TEST TOEIC 5 potx

TOEIC 5
1. Urban violence in France has continued
for a 10th night, with arson attacks in
several cities and ____ 200 arrests.
a. near
b. nearly
c. most
d. the most
2. The attacks came as the French
authorities said they were ____ to stop
the unrest.
a. determine
b. determination
c. determined
d. determining
3. More than 900 vehicles have been set on
fire since Saturday, as incidents were
reported in Nice, Lille, Marseille and Dijon
____ in the Paris area.
a. as well as
b. both
c. between
d. or
4. In the northern town of Evreux in
Normandy, ____ 50 cars were burned at
a shopping centre, and a post office and
two schools were also set alight.
a. at last
b. at the least
c. at less
d. at least

5. Unrest began after the ____ of two
youths in a rundown suburb of Paris.
a. die
b. dying
c. dead
d. deaths
6. Bouna Traore, 15, and Zyed Benna, 17,
were accidentally electrocuted at an
electricity sub-station in Clichy-sous-Bois
after ____ fleeing from police.
a. reportedly
b. reported
c. report
d. reporter
7. Firefighters were ____ to deal with a
blaze which destroyed half a pre-school
in Grigny, Essonne region.
a. called off
b. called in
c. put off
d. put out
8. Two teenagers in the suburb of Drancy
northeast of Paris were handed over to
police after they tried ____ fire to a truck.
a. setting
b. set
c. to set
d. to setting
9. During the day ____ joined marches in
Paris suburbs to protest against the

violence.
a. hundreds of people
b. hundred of people
c. a hundred of people
d. hundred people
10. Leaders of 34 nations from across the
Americas have failed ____ a compromise
on a regional free trade zone at their
summit in Argentina.
a. find
b. finding
c. found
d. to find
11. The US faced ____ from five Latin
American countries, which said the plan
could damage their economies.
a. oppose
b. opposition
c. opposing
d. opposed
12. Spanish carmaker Seat and US giant
Ford are both set to ____ their European
workforces to save costs.
a. reduce
b. boost
c. eliminate
d. promote
13. VW and Ford are ____ a number of
leading carmakers having to restructure
their businesses to address high

production costs and weak sales.
a. between
b. as well as
c. among
d. both
14. Both companies have warned they will
cut thousands of jobs in an effort to
become ____ .
a. more efficiently
b. more efficient than
c. more efficient
d. most efficient
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15. Seat, which employs about 16,300 staff,
said it had failed to reach agreement with
unions about ____ cost-savings
measures.
a. propose
b. proposal
c. proposing
d. proposed
16. Thousands of jobs are expected to be
lost in Germany's car industry over the
next few years, at a time when the
country is already suffering high levels
of____.
a. employment
b. unemployment
c. employees
d. unemployed

17. According to a survey, the number of
Chinese billionaires ____ in the past
year.
a. has doubled
b. have doubled
c. was doubling
d. were doubling
18. Forbes Asia magazine's annual Chinese
rich list found that ____ now 10 US dollar
billionaires in China compared with three
a year ago.
a. there is
b. they are
c. it is
d. there are
19. China's ____ has been expanding
rapidly, boosting the personal wealth of
the country's leading entrepreneurs.
a. economics
b. economists
c. economy
d. economic
20. Businessman Larry Rong Zhijian remains
China's ____ man, with an estimated
fortune of $1.64bn.
a. richer
b. the richest
c. richer than
d. richest
21. The ____ wealth of China's 100 richest

people now exceeds $41bn, the survey
found, compared with $29bn a year ago.
a. combine
b. combination
c. combined
d. combiner
22. The construction boom has ____ a host
of property developers headed by Zhu
Mengyi, China's second richest man with
an estimated fortune of $1.4bn.
a. rich
b. enriched
c. richness
d. enrich
23. ____ businessmen featuring in the list
include William Ding Lei, founder of US-
listed business Netease.com, and Wong
Kwong Yu, founder of electronics retailer
GoMe Appliances.
a. Another
b. Each other
c. Other
d. Others
24. South Korea is to streamline food ___
enforcement after discovering parasite
eggs in the country's signature dish,
kimchi.
a. safe
b. safely
c. safety

d. safes
25. The issue of the fermented cabbage
concoction has also led to a trade war
with China, after South Korea said it ____
parasites in Chinese kimchi.
a. had found
b. has found
c. finds
d. is finding
26. Japan Airlines has announced a ____
loss of $102.2m in the six months to
September.
a. fixed
b. net
c. property
d. weight
27. In August, JAL announced plans to
suspend six international routes, as it
sought to stem ____.
a. profits
b. proceeds
c. revenues
d. losses
28. At least 21 people have been killed and
dozens ____ by a tornado that hit the US
state of Indiana.
a. injure
b. injurious
c. injury
d. injured

