1.
In
addition to 200 Beatles songs, the catalogue includes ____ Bob Dylan's Blowing
In The Wind and the works of Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks.
a)
songs such as
b)
such as song
c)
as songs such
d)
songs as such
2.
The
Beatles rights are now thought to account ____ two-thirds of the collection's
value.
a)
on
b)
for
c)
of
d)
in
3.
Scientists
are perfecting a cheap way to synthesize a ____.
a)
highly effective malaria drug
b)
effective highly malaria drug
c)
malaria drug highly effective
d)
highly effective drug malaria
4.
Malaria
infects ____ 500 million people a year, and kills more than 1.5 million, mainly
in Africa and Asia.
a)
as much as
b)
so much as
c)
as many as
d)
so many as
5.
Up
to 50 people are feared to have died in mudslides _____ by heavy rain in
south-western Colombia.
a)
to trigger
b)
trigger
c)
triggering
d)
triggered
6.
Eleven
bodies have been recovered, but officials say that 40 people remain missing
____ extensive searches in the Buenaventura area.
a)
because of
b)
unless
c)
despite
d)
however
7.
Rescuers
____ by heavy rains, new mudslides and attacks by some of Colombia's armed
factions.
a)
have been hampering
b)
are hampering
c)
hampered
d)
have been hampered
8.
The
heavy rains started on Tuesday night and ____ to several rivers bursting their
banks early on Wednesday.
a)
lead
b)
led
c)
leading
d)
leads
9.
A
journalist ____ the disaster was swept away by a new landslide on Thursday and
is still missing.
a)
covering
b)
cover
c)
covered
d)
covers
10.
Canadian
and US police have broken up a human smuggling ring which they accused of ____
transporting dozens of South Asian migrants into the US.
a)
illegal
b)
illegality
c)
illegalized
d)
illegally
11.
Court
documents say that the Vancouver-based ring ____ about $30,000 to smuggle
people into the US from Canada.
a)
cost
b)
purchased
c)
charged
d)
fined
12.
____
eight other arrests have been made in Canada and the US state of Washington.
a)
At least
b)
At less
c)
At the least
d)
At less than
13.
Since
the 11 September attacks in 2001, security along the long border between Canada
and the US has been ____
a)
notified
b)
tightened
c)
determined
d)
discouraged
14.
Two
trains have collided on the island of Java in Indonesia, killing at least 13
people and ____ 26 others.
a)
injured
b)
to injure
c)
injure
d)
injuring
15.
Rescuers
are at the scene, looking for bodies and ____ who may be still trapped.
a)
survives
b)
survivals
c)
survivors
d)
survived
16.
About
1,000 passengers were on the trains, _____ were traveling from the capital to
the city of Surabaya.
a)
both of which
b)
which both of
c)
of which both
d)
of both which
17.
A
man who was disfigured after being attacked by a bear has become the first in
China ____ a face transplant.
a)
having
b)
had
c)
to have
d)
has
18.
Xijing
military hospital in the central city of Xian said that it had given the man a
new cheek, upper lip and nose from a single donor, in a ______.
a)
14-hour operation
b)
14-hours operation
c)
14-hour operations
d)
14-hours operations
19.
A
woman in France made history last year ____ she became the first in the world
to receive a face transplant.
a)
during
b)
when
c)
while
d)
unless
20.
Xijing
hospital said in a statement that ____ surgery had been even more complex and
meticulous than the one performed by the French.
a)
her
b)
their
c)
its
d)
our
21.
China
relaxed its capital controls on Friday to make it much easier for individuals
and companies to buy foreign currencies and ____ abroad.
a)
investing
b)
invested
c)
invests
d)
invest
22.
Oil
prices are holding around $71 a barrel, after hitting new peaks overnight amid
rising ____ between Iran and the international community.
a)
generation
b)
star
c)
tension
d)
support
23.
Analysts
said that prices would continue to head upwards ____ Iran's dispute with the
international community over its nuclear intentions remained unresolved.
a)
although
b)
however
c)
as long as
d)
in spite of
24.
On
Tuesday, the US failed ____ international support from the UN Security Council
for targeted sanctions against the country.
a)
to win
b)
winning
c)
won
d)
win
25.
Militia
violence in Nigeria, which has led to the suspension of 25% of its ____, has
also forced oil prices upwards in recent weeks.
a)
match
b)
contract
c)
product
d)
output
26.
Global
____ for oil remains intense, particularly in the run-up to the US driving
season, while available supplies remain tight.
a)
responsibility
b)
demand
c)
requisite
d)
standard
27.
LG
said profits for the three months to 31 March ____ 92.8% to 160.4 billion won
compared with 83.2 billion won a year earlier.
a)
dropped
b)
jumped
c)
dipped
d)
stabilized
28.
LG
is the world's ________.
a)
fourth largest mobile phone maker
b)
the fourth largest mobile phone maker
c)
four largest mobile phone maker
d)
largest fourth mobile phone maker
29.
Currency
concerns also weighed on the business, which relies ____ exports for
three-quarters of its sales, with the stronger won leading to tighter margins.
a)
in
b)
about
c)
on
d)
at
30.
Unions
say they are considering industrial action over the news that 2,300 workers
will ____ their jobs when a Warwickshire car plant closes.
a)
create
b)
hold
c)
apply
d)
lose
31.
It
follows the announcement that the Peugeot plant at Ryton, near Coventry, will
close ____ mid-2007.
a)
at
b)
on
c)
by
d)
for
32.
A
union spokesman said industrial action _____ straight away, but they intended
to fight the company's decision.
a)
may not be taken
b)
may not take
c)
may not taken
d)
may not be taking
33.
Peugeot
has ____ high production and logistical costs for the decision to shut down the
factory.
a)
sentenced
b)
blamed
c)
commented
d)
responded
34.
Following
a mass meeting of the workforce, union leaders said that workers felt totally
_____.
a)
betraying
b)
betray
c)
betrayal
d)
betrayed
35.
Tony
Blair said that such job ____ were "inevitable" from time to time.
a)
losses
b)
losing
c)
lost
d)
loss
36.
Chinese
President Hu Jintao has met Microsoft founder Bill Gates at the start of a
_______ to the US.
a)
four days visit
b)
four-day visits
c)
four-day visit
d)
fourth day visit
37.
Mr.
Hu arrived ____ Seattle on Tuesday for a tour of Washington before talks on
Thursday with the US president.
a)
in
b)
at
c)
on
d)
with
38.
His
high-profile tour comes as ____ grows in the US about the size of its trade
deficit with China.
a)
angry
b)
angered
c)
angrily
d)
anger
39.
Mr.
Hu told the governor of Washington State, Chris Gregoire, that he had chosen to
visit Seattle ____ the state had "very good cooperative relations"
with China.
a)
due to
b)
because
c)
although
d)
furthermore
40.
He
said the tour of the Microsoft campus "left a strong impression" on
him, and he ____ the company for its innovation.
a)
praised
b)
recommended
c)
blamed
d)
rejected
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