1.
Google
has taken a major _____ towards challenging the dominance of Microsoft by
signing a deal with Dell.
a)
step
b)
hike
c)
walk
2.
The
agreement means millions of Dell computers will leave the factories with Google
software _____ installed on them.
a)
ever
b)
yet
c)
still
d)
already
3.
The
software includes several personal computer _____, a Google toolbar and a co-branded
homepage.
a)
applicants
b)
applicably
c)
applicable
d)
applications
4.
Microsoft
is now moving towards building its search technology into the new version of
Internet Explorer, steering users towards its _____ MSN search service.
a)
owns
b)
owning
c)
own
d)
owned
5.
This
has worried Google, which _____ to US anti-trust officials.
a)
explained
b)
complained
c)
told
d)
asked
6.
Those
concerns were _____ two weeks ago by the US Justice Department, which said that
the Microsoft move was not anti-competitive.
a)
supported
b)
rejected
c)
upheld
d)
accepted
7.
The
deal with Dell gives Google a potent weapon in its ____ rivalry with Microsoft.
a)
fierce
b)
cooperative
c)
free
d)
mutual
8.
Microsoft
and Google have ____ different business models.
a)
adapted
b)
addicted
c)
adopted
d)
adhere
9.
Instead
of selling software to make a _____, Google makes money by selling advertising
to firms that want access to those who use its free products.
a)
comeback
b)
contribution
c)
difference
d)
profit
10.
Microsoft
has identified this sort of software as a key threat to its business, which
relies ____ the healthy margins it earns from Windows and its Office
productivity suite.
a)
with
b)
on
c)
for
d)
against
11.
The
state pension age is to rise to 68 from 2044, as part of government proposals
to _____ pension provision in the UK.
a)
strong
b)
strongly
c)
strengthen
d)
strength
12.
The
US Senate has confirmed the _____ of General Michael Hayden as the head of the
CIA.
a) apartment
b)
appraisal
c)
appreciation
d)
appointment
13.
Gen
Hayden, approved by 78 votes to 15, is the first active or retired military
officer _____ the CIA in 25 years.
a)
to head
b)
heading
c)
headed
d)
head
14.
Gen
Hayden, President Bush's nominee for the post, ______ Porter Goss, who resigned
earlier this month.
a)
repeats
b)
retaliates
c)
replaces
d)
represents
15.
Critics
have questioned putting a military man in charge, but Gen Hayden says that he
will remain ______ of the Pentagon.
a)
independent
b)
independence
c)
independently
d)
dependent
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