Insert the appropriate form of the verb VARY or words derived from it:

1. So far, I have had a ___________ career.2. We didn't accept their offer for a ________

of reasons.3. Personal preference naturally __________ . 4. There are _____________ ways of solving

this problem.5. The businesses showed a dramatic

___________ in how they treated their staff.

VARIED

VARIES

VARIETY

VARIOUS

VARIATION

Insert the appropriate words derived from VALUE:

1. Regular servicing will add to the resale ________ of your PC.

2. The company recently ________________ at $6 billion.

3. The ___________ they put on property was rather unrealistic.

4. The company uses different criteria ____________ employees’ performance.

5. You will find their help absolutely _____________.

VALUE

HAS BEEN VALUED

VALUATION

TO EVALUATE

INVALUABLE

Complete the following table.

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE

compare _________ _________

predict _________ _________

________ foresight _________

________ _________ consumable

________ _________ additional

COMPARISON COMPARABLECOMPARATIVE

PREDICTABLEPREDICTION

FORESEE FORESEEABLE

CONSUME CONSUMPTION

ADD ADDITION

Passive voice

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. Car sales continued to surge.

2. There has been a plunge in the number of orders.

3. Imports have soared recently.

4. Home sales have levelled off.

5. Imports have plummeted.

6. Prices rocketed in the previous quarter.

Draw three graphs using the following information:

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:

0.45 40-14 = 26 $759bn ¥ 125m 2/5 1:3 Your account number is 342 54661

5,287,001 9th March 2008

nought/zero point four five

forty minus fourteen equals twenty-six

seven hundred and fifty-nine billion dollars

one hundred and twenty-five million yen

two fifths

one in three / a ratio of one to three

three four two five four double six one

five million two hundred and eighty-seven thousand and one

the ninth of March two thousand and eight

1 lb ≈ ½ kga) one pound is equal to half a kilogramb) one pound equals to half a kilogramc) one pound is approximately equal to half a kilogramd) one pound equals half a kilogram

√6a) the cube root of sixb) the second root of sixc) the square root of six d) the square root six

x6

a) x to sixb) x on sixc) x to the sixd) x to the sixth 3m x 4m

a) three metres multiplied by four metresb) three metre by four metrec) three metre times four metred) three metres by four metres

Choose the right answer.

Supply "is/are" or "has/have We cannot make a decision until sufficient data

_________ available. Information _________ essential to businessmen. Economics _________ the science of choice. The Government _________ welcomed the

proposal. The Government _________ discussing the

proposal. A means of payment _________ a letter of credit. Your board _________ expected to reach a

decision at the next meeting.

are

is

is

has

are

is

are