1.
Former
Philippine President Joseph Estrada has denied ____ millions of dollars in
bribes and gambling pay-offs.
a)
to take
b)
taken
c)
take
2.
Mr.
Estrada is accused of amassing about $80m illegally ____ he was in office.
a)
during
b)
unless
c)
while
d)
because
3.
He
was forced from office in 2001 by massive anti-corruption protests ____ by the
Catholic Church and the army.
a)
back
b)
backed
c)
to back
d)
backing
4.
He
____ under house arrest since July 2004 after winning a legal battle freeing
him from military detention.
a)
was
b)
is being
c)
will be
d)
has been
5.
About
200 Filipinos ____ at the trial in Manila to show support for their former president.
a)
showed up
b)
showed into
c)
showed off
d)
showed around
6.
They
had held an overnight vigil and carried banners ____ Mr. Estrada's innocence.
a)
proclaiming
b)
proclaim
c)
proclaimed
d)
proclaims
7.
Police
say that ____ security is needed around the anti-corruption court to contain
possible protests by the supporters and to ensure his safety.
a)
financial
b)
severe
c)
harsh
d)
tight
8.
Mr.
Estrada's requests for ____TV coverage of the trial have been refused.
a)
life
b)
live
c)
lives
d)
alive
9.
An
impeachment trial against Mr. Estrada broke down in 2001 when prosecutors were
barred ____ presenting what they said was a crucial piece of evidence.
a)
against
b) from
c)
with
d)
for
10.
Within
hours, people massed on the streets for protests that grew until he was forced
____ the presidential palace.
a)
flee
b)
fleeing
c)
to flee
d)
fled
11.
Three
executives at Samsung Electronics have agreed to plead guilty on charges of
conspiring to ____ the price of computer memory chips.
a)
agree
b)
sell
c)
fix
d)
supervise
12.
The
three men each agreed to serve terms of between seven and eight months in
prison and to each pay a ____ of $250,000.
a)
fee
b)
charge
c)
toll
d)
fine
13.
The
US government said a price fixing conspiracy had driven up the price of DRAM
chips, the ____ product for storing and retrieving information in computers and
electronic devices.
a)
most commonly used
b)
commonly used most
c)
commonly most used
d)
most used commonly
14.
Companies
such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM said that they had to ____ PC prices or
limit the amount of memory installed on their systems to offset the higher
costs of computer chips.
a)
fix
b)
raise
c)
set
d)
cut
15.
In
response to the guilty pleas Samsung said it was strongly committed to fair
____ and ethical practices and forbids anticompetitive behavior.
a)
competitor
b)
competing
c)
competition
d)
competitive
16.
Malaysia
has opened a motorway drive-in massage parlor, with the aim of ____ road
accidents by relaxing stressed-out drivers.
a)
reducing
b)
causing
c)
launching
d)
happening
17.
The
new parlor is on the North-South Highway, which stretches the ____ of
Peninsular Malaysia.
a)
long
b)
lengthen
c)
lengthy
d)
length
18.
The
government confirmed a second centre will open ____ a few months' time.
a)
on
b)
at
c)
by
d)
in
19.
Hundreds
of thousands of Malaysians commute along a web of highways daily, ____
accidents typically rise during extended holidays when millions leave Kuala
Lumpur and other major cities.
a)
or
b)
but
c)
however
d)
despite
20.
Commuters
in France have ____ major disruption after transport workers joined a
nationwide strike against the controversial new youth employment law.
a)
caused
b)
led
c)
faced
d)
avoided
21.
Large
parts of the country's rail, bus and air networks have been shut down, ____
severe delays.
a)
causing
b)
cause
c)
caused
d)
causes
22.
More
than 100 demonstrations are expected as public and private sector workers join
students in ____ the government to scrap the law.
a)
calling in
b)
calling for
c)
calling off
d)
calling back
23.
Extra
riot police _____ in Paris ahead of an afternoon march.
a)
are deploying
b)
is being deployed
c)
is deploying
d)
are being deployed
24.
Airport
authorities warned of delays and cancellations and urged passengers to check
with ____ airlines.
a)
its
b)
his
c)
their
d)
theirs
25.
Protesters
are bitterly opposed to the First Employment Contract, which allows employers
to end job contracts for under-26s at any time during a two-year trial period
without having to offer an explanation or ____ prior warning.
a)
giving
b)
given
c)
gave
d)
give
26.
The
government says that the new law will encourage employers ____ young people.
a)
to hire
b)
hiring
c)
hired
d)
hires
27.
Students
fear that it will erode job stability in a country ____ more than 20% of 18 to
25-year-olds are unemployed - more than twice the national average.
a)
which
b)
what
c)
where
d)
who
28.
These
latest demonstrations are a real test of the prime minister's resolve, and it
is hard ____ how he can break the stalemate.
a)
see
b)
seeing
c)
sees
d)
to see
29.
The
main unions refuse to negotiate ____ the prime minister withdraws the
contracts.
a)
even
b)
until
c)
because
d)
besides
30.
In
France, street protests ____ a powerful political weapon.
a)
have long proved
b)
have proved long
c)
long have proved
d)
long proved have
31.
____
serious fears on all sides about a breakdown in public order if these protests
continue.
a)
It is
b)
They are
c)
There are
d)
Its
32.
A
doctor in India has been sentenced to two years in prison for revealing the sex
of a fetus and then ____ to abort it.
a)
agreed
b)
agree
c)
to agree
d)
agreeing
33.
Under
Indian laws, ultrasound tests on a pregnant woman to determine the gender of
the fetus are ____.
a)
illegally
b)
illegalize
c)
illegal
d)
illegality
34.
It
has been ____ that 10 million female fetuses may have been terminated in India
in the past 20 years.
a)
associated
b)
estimated
c)
fabricated
d)
appreciated
35.
Government
officials sent in three pregnant women as decoy patients to find out if the
clinic would carry out abortions ____ on sex selection.
a)
based
b)
base
c)
to base
d)
basing
36.
A
cultural ____ for sons over daughters has skewed India's sex ratio.
a)
preference
b)
difference
c)
diversity
d)
exchange
37.
The
girl child has ____ been considered inferior and a liability - a bride's dowry
can cripple a poor family financially.
a)
tradition
b)
traditional
c)
traditions
d)
traditionally
38.
Diabetes
can lead to amputation ____ damage to the nerves and blood vessels that serve
the limbs.
a)
rather than
b)
because of
c)
in spite of
d)
because
39.
People
with diabetes are 15 times more at risk of lower limb amputation ____ people
without the condition.
a)
rather
b)
as
c)
than
d)
so
40.
Diabetes
is the UK's second most common ____ of lower limb amputation.
a)
issue
b)
problem
c)
matter
d)
cause
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