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29. Most of the dead were in a trailer park in
Evansville, ____ mobile homes were
devastated by wind speeds estimated to
be at least 254 km/h.
a. which
b. who
c. where
d. whose
30. FBI agents in Los Angeles have arrested
four people for allegedly ____ to smuggle
US military secrets to China.
a. trying
b. try
c. tried
d. to try
31. An FBI affidavit said they were charged
with theft of government property,
conspiracy and transportation of ____
goods.
a. steal
b. stolen
c. stealing
d. stole
32. The World Trade Organization has
approved Saudi Arabia's application for
____ after 12 years of talks.
a. members
b. member
c. membership

d. remembrance
33. The world's ____ will become the 149th
member of the WTO in 30 days' time.
a. largest oil exporter
b. larger oil exporter
c. the largest oil exporter
d. the larger oil exporter
34. The country will need to adopt the entire
body of WTO legislation, a process that
involves liberalization of ____ restricted
sectors.
a. currency
b. current
c. currents
d. currently
35. Saudi Arabia must open its long
protected ____ to the outside world,
including fellow WTO member Israel.
a. economic
b. economy
c. economics
d. economists
36. Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO
should come in time for the country's
participation ____ December's ministerial
meeting in Hong Kong, starting on 13
December.
a. on
b. with
c. for

d. in
37. Norway has said it might close down
companies that fail ____ proposed
boardroom quotas for women.
a. to meet
b. meeting
c. to meeting
d. meet
38. The new coalition government in Oslo
said it was considering ____ a law which
would require 40% of boardroom posts to
be filled by women.
a. to introduce
b. introduce
c. introduced
d. introducing
39. Sony has said it will suspend the ____ of
music CDs with anti-piracy technology
which can leave computers vulnerable to
viruses.
a. producing
b. produce
c. production
d. product
40. The move came after security firms said
hackers were exploiting the software to
hide ____ creations.
a. its
b. them
c. their

d. theirs
41. In late October Sony BMG was found to
be using stealth techniques to hide
software that stopped some of its CDs
being ____ copied.
a. legally
b. legal
c. illegal
d. illegally
42. Vietnam says it is to become the first
country to produce under license the drug
believed to be an effective ____ for bird
flu.
a. treat
b. treatment
c. treating
d. treated
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43. It said it had agreed with Swiss firm
Roche to start ____ generic supplies of
Tamiflu early next year.
a. making
b. to making
c. make
d. made
44. Beijing has unveiled ____ five official
mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The mascots are cartoon renditions of a
panda, a carp, a Tibetan antelope, a
swallow and the Olympic flame.

a. it
b. their
c. its
d. it’s
45. The mascots were presented as Bei Bei,
Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Ying Ying and Ni
Ni - ____ , put together reads in Chinese
"Beijing welcomes you!"
a. who
b. in which
c. whose
d. which
46. Colored in the five hues of the Olympic
rings, the mascots also ____ the sea,
forests, fire, earth and air.
a. representing
b. represents
c. are represented
d. represent
47. The Beijing Olympics is ____ to start on 8
August, 2008.
a. scheduled
b. established
c. required
d. fixed
48. China plans to ____ almost $39bn on its
infrastructure in preparation for the
Games.
a. lose
b. spend

c. donate
d. cost
49. The 2008 Beijing Olympics ____ at 8pm
on 8 August, in keeping with one of the
nation's lucky numbers.
a. began
b. has begun
c. will begin
d. would have begun
50. Eight is considered auspicious in China
because its pronunciation in Cantonese
sounds ____ as the word for to make
money.
a. same
b. the same
c. similar
d. similarly
51. The Games ____ to commence in late
August to avoid Beijing's soaring summer
temperatures.
a. had originally been planned
b. had been originally planned
c. had been planned originally
d. had originally been planning
52. Chinese culture is steeped in
superstition, with numbers playing a
major role ____birthdays, wedding dates
and naming.
a. on
b. by

