?Read the article below about a company.
?Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D.
?For each question (21-20), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
Miele, the German domestic appliance manufacturer, has been in the UK (21) thirty years.
The company started (22) a small office in central London, a staff of five and a turnover (23) the first 16 months of £53,000. Today it has a modern headquarters at Abingdon, near Oxford, employs about 200 people and has a turnover of£18 million. The British company, (24) the other overseas subsidiaries, is a sales operation. Aangdon is an ideal town (25) the UK headquarters. It is very central as a distribution point and only five miles north (26) the "inland port" of Milton.
The Miele group employs 13,500 people worldwide. (27) it is still a family concern. "There is regular contact (28) headquarters in Gutersloh, Germany," says Herr Wedekind, chief executive of the British subsidiary.
The group sells (29) products to up-market customers in shops like Harrods and advertises in publications like The Sunday Times magazine. "We sell our products to people (30) want quality, want the best, good after-sale service and trouble-free appliances," says Herr Wedekind.
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A. about
B. lasted
C. for
D. until
B: She may fail along that line. Let's try to talk some sense into her.
What are the speakers probably going to do?
A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessons.
B. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.
C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.
D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam.
By cancelling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to ____ a similar scheme proposed by
A. reject
B. restart
C. follow
D. review