E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1. The writer states that small businesses
A) constantly replace other small businesses which have gone bankrupt
B) are in keen competition among themselves
C) are finding it harder and harder to keep up with current economic trends
D) do not open at convenient times for shoppers
E) are mostly found in the form of shops
2. One of the advantages of big department stores is that
A) they are not run by women who are too old
B) they stock the most fashionable clothes
C) they are nationwide and can be found across the country
D) they are open at times suitable for the customers
E) they are unlikely to go into bankruptcy
3. The main trend in today's economy is
A) to sell cheaply but in bulk
B) to shop at supermarkets which are nationwide
C) to operate from a place distant from the market
D) to incorporate small businesses into larger ones
E) to stock the most fashionable items
E X E R C I S E 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.
1. The play was a success - the theatre was packed every night.
2. Having travelled on the bus for several hours, much to our surprise, we
only a few kilometres from where we'd started.
3. The old find it difficult to understand the young because of the
attitudes in society in recent years.
4. That new, modern office block is completely with the more traditional
buildings around it.
5. There aren't enough schools in the area to the population.
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