c. with
d. in
53. Six, eight and nine are considered lucky
numbers, ____ four, seven and even one
are considered unfortunate.
a. however
b. since
c. so
d. while
54. The pronunciation of nine means
everlasting, ____ in relationships, while
six means things will go smoothly.
a. specific
b. specially
c. particularly
d. especial
55. A disabled Colombian man ____ hijacked
an aircraft in his wheelchair has been
sentenced to eight years of house arrest.
a. whom
b. who
c. by whom
d. whose
56. US retail sales ____ 0.1% in October,
dragged down by weak sales of new cars
after the end of summer discounts.
a. felt
b. expanded
c. fell
d. rose

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57. Despite the fall, experts said the figures
were ____ expected and that the outlook
for the crucial pre-Christmas period
remained bright.
a. better than
b. gooder than
c. the better than
d. the best than
58. Retailers including Wal-Mart, Costco and
JC Penney all reported a healthy rise in
____ as consumers shrugged off
concerns about high fuel prices.
a. sells
b. sold
c. sails
d. sales
59. Boeing ____ plans to build a larger
version of its 747 aircraft as it tries to win
business before the launch of the rival
Airbus A380.
a. has been revealed
b. have been revealing
c. has revealed
d. have revealed
60. The new 747-8 Intercontinental will be
Boeing's ____ , with 450 seats compared
to 416 now.
a. the largest ever jetliner
b. larger ever jetliner than

c. larger ever jetliner
d. largest ever jetliner
61. The US company said the 747-8 - nearly
12 feet ____ the current 747 - would cost
20% less to operate per flight than the
A380.
a. the longest
b. longer than
c. longer
d. as long than
62. Boeing is currently in ____ with a number
of airlines about ordering the new 747.
a. discussions
b. discuss
c. to discuss
d. to discussing
63. ____ dates will depend on the needs of
individual customers.
a. Deliver
b. Delivering
c. Delivered
d. Delivery
64. Boeing believes ____ demand for 900
new passenger and freight planes with a
capacity of more than 400 seats in the
next 20 years.
a. there are
b. there have been
c. there will be
d. they will be

65. Analysts said an increase ____ the 747's
capacity would put pressure on Airbus,
which has staked its future on the
success of the A380.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. of
66. Airbus has secured 159 orders for the
A380, ____ production is running about
four months behind schedule.
a. however
b. despite
c. so
d. but
67. The delays mean the first A380 will not
be delivered ____ late 2006, forcing
Airbus to compensate airlines which have
ordered the plane.
a. as
b. until
c. in
d. by the time
68. A Boeing plane has broken the record for
____ non-stop passenger airline flight,
after a 12,500-mile trip from Hong Kong
to London.
a. the longest
b. longest
c. longer than

d. longer
69. The 777-200LR Worldliner jet landed at
Heathrow Airport just after 1300 GMT,
some 25 minutes ahead ____ schedule,
and 23 hours after the start of the flight.
a. on
b. in
c. of
d. by
70. The flight was central to Boeing's ____
that the future of flying lies in point-to-
point long-haul flights.
a. believe
b. believer
c. believing
d. belief
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71. Boeing has now beaten its previous world
record for the longest non-stop ____
airline flight, which was set in 1989 by a
747-400 jumbo jet flying 10,500 miles
from London to Sydney.
a. commerce
b. commercial
c. commercially
d. commenting
72. The airline hopes its latest record
success will encourage airlines ____
non-stop flights across the world, saving
fuel and time spent on stopovers.

a. to offer
b. offering
c. offer
d. to offering
73. It is facing fierce ____ from European
manufacturer Airbus, which earlier this
year launched its A380 double-decker
passenger jet with the aim of capturing
the long-haul market.
a. competing
b. competitive
c. competition
d. competitor
74. The Boeing 777-200LR competes ____
with the widely-used Airbus A340-500,
which has a flight range of 10,380 miles.
a. direct
b. direction
c. director
d. directly
75. US aircraft giant Boeing has ____
agreement with striking workers after
pledging to lift pension payments and cut
plans to limit healthcare cover.
a. broken
b. reached
c. rejected
d. approached
76. ____ 20,000 Boeing machinists at plants
in Kansas, Oregon and Washington state

