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1 Harry Potter cast a spell over moviegoers

during the weekend, as film in the

fantasy series about a young wizard

smashed sales records around the world

a the fourth

b fourth

c four

d the four

2 "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" sold an

estimated $181.4 million of tickets,

including $101.4 million in North America

a worthy

b cost

c charge

d worth

3 The $130 million movie, on the book by

British author J.K Rowling, stars 16-year-old

Daniel Radcliffe in the title role

a basing

b base

c based

d to base

4 The film was rated in the United States as

PG-13 for "sequences of fantasy and

frightening images," while the first three

carried a milder PG rating

a violation

b violate

c violent

d violence

5 Exit polling showed that more adults turned

than usual, indicating that the

franchise's appeal is spreading beyond

families

a down

b up

c over

d on

6 The new film was by Mike Newell, best

known for the 1994 comedy "Four Weddings

and a Funeral," and the first Englishman to

take the helm of the series

a direction

b directed

c directing

d direct

7 In North America, the three-day haul set a

new record for the lucrative franchise,

the $93.7 million opening of 2004's "Harry

Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

a surpass

b surpassed

c surpassing

d to surpassing

8 of the three was 2001's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which totaled

$317.6 million

a The most successful

b Most successful

c The more successful

d The more successful than

9 Boeing has two massive deals to supply aircraft to Chinese firms and to Dubai's Emirates Airlines

a signature

b sign

c signing

d signed

10 China is buying seventy Boeing 737 aircraft -

a $4bn deal that is said to be in Chinese aviation history

a largest

b larger than

c the largest

d the larger than

11 Airbus and Boeing have been battling it out to win orders in the Middle East, a fast-growing aviation relatively unchallenged by rocketing fuel prices and terror threats

a markets

b market

c marketing

d marketers

12 Airline Emirates 45 Airbus super-jumbo A380 aircraft - the single largest customer for the new jet, which put in an appearance at the air show on Saturday

a had already purchased

b already had purchased

c had purchased already

d had already purchase

13 The airline hopes the Gulf a major regional transport hub as it positions itself as

a leading carrier on routes between Europe and Asia

a make

b to make

c to making

d made

14 China's deal with Boeing was hailed as a

promising sign for future between China

and the US by China's official news agency

Xinhua

a cooperate

b cooperative

c cooperator

d cooperation

15 The agreement was as President

George W Bush visited Beijing

a expressed

b signed

c honored

d broken

16 US carmaker General Motors is to cut 30,000

jobs in North America under a restructuring

drive that to revive the company

a aims

b aiming

c aimed

d aim

17 The automotive group, which is struggling to

stem huge losses, will also nine

factories

a build up

b close down

c start off

d bring up

18 GM has suffered falling sales, a drop in

market share and high costs

a labored

b laboring

c laborer

d labor

19 Earlier this year, the firm had warned it

25,000 jobs by 2008 mainly through attrition

or natural wastage

a has cut

b would be cut

c would cut

d will be cut

20 A diamond necklace that once belonged

the Russian Empress Catherine the

Great has been sold at auction for $1.5m in

Geneva

a with

b to

c of

d from

21 Auction house Sotheby's says the necklace is

a rare survivor from an era jewelry was

broken up for reuse

a although

b unless

c when

d and

22 Around 200 attended the day-long auction at Geneva's Le Beau Rivage hotel

a dealers

b dealings

c deals

d dealer

23 The necklace was 340 lots that were sold for a total of $27m

a between

b most

c along

d among

24 Sotheby's would not the name of the buyer of Catherine the Great's necklace

a sign

b reveal

c remember

d use

25 The necklace by a London jeweler in

1927

a has been bought

b is bought

c bought

d was bought

26 It was then sold on to an unnamed collector and in private hands ever since

a remained

b remains

c has remained

d will remain

27 Coca Cola is under amid concerns about obesity and the effect that fizzy soft drinks are having on our health

a attack

b discussion

c way

d control

28 their arch rival Pepsi, Coca-Cola has been slow in diversifying into healthier products

