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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 852.

Exercise 2

1. Even though 26% of Californian residents do not speak English in their homes, only _____ do not speak English at all.

(A) that 6% of them

(B) those of the 6% of them

(C) to the 6% of them

(D) 6% of them

2. _____ are effective means of communication.

(A) Theatre, music, dance, and folk tales

(B) That theatre, music, dance, and folk tales

(C) To use theatre, music, dance, and folk tales

(D) Using theatre, music, dance, and folk tales

3. When China's dramatic economic reforms began to encourage private enterprise, _____ began to set up a variety of businesses immediately.

(A) that entrepreneurs

(B) to be an entrepreneur

(C) entrepreneur

(D) entrepreneurs

4. _____ is a big waste of time and money for very little profit.

(A) The firm breaks into the new market

(B) Breaking into the new market

(C) Break is taken into the new market

(D) The new markets

5. In the city centre _____ noisy market stalls set in narrow alleys.

(A) it

(B) it is

(C) there

(D) there are

6. In America, _____ a growing demand for Indonesian food.

(A) there is

(B) it is

(C) it

(D) there

7. Nowadays people in most countries use money because ____ impossible to carry on trade in the modern world without it.

(A) it

(B) there

(C) there is

(D) it is

8. _____ unnecessary red tape and promote research were the main objectives of the committee.

(A) To stop

(B) That to stop

(C) The stop of

(D) Stopping

9. When we want to economise, _____ that helps us to spend money more effectively.

(A) that the personal budget

(B) it is the personal budget

(C) the personal budget

(D) there is the personal budget

10. _____ were produced because of the scarcity of resources.

(A) The number of goods

(B) A number of goods

(C) Number of

(D) Number of a good

11. _____ know next to nothing about the difference between fixed, flexible, and optional expenses.

(A) Both of

(B) Both Alex and you

(C) Both you

(D) Of you both

12. Either Sara or the Seddons ______ how much is spent on tuition.

(A) knows

(B) is knowing

(C) know

(D) are knowing