Grammar

21. They... translated the article by 5 o’clock.

a) shall b) would c) shall be d) will have e) will

22. IBM is the largest company in the world; it … its products all over the world.

a) sells b) sold c) was sold d) has sold e) sell

23. What... you …? - A letter to Jane.

a) are, writing b) will, writing c) was, writing d) do, write e) did, wrote

24. I’ve made up my mind. I... a BMW.

a) bought b) was buying c) buy d) have bought e) am going to buy

25. I’m sorry, Mr. Smith isn’t here. He … recently.

a) is leaving b) leaves c) has left d) hadn’t left e) left

26. I... a report for the seminar.

a) has been writing b) have been writing c) writing d) is writing e) are writing

27. We... expansion plans when the chairman suddenly announced his resignation.

a) were discussing b) are discussing c) was discussing d) is discussing e) have been discussing

28. In April they … building a new factory.

a) shall b) would c) will be d) will have e) should

29. I was nervous because I... a car on the motorway before.

a) hasn’t driven b) don’t drive c) hadn’t driven d) didn’t drive e) won’t drive

30. It … advertised in all national newspapers the previous year.

a) is being b) was c) are d) shall be e) will be

31. Sam … paid back the loan by August.

a) have b) will have c) will be d) will e) have been

32. The film … made ten years ago.

a) is been b) is c) will be d) was e) is been

33. The roads … improved yet.

a) haven’t been b) hasn’t been c) wasn’t d) isn’t e) are

34. Siemens is … electronic company.

a) larger b) largest c) the most large d) large e) the largest

35. Brazil … is the world’s biggest exporter country, has a high inflation.

a) who b) whose c) where d) which e) in which

36. Philips is one of... electronic companies in Europe.

a) as big as b) bigger c) biggest d) such big e) the biggest

37. If these machines... so expensive, we would buy them.

a) is not b) are not c) were not d) was not e) won’t be

38. You … save a file before you turn the computer off, or you will lose it.

a) must b) has to c) ought d) can e) may

39. If you. … now, you... your money

a) buy, save b) buys, would save c) will buy, save d) buy, will save e) bought, saved

40. I … to the party if I... enough time.

a) will, had b) won’t go, have c) would go, had d) would go, have e) will go, had

41. We … hurry; we are early.

a) couldn’t b) wouldn’t c) shouldn’t d) has to e) need

42. I enjoyed the film. We … go to the cinema more often.

a) mustn’t b) has to c) need d) should e) ought

43. “I’ll do the research tonight,” she said.

a) She said she will do the research tonight. d) She said I would do the research tonight.

b) She said she would do the research that night. e) She said she had done the research that night.

c) She said she will do the research this night.

44. “Send the letter immediately,” he said.

a) He told send the letter immediately. d) He said send the letter immediately.

b) He told me to send the letter immediately. e) He asked send the letter immediately

c) He answered to send the letter immediately.

45. “Have they signed the document?” he said.

a) He asked us have they signed the document. d) He asked us if they have signed the document.

b) He said us if they had signed the document. e) He told us if they have signed the document.

c) He asked us if they had signed the document

46. Would you like to come in?... chairman will see you now.

a) The b) - c) An d) A e) a

47. Where is... file that I gave you this morning?

a) - b) the c) a d) an e) these

48. Philips is … second largest electronic company in … Europe.

a) the, the b) a, - c) the,- d) -, the e) a, a

49. At first his parents didn’t agree … him.

a) to b) on c) in d) for e) with

50. He provided me … the information.

a) with b) of c) for d) through e) about

II.

“Se habla espanol” isn’t enough

In 2000 there was 35.5m Hispanics in the US. Latin consumers’ spending is increasing. From 1990 to 2001 it more than doubled from $207.5bn to $452.4bn. Hispanics now make up 6.4 percent of the American market. But less than two percent of marketing expenditure in the US uses Spanish language advertising to target the Latin community.

Half the Hispanic community speaks English only and 17 percent speaks Spanish only. A third are bilingual: they can speak both English and Spanish, and this group is growing. The bilingual population prefers to buy and sell some things in English and others in Spanish. People buying a service (for example information from an Internet service provider or a travel agency) prefer speaking in Spanish. But they prefer using English when purchasing a product, such as a car or a mobile phone.

Some companies have found ways to work in a bilingual market. Goya Foods produces food from all the main countries of Latin America. Its advertising targets people who speak Spanish and English. It advertised a free recipe book with the bilingual phrase ‘four fabuloso recipes that are sure to have your family crying out for mas, mas, mas!’

From the Financial Times.