Test Multiple Choice Task@


A number of problems have _____ (1)with our new range of washing machines. Although we market our products as _____ (2)washing machines, on fact our customer _____(3)
shows that the number of repairs to our machines has increased sharply during the past year. Similarly, in recent consumer tests our machines have seriously _____ (4)in comparison with those of our main _____ (5). This could lead to seriously_____(6) sales in the future.
Another major problem is how we organise our _____ (7). We need to reduce our _____ (8)on distributors who have a _____ (9) of their markets.
Finally, our manufacturing costs are much too high. _____(10) our production to a _____ (11)manufacturer would enable us to make _____(12) savings.
1 a) arisen b) risen c) raised
2 a) low-maintaining b) low-maintained c) low-maintenance
3 a) feetbackb) feedback c) feed back
4 a) subperfomedb) underperformed c) unperformed
5 a) competitions b) competitors c) competences
6 a) slow-downed b) slowed-down c) slowded down
7 a) contribution b) distribution c) retribution
8 a) dependent b) depending c) dependence
9 a) monopoliseb) monopoly c) monopolisation10 a) Ex-sourcing b) Outsourcing c) Sourcing out
11 a) Chineeseb) Chinisec) Chinese
12 a) heavy-scale b) large-scale c) big-scale
Keys:
arisen
low-maintenance
feedback
underperformed
competitors
slowed-down
distribution
dependence
monopoly
Outsourcing
Chinese
large-scale