？Read the newspaper article below about the creation of new jobs.
？Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B or C on the opposite page.
？For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
NEW JOBS
A new clothing company is hoping to create as (29) as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend was set (30) by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (31) Liverpool.
The company, (32) is due to start production early next year, will provide employment (33) 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months' time, (34) will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in (35) parts of Britain.
Peter Dalton is also (36) to open a shop in New York. He hopes that (37) this shop proves successful, the chain (38) expand across the whole of North America. 'This project has (39) me over four years to finalise,' says Peter Dalton, 'and (40) that it's finally getting started, I'm really excited.'
(29)

A. much
B. many
C. lot