a Dislike

b Unlike

c Alike

d Not likes

29 The price of gold has climbed to its highest level in 18 years after Russia said it may double its reserves

a most

b most of

c the most

d almost

30 Costs also have been driven by for gold

jewelry and concerns that quicker inflation in

the US will erode the value of shares and

bonds

a demand

b responsibility

c consumption

d request

31 Gold as high as $487.90 an ounce in

Friday trading

a risen

b rose

c raised

d rise

32 the price fell back in afternoon US

trading, analysts predict it may climb to $500

by the end of this year, and could go even

higher

a Because

b However

c In spite of

d Although

33 Gold prices steadily since they hit a

25-year low of $255 an ounce in 2001

a have been recovering

b recovered

c were recovering

d has been recovering

34 Analysts said mining companies have

recently struggled to boost output, hampered

in part by higher costs and a failure to

find large new reserves

a produced

b producing

c production

d productive

35 Demand for jewelry, meanwhile, has

remained , and investors have been

turning back to gold, lured in part by tracker

funds that are linked to the price of the metal

a steadied

b steadily

c steadiness

d steady

36 At the same time, a number of central banks,

Russia's, have been hinting that they

might increase gold supplies and cut their

holdings of the US dollar

a include

b included

c including

d includes

37 Russia currently has about 500 tons of gold

in reserves, and any plan to double that would put upward pressure on global

markets

a their

b our

c his

d its

38 For the second year in a row this destitute city of Camden, New Jersey, has been named the nation's

a most dangerous

b the most dangerous

c more dangerous

d more dangerous than

39 Camden, a former industrial city across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, for a history of corrupt politicians, drug-dealing and murders

a knows

b knowing

c is known

d has known

40 The state has poured $175 million into the city to spur projects

a developing

b development

c developed

d developer

41 AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first in 1981, making it one

of the most destructive epidemics in history

a recognizing

b recognize

c to recognize

d recognized

42 An estimated 3.1 million people died from the virus last year and another 4.9 million people became

a infected

b infection

c infecting

d infect

43 For the first time, solid evidence that increased efforts to combat the disease over the last five years have led to fewer new infections in some places

a it is

b they are

c Its

d there is

44 Key World Trade Organization members

have admitted they will not be able to agree a

framework for a new deal at upcoming

talks in China

a trading

b trade

c traded

d trader

45 For more than a decade Central Asia has

been a key conduit for the world's heroin,

from Afghanistan to markets in Europe

and Russia

a smuggle

b smuggling

c smuggled

d smuggles

46 Now Central Asian governments a new

challenge - a rapid rise in heroin use by their

own people

a face

b pose

c offer

d present

47 According to the UN, drug abuse in the

region has "alarming" levels

a arrived

b reached

c raised

d reduced

48 Drug - mainly taking heroin - are now

estimated to make up almost 1% of Central

Asia's population, three times the rate in the

rest of Asia

a uses

b using

c usages

d users

49 way to reduce heroin consumption in

Central Asia would, of course, be to reduce

the amount trafficked through the region

a Most effective

b The more effective

c The most effective

d More effective than

50 Of the five Central Asian states, Tajikistan is

seen by analysts as having trafficking

problem

a the worst

b worst

c the worse

d the baddest

51 Measuring the trade is obviously , and most of the available statistics are supplied

by governments, which can have their own agendas

a difficulty

b difficultly

c difficult

d differ

52 Tajikistan's drug trafficking problem partly stems from poverty - exacerbated by civil war between 1992 and 1997 - and partly due to its topography

a his

b their

c our

d its

53 It also has a 1,344-km long, and inaccessible, border with Afghanistan, which

is currently proving to police

a difficult

b difficultly

c difficulty

d different

54 Analysts say the Tajik guards, took over full control of the border from Russia in August, are poorly trained and lack proper equipment

a whom

b who

c that

d whose

55 In Turkmenistan, a very secretive country which to give any information on drugs

to the UN in the last five years, the situation

is unclear

a has refused

b refused

c had refuse

d will refuse

56 Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmonov has said that trafficking at its source, in Afghanistan

