Choose the best alternative according to the text.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 575.

Fill in the gaps using the word-combinations from the text.

(long-term problem, staff turnover, city-sponsored, own-label, mainstream consumer, economic landscape, wholesale market, well-trodden, high-income, home-grown)

a) In our company there is a high rate of (….) that may lead to downsizing the profit.

b) In the nearest future the (….) of the world might change rapidly beacuase of non-stopping crises.

c) The situation with the roads will still be the (….) of our counrty even in 10 years time if don`t take measures.

d) This (….) survey showed that most part of the citizens are dissatisfied with domestic brands.

e) Retail market depends a great deal on (….).

f) The company`s management doesn`t want to change things, that`s why they will choose a (….) path with the same investors.

g) The main future trends in marketing are aimed at the (….).

h) In 15 years time young consumers may prefer only (….) products.

i) When one creates their own brand, they will sell only their (….) goods.

j) Manufacturing sector is a very (….) branch of the China`s economy.

a) Pinghu (will/might/may not) become chic city synonymous with style.

b) Trading center (might not/will not/ will) help local firms develop their own domestic brands and markets and start scaling the global value chain.

c) Home-grown firms (will/may/might not) tap into China's fast-growing consumer class and transform the country's factories from low-end assembly lines to high value-added product originators of their own.

d) The country (may not/might/ will) face challenges as the government shifts the focus of factories away from exports.

e) Young people (won`t/may/will) need wider range of bags in the nearest future, Shi says.

f) Per capita income (will/won`t/might) rise to $16,000 by 2030 from about $5,000 now.

g) Some reports suggest the shift (might not/ won`t/may) come sooner than policy makers expect.

h) If not getting the balance right China (will/may/might not) secure its manufacturing base years into the future.

i) Future employees (may/might not/ won`t) be so keen on the hard work to earn money.

j) The problem for manufacturing business in China (may/may not/will) be that young people just don't want to work in factories anymore.

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Reading Comprehension

Unit 14.Time.

Text 1. (Pre-Intermediate)