1. First quarter revenue…….$45.1 billion from $44.7 billion a year earlier.
Rose to/increased/declined from/expanded at
2. Commercial builders downplayed…a bust in the superheated housing market.
Concerning/the concern of/concerned that/concerns about
3. All the orders got…….on schedule.
Delivered/delivering/to deliver/to be deliver
4. He is excited about the new promotion and looking forward to…..more responsible.
Taking in/taking on/take on/getting up
5. ……the end off year result were published, the managers got their bonuses.
Because/when/while/if
6. My line manager wants the meeting ……immediately.
To arrange/arrange/arranged/be arranged
7. Strong exports…….in driving first-quarter growth, rising 35 percent from a year earlier.
Instrumental/played a big role/played a hand/efectively
8. While the stock…..the staff worked in the evenings.
Has been checked/was checked/check/was being checked
9. The report showed that overall prices are up 3.1 percent …..12 month.
Since the last/during the last/in the following/periodically over
10. The executives pointed to immigration…..the biggest drivers of the domestic market.
As leading/rather than/as one of/resulting in
11. The flight arrives ….Tokyo in three hours.
Into/in/at/on
12. The new law will encourage growth in the export market……..
Possible/next year/in fact/sometimes
13. The company expects to see……breakeven and a 15 cent a share loss in the second quarter.
Approximately/more than/more or less/somewhere between
14. The software developers……investigated the latest problem.
Have already/are just/still/have yet
15. Property taxes…..about 40 percent of the overall tax revenue the state collects.
Account for/make/are at least/are raised by