downed tools at the start of this month,
delaying plane deliveries.
a. Most of
b. Almost of
c. The most
d. Almost
77. Analysts estimated that a month-long
strike ____ Boeing more than $2bn.
a. will be costing
b. should have cost
c. could have cost
d. would rather cost
78. UK inflation ____ for the first time since
September 2004.
a. has fallen
b. falls
c. fell
d. had fallen
79. Japan's Princess Sayako has ____ her
royal status after she married commoner
Yoshiki Kuroda, in a ceremony in Tokyo.
a. losing
b. lost
c. loss
d. lose
80. Thousands of well-wishers lined the
streets between the royal palace and the
city hotel ____ the half-hour marriage rite
took place.
a. who

b. which
c. where
d. what
81. Marriage to Mr Kuroda, 40, means
Princess Sayako loses her title and will
have to adapt ____ a new lifestyle.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. to
82. About 120 guests ____ the reception,
where they dined on a French-style
menu.
a. received
b. held
c. attended
d. met
83. She is Emperor Akihito's only daughter
and becomes the first princess ____ her
title in 45 years.
a. to abandon
b. to abandoning
c. abandon
d. abandoned
84. To prepare for her ____ change of
lifestyle, Princess Sayako has reportedly
been taking driving lessons and
practicing shopping at the supermarket.
a. dramatic
b. drama

c. dramatically
d. dramatist
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85. Princess Sayako will lose her royal
allowance, ____ this is eased by a $1.2m
dowry from the state.
a. therefore
b. nor
c. but
d. because of
86. The couple will live in a ____ apartment
not far from the palace before moving to
a new condominium to be completed next
year.
a. rent
b. rented
c. for rent
d. renting
87. Sayako's aunt, Takako Shimazu, was the
last princess to lose her royal status ____
she married a commoner in March 1960.
a. where
b. while
c. which
d. when
88. The Japanese royal household currently
faces a succession crisis, with ___ male
heir produced for 40 years.
a. not
b. none

c. no
d. nothing
89. China has vowed to vaccinate all of its
estimated 14 billion poultry to ____ the
spread of bird flu.
a. aid
b. contain
c. impede
d. maintain
90. In his announcement, Chief veterinary
officer Jia Youling said all the fees would
be ____ by the government.
a. charged
b. counted
c. borrowed
d. covered
91. The move comes as new outbreaks of
bird flu were ____ in several regions of
China in the past month.
a. confirmed
b. confirming
c. to confirm
d. confirmation
92. So far there have been no confirmed
human infections in China, ____ several
cases are being investigated.
a. nevertheless
b. despite
c. or
d. although

93. Mr. Jia made the announcement ____
answering questions on an internet forum
about the current bird flu situation in the
country.
a. when
b. while
c. because
d. since
94. Mobile phone users in southern Thailand
face having ____ lines disconnected as
part of a drive to reduce bomb attacks.
a. they
b. them
c. their
d. its
95. Thousands queued to register prepaid
phones on Tuesday to beat a midnight
____ set by the government.
a. curfew
b. decision
c. intention
d. deadline
96. From midnight all unregistered phones
will have their signals ____.
a. blocked
b. to block
c. blocking
d. block
97. About 1,000 people have died in the
Muslim-majority south of Thailand ____

an insurgency broke out in early 2004.
a. for
b. since
c. before
d. thus
98. US President George W Bush has
arrived ____ East Asia for talks with
regional leaders.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. with
99. His ____ will include Japan, South Korea,
China and Mongolia.
a. eight-days journey
b. the eight-day journey
c. journey eight days
d. eight-day journey
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100. On Wednesday, Mr. Bush is ____ to
meet with Japanese Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi.
a. due
b. expected
c. scheduled
d. a, b, c are correct
101. The trip comes at a time when Mr. Bush
is suffering from ____ of domestic
problems, and his standing worldwide is
not what it was.

