TEST TOEIC 12 ppsx

Microsoft plans ____ the consumer launch of its much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system to January 2007.. Microsoft had originally aimed to launch Vista - the first major update

TOEIC 12

1 Microsoft plans the consumer launch

of its much-anticipated Windows Vista

operating system to January 2007

a to delay

b delay

c delaying

d delayed

2 Microsoft had originally aimed to launch

Vista - the first major update since

Windows XP five years ago - in the

second half of 2006

a has been introduced

b introduced

c was introduced

d has introduced

3 Efforts to _ security in the new system

were largely behind the delay

a tighten

b improve

c deal

d breach

4 Microsoft is planning six versions of the

next incarnation of Windows

operating system

a it

b them

c their

d its

5 details have been given about the

pricing of the separate versions

a Not

b No

c None

d Nothing

6 The European Union has issued a blacklist

more than 90 airlines from operating

in the region

a bans

b banned

c banning

d ban

7 Most of the companies, which the

European Union says fail to

international standards, are based in

Africa

a meet

b live

c lower

d set

8 The list will be available online, and passengers will have to be informed if they to fly on a named carrier

a were

b had been

c would be

d are

9 The move last year after a summer in which more than 500 people died in plane crashes worldwide

a proposed

b proposing

c was proposed

d has been proposed

10 The list of 92 firms face a complete ban and three facing operational restrictions was compiled from recommendations from the 25 members of the EU

a when

b who

c whom

d which

11 The EU says that bans and operating restrictions are based on evidence of airlines violating certain criteria, the use of poorly-maintained, antiquated or obsolete aircraft

a so that

b such as

c such that

d as such

12 The EU says that the blacklist will have a real impact aviation safety in the EU

by encouraging airlines operating in Europe to comply fully with safety standards

a in

b with

c of

d on

13 US car giant General Motors is raising production of its largest sport utility vehicles (SUVs) fears that such cars are losing popularity

a despite

b although

c however

d because of

14 The firm $10 billion last year as it

struggled badly in its home market

a loses

b losses

c lost

d losing

15 Overall US sales of gas-guzzling SUV's

have fallen sharply, hit by fuel prices

and competition from new "crossover"

models that are built more like cars than

trucks

a reasonable

b inexpensive

c rising

d declining

16 Sportswear group Nike has announced a

19% increase in third-quarter profits on the

back of sales in its core US market

a strength

b strong

c strongly

d strengthen

17 Nike said that robust sales of footwear and

clothing offset stagnant in Europe

and Japan

a requirement

b supply

c request

d demand

18 Nike has faced increased in light of a

merger between Adidas-Salomon and

Reebok International

a competitive

b competitor

c compete

d competition

19 Nike filed a patent infringement suit

against the company earlier this year

claiming that of its rival's trainers

copied its technology

a a number

b an amount

c a lots

d a little

20 The Chinese government is a 5% tax

on disposable wooden chopsticks in a bid

to preserve its forests

a paying

b introducing

c preferring

d eliminating

21 China produces about 45 billion pairs of

chopsticks a year, millions of birch,

poplar and bamboo trees

a consume

b consumed

c consumes

d consuming

22 The move came as China said it would raise some consumption taxes next month

in a bid to help the environment and narrow the between rich and poor

a hole

b opening

c gap

d vacancy

23 Taxes yachts, luxury watches, golf clubs, gas-guzzling cars and wooden floor panels are rising by 5-20%

a in

b on

c with

d at

24 The disposable splints of wood, usually between eight and 10 inches long, a target for Chinese environmentalists

a have long been

b long have been

c have been long

d been have long

25 Students have persuaded some college cafeterias to chopsticks with spoons

a provide

b discard

c remove

d replace

26 In recent years, the government has actually encouraged the use of disposable chopsticks, in a bid to the spread of infectious illnesses by sharing eating utensils

a enhance

b encourage

c contribute

d reduce

27 Shanghai consumers gave a mixed

to the new tax

a respond

b respondent

c responsive

d response

28 Many of the other tax increases are part of China's attempts to curb the demand luxury goods in its cities

a in

b for

c with

d about

29 the rising incomes for many urban

workers, an estimated 200 million Chinese

still live on less than $1 a day each

a Due to

b However

c Despite

d In addition to

30 The government has raised the tax on cars

with engines bigger than 2 liters from 8%

to 20%, as it looks to reduce and oil

consumption

a pollution

b pollute

c pollutant

d polluted

31 Cars with smaller engines, between 1 and

1.5 liters, will have their taxes to 3%

from 5%

a cutting

b to cutting

c to cut

d cut

32 The cost of and running a business

in Singapore is much lower than in the US,

Japan or any major European nation

a launch

b launching

c to launch

d launched

33 Indonesia has criticized a decision by

Australia to grant temporary visas to

dozens of asylum seekers from the

province of Papua

a strongly

b strong

c strength

d strengthen

34 Japan is to delay a decision on paying

further yen loans to China the two

countries' worsening relations

a in spite of

b although

c because of

d on account

35 Chief government spokesman Shinzo Abe

said Japan would not give any more loans

the current fiscal year

a while

b during

c unless

d once

36 Ties between China and Japan have due to rows over energy reserves and World War II history

a improved

b strengthened

c fostered

d deteriorated

37 Japan's aid to China is longer significant financially, but delaying further payments will be viewed as highly symbolic

