TEST TOEIC 7 ppt

The 25-year-old was favorite to claim the Ballon D'Or, having ____ won the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year and the inaugural FIFpro award.. According to Amnesty International, about 4

TOEIC 7

1 Barcelona and Brazil playmaker

Ronaldinho was 2005 European

Footballer of the Year on Monday

a christened

b named

c identified

d rejected

2 The 25-year-old was favorite to claim the

Ballon D'Or, having won the 2004

FIFA World Player of the Year and the

inaugural FIFpro award

a already

b yet

c still

d all ready

3 The Ballon D'Or is accepted to be

the highest accolade available to a player

plying his trade in Europe

a wide

b width

c widen

d widely

4 Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard

second, while Liverpool's Steven Gerrard

finished third

a went

b reached

c came

d moved

5 Arsenal striker Thierry Henry was fourth

in the voting, followed by AC Milan and

Ukraine forward Andriy Shevchenko, who

last year

a wins

b has won

c had won

d won

6 Ronaldinho was instrumental in helping

Barcelona their first Primera Liga

title since 1999 last season, scoring nine

goals and providing many more

a clinching

b to clinching

c clinched

d to clinch

7 His form this season seems to be even

more impressive with great goal in

Sunday's win over Racing Santander

seeing him match last year's entire

league haul after just 12 games

a other

b another

c the other

d each other

8 He has also been a key figure for Brazil, the world champions top the South American qualifying group

a helping

b helped

c help

d to helping

9 Ronaldinho is Brazilian to win the award for performances at Barcelona, after Ronaldo in 1997 and Rivaldo in 1999

a third

b the three

c the third

d three

10 The Ballon D'Or is voted for by European football journalists by French magazine France Football

a selecting

b select

c selected

d selection

11 The award celebrated its 50th anniversary in Paris Monday night and was first won by Stanley Matthews while he was at Blackpool in 1956

a at

b on

c in

d for

12 Time is running out for 25-year-old Australian drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van, is due to be executed at Singapore's Changi prison on Friday

a which

b that

c whom

d who

13 His death sentence has sparked widespread in Australia

a criticism

b critic

c critical

d critically

14 The Canberra government has pleaded for clemency, as have lawyers, trade unions and church groups

a repeated

b repetition

c repeatedly

d repeating

15 Singapore remains unmoved, and insists

the hanging will go ahead planned

a until

b as

c so

d while

16 Nguyen was arrested carrying 400

grams of heroin at Singapore's Changi

airport in late 2002

a most

b the most

c mostly of

d almost

17 The Australian government believes

Nguyen should not face the gallows

he has no previous criminal convictions

a although

b therefore

c unless

d because

18 In a letter to his Australian , the

Speaker of the Singapore Parliament,

Abdullah Tarmugi, said there was no

room for compromise

a colleague

b counterpart

c partner

d acquaintance

19 According to Amnesty International,

about 420 people in Singapore

since 1991, mostly for drugs offences

a have been hanged

b have hanged

c were hanged

d will be hanged

20 At the weekend Australian Prime Minister

John Howard his fifth personal plea

to the Singaporean leadership, during the

Commonwealth Heads of Government

Meeting in Malta

a did

b accepted

c made

d rejected

21 Mr Howard warned that Singapore could

prepare for "lingering resentment" in

Australia if the execution ahead

a goes

b went

c will go

d had gone

22 He has, however, rejected calls for

boycotts of Singaporean companies,

trade and military sanctions with

one of Australia's closest Asian allies

a either

b but also

c as well as

d together

23 Several last-ditch efforts to save him have been suggested, including taking Singapore to the International Court of Justice or arranging a prisoner swap, but legal experts have said are likely to succeed

a not

b no

c neither

d none

24 Some church leaders have called on Australians to observe a minute's silence for Nguyen on Friday, overall opinion remains mixed

a but

b so

c however

d nevertheless

25 The last Australian overseas was Michael McAuliffe

a was executed

b to be executed

c to be executing

d to be execute

26 The barman from Sydney was hanged in Malaysia in June 1993, after eight years in prison for heroin trafficking

a served

b to serve

c serving

d serve

27 In 1986 two Australian citizens, Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers, were also hanged in Malaysia after being of drug smuggling

