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TOEIC 6 1 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. surpasse d c. surpassin g d. to surpassin g 8. ____ of the three was 2001's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which totaled $317.6 million. a. The most successfu l b. Most successfu l c. The more successfu l d. The more successfu l 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 fastgrowing aviation ____ relatively unchallenged by rocketing fuel prices and terror threats. a. markets b. market c. marketing d. marketers 2 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 purchase d b. already had purchase d c. had purchase d 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. cooperati ve c. cooperato r d. cooperati on 15. The agreement was ____ as President George W Bush visited Beijing. a. expresse d 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 daylong 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. discussio n c. way d. control 28. ____ their arch rival Pepsi, CocaCola 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 3 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. responsibi lity c. consumpti on 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 recoverin g b. recovered c. were recoverin g d. has been recoverin g 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. productio n d. productiv e 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. steadines s 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 a. developin g b. developm ent c. develope d 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. recognizin g b. recognize c. to recognize d. recognize d 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 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 dangerou s b. the most dangerou s c. more dangerou s d. more dangerou s than 39. Camden, a former industrial city across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, ____ for a history of corrupt politicians, drugdealing 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. 44. Key World Trade Organization 4 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 ____ 6070% of seizures, even though it only numbers 200 people. a. was in control of b. was responsibl e for c. was in custody of d. was in response to 59. Mr. Hall believes the focus needs to be on poverty alleviation ____ . a. programm ing b. program 5 c. programm ers 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. leadershi p 61. Mrs. Merkel, a conservative, will ____ a coalition with the centreleft 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 islandcity. 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. expandin g c. expand d. to expandin g 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. accounte d for b. turned up c. made up with 6 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. distributio n 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 sponsore d b. have sponsore d c. sponsore d d. has sponsore d 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. confidenc e 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. accompa ny b. accompa nying c. accompa nied d. to accompa ny 86. The Oscarwinning 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. demande d b. demandin g 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 7 b. denounce d 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. healthines s 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. breakthro ugh 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. competito r 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. conferenc e 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 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. chairman ship 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 misunderstandin gs. a. governed b. governs c. governme nt d. governing 105. A huge swathe of toxic water has ____ the northeastern Chinese 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. 8 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. contamin ate b. contamin ation c. contamin ating d. contamin ated 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. confirmin g c. confirmati on 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. investigat ed 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 9 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. increasing ly c. increased d. increasing 125. The new machines will offer ____ larger hard drives, improved widescreen 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. denounce d b. found c. executed d. sentence d 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 10 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. malnouris hed b. malnouris h c. malnutriti on d. malnouris hment 137. The report, ____ on data compiled last year, estimated that 852 million people were undernourished during 20002002. 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. announce d b. broke off c. encounter ed d. conducte d 142. Cruise, who has been married twice before, has two other children Connor, 10, and Isabella, 12, ____ he adopted with previous wife, actress Nicole Kidman. a. whose b. who c. that d. whom 143. Action movie star Jackie Chan has been presented with an award in ____ of his status as a global role model. a. recognize b. recognitio n c. recogniza ble d. recognizin g 144. Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich is Britain's ____ man, having amassed a fortune of £7.5bn. a. richer b. the richest c. richest d. richer than 145. The 37-year-old is also ____ wealthiest person in Europe and ranks 22nd in the world, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2004. a. the six b. six c. sixth d. the sixth 146. The bulk of Abramovich's wealth ____ from Sibneft, the oil business that he bought with Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky in 1995. a. comes b. coming c. come d. to come 147. Abramovich was left in ____ of Sibneft after Berezovsky went into exile and his stake is now worth £5.3bn. a. use b. charge c. custody d. common 148. Property plays a major role in the growth of British wealth, with a quarter of the 1,000 richest involved ____ some way in the building industry owning, trading or buying properties. a. on b. at c. in d. by 149. A French woman has admitted ____ to open an airplane door mid-flight so that she could smoke a cigarette. a. attemptin g b. to attempt c. attempt d. attempted 150. Sandrine Helene Sellies, 34, who has a fear of flying, had drunk alcohol and taken sleeping tablets ahead ____ the flight from Hong Kong to Brisbane. a. on b. of c. in d. with 151. She then began tampering with the emergency exit ____ she was stopped by a flight attendant. a. because 11 b. but c. although d. until 152. Defense lawyer Helen Shilton said her client had ____ memory of what had happened on the flight on Saturday, and that she had a history of sleepwalking. a. not b. none c. no d. nor 153. A Chinese man jailed for 11 years for murdering his wife - who then turned up alive is seeking ____ from the state of 4.37m yuan. a. compens ation b. salary c. fortune d. fine 154. She Xianglin, 39, was ____ from prison in central Hubei province last month after his wife reappeared. a. free b. freedom c. freeing d. freed 155. The case has been ____ watched, amid wider fears about China's legal system. a. strictly b. closely c. tightly d. firmly 156. Mr. She, a former security guard, was arrested in 1994 and ____ in 1998 to 15 years in jail for the murder of his wife, after a body was found. a. sentencin g b. to sentence c. sentence d d. sentence 157. His wife reappeared ____ March, and Mr. She's plight became one of the most glaring of many recent examples of failures in China's legal system. a. on b. at c. in d. with 158. Mr. She said he had been tortured by police into making a false ____. a. accusatio n b. confessio n c. alarm d. name 159. Beijing outlawed torture in 1996, ____ human rights organizations report it is still used to extract confessions. a. but b. so c. however d. since 160. The Chinese authorities move to stop ____ that the death penalty is too widely used. a. critical b. criticize c. critically d. criticism 161. China carried ____ at least 3,400 executions last year, according to rights group Amnesty International. a. on b. out c. off d. away 162. At the moment, Chinese citizens can be sentenced to death for crimes such as corruption and ____. a. rob b. robber c. robbery d. robbed 163. Nokia Corp. will ____ mobile networks for BSNL in northern India, in a deal valued at $140 million. a. to expand b. expandin g c. be expanded d. expand 164. The expansion is an extension of a $285 million contract signed last year by Nokia and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, one of India's ____ telecoms. a. leader b. leading c. led d. lead 165. The deal will enable BSNL _____ coverage and its capacity to 2 million new subscribers. a. increase b. increasing c. to increase d. increased 166. Based in Espoo just outside the Finnish capital, Nokia ____ in 130 countries and has about 55,500 employees. a. operates b. lives c. stays d. cooperate s 167. The cost of building a Microsoft Corp. Xbox 360 video game console is nearly 40 percent higher than the ____ price. a. retailing b. retailed c. retailer d. retail 168. Microsoft aims to sell about 5.5 million premium and lower-priced basic Xbox 360 units ____ the end of June. a. on b. by c. until d. in 169. The machine will compete ____ the PlayStation 3 from Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd's Revolution, each due out in 2006. a. for b. about c. in d. with 170. Console makers have historically subsidized manufacturing costs by creating and selling their own video games and by ____ fees from publishers who make titles for their systems. a. collect b. collection c. collecting d. to collect 171. Several new Xbox 360 games are priced _____. a. as high as $60 b. high as $60 c. as high $60 d. as high to $60 172. Microsoft, currently in second place to Sony in the $10 billion U.S. video game____ , is gunning for the top spot with the release of its new console. a. marketer b. market c. marketing d. marketed 173. Crotty said the big winner in the video game wars is IBM, ____ its microprocessors power all three of 12 the new consoles from the industry's heavy hitters. a. since b. although c. therefore d. but 174. The release of those machines is expected to reignite hardware ____ growth. a. selling b. sold