a not

b any

c more

d no

38 Tokyo out billions of dollars in yen loans for Chinese infrastructure projects over the past two decades

a is paying

b has paid

c paid

d had paid

39 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo have incensed China's leaders, freezing high-level diplomatic contacts

a effectively

b effect

c effective

d affect

40 The two sides have failed to reach

on the East China Sea issue despite a fourth round of talks earlier this month

a limit

b destination

c agreement

d peak

41 On Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted that a pipeline carrying Russian oil through China

a could build

b could be building

c could to be built

d could be built

42 A new jet engine design able to fly seven times the speed of sound is to launch over Australia on Friday

a scheduled

b proposed

c anticipated

d designed

43 The scramjet engine, as Hyshot III,

has been designed by British defence firm

Qinetiq

a knowing

b to know

c knows

d known

44 If successful, it could pave the way for

ultra-fast, intercontinental air travel, and

substantially cut the of putting small

payloads into space

a loss

b cost

c rate

d supply

45 The engine will launch on a rocket by

the University of Queensland

a own

b to own

c owned

d owning

46 The first Hyshot engine was launched in

2001, but the test flight when the

rocket carrying the engine flew off course

a failed

b flourished

c missed

d booked

47 A supersonic combustion ramjet, or

scramjet, is mechanically very

a simply

b simplicity

c simple

d simplify

48 The Hyshot tests will bring the idea of a

commercial scramjet one step closer

to

a real

b really

c realize

d reality

49 Many have speculated that they could

allow passenger airlines to fly between

London and Sydney just 2 hours

a since

b in

c at

d with

50 this vision maybe many years off, it

was given a huge boost when NASA

successfully flew its X-43A plane over the

Pacific Ocean in 2004

a Although

b Unless

c Because

d Nevertheless

51 North Korea has not had an operational missile that could hit the continental US

a already

b yet

c ever

d still

52 Concerns over North Korea's weapons program rose this month it test-fired two short-range missiles

a during

b where

c when

d while

53 A US military official told a government committee that the missiles represented a

"leap forward" for Pyongyang's program in terms of and accuracy

a reliable

b reliance

c rely

d reliability

54 Scientists believe they _ a reason why the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus cannot yet jump easily between humans

a must have been discovered

b may have discovered

c should have discovered

d may have been discovered

55 Flu viruses which target man tend to attach cells further up the airway - maximizing their chances of being passed

on by coughing or sneezing

a to

b with

c for

d from

56 Researchers found that the bird flu virus attached to cells deep down in the human airways

a themselves

b it

c itself

d them

57 The H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia, and has killed more than 100 people worldwide it re-emerged in 2003

a until

b since

c for

d during

58 According to the scientists, bird flu

cannot jump easily from human to human

a already

b yet

c ever

d still

59 Scientists fear that if it gains that ability

and mutates, it could result a human

flu pandemic, with millions of deaths

world-wide

a in

b from

c of

d with

60 The Wisconsin team why the virus

could not spread easily between humans

despite the fact that it could replicate

efficiently in human lungs

a investigator

b investigation

c investigated

d investigating

61 Former Philippine President Joseph

Estrada has denied millions of

dollars in bribes and gambling pay-offs

a to take

b taken

c take

d taking

62 Mr Estrada is accused of amassing about

$80m illegally he was in office

a during

b unless

c while

d because

63 He was forced from office in 2001 by

massive anti-corruption protests by

the Catholic Church and the army

a back

b backed

c to back

d backing

64 He under house arrest since July

2004 after winning a legal battle freeing

him from military detention

a was

b is being

c will be

d has been

65 About 200 Filipinos at the trial in

Manila to show support for their former

president

a showed up

b showed into

c showed off

d showed around

66 They had held an overnight vigil and carried banners Mr Estrada's innocence

a proclaiming

b proclaim

c proclaimed

d proclaims

67 Police say that security is needed around the anti-corruption court to contain possible protests by the supporters and to ensure his safety

a financial

b severe

c harsh

d tight

68 Mr Estrada's requests for TV coverage of the trial have been refused

a life

b live

c lives

d alive

69 An impeachment trial against Mr Estrada broke down in 2001 when prosecutors were barred presenting what they said was a crucial piece of evidence

a against

b from

c with

d for

70 Within hours, people massed on the streets for protests that grew until he was forced the presidential palace

a flee

b fleeing

c to flee

d fled

71 Three executives at Samsung Electronics have agreed to plead guilty on charges of conspiring to the price of computer memory chips

