C Complete the sentence

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B Understanding expressions

Choose the best explanation for each phrase from the text.

1. “the days of the big corporation are numbered” (line 2)

a. big companies will become less important in the future

b. companies will have to improve their financial controls

2. “control is being passed down the line” (line 5)

a. nobody in the company wants to take decisions

b. some decisions will be taken at lower levels in the company

3. “what underlies this trend?” (line 21)

a. is this trend really true?

b. what are the reasons for this trend?

4. “in essence” (line 22)

a. basically

b. necessarily

5. “organisations shrink” (line 27)

a. they become smaller

b. they disappear completely

6. “the economic equation changes” (line 35)

a. things become cheaper because of the Internet

b. there is a move in favour of decentralisation

Use an appropriate verb and preposition to complete each sentence.

1. Large multinationals still …exercise… considerable power …over… many people around the world.

2. It's a difficult problem. It will take time to w………………… o………………… the best way to solve it.

3. In a traditional, hierarchical company, employees are expected to c………………… o………………… the orders of their superiors.

4. To improve flexibility and speed of reaction we have decided to b………………… the company u………………… into separate business units.

5. Our policy is to t………………… business only w………………… companies that have a strong environmental policy.

6. The speed at which you can get information from the Internet is sometimes a………………… b………………… the time of day.