a. an amount
b. a little
c. a number
d. lot
102. Asian leaders will be watching, ____
and assessing to see where US global
leadership is likely to take them.
a. listening
b. listen
c. to listen
d. listener
103. British police are to work with the ____
in Cambodia to track down sex tourists
who travel from the UK to abuse children.
a. authors
b. authorities
c. authorize
d. authoritative
104. British officers will also advise their
Cambodian counterparts on how to
investigate and ____ offenders.
a. prosecuting
b. to prosecuting
c. prosecute
d. prosecuted
105. Work is under way to harmonize the
law to allow child sex ____ to be
prosecuted in either country.
a. offensive
b. offend

c. offense
d. offenders
106. They will help the Cambodian
authorities ____ both sex tourists and
British expatriates who exploit children.
a. target
b. targets
c. targeting
d. to targeting
107. BBC crime correspondent Neil Bennett
said Cambodia was one of several Asian
countries ____ poor children were preyed
upon by pedophiles.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. which
108. U.S. President George W. Bush is
looking for a show of unity ____ Asian
leaders to press North Korea to abandon
its nuclear weapons program.
a. between
b. together
c. along
d. among
109. Bush's eight-day journey to Asia offers
him a reprieve from troubles at home,
where his approval rating has fallen to
____ point of his presidency.
a. the lowest

b. lowest
c. the lower
d. lower than
110. Unhappiness over the war in Iraq has
hurt Bush's popularity and ____ .
a. credit
b. credibility
c. creditor
d. creditable
111. ____ Bush, Roh's domestic approval
ratings are down, and his foes call him a
lame duck.
a. The same
b. Similar
c. Like
d. Alike
112. Looking ahead to talks about North
Korea, Bush said his ____ was to remind
his partners that they needed to stick
together and send a consistent message.
a. objection
b. objective
c. objectively
d. objects
113. The most recent round of negotiations
adjourned Friday with ____ sign of
progress, but it's likely they will resume in
Beijing next month or in January.
a. none
b. without

c. not
d. no
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114. In September, North Korea promised to
end its nuclear program in exchange for
aid, diplomatic ____ and security
guarantees.
a. recognition
b. recognizing
c. recognize
d. recognizer
115. North Korea has insisted that it will not
make any move ____ the United States
first offers concessions for giving up its
nuclear weapons.
a. because
b. until
c. therefore
d. while
116. The WHO confirmed two human cases
of bird flu in China, ____ a female poultry
worker who died from the H5N1 strain of
avian influenza.
a. included
b. include
c. including
d. includes
117. China ____ 11 outbreaks in chickens
and ducks nationwide over the past
month, prompting authorities to destroy

millions of birds in an effort to contain the
virus.
a. has reported
b. reported
c. had reported
d. will report
118. The government also announced an
ambitious effort Tuesday to vaccinate the
country's ____ 14 billion farm birds.
a. rather than
b. more
c. any more
d. more than
119. Experts are ____ worried about the
potential for bird flu to spread and mutate
in China because of its vast poultry flocks
and their close contact with people.
a. special
b. especially
c. especial
d. particular
120. The government had not previously
disclosed ____ suspected human cases
in Anhui.
a. not
b. no
c. any
d. none
121. Avian influenza has spread rapidly
among birds, first in Southeast Asia and

more recently in Europe; ____ , human
cases have only been reported in Asia.
a. but
b. therefore
c. additionally
d. however
122. While it is not ____ clear if the H5N1
strain will gain the ability to infect large
numbers of people, Annan said world
leaders cannot ignore the threat it poses.
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
123. A decade ago APEC, whose members
together ____ about half of world
commerce, set itself the goals of free and
open trade and investment in the Asia-
Pacific.
a. make up for
b. account for
c. count on
d. take on
124. The European Parliament voted
Wednesday to create an EU-wide
blacklist of airlines that do not ____
international standards.
a. meet
b. set
c. develop

d. lower
125. Responding to a string of fatal plane
crashes that claimed hundreds of lives
this year, European Union lawmakers
want carriers deemed unsafe to be ____
from operating anywhere in the EU.
a. protected
b. rescued
c. banned
d. promoted
126. EU countries are expected ____ the
blacklist on Dec. 5., and the bans are due
to come into force early next year.
a. approval
b. approving
c. approve
d. to approve
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127. The list will be ____ on the Internet and
brought to the attention of customers by
ticket vendors, both at their premises and
via their Web sites.
a. publishing
b. published
c. to publish
d. publication
128. The European Aviation Safety Agency
will be put in ____ of regulating airplane
checks, preflight preparations,
emergency action plans and pilot