a cleared

b acquitted

c released

d convicted

28 Struggling US car-parts maker Delphi has delayed plans to staff wages, reducing fears of a strike at the firm

a boost

b earn

c cut

d raise

29 GM, which owned Delphi until 1999, has

agreed to temporarily give up previously

agreed reductions on Delphi parts

for 2006

a price

b prices

c priced

d pricing

30 The price of gold has continued

relentless climb and looks set to pass the

$500-an-ounce level this week

a her

b its

c their

d it

31 Its rising value is being driven by

demand for jewelry and moves by some

countries to increase their gold reserves

a strongly

b strength

c strengthen

d strong

32 The threat of terrorism and the ensuing

economic uncertainty has also added to

gold's image as safe

a investment

b invest

c investing

d investor

33 Analysts say that the gold price is likely

past the $500-an-ounce mark, even

if some investors decide to take their

profits at that price

a continuing

b continue

c to continue

d to continuing

34 Platinum prices have also in recent

months, driven by strong jewelry demand

and the metal's important role in car

exhausts

a stabilized

b diminished

c decreased

d surged

35 Oscar-winner Julia Roberts still as

the highest-paid actress in Hollywood

a ranks

b names

c considers

d selects

36 Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in

Entertainment Power list suggests she

$20m a film, despite her recent

career break to have twins

a pays

b earns

c wins

d succeeds

37 Roberts, last film was Ocean's Twelve, will return to acting in 2006 making her Broadway stage debut

a whom

b who

c which

d whose

38 Roberts became the first actress the likes of Tom Cruise in the ranks of the

$20m-per-movie stars after scooping the best actress Oscar in 2001

a joined

b joining

c to join

d to joining

39 She picked up the People's Choice Award on nine occasions 1991 and

2004 - an illustration of her enduring popularity with film-goers

a from

b between

c among

d since

40 Nicole Kidman commands an $16 million to $17 million per movie

a estimated

b estimate

c estimating

d estimates

41 The No 3 and No 4 spots were held by Reese Witherspoon, currently starring in Oscar hopeful "Walk the Line," and Drew Barrymore, take in $15 million a movie

a both of whom

b whom of both

c of both whom

d both whom of

42 British Airways is to cut almost 600 jobs by March 2008

a manage

b manager

c managed

d management

43 The job are the first big move by new chief executive Willie Walsh to cut the firm's costs

a loss

b losses

c lost

d loses

44 The brunt of the reduction will hit senior

management, whose numbers are

expected to fall 414 to 207

a to

b between

c from

d among

45 A gradual rise in the state pension age to

68 has been put forward as part of a

proposed shake-up of UK pensions

a major

b majoring

c majority

d majored

46 In return, the basic state pension would

be increased and would rise with line with

earnings prices

a rather

b rather of

c instead than

d rather than

47 Under Lord Turner, the commission has

spent three years at ways to reform

the UK's pension system

a looking

b look

c to look

d looked

48 Rescuers are hope of finding more

survivors at a Chinese coal mine hit by

an underground blast on Sunday

a creating

b living

c losing

d destroying

49 The toll at the Dongfeng mine in

Heilongjiang province reached 146 on

Tuesday, as more bodies were found

a dying

b death

c dead

d died

50 Relatives of the victims gathered outside

the mine's gates - temperatures of

-15C on Monday night - demanding to be

let in

a because

b on account of

c despite

d however

51 Authorities say the blast occurred

coal dust caught fire, knocking out the

colliery's ventilation systems

a while

b when

c but

d unless

52 China's mines are considered the world's deadliest and this year , 3,000 deaths have been reported

a lone

b lonely

c lonesome

d alone

53 The China Daily newspaper says that following a drive to increase safety, 9,000 illegal coalmines have been closed down September

a since

b in

c for

d by

54 The paper also admitted that the central government's attempts safety were being compromised by local authorities ignoring unsafe mines

a improving

b improve

c to improve

d improved

55 Two Chinese firms have been ordered to pay compensation to drinks maker Societe Jas Hennessy, and to stop items breaching its trademarks

a sell

b selling

c to sell

d sold

56 A Shanghai court said wines marketed by Xiang Mu Tong Trading and bottled by Xiamen Golden Huanya Food were too Hennessy's name

