Government intervention

 

21 Shares in both banks jumped 17% ten days before confirmation of their merger, which … an insider trading inquiry being opened.

resulted to

result of

Led to

led in

 

22 When a company works at cleaning up a polluted water source in a community they are doing something for the ….

social unrest

social housing

social affect

Social good

 

23 Running … events may not bring profits to the company but they can have social value.

Charity

subsidiary

social unrest

social needs

 

24 Narrow money is cash and the forms of money that can most easily be turned into cash, for example money balances which are easily … to finance day-to-day spending.

unavailable

Available

appropriate

inappropriate

 

25 A supply of something that is more than needed, caused by producing too much of it, is called … in economics.

plenty

sustainability

glut

shortage

 

Grammar

 

1 The minister will have his press officer … the news tomorrow.

- being announced

- to announce

- announced

- announce

 

2 The policy will provide insurance … your vehicle.

- on damage of

- off damage to

- against damage of

- against damage to

 

3 The earlier you detect a problem, ….

- the more easier it is to cure

- the easier it is to cure

- the easier is it to cure

- the easy is it cure

 

4 More detailed … are necessary before a logical decision can be reached.

- criterion

- criteria

- criterium

- criterions

 

5 Doctors … are the first to admit the treatment has side effects.

- themself

- themselves

- itself

- ourselves

 

6 We have checked the wiring and the aerial so the problem maybe the television ….

- themselves

- itself

- one

- ones

 

7 One … is that the victim fell asleep while driving.

- hypotheses

- hypothesis

- hypothesa

- hypothesy

 

8 The report is intended … of the findings of our recent survey on smoking.

- give a brief summary

- to give a brief summary

- giving a brief summary

- given a brief summary

 

9 Levels of ozone … by annual variations in the weather.

- strongly are influencing

- are strongly influenced

- influenced strongly

- strongly influences

 

 10 A recent survey revealed that 61% of those interviewed believe that tobacco advertising ….

- should ban

- should be banning

- should be banned

- ought be banned

 

11 We hope that the books will provide a ….

- stimuli for discussion

- stimulus for discussion

- stimula for discussion

- stimulas for discussion

 

12 I can’t imagine where we can put such ….

- a large furniture

- a large piece of furniture

- large furnitures

- large piece of furnitures

 

13 You’re not the only one who didn’t hear the news. I didn’t ….

- neither

- also

- two

- either

 

14 My solicitor has advised … take legal action.

- to me to not

- me not to

- to me not to

- me against to

 

15 … about something or other. I am tired of it.

- He’s always complain

- He’s always complaining

- He always complains

- He always complain

 

16 The article will be of interest to students and … in the education field.

- others

- another

- other

- anothers

 

17 The exam wasn’t … like as hard as I expected.

- something

- anything

- nothing

- somewhere

 

18 The book should be returned no … than next Friday.

- more lately

- later

- late

- latest

 

19 Some landowners refuse … permission on their land.

- use

- to use

- using

- being used

 

20 Thank you for … to your employees.

- letting me talk

- letting me talking

- your letting me to talk

- letting me to talk

 

21 They objected … Managing Director.

- to his being appointed

- against his appointment

- to his been appointed as

- against his having appointed

 

 

• He had to ask the headmaster for...,...? 

a little farther information, hadn’t he

any further information, did he

some farther information, had he not

Further information, didn’t he

 

•  I hear your employer … work for you, …?     

has got rather interesting … hasn’t he got

has rather interesting … doesn’t he

has rather an interesting … does not he

‘s got a rather interesting … has not he

 

•  I'm not going to support his idea! -...      

Will you not? I shall not too.

Are not you? Neither am I.

Aren't you? I am.

Are you? I am not.

 

•  She is not very knowledgeable. - ….     

Is she?

Yes, she isn't.

Yes, she is.

No, she is.

 

•  The executive committee …?        

is everybody in favour of the proposal, aren't they

is the whole in favour of the proposal, is not it

are everyone of them in favour of the proposal, are they

Are all in favour of the proposal, aren't they

 

•  This query can rarely be answered without …?

some one else's help, can this

anyone's help, can't it

Anybody else's help, can it

somebody's else help, can this

 

•  Please, set this synopsis …?

careful, will you not

Very carefully, will you

as quickly as possible, shall you

in block style, don’t you

 

8 Passengers are requested to remain seated until the aircraft … to a complete stop.

- comes

- does not come

- will come

- has came

 

9 By next Friday... for my exam results for over two months.

- I’ll wait

- I’ll be waited

- I’ll have been waiting

- I’ll have waiting

 

10 …, he can get a discount on rail travel.

- Be a student

- To be a student

- Being a student

- To be student

 

11 A snowstorm that covered the motorway … in their cars.

- trap dozens of drivers

- trapped dozens drivers

- trapping dozens of drivers

- traps dozens of drivers

 

12 To activate your card you must use the new PIN number … by recorded delivery.

- whom we sent

- what we send

- which we sent

- whose we sent

 

13 Transglobe Airlines regrets … the cancellation of today’s service to Istanbul due to air traffic restrictions.

- announcing

- announce

- announced

- to announce

 

14 “May I mention the recent article in Scientific American? “ “Yes, is this the one ….

- to which Adam contribute?

- which to Adam contributed?

- which Adam contributes in?

- to which Adam contributed?

 

23 Karen has … of history.

a good knowledges

a good know-all

a good know-how

A good knowledge

 

24 William came late … an accident.

due of

Because of

in spite

because

 

25 Andrew behaves ….

friendly

in friendly means

in friendly manner

In a friendly way

 

26 There is not enough … between our two countries.

composure

complication

Understanding

understatement

 

27 There are over forty different courses ….

To choose from

to pick between

to choose between

to select in

 

28 I took camera back to the shop and changed it ….

with another one

for other one

with other ones

For another one

 

29 The driver did not … me to get on the bus.

accept

Allow

adopt

abolish

 

30 These figures do not take … of changes in the rate of inflation.

consideration

consequence

Account

accuracy

 

31 There have been questions about the … of the report.

account

accurate

accountability

Accuracy

 

32 I’ll phone you … in five minutes.

again

more

Back

after

 

33 Any organisation … before they … the meeting.

generally sends the Annual Report to them … will come to

as usually sends them the Director’s Report … arrive to

generally sends them some financial reports … come to

sends to them the Annual Report as usual … attend

 

34 Our staff … charges to an account without production of this card.

are not permitted issuing room keys or making

do not advise to issue the keys of the rooms or add

forbid to issue keys to the rooms or make