1.
According
to People magazine ____ Angelina Jolie's humanitarian efforts that make her
most radiant.
a)
it is
b)
there is
c)
they are
2.
Sharon
Stone has accepted an undisclosed sum in libel damages from a British newspaper
that alleged she had left her 4-year-old son in a car ____ dining at a London
restaurant.
a)
when
b)
while
c)
during
d)
in that
3.
The
newspaper accepted that the allegation was untrue, and apologized to Stone for
the distress and ____ it had caused.
a)
embarrassment
b)
embarrassing
c)
embarrass
d)
embarrassed
4.
The
48-year-old actress had agreed to accept an undisclosed sum in damages from the
newspaper and planned to ____ the money to charity.
a)
invest
b)
spend
c)
donate
d)
earn
5.
British
secret agent James Bond has chased the world's ______ in everything from cars
to spaceships, but in his latest adventure, his vehicle of choice will be a
bulldozer.
a)
the most dangerous villains
b)
villains most dangerous
c)
dangerous most villains
d)
most dangerous villains
6.
In
the opening scene of "Casino Royale," Bond will pursue his latest
enemy in a four-wheel W190 bulldozer ____ by Fiat.
a)
supplies
b)
to supply
c)
supplied
d)
supplying
7.
____
90 years after the guns fell silent, the mud of Flanders is still giving up its
secrets.
a)
Near
b)
Nearly
c)
Close
d)
Most
8.
Hundreds
of thousands of people have joined May Day rallies across Asia, with protests
____ high alerts in the Philippines and Indonesia.
a)
spark
b)
sparks
c)
sparked
d)
sparking
9.
In
Manila police stopped hundreds from ____ the presidential palace amid fears
that rallies would become anti-government protests.
a)
reaching
b)
going
c)
heading
d)
moving
10.
Strong
protest rallies were also ____ in Japan, Taiwan and Cambodia.
a)
hold
b)
holding
c)
held
d)
holds
11.
In
Manila, 5,000 anti-riot officers were deployed amid fears of a repeat of the
2001 May Day riots, ____ government forces clashed with followers of ousted
President Joseph Estrada.
a)
meanwhile
b)
during
c)
where
d)
when
12.
Protest
leaders said they would gather at the historic Mendiola bridge, ____ has become
a symbol of anti-government resistance.
a)
which
b)
where
c)
who
d)
what
13.
In
Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, protesters gathered in their thousands, waving
trade union banners and ____ that planned revisions to the 2003 labor law be
dropped.
a)
demand
b)
demanding
c)
to demand
d)
demanded
14.
About
13,000 security personnel, ____ riot police, were deployed in the city.
a)
include
b)
included
c)
including
d)
includes
15.
Opponents
of the revisions to the labor law say that they will curtail workers' ____ to
organize and to strike, and will also reduce severance pay.
a)
free
b)
freely
c)
freeing
d)
freedom
16.
Supporters
of the revisions to the labor law say that they will make Indonesia____.
a)
more competitive than
b)
more competitive
c)
competitive more
d)
more than competitive
17.
In
Cambodia, ____ a huge police presence to enforce a ban on marches.
a)
there has been
b)
they have been
c)
it has been
d)
there have been
18.
Police
briefly detained Chea Mony, head of _______.
a)
largest labor organization
b)
the largest organization labor
c)
the largest labor organization
d)
labor organization the largest
19.
Workers
in Thailand marched to demand a 25% increase in the minimum ____.
a)
rate
b)
price
c)
wage
d)
requirement
20.
In
Japan, tens of thousands gathered in Tokyo to protest against the wealth ____
between rich and poor and to call for better working conditions.
a)
opening
b)
hole
c)
depression
d)
gap
21.
US
imports have been hit with a ____ $9.1 million in tariffs from the European
Union for breaking World Trade Organization rules.
a)
further
b)
far
c)
father
d)
farther than
22.
The
move comes as the US continues to benefit ____ the Byrd amendment.
a)
in
b)
from
c)
of
d)
on
23.
The
anti-dumping amendment lets US firms ___ a levy from competitors' goods which
it deems to be too cheap.
a)
raising
b)
to raise
c)
raised
d)
raise
24.
Rapid
credit and surging investment levels has helped ____ economic growth to 10.2% in
the first quarter.
a)
drive
b)
driven
c)
driving
d)
drove
25.
Beijing
wants 8% growth in 2006, down from 9.9% last year, amid ____ that unbridled
growth could fuel inflation.
a)
expectations
b)
concerns
c)
declines
d)
optimisms
26.
United
93, the first Hollywood film to deal with the terrorist attacks of 11
September, was _____ movie in the US on its opening weekend.
a)
the second most popular
b)
second the most popular
c)
the most popular second
d)
the most second popular
27.
The
film ____ events on a flight which crashed when passengers fought back against
hijackers.
a)
dramatizing
b)
to dramatize
c)
dramatizes
d)
is dramatized
28.
United
93's sensitive subject matter had made _____ how it would fare in US cinemas.
a)
it difficult forecasting
b)
difficult to forecast
c)
it difficult to forecast
d)
it difficulty to forecast
29.
Some
audiences watching trailers for the film had expressed concern that it was ____
soon to release a drama about the events of 2001.
a)
so
b)
such
c)
enough
d)
too
30.
England
boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is poised to take striker Wayne Rooney to the World
Cup ____ his broken foot.
a)
nevertheless
b)
but
c)
though
d)
despite
31.
Sven-Goran
Eriksson added that he had received "very encouraging news" about
Michael Owen, who is ____ from a foot injury.
a)
protecting
b)
prohibiting
c)
recovering
d)
benefiting
32.
Owen
played for the first time on Saturday since breaking a bone in his foot ____ 31
December.
a)
in
b)
on
c)
until
d)
at
33.
Rooney
is seen as an ____ part of England's bid to win the World Cup in Germany.
a)
intangible
b)
intact
c)
intellectual
d)
integral
34.
The
World Cup knockout stages are _____ to begin on 24 June - eight weeks away -
with the quarter-finals due to begin seven days later.
a)
scheduled
b)
forecast
c)
suspected
d)
waited
35.
Eriksson
will name his provisional World Cup squad on 8 May and his definitive one
_____15 May.
a)
in
b)
by
c)
at
d)
for
36.
Rooney's
position is remarkably similar to ____ England captain David Beckham before the
last World Cup in 2002.
a)
that of
b)
this of
c)
those of
d)
it of
37.
The
number of children under five who are underweight _____ virtually unchanged
since 1990, despite a target to reduce the number affected.
a)
has remained
b)
have remained
c)
is remaining
d)
are remaining
38.
Half
of all the under-nourished children in the world live ____ South Asia.
a)
on
b)
at
c)
from
d)
in
39.
UNICEF
reported that poor ____ contributes to about 5.6 million child deaths per year,
more than half the total.
a)
nutritious
b)
nutrition
c)
nutritionist
d)
nutritional
40.
One
of the UN's Millennium Development Goals is to ____ extreme poverty and hunger
by 2015, which would mean halving the proportion of children who are
underweight for their age.
a)
enhance
b)
ensure
c)
eradicate
d)
erect
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