a similar to

b same

c the same

d similar

57 They had been under the names of Hanlissy or Henglishi in Chinese

a product

b production

c producing

d produced

58 The wine was sold as "French cognac brandy" in local supermarkets, had been bottled in China

a and

b so

c but

d however

59 Overseas firms are looking for court

protection for their trademarks, patents

and other intellectual property in China

a increase

b increased

c increasing

d increasingly

60 Politicians and campaigners have

pledged to focus _ HIV prevention to

stop the spread of the virus

a in

b on

c about

d at

61 EU ministers issued the first

pan-European pledge of their commitment to

limit the spread of HIV/Aids, the world's

a fourth biggest killer

b the four biggest killer

c the fourth biggest killer

d four biggest killer

62 They backed efforts to give people

around the world better access to

condoms and effective information on

how to their risk of infection

a pose

b take

c reduce

d involve

63 More than 40m people around the world

are living with HIV/Aids Five million

people so far this year

a had been newly infected

b have been newly infected

c were newly infected

d will be newly infected

64 US economic accelerated to an

annual rate of 4.3% in the three months

from July to September

a grow

b growing

c grows

d growth

65 fears that the cost of rebuilding after

hurricanes Katrina and Rita, coupled with

record oil prices, would slam the brakes

on growth

a It had been

b There had been

c They had been

d Having been

66 The World Bank has approved a $100m to Iraq to help reduce overcrowding

in the country's schools

a loan

b mortgage

c debt

d loans

67 Oil giant Total is to compensate Burmese villagers claimed they were used as forced labor during the building of a major gas pipeline

a which

b whom

c who

d whose

68 Eight Burmese villagers sued Total in

2002, claiming they were forced to work

on the project their will

a on

b in

c against

d with

69 They alleged that Total that human rights violations would occur during the construction of the pipeline, jointly built by Total and US firm Unocal

a must have known

b must have knowing

c must had known

d might have known

70 The 39-mile pipeline connecting Thailand

to the Andaman Sea was completed the mid-1990s

a since

b in

c for

d at

71 The compensation will be to the eight plaintiffs in the case and anyone else able to prove they were also used as forced labor in the area during

construction work

a spent

b charged

c fined

d paid

72 Total said most of the money would go towards improving housing, healthcare and in the region

a educating

b educator

c education

d educate

73 Total has already spent $12m

humanitarian aid for the 45,000 people

living there, many of whom worked on the

project

a on

b at

c in

d with

74 Earlier this year, Unocal agreed to pay

undisclosed to residents of the

region following allegations that Burmese

soldiers guarding the pipeline project had

committed rape and murder

a price

b fine

c fee

d compensation

75 The United Nations has accused Burma's

military government failing to stamp

out forced labor, saying it remains a

"serious problem"

a in

b of

c on

d about

76 Surgeons in France have carried out the

first face transplant The woman had lost

her nose, lips and chin after being

by a dog

a savage

b to savage

c savaged

d savaging

77 In the controversial operation, tissues,

muscles, arteries and veins were taken

from a brain-dead and attached to

the patient's lower face

a donors

b donation

c donate

d donor

78 Doctors stress the woman will not look

like her donor, but will she look like

she did before the attack

a no

b not

c nor

d none

79 It has been possible to carry out

such a transplant for some years, with

teams in the US, the UK and France

researching the procedure

a technical

b technically

c technique

d technician

80 Skin from another person's face is better for transplants as it will be a match than skin from another part of the

patient's body, which could have a different texture or color

a better

b good

c well

d best

81 Concerns relating to immunosuppression, psychological impact and the

consequence of technical failure have so far prevented ethical of the

procedure in the UK, though doctors here are fully able to perform transplants

a approve

b approving

c approved

d approval

82 The French patient from the northern French town of Valenciennes underwent extensive counseling before her operation, which is believed to have lasted at least five hours

a 38-year-old

b 38-years-old

c 38-old-year

d 38-old-years

83 The French magazine Le Point reports that the tissues, muscles, arteries and veins for the transplant were taken from a multi-organ donor in the northern city of Lille, who was brain-dead