a agree

b sell

c fix

d supervise

72 The three men each agreed to serve terms

of between seven and eight months in prison and to each pay a of

$250,000

a fee

b charge

c toll

d fine

73 The US government said a price fixing

conspiracy had driven up the price of

DRAM chips, the product for storing

and retrieving information in computers

and electronic devices

a most commonly used

b commonly used most

c commonly most used

d most used commonly

74 Companies such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard

and IBM said that they had to PC

prices or limit the amount of memory

installed on their systems to offset the

higher costs of computer chips

a fix

b raise

c set

d cut

75 In response to the guilty pleas Samsung

said it was strongly committed to fair

and ethical practices and forbids

anticompetitive behavior

a competitor

b competing

c competition

d competitive

76 Malaysia has opened a motorway drive-in

massage parlor, with the aim of road

accidents by relaxing stressed-out drivers

a reducing

b causing

c launching

d happening

77 The new parlor is on the North-South

Highway, which stretches the of

Peninsular Malaysia

a long

b lengthen

c lengthy

d length

78 The government confirmed a second

centre will open a few months' time

a on

b at

c by

d in

79 Hundreds of thousands of Malaysians

commute along a web of highways daily,

accidents typically rise during

extended holidays when millions leave

Kuala Lumpur and other major cities

a or

b but

c however

d despite

80 Commuters in France have major disruption after transport workers joined a nationwide strike against the controversial new youth employment law

a caused

b led

c faced

d avoided

81 Large parts of the country's rail, bus and air networks have been shut down, severe delays

a causing

b cause

c caused

d causes

82 More than 100 demonstrations are expected as public and private sector workers join students in the government to scrap the law

a calling in

b calling for

c calling off

d calling back

83 Extra riot police _ in Paris ahead of

an afternoon march

a are deploying

b is being deployed

c is deploying

d are being deployed

84 Airport authorities warned of delays and cancellations and urged passengers to check with airlines

a its

b his

c their

d theirs

85 Protesters are bitterly opposed to the First Employment Contract, which allows employers to end job contracts for under-26s at any time during a two-year trial period without having to offer an explanation or prior warning

a giving

b given

c gave

d give

86 The government says that the new law will encourage employers young people

a to hire

b hiring

c hired

d hires

87 Students fear that it will erode job stability

in a country more than 20% of 18 to

25-year-olds are unemployed - more than

twice the national average

a which

b what

c where

d who

88 These latest demonstrations are a real test

of the prime minister's resolve, and it is

hard how he can break the

stalemate

a see

b seeing

c sees

d to see

89 The main unions refuse to negotiate

the prime minister withdraws the contracts

a even

b until

c because

d besides

90 In France, street protests a powerful

political weapon

a have long proved

b have proved long

c long have proved

d long proved have

91 serious fears on all sides about a

breakdown in public order if these protests

continue

a It is

b They are

c There are

d Its

92 A doctor in India has been sentenced to

two years in prison for revealing the sex of

a fetus and then to abort it

a agreed

b agree

c to agree

d agreeing

93 Under Indian laws, ultrasound tests on a

pregnant woman to determine the gender

of the fetus are

a illegally

b illegalize

c illegal

d illegality

94 It has been that 10 million female

fetuses may have been terminated in India

in the past 20 years

a associated

b estimated

c fabricated

d appreciated

95 Government officials sent in three pregnant women as decoy patients to find out if the clinic would carry out abortions on sex selection

a based

b base

c to base

d basing

96 A cultural for sons over daughters has skewed India's sex ratio

a preference

b difference

c diversity

d exchange

97 The girl child has been considered inferior and a liability - a bride's dowry can cripple a poor family financially

a tradition

b traditional

c traditions

d traditionally

98 Diabetes can lead to amputation damage to the nerves and blood vessels that serve the limbs

a rather than

b because of

c in spite of

d because

99 People with diabetes are 15 times more at risk of lower limb amputation people without the condition

a rather

b as

c than

d so

100 Diabetes is the UK's second most common of lower limb amputation

a issue

b problem

c matter

d cause

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2 C

3 B

4 D

5 B

6 C

7 A

8 D

9 C

10 D

11 B

12 D

13 A

14 C

15 C

16 B

17 D

18 D

19 A

20 B

21 D

22 C

23 B

24 A

25 D

26 D

27 D

28 B

29 C

30 A

31 D

32 B

33 A

34 C

35 B

36 D

37 D

38 B

39 A

40 C

41 D

42 A

43 D

44 B

45 C

46 A

47 C

48 D

49 B

50 A

51 B

52 C

53 D

54 B

55 A

56 C

57 B

58 D

59 A

60 C

61 D

62 C

63 B

64 D

65 A

66 A

67 D

68 B

69 B

70 C

71 C

72 D

73 A

74 B

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76 A

77 D

78 D

79 B

80 C

81 A

82 B

83 D

84 C

85 D

86 A

87 C

88 D

89 B

90 A

91 C

92 D

93 C

94 B

95 A

96 A

97 D

98 B

99 C

100 D