The business plan calls for increasing its number of shops around the world to 4,000 outlets from the current 846, and _________ for a pretax profit of 1 trillion yen.
(A) aims
(B) to aim
(C) will aim
(D) aiming
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Whatever Canadians think about the direction of the United States under Obama, few of them are still worried about American billionaires buying up their country ________, stock, and barrel.
“Penguin is a leading supplier of digital books to Kindle in the U.S. and we are ___________ to be extending that successful partnership to the rest of the world,” said John Makinson, CEO of Penguin, the world’s largest publisher of English language books.
Both Google and Microsoft, which own Gmail and Hotmail, MSN and Live.com respectively, have taken measures to block use of the exposed accounts until the ______________ users can reset their passwords.
Using the code name Donna, the younger sister of Fidel and Raul Castro worked undercover for the CIA in Cuba in the early 1960s, helping opponents of their communist rule escape execution and imprisonment, she said in ___________ published in exile on Monday.
There is a growing recognition that English tests which only measure passive skills do not give an adequate picture of a person’s ability to use that language. However, in spite of the recognized inadequacies of passive tests, they continue to be used because the few productive tests available are expensive and require considerable time for marking and returning of the results to the candidate. What is needed is a test that combines the ease of administration and reliability of a multiple-choice test with an easily administered production test that can be quickly scored.
Toyota Motor is pressuring suppliers to deliver unusually steep price cuts ____ the next several years as the Japanese car maker seeks to reclaim its position as the industry’s profit leader.
Toyota told a gathering of suppliers this week that it expects to pay 30 per cent less for many components by the time it rolls out new models for 2013, according to people briefed on the matter. Many of the suppliers are Toyota affiliates, meaning the statement “amounts to an order” to slash prices, one person who deals with the company said.
The survey, (__________) by online marketplace eBay, found that although Australians spent A$8.5 billion ($7.5 billion) buying gifts this Christmas, at least A$1 billion worth of these presents will either be left to gather dust in a cupboard, binned, regifted, exchanged or sold.
A. communicated
B. commissioned
C. committed
D. commenced
The authors quote Reid as saying privately that Obama, as a black candidate, could be successful _____________, in part, to his "light-skinned" appearance and speaking patterns "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
"These people are very excellent themselves, ____________ leads to their high standards for partners," Xu said. "And those who can meet those standards are few."
(A) who
(B) which
(C) whom
(D) where
"This is going to be very apparent __________ the future as poor men with few economic resources just won't find women," Farrer said.
(A) for
(B) in
(C) upon
(D) as
While small compared _________ the U.S. online dating market, which Forrester Research expects to grow from $957 million in 2008 to $1.6 billion by 2013, the pressure for 1.3 billion Chinese to get married should give the online romance business in China a rosy future.
(A) with
(B) on
(C) for
(D) to
Zhenai says it has more than 23 million members _________ monthly revenues of around $2 million.
(A) although
(B) because
(C) and
(D) or
Since the start of the Great Recession, Hyundai Motor _________ a standout in taking advantage of the hardships of other automakers.
(A) has been
(B) is
(C) was
(D) to be
The Korean company can afford to ________ cash in marketing. On Jan. 28 it said its net profit doubled to a record $2.56 billion last year.
(A) withdraw
(B) consume
(C) transfer
(D) advance
We have ___________ this issue in great detail.
(A) appealed
(B) apologized
(C) analyzed
(D) advised
AL was the last of the major global airlines to tie up with partners, and ______________ just a modest code-sharing alliance with American for several years.
(A) have had
(B) had
(C) has had
(D) having
Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), and Numonyx Holdings B.V. announced today that the companies have signed a _____________ agreement under which Micron has agreed to acquire privately held Numonyx in an all-stock transaction valuing Numonyx at approximately $1.27 billion USD.
(A) defined
(B) defective
(C) delivered
(D) definitive
Under _________________ of the agreement, Micron will issue 140 million Micron common shares to Numonyx shareholders, Intel Corporation, STMicroelectronics, N.V. and Francisco Partners. Up to 10 million additional Micron common shares will be issued ratably to Numonyx shareholders to the extent the volume weighted average price of Micron shares for the 20 trading days, ending two days prior to the close of the transaction, ranges between $7.00 and $9.00 per share.
(A) a term
(B) the terms
(C) term
(D) terms
The _____________________ further strengthens Micron’s position as one of the world’s leading memory companies, with a broad portfolio of DRAM, NAND and NOR memory products and strong expertise in developing and supporting memory system solutions. Micron would also gain increased manufacturing scale globally and access to Numonyx’s customer base, providing significant opportunities to increase multi-chip offerings in the embedded and mobile markets.
(A) transrepression
(B) transcript
(C) transaction
(D) transportation
Toyota said it would assign a chief quality officer in each of its regions and ___________ a new committee on quality at the end of March.
(A) convened
(B) will convene
(C) convene
(D) convening
The American public has lost trust _______ Toyota.
(A) of
(B) in
(C) with
(D) over
"Mr. Toyoda was given every opportunity to come before Congress and the American people voluntarily to provide answers and assurances that Toyota _________________ everything in its power to ensure the safety of America's drivers," Bardella said.
(A) would do
(B) would have done
(C) will do
(D) does
Sasaki said there would be a recall only if the issue ________ deemed to be a safety breach.
(A) being
(B) is
(C) was
(D) were
July 23, 2010
Statement by Apple on White iPhone 4
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/23iphonestatement.html
White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more _______________
(A) interesting
(B) challenging
(C) attractive
(D) demanding
to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not _____________..
(A) advertised
(B) affected
(C) argued
(D) admired
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From: ******
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 5:24 PM
To: *******, *****, ******
Subject: Japan
Gentlemen,
As you know we have serious problems with our business in Japan.
Tom has moved on from the company and I wish him all the best.
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In order to stabilize the situation I have appointed Jerry as an interim SVP in Japan. Jerry will report directly into me.
Please join me in wishing Jerry much success in this role. It would be appreciated if you could share this information within the respective parts of your own organizations.
Regards,
*****
CEO - Americas, Asia Pacific and Japan
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Thank you for your interest in ‘Trundle Tree Change’, _________ is all about sharing the country town of Trundle with people that are looking for a new experience and to live in a vibrant rural community.
He was apparently referring to his appeal with the Supreme Court against an independent judicial panel's decision that he ___________ indicted for false financial reporting by his fund management body.