a should be stop

b should be stopped

c should be stopping

d should stop

57 Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan both employed a

central drugs control agency, the other

countries relied on police and security

services

a however

b for example

c while

d because

58 Last year, Kyrgyzstan's agency 60-70%

of seizures, even though it only numbers 200

people

a was in control of

b was responsible for

c was in custody of

d was in response to

59 Mr Hall believes the focus needs to be on

poverty alleviation

a programming

b program

c programmers

d programs

60 Angela Merkel, of the Christian

Democrats, has been sworn in as Germany's

first woman chancellor at a ceremony in the

country's parliament

a leading

b lead

c leader

d leadership

61 Mrs Merkel, a conservative, will a

coalition with the centre-left Social

Democrats, who ruled before

a head

b leave

c blame

d destroy

62 She is also the first chancellor in the

former communist eastern part of the

country

a to have grown up

b have grown up

c to having grown up

d having grown up

63 In the Bundestag 397 MPs voted for her,

51 members of the governing coalition

voted against her

a and

b therefore

c however

d but

64 During a handover ceremony Tuesday Mrs Merkel paid tribute to her predecessor Gerhard Schroeder, who is preparing to leave politics

a by

b in

c on

d at

65 Mrs Merkel will make her first foreign trip as chancellor on Wednesday, Paris and Brussels

a visit

b visiting

c to visit

d visited

66 Her foreign policy stance is more pro-US than of Mr Schroeder, who opposed the war in Iraq

a this

b those

c that

d these

67 The parties have agreed to cut Germany's budget deficit with spending cuts and moderate tax increases

a working

b work

c worked

d to work

68 There is less disagreement over foreign affairs, where Mrs Merkel hopes to smooth relations with the US, Germany's profile within NATO and promote fair dealing within the European Union

a boost

b boosting

c to boost

d boosted

69 She has been forced to make concessions to unions and accept Social Democrats in key cabinet roles

a trader

b trade

c trading

d traded

70 Italian experts are proposing a dramatic new to the watery threat facing the city of Venice

a effort

b influence

c solution

d bill

71 Rather than battling to keep the sea out -

they want to use it to help the sinking

island-city

a rise

b raise

c rising

d raising

72 The scheme would involve pumping huge

quantities of sea water into the ground

beneath Venice down 12 pipes, would

be 700m long

a which each of

b of each which

c which of each

d each of which

73 The sea water would make the sand beneath

the city lifting Venice by 30cm in 10

years

a to expand

b expanding

c expand

d to expanding

74 The Italian government is spending 4.5bn

euro a controversial project to build

floodgates across the entrance to the lagoon

in which the city stands in an effort to keep

the sea at bay

a on

b in

c at

d with

75 Now, a panel of engineers and geologists

from the respected University of Padua have

the new scheme costing just a fraction

of that - 100m euro

a accounted for

b turned up

c made up with

d come up with

76 Swiss-based food giant Nestle has ordered

the of baby milk from France, Spain,

Portugal and Italy after tests suggested

chemical contamination

a distribution

b recall

c marketing

d promotion

77 The alarm was raised traces of a

chemical involved in the printing process

were found in samples in Italy

a until

b while

c after

d but

78 Nestle denies the chemical poses a risk to but has recalled the cartons, with an expiry date of September 2006

a health

b healthy

c healthful

d healthily

79 The scare began in June when a sample of liquid baby milk by Nestle showed traces of isopropyl thioxanthone

a produced

b producing

c was produced

d to produce

80 Mobile phone giant Vodafone, which Manchester United since 2000, is ending a four-year shirt deal with the Premier League club

a had sponsored

b have sponsored

c sponsored

d has sponsored

81 Manchester United says it is in talks with "a number of world class" potential suitors and

is of securing a new deal in coming months

a confide

b confident

c confidence

d confidant

82 In July this year, the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, which had been opposed

to the sale of the club to U.S tycoon Malcolm Glazer, urged Vodafone to end

sponsorship deal with United as it was a

"tainted brand"

a their

b our

c its

d it

83 Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have been romantically linked, plan quake survivors in northern Pakistan in coming days

a to visit

b visit

c visiting

d visited

84 Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N refugee agency, has traveled to more than 20

