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B. will definitely feel

C. would hardly feel

D. would certainly have felt

Choose the best phrase to complete this question:Could you ____ date of birth please?

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A. tell to me

B. say me your

C. tell me your

D. say to me

As it was getting late, we .... to go.

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A. Decided.

B. Took a decision.

C. Deciding.

D. Got decided.

I have been .... tennis since 10 o'clock!

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A. Play.

B. Playing.

C. To play.

D. Played.

I do hope she's .... time!

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A. On.

B. At.

C. Out.

D. In. He's been out three days in a row. He _______________ be here today or the boss will have his head.

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A. Will better.

B. Had better.

C. Should be.

D. Would be.

The Treasury Select Committee is to launch an inquiry into the planned take-over of Liffe, the London

12 - 7528 Futures exchange, by Euronext, the alliance of the Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam stock exchanges.

The unusual move is thought to have been provoked by growing concern among committee members

about the impact on the City of London of the £555 million cash take-over. The committee will hear

evidence from Liffe and Euronext officials on December 13. It will then question officials from the

London Stock Exchange, which lost out in the auction for Liffe despite tabling a higher offer. "Philip

Morris switch challenged": Philip Morris, the tobacco company, has become embroiled in a dispute

about its proposed name change. Altria Healthcare, a private medical billing company in America, is

concerned about Philip Morris's proposed name change to Altria Group. "It is of great concern to a

healthcare business to have a big tobacco and alcohol company wish to adopt an identical name,"

Warren Smedley, Altria Healthcare's president, said. Philip Morris said it had conducted all necessary

searches and was confident that it was not in breach of any laws and would not confuse Altria

Healthcare's customers. An "alliance" is....

A. Partnership.

B. Club.

C. Trading post. 11

D. Lodge.

Choose the best phrase to start this sentence:

13 - 1583 ____ Inverness is in Scotland.

A. Supposed

B. My opinion

C. According to mine

D. I think

Which is the correct plural?

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A. Congresseswomen.

B. Congresswomen.

C. Congresseswoman.

D. Congress'woman.

We seem to be .... for bankruptcy!

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A. Heading.

B. Dreaming.

C. Concentrating.

D. Aiding.

The meeting was .... to another day.

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A. Made up.

B. Cast away.

C. Put off.

D. Thrown out.

Some new shares have just been ....

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A. Conceived.

B. Issued.

C. Bred.

D. Elevated.

" He .... it!".

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A. Made me done.

B. Made me to do.

C. Made me doing.

D. Made me do.

The European Commission yesterday issued a harsh warning to businesses seeking to run cartels by

13 - 7518 fining eight vitamin producers a total of 855 million Euros (£530 million) for fixing prices for almost a

decade. Roche, the Swiss drugs group, was fined 462 million in the highest award to date imposed by

the EU on a single company for market abuse. BASF, the German chemical group, was fined 296

million for its part in the cartel, which was known as Vitamins Inc and was exposed in 1999. Both

BASF, which described its fine as "inappropriately high", and Roche are considering an appeal.

Competition experts said the huge fines underlined the EU's commitment to crackdown on restrictive

business practices. Aventis, the French drugs group, escaped fines in connection to two vitamins in

return for co-operating with inquiries. Samantha Mobley, EU competition partner at the law firm Baker &

McKenzie, said: "It is the first time a company has achieved a 100 per cent reduction in a fine,

illustrating the EU's commitment to encourage whistle-blowers". "A harsh warning" is ....

A. A severe warning.

B. An unfounded warning.

C. A sweet warning.

D. A legal warning.

Choose the best word or phrase to complete this sentence:

14 - 1479 The manager thinks we should accept the contract and I ____ .

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A. am agree

B. agree

C. agreeable

D. was agreed

Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?

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A. He was dismissed for molesting female members of staff

B. He was given the sack because he was always late for work

C. He was redundant because he argued with the boss

D. He was fired for stealing from his employer

Choose the best verb form to complete this sentence:

14 - 1712 Would you like a coffee before ____ back to work?

A. you had gone

B. you will go

C. to go

D. you go

.... other market possibilities, he mentioned a promising deal.

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A. During our discussion.

B. Suddenly he'd mention.

C. While we were discussing.

D. While we were having.

He's very good .... languages!

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A. At.

B. In.

C. On.

D. About.

On second thought, your solution seems the best.

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A. Non voglio pensare di nuovo alla tua soluzione.

B. Senza pensarci due volte, la tua soluzione non sembra la migliore.

C. Ripensandoci bene, la tua soluzione sembra la migliore.

D. Non ho pensato a una soluzione migliore della tua.

It took me twenty minutes to realise I _______________ in the wrong file.

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A. Had looked.