a needed

b need

c needing

d to need

84 The operations were by a team led

by Professor Bernard Devauchelle and Professor Jean Michel Dubernard

a carried on

b carried off

c carried out

d carried away

85 In a statement, the hospital said the woman had been gravely disfigured in the attack May this year

a on

b in

c at

d since

86 It added that the woman - who wishes to

remain anonymous - was in "excellent

general health" and said the graft looked

a normally

b normalize

c normality

d normal

87 any other transplant patient, the

woman will have to take

immunosuppressant drugs to help her

body cope with the donated tissue

a Alike

b Likes

c Resemble

d Like

88 Doctors working in the field say many

could benefit from the procedure,

10,000 burns victims in the UK

a include

b including

c includes

d included

89 Samsung pleaded guilty Wednesday to a

charge it participated a worldwide

price-fixing conspiracy that damaged

competition and raised PC prices

a on

b at

c in

d about

90 U.S District Judge Hamilton ordered

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay

$300 million — the second-largest

in a criminal antitrust case

a fine

b charge

c fee

d expense

91 The sentence was the culmination of a

three-year into price fluctuations in

the dynamic random access memory

market from April 1999 to June 2002

a research

b investigation

c experiment

d test

92 Prosecutors said Samsung and

companies conspired in e-mails,

telephone calls and in-person meetings

to fix the price of chips used in personal

computers and other electronic devices

a another

b others

c other

d the others

93 A meditating teenage boy in south-central Nepal is drawing the of scientists after attracting huge crowds in the past six months and earning himself the name Buddha-reincarnate

