Think of the word which best fits each space. Study the table above. Make use of it and add to it.1. As a rule the five-year period runs from the date of … a savings account, and care does need to be taken if you decide to switch accounts.
(A) opening
(B) having opened
(C) being opened
(D) having been opened
2. It does not make sense to deny that there is a need … our shareholder value in an increasingly competitive environment.
(A) to improve
(B) improving
(C) being improved
(D) to have improved
3. Banks today keep accounts … software that automatically converts their entries into international notation.
(A) being used
(B) by using
(C) having used
(D) use
4. Barely a day goes by without movement in the oil market … as a rationale for the performance of the US dollar.
(A) citing
(B) being cited
(C) having cited
(D) cited
5. The talks on … a $100 million credit line to two Russian shipping companies are under way.
(A) having provided
(B) providing
(C) provided
(D) being provided
6. “What ... that someone from the firm ought ... an opinion of the damage?”
(A) ... makes you assume ... to go up and give to us ...
(B) ... makes you think ... to go up and give us ...
(C) ... makes you thinking ... go up and give us ...
(D) ... make you think ... to go there and give us ...
7. The growing popularity of electronic broking systems for foreign exchange tends … liquidity.
(A) eroding
(B) to erode
(C) having eroded
(D) to have eroded
8. Do ... somewhere a little more forward-looking! Or I ... die!
(A) ... let’s us go ... would rather
(B) ... lets go ... would sooner
(C) ... let’s go ... would rather to
(D) ... let’s go ... would rather die
9. Another popular method is … the forward rate as a premium or discount from the spot rate, … as the swap rate.
(A) åxpressing … knowing
(B) expressed … known
(C) to express … known
(D) to have expressed …know
10. ... , you are ... GBP 503,55 in settlement of our statement of account dated 10th December.
(A) To cut a long story to short ... enclose your cheque for ...
(B) If cut a long story short ... enclosing your cheque for ...
(C) To cut a long story short ... to enclose your cheque for ...
(D) Cut long story short ... to enclose yours cheque for ...
11. Protective tariffs make ... and encourage people ... country.
(A) ... import products rather more expensive ... to buy goods producing in their own ...
(B) ... imported products lots more expensive ... to buy goods produced in their own ...
(C) ... imported products somewhat more expensive ... buying goods produced in theirs ...
(D) ... imported products expensive than ... buying goods produced in their own ...
12. ... turnover.
(A) Without having a capacity to produce the order, they refused taking it in excess of the budgeted
(B) Without having a required production capacity for the order, they were looking forward to take it in addition to the budgeted
(C) Not having a producing capacity, they refused to take the order in addition to the budget
(D) Not having a capacity to produce the order, they refused to take it in addition to the budgeted
13. John Martin ... for his staff.
(A) had sometimes had to take troublesome decisions but he is assumed to be caring and concerned
(B) sometimes had to make unpopular decisions but he is known to be caring and concerning
(C) has sometimes had to make tough decisions but he is known to be caring and concerned
(D) has sometimes to take strong decisions but he is know to be caring and concerning
Exercise 3.8.3
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