1.
Avian
influenza has spread rapidly among birds, first in Southeast Asia and more
recently in Europe; ____ human cases have only been reported in Asia.
a)
but
b)
therefore
c)
additionally
d)
however
2.
While
it is not ____ clear if the H5N1 strain will gain the ability to infect large
numbers of people, Annan said world leaders cannot ignore the threat it poses.
a)
still
b)
yet
c)
already
d)
ever
3.
A
decade ago APEC, whose members together ____ about half of world commerce, set
itself the goals of free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific.
a)
make up for
b)
account for
c)
count on
d)
take on
4.
The
European Parliament voted Wednesday to create an EU-wide blacklist of airlines
that do not ____ international standards.
a)
meet
b)
set
c)
develop
d)
lower
5.
Responding
to a string of fatal plane crashes that claimed hundreds of lives this year,
European Union lawmakers want carriers deemed unsafe to be ____ from operating
anywhere in the EU.
a)
protected
b)
rescued
c)
banned
d)
promoted
6.
EU
countries are expected ____ the blacklist on Dec. 5. and the bans are due to
come into force early next year.
a)
approval
b)
approving
c)
approve
d)
to approve
7.
The
list will be ____ on the Internet and brought to the attention of customers by
ticket vendors, both at their premises and via their Web sites.
a)
publishing
b)
published
c)
to publish
d)
publication
8.
The
European Aviation Safety Agency will be put in ____ of regulating airplane
checks, preflight preparations, emergency action plans and pilot licensing for
all 25 EU countries.
a)
custody
b)
responsibility
c)
charge
d)
use
9.
Shanghai's
property prices have fallen 10% to 15% on average since the middle of this year
____ some luxury properties have fallen by as much as 30%.
a)
while
b)
unless
c)
because
d)
but
10.
The
decline is the result of a series of taxes ____ by the Shanghai government in
June.
a)
were introduced
b)
introducing
c)
introduced
d)
to introduce
11.
The
measures, which were designed to deter property speculators, ____ a capital
gains tax on all properties bought and sold within two years.
a)
to include
b)
include
c)
including
d)
inclusion
12.
The
current fall in prices is also persuading genuine users to wait for prices to
come down ____ .
a)
farther
b)
further
c)
further than
d)
further more
13.
Developers
have started ____ discounts as well as perks such as health club membership to
persuade people to start buying again.
a)
offer
b)
offered
c)
to offering
d)
offering
14.
Industry
insiders say prices could fall by a further 10% to 20%, ____ most expect they
will start rising again in the second half of next year.
a)
but
b)
however
c)
therefore
d)
because
15.
____
220 river view apartments for sale ranging in size from 433 to 1200 square
meters and costing between $5m and $25m.
a)
It is
b)
They are
c)
Those are
d)
There are
16.
The
international "brain drain" can boost the wealth of migrants ____ the
countries they originate from.
a)
as well
b)
well as
c)
as well as
d)
so well
17.
According
to its Global Economic Prospects report for 2006, ____ remittance policies are
improved, migration can be of all-round benefit.
a)
although
b)
but
c)
unless
d)
if
18.
The
report said an increase in migrants would ____ the workforce in high-income
countries by 3% in 2025.
a)
rise
b)
raise
c)
be raised
d)
be risen
19.
Analysis
shows that remittances are associated ____ significant drops in poverty in
several poorer countries, particularly in Uganda, Bangladesh and Ghana.
a)
in
b)
on
c)
about
d)
with
20.
In
addition, the impact of remittances appears ____ households keep their head
above water in times of domestic economic crisis.
a)
to help
b)
helping
c)
help
d)
to helping
21.
Money
sent back home ____ investment in education and health as well as fuelling
entrepreneurship.
a)
triggers
b)
to trigger
c)
triggering
d)
trigger
22.
However,
the hefty ____ charged by remittance service providers are preventing even more
money being sent back to friends and families and home.
a)
fares
b)
fees
c)
expenses
d)
fines
23.
Providers
have been found to charge as high as 10% to 15% for small transfers, which are
____ made by poorer migrants.
a)
typical
b)
typified
c)
typically
d)
typifying
24.
A
study has warned that global greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 52% by 2030,
____ the world takes action to reduce energy consumption.
a)
if
b)
because
c)
therefore
d)
unless
25.
It
says that under current consumption trends, ____ demand will also rise by more
than 50% over the next 25 years.
a)
energetic
b)
energetically
c)
energy
d)
energize
26.
A
new survey of pay in two of the world's ____ growing economies has revealed
that skilled workers earn more in China than in India.
a)
fastest
b)
faster
c)
the fastest
d)
faster than
27.
A
string of US and European companies have ____ services to India because of its
skilled workforce and low-wage costs.
a)
promoted
b)
developed
c)
established
d)
relocated
28.
According
to Mercer, the average annual salary of a Chinese project manager is £12,173,
compared ____ about £5,220 in India.
a)
by
b)
to
c)
as
d)
of
29.
A
malaria vaccine has been found to protect children in Africa ____ serious
disease for at least 18 months.
a)
by
b)
with
c)
off
d)
from
30.
The
vaccine was ____ known to offer six months'protection - but experts argued that
vaccinating children twice a year was not practical in Africa.
a)
yet
b)
ever
c)
already
d)
still
31.
Malaria
kills over a million people world-wide each year, and one African child ____ 30
seconds.
a)
every
b)
very
c)
all
d)
almost
32.
____
experts believe that there is no immediate prospect of a vaccine that could
wipe out malaria, or even provide lifelong immunity.
a)
Almost
b)
Most
c)
Most of
d)
The most
33.
Medicines
regulators are monitoring the antiviral Tamiflu after reports from Japan that
two teenagers who had ____ the drug committed suicide.
a)
controlled
b)
prescribed
c)
took
d)
developed
34.
The
European Medicines Evaluation Agency said it was aware ____ the cases.
a)
in
b)
about
c)
on
d)
of
35.
It
said there was no evidence there was a direct ____ between Tamiflu and the
teenagers' suicides, and said flu itself could lead to delusions.
a)
contact
b)
link
c)
interaction
d)
combination
36.
The
incidents in Japan took ____ in February 2004 and February 2005.
a)
part
b)
aim
c)
action
d)
place
37.
A
spokeswoman for Roche, the ____ of Tamiflu, said the company was aware of the
two Japanese cases involving instances of "abnormal behavior".
a)
manufacturer
b)
manufacture
c)
manufacturing
d)
manufactures
38.
The
first stage in the ____ of a tsunami early-warning system has got under way off
the coast of Indonesia.
a)
installing
b)
installation
c)
installment
d)
installer
39.
After
eight months of designing, ____ and surveying, the first two early-warning
buoys are ready.
a)
test
b)
to test
c)
testing
d)
to testing
40.
____
they sense something unusual, the buoys are programmed to beam the information
via satellite to a central station back on the Indonesian mainland.
a)
Unless
b)
If
c)
Although
d)
Due to
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