English: Cloze Test Set 17

Directions: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: In a rare move, Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors of leading economies have voiced concern over the slowdown of China’s economy, the world’s second largest, which could pose serious challenges to the growth of the global economy. China after (1)_____ nearly three decades of double-digit growth has been showing signs of…

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English: Cloze Test Set 16

Directions: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: CHINESE authorities have (1)_____ of experience stage-managing nationalistic displays and then suddenly shutting them down. But the latest dispute with Japan—and the ensuing protests in China—has raised tensions to their highest level in years. Japan’s agreement to buy some rocky islands, claimed by both countries, from their private Japanese owner prompted sometimes…

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English: Cloze Test Set 15

Directions (1-5): Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:   FOR weeks now, pundits and politicians have been talking excitedly about the coming Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ). Li Keqiang, China’s prime minister, has personally championed this initiative, which he has indicated will kickstart his new government’s broader plans to liberalise China’s economy. Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong tycoon who…

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Mixed English Questions Set 5

Directions (1-5): Fill in the blanks in the passage using appropriate words. The government is (1)_____considering imposing a £1,000-a-year levy on every European Union skilled worker recruited by British employers after Brexit, the immigration minister has (2)______. Home Office minister Robert Goodwill told peers that the “immigration skills levy” could be (3)______ for EU migrants and would “be helpful to…

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