licensing for all 25 EU countries.
a. custody
b. responsibility
c. charge
d. use
129. Shanghai's property prices have fallen
10% to 15% on average since the middle
of this year ____ some luxury properties
have fallen by as much as 30%.
a. while
b. unless
c. because
d. but
130. The decline is the result of a series of
taxes ____ by the Shanghai government
in June.
a. were introduced
b. introducing
c. introduced
d. to introduce
131. The measures, which were designed to
deter property speculators, ____ a capital
gains tax on all properties bought and
sold within two years.
a. to include
b. include
c. including
d. inclusion
132. The current fall in prices is also
persuading genuine users to wait for

prices to come down ____ .
a. farther
b. further
c. further than
d. further more
133. Developers have started ____
discounts as well as perks such as health
club membership to persuade people to
start buying again.
a. offer
b. offered
c. to offering
d. offering
134. Industry insiders say prices could fall by
a further 10% to 20%, ____ most expect
they will start rising again in the second
half of next year.
a. but
b. however
c. therefore
d. because
135. ____ 220 river view apartments for sale
ranging in size from 433 to 1200 square
meters and costing between $5m and
$25m.
a. It is
b. They are
c. Those are
d. There are
136. The international "brain drain" can

boost the wealth of migrants ____ the
countries they originate from.
a. as well
b. well as
c. as well as
d. so well
137. According to its Global Economic
Prospects report for 2006, ____
remittance policies are improved,
migration can be of all-round benefit.
a. although
b. but
c. unless
d. if
138. The report said an increase in migrants
would ____ the workforce in high-income
countries by 3% in 2025.
a. rise
b. raise
c. be raised
d. be risen
139. Analysis shows that remittances are
associated ____ significant drops in
poverty in several poorer countries,
particularly in Uganda, Bangladesh and
Ghana.
a. in
b. on
c. about
d. with

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140. In addition, the impact of remittances
appears ____ households keep their
head above water in times of domestic
economic crisis.
a. to help
b. helping
c. help
d. to helping
141. Money sent back home ____
investment in education and health as
well as fuelling entrepreneurship.
a. triggers
b. to trigger
c. triggering
d. trigger
142. However, the hefty ____ charged by
remittance service providers are
preventing even more money being sent
back to friends and families and home.
a. fares
b. fees
c. expenses
d. fines
143. Providers have been found to charge
as high as 10% to 15% for small
transfers, which are ____ made by
poorer migrants.
a. typical
b. typified

c. typically
d. typifying
144. A study has warned that global
greenhouse gas emissions will rise by
52% by 2030, ____ the world takes
action to reduce energy consumption.
a. if
b. because
c. therefore
d. unless
145. It says that under current consumption
trends, ____ demand will also rise by
more than 50% over the next 25 years.
a. energetic
b. energetically
c. energy
d. energize
146. A new survey of pay in two of the
world's ____ growing economies has
revealed that skilled workers earn more
in China than in India.
a. fastest
b. faster
c. the fastest
d. faster than
147. A string of US and European
companies have ____ services to India
because of its skilled workforce and low-
wage costs.
a. promoted

b. developed
c. established
d. relocated
148. According to Mercer, the average
annual salary of a Chinese project
manager is £12,173, compared ____
about £5,220 in India.
a. by
b. to
c. as
d. of
149. A malaria vaccine has been found to
protect children in Africa ____ serious
disease for at least 18 months.
a. by
b. with
c. off
d. from
150. The vaccine was ____ known to offer
six months' protection - but experts
argued that vaccinating children twice a
year was not practical in Africa.
a. yet
b. ever
c. already
d. still
151. Malaria kills over a million people
world-wide each year, and one African
child ____ 30 seconds.
a. every

b. very
c. all
d. almost
152. ____ experts believe that there is no
immediate prospect of a vaccine that
could wipe out malaria, or even provide
lifelong immunity.
a. Almost
b. Most
c. Most of
d. The most
153. Medicines regulators are monitoring the
antiviral Tamiflu after reports from Japan
that two teenagers who had ____ the
drug committed suicide.
a. controlled
b. prescribed
c. took
d. developed
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154. The European Medicines Evaluation
Agency said it was aware ____ the
cases.
a. in
b. about
c. on
d. of
155. It said there was no evidence there was
a direct ____ between Tamiflu and the
teenagers' suicides, and said flu itself