c. sell d. sales 175. Japan's ____ surplus narrowed in October as import costs continued to swell on high oil prices, offsetting a mild recovery in exports. a. trade b. to trade c. trade d. trading 176. Japan's economy grew 0.4 percent in July-September, the fourth straight quarter of ____. a. growth b. decline c. crisis d. loss 177. China, combined with Hong Kong, is now Japan's biggest trading ____ and Japan's secondlargest export destination after the United States. a. colleague b. partner c. counterpa rt d. rival 178. Economists also expect a recent depreciation in the yen starting to support exports. A weaker yen makes Japanese exports cheaper and ____ in overseas markets. a. the most attractive b. more attractive than c. more attractive d. most attractive 179. After looking for love on the Internet and failing to find it, frustrated lonely hearts are heading to court, accusing online dating sites of engaging in ____ practices. a. good b. legal c. standard d. deceptive 180. A recent lawsuit against Match.com charged the matchmaking service with ____ a female employee out on a date with a male subscriber as "date bait" to keep him signed up. a. to send b. sending c. sent d. send 181. Another lawsuit against a personals service ____ by Yahoo Inc. accused the Internet portal giant of creating fake profiles to entice subscribers. a. offer b. offering c. to offer d. offered 182. Match.com ____ the allegations and obtained an affidavit from the woman in question, who declared she never worked for the company. a. denied b. admitted c. investigat ed d. faced 183. The federal fraud lawsuits, ____ seek classaction status, have roiled the lucrative online dating industry. a. that b. who c. whom d. which 184. A 2004 report by Jupiter Research estimated the U.S. Internet personals market had ____ of $473 million that year — the largest moneymaker for online content. a. revenues b. expenses c. losses d. costs 185. The lawsuit against Yahoo was filed in October in U.S. District Court ____San Jose by plaintiff Robert Anthony of Broward County, Fla. a. in b. on c. at d. above 186. The suit says Yahoo posts fake profiles on its personals site "to generate____ , public trust and give the site a much more attractive and functional appearance." a. interestin g b. interested c. interest d. to interest 187. Yahoo ____ $19.95 a month for a dating service and $34.95 a month for a service geared for people looking for more serious relationships. a. pays b. charges c. subsidize s d. spends 188. After months of failing to meet a potential match, Anthony became ____ and discovered the same picture of a woman being 13 posted for different cities under different names. a. suspicion b. suspect c. suspectin g d. suspiciou s 189. Trish McDermott, chief matchmaker at Engage.com and a member of Match.com's startup team, said she never saw any type of ____ fraud during her decade at Match.com. a. consumer b. consumpti on c. consume d. consumin g 190. Defending champion Liverpool, Chelsea and Inter Milan reached the knockout stage of the Champions League on Wednesday, joining seven other teams that had ____ qualified. a. yet b. already c. still d. ever 191. In Milan, Adriano ended his month-long scoring drought with ____ hat trick in the 4-0 win over Artmedia. The victory at San Siro was again played behind closed doors. a. its b. her c. their d. his 192. It was the fourth and final home match ____ fans, a UEFA punishment handed out to the Italian club following fan violence during a Champions League match last season with city rival AC Milan. a. with b. no c. except d. without 193. Russell Crowe pleaded guilty Friday to thirddegree assault, ____ to a judge that he threw a phone that hit a Manhattan hotel concierge in June. a. denying b. admitting c. accusing d. devoting 194. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kathryn Freed sentenced the actor to a conditional discharge, which means he must not get ____ for one year. a. arrested b. arresting c. arrest d. to arrest Mercer Hotel in Manhattan's SoHo district. a. although b. when c. however d. yet 198. Crowe, who ____ still and erect, told the judge on Friday that he did throw the phone, striking the concierge. a. said b. announce d c. admitted d. stood 199. On Aug. 25, Crowe said in a statement that he had ____ a settlement with the concierge, Nestor Estrada. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. a. rejected b. reached c. proceede d d. conducte d 200. The actor also had publicly apologized on the "Late Show with David Letterman" ____ after the incident. a. shortly b. shorten c. short d. shortness 195. If he ____ of more serious charges initially filed against him — assault and criminal possession of a weapon — Crowe could have lost his right to work in the United States and might have faced seven years of prison time. a. were convicted b. has been convicted c. had been convicted d. would have been convicted 196. Crowe, 41, who ____ the Academy Award for best actor in 2001 for "Gladiator," has also starred in such films as "A Beautiful Mind" and "Cinderella Man." a. wins b. has won c. had won d. won 197. He was arrested after flying into a rage in June ____ he had trouble calling his wife in Australia from his room at the 14