countries she took up the high-profile

job in August 2001

a for

b in

c until

d since

85 It was the first time that Jolie, who visits

UNHCR headquarters about once a year,

was by Pitt

a accompany

b accompanying

c accompanied

d to accompany

86 The Oscar-winning actress has traveled

for the Nobel-winning agency, which protects

people fleeing wars and persecution

a wide

b widely

c widen

d width

87 The pair, who played married assassins

ordered to kill each in the box-office hit,

have been romantically linked in media

reports since last year

a another

b other

c others

d the other

88 A in subsidies for Europe's sugar

farmers has been agreed by European Union

agriculture ministers

a reduce

b reducing

c reduced

d reduction

89 The changes were by the World Trade

Organization, but EU farmers and sugar firms

have warned of job losses

a demanded

b demanding

c to demand

d demand

90 A cloning pioneer as a hero in his South

Korean homeland has resigned and

apologized for using human eggs from his

own researchers

a served

b denounced

c regarded

d blamed

91 International medical standards warn against

using eggs from researchers may be

vulnerable to pressure

a who

b whom

c which

d whose

92 The ministry in Seoul insists that he is not guilty of any moral or legal wrongdoing,

as the eggs were given voluntarily, without the professor's knowledge

a healthy

b healthiness

c healthful

d health

93 Dr Hwang, 52, gained worldwide after producing the world's first cloned human embryos and stem cells tailored to be used

on individuals

a famous

b fame

c famously

d famed

94 Human cloning science offers the possibility that stem cells harvested from cloned embryos could be used diseases like Parkinson's, diabetes and heart disease

a treating

b to treating

c to treat

d treat

95 Dr Hwang's was seen as particularly important as the stem cells he created were a perfect match for the patient, which could mean treatments without the risk of the body rejecting them

a prestige

b breakthrough

c barrier

d demand

96 Opponents argue that and experimenting with human embryos is unethical

a create

b created

c to create

d creating

97 Earlier this month Gerald Schatten, a prominent American of Dr Hwang, broke off their collaboration saying he was concerned by the way the group procured human eggs

a colleague

b college

c rival

d competitor

98 When the medical journal Nature pressed Dr

Hwang in 2004 about the of the eggs,

he denied they had been donated by his own

researchers

a originate

b original

c origin

d originality

99 At a press on Thursday he admitted he

had not told the truth

a conference

b release

c coverage

d office

100 Dr Hwang said when two women on his

team offered their own eggs, he Later,

the women donated their eggs under false

names, without his permission

a brought them up

b took them on

c threw them away

d turned them down

101 South Korea's health ministry also admitted

that other women were paid thousands of

dollars for their eggs, this took place

without Dr Hwang's knowledge

a or

b however

c though

d therefore

102 The professor said he was resigning from

all public posts, including his of the

World Stem Cell Hub, which is designed to

produce stem cell lines for disease research

worldwide

a chairmanship

b chairman

c chairing

d chaired

103 The research conducted by his team

requires large of human eggs, which

are difficult to obtain

a number

b numbers

c amount

d amounts

104 There are no international laws the

use of cells and embryos, but scientists said

a tough regulatory climate - like that in force

in the UK - could prevent such abuses or

misunderstandings

a governed

b governs

c government

d governing

105 A huge swathe of toxic water has the north-eastern Chinese city of Harbin after drifting down the river which is the city's main water source

