrank
shrink
24. The Bank ........ £325bn into the UK economy through its QE programme to try to boost growth.
is already pumped
is already pumping
have already pumped
has already pumped
25. Inflation ........ the interest rate we get on our savings and the rate we pay on our mortgages
is influencing
has influenced
influences
influence
26. In recent weeks, there ......... growing calls across Europe for a greater focus on growth.
have been
has been
is
are
27. It added online bookings ........ considerably in the past four weeks.
have improved
had improved
has improved
is improving
28. The data ........ from the CPI and RPI rates in many ways by the government and businesses.
has used
are used
use
uses
29. That's why inflation is a crucial factor in ........ the rates banks charge for mortgages and the rates they offer on savings accounts.
determines
determined
determine
determining
30. Meanwhile a rise in the price of stamps is less likely ........ the overall index, as they have a weighting of 0.1%.
affecting
to affect
affect
affects
31. She will face the task of ....... the travel firm, which last year issued three profit warnings.
revive
reviving
to revive
to reviving
32. It also plans ....... 200 of its branches over the next two years.
close
closes
to close
closing
33. Staff at 115 of the affected outlets are expected .......... their fate on Wednesday with the loss of 661 jobs.
learn
learning
to learning
to learn
34. Thomas Cook has blamed the unrest in Egypt and Tunisia and floods in Thailand, all key holiday destinations for the company, for ........ sales.
hit
hits
hitting
to hit
35. However, Thomas Cook was keen ......... that bookings for next summer are 8% up from a year ago.
have lighlighted
to highlight
highlighting
highlighted
36. In addition to ........ rising online sales, Thomas Cook also reported record profits at its German and Scandinavian businesses.
seen
sees
see
seeing
37. Its bankers, including Barclays, HSBC, RBS and UniCredit, have agreed ......... a new £200m facility until 30 April 2013.
to provide
providing
provide
to providing
38. The new deal replaces the £100m short-term credit agreement .......... on 21 October 2011.
announce
announcing
announced
to announce
39. It has seen bookings ......... 20% in France and Belgium compared with last year.
fell
are falling
to fall
fall
40. However, people who have only booked a flight with the company will not be covered by the Atol scheme and are advised suitable travel insurance.
bought
buying
to buy
buy
41. Lucy has decided ......... on the enormous task of cooking every single recipe in her cookery books.
take
to take
taking
to taking
42. Dickens was one of the first people .......... about poverty, drawing from his own experiences as a child.
write
written
have written
to write
43. When I first began to learn French as a teenager, my teacher encouraged the class .......... as much of the language as we possibly could.
absorb
to absorb
to be absorbed
being absorbed
44. The Four Hundred Blows is a partly autobiographical film all about an adolescent boy in Paris who .......... to be a bit of a trouble maker.
thinks
is thinking
thought
is thought
45. The massacre has sparked outrage internationally, .......... in Syria’s neighbour Turkey.
include
included
including
to include
46. The gruesome footage .......... from the town of Houla will generate fresh pressures on all these countries to rethink their caution.
emerging
to emerge
emerged
have emerged
47. There is some hope that his club can continue .......... temporary escape.
provide
to provide
provided
to be provided
48. A toastmaster in a tight red jacket tapped his mallet and invited us all .......... for the Loyal Toast.
stand
standing
to stand
to standing
49. I had never risen for the Loyal Toast in my life - and I wasn’t about .......... then.
start
starting
to start
to starting
50. While our society may pay lip service to equality of opportunity, our fundamental values remain those of .......... wealth and privilege.
inherit
inheriting
inheritting
inherited
51. Spanish retail sales dived in April, showing the biggest fall since the figures started .......... in 2003.
to collect
collecting
to be collected
to being collected
52. The research is likely .......... attention because Bluefin tuna is an iconic species and a highly valuable fishery.
to get
to getting
getting
get
53. If you don't take the initiative during the arrangement conference to let that family .......... what’s available, they don’t know.
know
knowing
to know
to knowing 54. They .......... exactly what they want, but they want options and they want alternatives
don't may know
don't may to know
may don't know
may not know
55. A rare pink diamond is expected .......... at least $8.000.000 when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong.
to fetch
to fetching
fetching
fetch 56. There will be those who would suggest the UK’s military power ........... carriers unnecessary.
to make
make
making
to making
57. Peace talks between the two states are scheduled .......... on Tuesday.
begin
to begin
to beginning
to have begun
58. It is always exciting to see new techniques .......... to increase our understanding of the evolution.
develop
to develop
to be developed
being developed
59. This method appears .......... potential to detect very early changes of bone loss.
have
to have
to having
having
60. They say patients should keep .......... the pills unless they are told by their doctor to stop.
take
taking
to take
to taking
Choose the best answer choice to complete the following sentences. 61. The potential for political .......... that would affect Americans was too great.
unstable
distabilize
distabilized
instability
62. It is .......... that the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health to the world.
logic
logical
illogical
logically 63. Falling in love in India is not easy, but more couples are choosing to brave the ..........
consequence
consequences
consequent
consequently
64. More than one million .......... packed the banks of London's River Thames to watch the Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant
spectate
spectator
spectators
spectacular 65. The global .......... crisis has seen a succession of major banks fail recently.
finance
finances
financial
financially 66. Spain is trying to find more than 80 billion euros to ........... its banks’ capital buffers.
strength
strengthen
strong
stronger 67. The market, which .......... focused on beauty conscious women, is now pitching to men too.
initial
initially
initiate
initiative
68. A gaggle of helmeted soldiers and white-uniformed police leaned on their metal ........... as they guarded the gates.
barricaded
barricading
barricade
barricades
69. I've worked in computing, and more .......... computer networking, nearly all my life.
specify
specific
specifically
specification
70. His practical .......... of computing engines shed bright light o n the feasibility of purposeful computing.
realise
realistic
realising
realisation
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