B. Have been looking.

C. Had been looking.

D. Looked.

Choose the best word to complete the following:He said I was overweight and should go on a diet. After

15 - 1451 all the problems I've had this year I think that is so ____ !

A. easy-going

B. rude

C. kind

D. polite

Turn .... the lights when you come in, will you?

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A. For.

B. Out.

C. In.

D. At. 13

I have lived in Worcester .... ten years.

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A. For.

B. From.

C. Since.

D. As. The man was .... for questioning.

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A. Traumatised.

B. Away.

C. Detained.

D. Drunk.

Maria's coffee bar was ____________ she decided to franchise it.

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A. Such successful that.

B. Such successful as.

C. So successful that.

D. So successful than.

If he knows the answer, he ____________ it.

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A. Repeated.

B. Can to repeat.

C. Will repeat.

D. Is repeating.

She fainted, but came to shortly afterward.

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A. È svenuta ma poco dopo è svenuta di nuovo.

B. È svenuta, ma ricorda tutte le cose recenti.

C. È svenuta, ma non ricorda niente delle cose recenti.

D. È svenuta, ma ha ripreso conoscenza poco dopo.

Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following:Your purse? ___ in your office?

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A. Isn't

B. Haven't you

C. Aren't

D. Isn't it

Choose the best word to complete the following:I have a lot of responsibility. I also have to deal ____

16 - 1740 all customer complaints at the department store.

A. by

B. to

C. for

D. with

Mr. Smith doesn't work __________________ Fridays.

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A. Until.

B. On.

C. By.

D. At. Downsizing is certainly .... cruel.

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A. Yet.

B. Rather.

C. Surely.

D. Just. 14

We shall make the payment in due ....

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A. Course.

B. Time.

C. Weather.

D. Space.

To ___________ it may concern, I hereby designate Mathilda Jones ________ my attorney.

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A. Whom / as.

B. Whom / like.

C. Who / as.

D. Whoever / such as.

After the subway bombing last summer, the downturn predicted by so many London watchdogs never

16 - 7524 happened - if anything, it was just the opposite. Stoic Londoners have carried on with the characteristic

stiff upper lip. And with that has come a rapid-fire succession of restaurants from some of the city's

(and the world's) most closely watched chefs. Dining out is now one of the capital's favourite pastimes,

bringing about the inevitable comparisons to New York. Future openings from heavy hitters like Joël

Robuchon, who will make his mark on both London and Manhattan this year, draw the parallel even

closer. But London is not just a stage for international players. Everyone passes through Borough

Market at some point. It's become a Grand Central Station for food lovers, who stop to marvel at the

furred and feathered game, to covet Brindisa's Spanish hams, or to graze at the dozens of stalls

serving seared scallops, oysters, chorizo buns. Here, "heavy-hitter" means.....

A. Overweight.

B. Wealthy.

C. Well-known.

D. Spacious.

Choose the best word to complete this sentence:

17 - 1386 I really like ____ to foreign countries.

A. travel

B. visit

C. seeing

D. going

Choose the best word to complete this sentence:

17 - 1725 I ____ haven't seen the film that won the Cannes Film Festival this year.

A. yet

B. again

C. already

D. still Which number is written correctly?

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A. Three thousands and two hundreds and forty two.

B. Three thousands two hundred and forty two.

C. Three thousand two hundred and forty two.

D. Three thousand two hundred and fourty two.

How .... you are here?

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A. Go.

B. Come.

C. Have.

D. Do.

I tried to come, but I couldn't make it.

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A. Potevo venire, ma non volevo farlo.

B. Sono venuto lo stesso, anche se non potevo.

C. Volevo proprio venire, ma non ce l'ho fatta. 15

D. Ho provato a venire, ma non ce l'ho fatta.

She felt ______________ when she first arrived because she had __________ to talk to.

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A. Lone / no one.

B. Lonely / anybody.

C. Lonely / nobody.

D. Alone / somebody.

In 1999 Jack Straw, then Britain's home secretary, was attacked for being rude about an ethnic

17 - 7557 minority. There were demands for criminal investigations, appeals to various commissions and public

agencies, a fevered debate over whether Mr Straw was racist. On that occasion, he was accused of

demeaning gypsies by saying that people who masqueraded as travellers seemed to think they had a

right to commit crimes. In the past few weeks Mr. Straw, now leader of the House of Commons, has

triggered a similar response by arguing that the Muslim veil (i.e., the full, face-covering niqab) is an

unhelpful symbol of separateness. This week he won the backing of his boss, Tony Blair. These

episodes are reminders not that Mr. Straw is hostile to minorities (he isn't) but that any debate in

Europe about minority rights soon degenerates into a fight between self-proclaimed community leaders,

public agencies, the police, courts and the law. It may be hard to reconcile militant Islam with secular

Europe. If you "back someone" you.....

A. Vote for them.

B. Help the