a arrived

b came

c reached

d ran

106 Massive of the chemical benzene were released by a blast 11 days ago at a plant in Jilin

a number

b numbers

c amount

d amounts

107 Authorities off water supplies to Harbin's 3.8m residents two days ago

a were shutting

b shut

c are shutting

d will shut

108 More than 16,000 tons of water _ in by road

a are also being brought

b are also bringing

c bring

d will be bringing

109 Hospitals have been placed on stand-by to cope possible poisoning victims

a about

b on

c with

d in

110 Reports on Thursday said the body of water had levels of benzene more than 30 times higher than was considered safe

a contaminate

b contamination

c contaminating

d contaminated

111 China's environmental watchdog had found levels in the river 108 times the safe limit Wednesday

a at

b in

c for

d on

112 Neighboring Russia was seeking information from China on the spill

a urgently

b urgent

c urgency

d urging

113 The European Commission is to begin legal

action against the Bank of Italy over

handling of recent bank mergers

a it

b its

c their

d them

114 The bank's governor, Antonio Fazio, has

been accused of abusing his position over

the matter and has faced calls in Italy to

a restore

b relocate

c resign

d promote

115 The Bank of England will keep a close

on changes in gas prices and their potential

impact on inflation

a ear

b hand

c nose

d eye

116 China has its second human death

from bird flu, a 35-year-old woman from

eastern Anhui province

a confirmed

b confirming

c confirmation

d confirm

117 The farmer died 11 days after she

developed pneumonia-like symptoms after

contact with sick and poultry

a died

b death

c die

d dead

118 Gary Glitter may be detained in Vietnam for

another four months while claims that he had

sex with under-age girls are by police

a cleared

b investigated

c fabricated

d produced

119 The ex-singer has accusations of

having sex with two under-age girls, one

aged 12

a brought

b defended

c made

d denied

120 If convicted, Glitter - real name is Paul Francis Gadd - could be jailed for up to 12 years

a who

b that

c whose

d whom

121 Japanese gaming firm Nintendo, creator of iconic characters Donkey Kong and Mario Brothers, has seen profits drop amid weak of its latest console

a sell

b sold

c selling

d sales

122 Net profit 21% from 46.5bn yen a year ago to 36.6bn yen in the six months to 30 September

a increased

b doubled

c dropped

d balanced

123 Nintendo said that the of developing its next generation "Revolution" console, due for release in 2006, was weighing on

earnings

a cost

b fee

c fine

d charge

124 Firms have to spend more on their products

as they look to lure demanding consumers in a multi-billion dollar market that

is growing annually

a increase

b increasingly

c increased

d increasing

125 The new machines will offer larger hard drives, improved wide-screen graphics,

CD and music players, internet and wireless connections, and innovative control pads

a features such

b features as such

c such features as

d features so as

126 A military court in South Korea has to death a soldier who shot dead eight of his colleagues in June

a denounced

b found

c executed

d sentenced

127 Kim Dong-min threw a grenade inside his

barracks the border with N Korea, and

then opened fire at random at colleagues

a near

b nearly

c nearest

d nearer

128 An inquiry into the incident found Kim had

become obsessed by computer war

games that he could no longer tell the

difference between fantasy and reality

a such

b enough

c so

d too

129 Kim's defense said he would appeal

the ruling at a higher court

a law

b lawful

c lawfully

d lawyer

130 Children should be the prime target of

malaria control as they are ones most likely

to be by mosquitoes carrying the

parasite

a biting

b bitten

c beating

d beaten

131 Malaria kills about 2 million people each

year, are children under five

a most of them

b most of who

c most of whom

d most of which

132 The United Nations has warned that no

developing region is on track to the

international goal of reducing the number of

hungry people by half

a see

b meet

c arrive

d score

133 six million children die from hunger or

malnutrition every year

a Nearly

b Near

c Most of

d The most

134 Many deaths result treatable diseases

such as diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria and

measles

a of

b at

c in

d from

135 They if they had proper nourishment, the agency says in a new report on world hunger

a would have survived

b had survived

c would survive

d will survive

136 The report says that children start school later and find it difficult to learn, and they are much more likely to die from disease

a malnourished

b malnourish

c malnutrition

d malnourishment

137 The report, on data compiled last year, estimated that 852 million people were undernourished during 2000-2002

a basic

b basis

c basing

d based

138 Tom Cruise has bought a ultrasound machine for his pregnant actress fiancée Katie Holmes they can monitor their unborn child at home

a so that

b therefore

c as a result

d because

139 Cruise said the device - which up to

$200,000 - would be donated to a hospital when they have finished with it

a pays

b costs

c spends

d fines

140 Cruise told U.S network ABC that he did not know the child's gender

a already

b still

c yet

d ever

141 Cruise, who his engagement in June, said the couple will tie the knot in summer or early autumn next year

a announced

b broke off

c encountered