a attendance

b intention

c participation

d attention

94 They are considering how him without disturbing his meditation

a to examine

b to examining

c examines

d should examine

95 Ram Bahadur Bamjan's friends, relatives and managers say he has been

meditating without water for six months

a drinking

b to drink

c drink

d to drinking

96 They add that he will for another six years until he gains enlightenment as did the Buddha some 250km away in

Lumbini in western Nepal

a carry on

b carry off

c carry out

d carry away

97 Word quickly about the teenager, and people around began to visit Bamjan,

15, who has been sitting cross-legged in

a traditional Buddha posture under a peepal tree

a created

b spread

c exchanged

d uttered

98 His hair has grown and has almost covered his eyes Villagers say he has grown weak

a length

b lengthened

c long

d lengthily

99 The dramatically increased movement of people has generated economic

a reforms

b ties

c strategies

d opportunities

100 Makeshift shops have sprung up, and

offerings in cash and kind are on the _

a mend

b rise

c wane

d run

101 Local people have formed a committee

to make sure that Bamjan gets the right

environment to meditate and the

influx of visitors and the offerings they

make

a to managing

b managed

c managing

d to manage

102 Some say he has eaten nothing since

he began his meditation, that he

used to take a milk-like liquid from the

roots of the peepal tree at the beginning

a another

b other

c others

d the other

103 Most people can live without food for

several weeks, the average human

can survive for only three to four days

without water

a however

b still

c but

d or

104 Followers of holy men and ascetics

have often ascribed extraordinary powers

to them, but such powers are seldom

subject to inspection

a science

b scientific

c scientifically

d scientist

105 The number of people seeking real

evidence here Under pressure,

locals have asked the administration to

find out the truth

a is increasing

b are increasing

c have been increasing

d were increasing

106 Mr Koirala said scientists from the

Royal Nepal Academy of Science and

Technology were due to arrive to

the examination

a encourage

b meet

c ignore

d conduct

107 Bamjan's family members say they have no _ what is going on

a knowledge

b idea

c hope

d faith

108 His mother fainted when she found out _ son had undertaken an indefinite meditation

a she

b our

c her

d hers

109 The family said Bamjan was different his four brothers They said he did not speak much and stayed aloof

a to

b from

c in

d against

110 Bamjan undertook meditation when he returned from a tour of Lumbini, Buddha was born

a which

b that

c whom

d where

111 Mexico says it opposes a US plan to build more fences along the border in order to control immigration

a illegal

b illegally

c legal

d legally

112 About 10 million Mexicans live in the United States and more than four million are said to stay

a illegal

b illegally

c illegality

d illegalize

113 More than a million every year as they try to enter the US to look for work

a have been arrested

b were arrested

c will be arrested

d are arrested

114 Experts said the migration trend would continue the huge wage gap between the US and Mexico

a therefore

b in spite of

c because of

d because

115 President Bush toured US states to

rally support for his strategy to control

immigration He wants security

along the Mexican frontier

a more severe

b tighter

c more valuable

d more effective

116 The US Supreme Court is hearing a

challenge to a state law that requires girls

under 18 to notify one parent before

having an abortion

a at least

b at the least

c at less

d at the less

117 Under the New Hampshire law minors

can have an abortion without telling a

parent only if their life in danger

a were

b would be

c had been

d is

118 Anti-abortion campaigners and

pro-choice advocates faced each other on

the steps of the Supreme Court as initial

were due to begin inside

a argue

b argument

c arguing

d arguments

119 Minors who want an abortion must

inform at least one parent in 19 states,

24 others require parental approval

before a procedure

a while

b because

c when

d however

120 Cathay Pacific is to bolster its fleet as

faces increased competition in the

Asian long-haul market

a he

b they

c it

d its

121 The Hong Kong- carrier is

acquiring 19 planes - 16 Boeing

777-300ERs and three Airbus A330-300s

a centered

b based

c located

d identified

122 The deals, which will expand Cathay's

fleet to more than 110 planes by 2010,

will enable it more routes and develop Hong Kong as a global hub

a opening

b opened

c to open

d open

123 Cathay is acquiring 12 planes from Boeing and seven planes on lease from the International Lease Finance Corporation

a directed

b direction

c direct

d directly

124 South Korea's of flat-screen TVs are to slash prices in an effort to boost market share

a two largest manufacturers

b the two largest manufacturers

c two larger manufacturers

d the two large manufacturers

125 Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are set to cut retail prices of LCD (liquid crystal display) sets in their home by more than 20%

a marketer

b marketing

c market

d marketed

126 Despite the popularity of flat-screen TVs, analysts have warned that over-supply in the sector could force prices sharply

a up

b over

c on

d down

127 LG Electronics recently announced plans to spend $485m on building a flat-screen facility near Seoul in partnership with Dutch firm Philips Electronics

a produced

b production

c productive

d producing

128 Samsung, the world's leading flat-screen producer, is also increasing production in anticipation of demand next year

a low

b surging

c disappointing

d weak

129 Experts believe next year's football

World Cup will spur interest in flat-screen

TVs in South Korea and Japan,

have qualified for the tournament

a both of which

b both of them

c which both of

d of both which

130 The European Central Bank has raised

rates by a quarter of a percentage

point to 2.25%

a interesting

b interestingly

c interested

d interest

131 The European Union has granted

Ukraine market economy status - seen as

a key step to boost trade

a disputes

b gaps

c ties

d embargoes

132 Mr Blair and other EU leaders also

backed Ukraine's bid to the World

Trade Organization

a participate

b involve

c leave

d join

133 This is the first summit between the EU

and Ukraine since the Orange Revolution

a year ago, brought pro-Western

President Viktor Yushchenko to power

a that

b which

c who

d what

134 Dedicated gamers have started

queuing for the long-awaited Xbox 360

which makes its debut in the UK

midnight

a at

b in

c on

d until

135 Microsoft's machine is the first next

generation games console on sale,

ahead of those from Sony and Nintendo

a going

b to going

c will go

d to go

136 Retailers however have warned that fans may be disappointed as most shops have sold out of all their stock due

to limited supplies

a yet

b still

c already

d ever

137 Some gamers have been expressing their at the expected shortage of Xbox 360s in online forums

a satisfaction

b frustration

c joy

d excitement

138 The Xbox 360 is one of the most eagerly-awaited consumer electronics of the year

a debuts

b debuted

c debuting

d debut

139 The console sold out quickly when it was in the US last week

a produced

b advertised

c released

d declared

140 This is the first time that a console maker has launched a product simultaneously across the world and the ambitious plan has led to supply

problems for Microsoft

a most

b the most

c almost

d most of

141 Some 300,000 Xbox 360s are likely to

be available for Friday's European launch, though is far expected to exceed this

a supply

b demand

c desire

d trade

142 Sony and Nintendo are planning to release next generation consoles during 2006, giving Microsoft an edge over its rivals by launching the 360 now

a its

b her

c our

d their