Insert the appropriate form of the verb VARY

Insert the appropriate form of the verb VARY or words derived from it: VARIED 1. So far, I have had a ______ career. VARIETY 2. We didn't accept their offer for a ____ of reasons. VARIES 3. Personal preference naturally _____. VARIOUS 4. There are _______ ways of solving this problem. 5. The businesses showed a dramatic VARIATION ______ in how they treated their staff.

Insert the appropriate words derived from VALUE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. VALUE Regular servicing will add to the resale ____ of your PC. HAS BEEN VALUED The company recently ________ at $6 billion. VALUATION The ______ they put on property was rather unrealistic. TO EVALUATE The company uses different criteria ______ employees’ performance. INVALUABLE You will find their help absolutely _______.

Complete the following table. l VERB NOUN COMPARISON ADJECTIVE COMPARABLE COMPARATIVE l compare _________ l predict PREDICTION _____ PREDICTABLE _____ l FORESEE ____ foresight FORESEEABLE l CONSUME ____ CONSUMPTION _____ consumable l ADD ____ ADDITION _____ additional _____

Passive voice l l l l Nils (offer) ______recently a new job in Brazil. English (speak) _______all over the world. When ____my parcel _____(post)? Where ____the presentation _______(give) currently? Nils has recently been offered a new job in Brazil. English is spoken all over the world. When was my parcel posted? Where is the presentation currently being given?

Decide whether the underlined words indicate an upward movement ( ), a downward movement ( ), or no movement at all ( ): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Car sales continued to surge. There has been a plunge in the number of orders. Imports have soared recently. Home sales have levelled off. Imports have plummeted. Prices rocketed in the previous quarter.

Draw three graphs using the following information: l l l After a sharp drop in 2000, orders levelled for twelve months and then plummeted again in 2002. Orders remained steady for two years and then surged in 2007. Imports tumbled this week following a moderate rise.

Write down these figures the way they are said: l l l l 0. 45 nought/zero point four five 40 -14 = 26 forty minus fourteen equals twenty-six $759 bn seven hundred and fifty-nine billion dollars ¥ 125 m one hundred and twenty-five million yen 2/5 two fifths 1: 3 one in three / a ratio of one to three Your account number is 342 54661 three four two five four double six one five million two hundred and eightyseven thousand one l 5, 287, 001 l 9 th March 2008 the ninth of March two thousand eight

Choose the right answer. 1 lb ≈ ½ kg a) one pound is equal to half a kilogram b) one pound equals to half a kilogram c) one pound is approximately equal to half a kilogram d) one pound equals half a kilogram √ 6 a) the cube root of six b) the second root of six c) the square root of six d) the square root six x 6 a) x to six b) x on six c) x to the six d) x to the sixth 3 m x 4 m a) three metres multiplied by four metres b) three metre by four metre c) three metre times four metre d) three metres by four metres

Supply "is/are" or "has/have l l l l We cannot make a decision until sufficient data are _____ available. Information _____ essential to businessmen. is Economics _____ the science of choice. is The Government _____ welcomed the has proposal. The Government _____ discussing the are proposal. is A means of payment _____ a letter of credit. are Your board _____ expected to reach a decision at the next meeting.