could lead to delusions.
a. contact
b. link
c. interaction
d. combination
156. The incidents in Japan took ____ in
February 2004 and February 2005.
a. part
b. aim
c. action
d. place
157. A spokeswoman for Roche, the ____ of
Tamiflu, said the company was aware of
the two Japanese cases involving
instances of "abnormal behavior".
a. manufacturer
b. manufacture
c. manufacturing
d. manufactures
158. The first stage in the ____ of a tsunami
early-warning system has got under way
off the coast of Indonesia.
a. installing
b. installation
c. installment
d. installer
159. After eight months of designing, ____
and surveying, the first two early-warning
buoys are ready.
a. test

b. to test
c. testing
d. to testing
160. ____ they sense something unusual,
the buoys are programmed to beam the
information via satellite to a central
station back on the Indonesian mainland.
a. Unless
b. If
c. Although
d. Due to
161. It is then the ____ of the scientists to
interpret the data and decide whether to
raise the alarm.
a. response
b. responsible
c. responsive
d. responsibility
162. Madonna played five songs at the Koko
Club - ____ the Camden Palace - where
she gave her first live UK performance in
1983.
a. formally
b. formerly
c. formal
d. former
163. She appeared before a(n) ____ of
about 1,000 fans, including 200 who had
queued since the previous day to claim
free tickets left on the door.

a. client
b. guest
c. customer
d. audience
164. ____ Madonna made her debut at the
club, she was an unknown singer who
had just released the underground US
club hit Everybody.
a. Meanwhile
b. While
c. When
d. Although
165. Now, with her 11th UK number one
Hung Up, the 47-year-old is the
world's____ , selling more than 200
million albums.
a. biggest female artist
b. the biggest female artist
c. female artist biggest
d. female biggest artist
166. Most tickets were ____ through radio
competitions but a final 200 were held at
the venue.
a. donated
b. discovered
c. published
d. distributed
167. Fans - some of whom traveled specially
from the US or across Europe - started
gathering outside the venue and

remained in line overnight ____ some
bitter November temperatures.
a. though
b. due to
c. despite
d. because
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168. Madonna's latest album, Confessions
on a Dance Floor, ____ on Monday,
marks a return to her disco roots in its
musical style.
a. delivered
b. released
c. returned
d. reduced
169. Actress Sharon Stone has ____ a libel
lawsuit against a plastic surgeon in return
for him performing charity work. Dr.
Calabria will perform free surgery on
children with facial deformities.
a. dropped
b. brought
c. faced
d. threatened
170. The Basic Instinct actress sued in Los
Angeles in December 2004, accusing
Renato Calabria ____ falsely informing
magazines he had given her a face-lift.
a. against
b. to

c. of
d. about
171. Former President Clinton told Arab
students Wednesday the United States
____ a "big mistake" when it invaded
Iraq.
a. did
b. made
c. conducted
d. avoided
172. Investors and analysts are losing ____
in GM Chairman Richard Wagoner, who
rose to the helm of the company in 2000.
a. confident
b. confidant
c. confiding
d. confidence
173. This year alone, the car maker has lost
almost $4 billion, ____ investors with
earnings restatements, and lost
significant U.S. market share to foreign
rivals.
a. to shock
b. shocking
c. shocked
d. shock
174. The company has been hurt by
slumping sales of its large sport utility
vehicles as high gasoline prices have
made the longtime cash cows ____.

a. less popular
b. least popular
c. less popular than
d. popular than
175. Adding to the pressure on Wagoner is
investor Kirk Kerkorian, who owns 9.9
percent of GM's stock, and is ____
anticipated to demand a seat on the
board next year.
a. wide
b. widen
c. width
d. widely
176. Many analysts believe that if Wagoner
were to be replaced, GM ____ the
position internally.
a. will fill
b. would fill
c. had filled
d. would have filled
177. Commerzbank is to ____ control of
German mortgage lender Eurohypo in a
$5.3bn deal.
a. make
b. take
c. hold
d. adapt
178. The deal will see Commerzbank buy
out its ____ shareholders Deutsche Bank
and Allianz.

a. another
b. others
c. the other
d. other
179. Commerzbank has ____ owned about
a third of Euroypo and by buying out its
fellow shareholders, it will ultimately own
about 98% of Eurohypo.
a. already
b. yet
c. still
d. ever
180. The deal - which ____ by the German
banking authorities - will be the largest in
the German banking sector since the
24bn euro takeover of Dresdner by
Allianz in 2001.
a. must approve
b. must be approving
c. must be approved
d. must be approve
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