TEST TOEIC 7 ppt

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 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 100. 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 8 115. 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 9 129. 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 10 [...]... Day a disagree b disagreements c disagreeing d disagreement 146 Australia and East Timor have agreed on how to share energy resources beneath the sea between a themselves b them c their d theirs 1 47 Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said details of the agreement would not be released a signing ceremony, which is to be held sometime next month a unless b so that c until d despite 148 . market. a. he b. they c. it d. its 121. The Hong Kong-____ carrier is acquiring 19 planes - 16 Boeing 77 7- 300ERs and three Airbus A330-300s. a. centered b. based c. located d. identified 122. The deals,. 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 ____. 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 5 73 . 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