Since the beginning of this year, the department store (lose) 6………………… over 3,000 per month due to theft, and last month this (rise) 7…………….. to 6,500. We believe that a gang of shoplifters (operate) 8…………………. in the building for the last few weeks, and that this may account for the losses that (occur) 9…………………. in June. Over the last few days we (have)

10…………….. discussions with our security consultants who will produce a report shortly.

Trading in the market (be) 11…………… slack for the two months of the year, as investors (feel) 12………………… worried by the uncertain political climate, and interest rates (remain) 13………………… high. However in the last few weeks, interest rates (fall) 14…………….. gradually and look as if they will continue to do so. Investors (return) 15………………. To the market slowly and volumes (increase) 16………………

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.A

7. C

8.B

9.A

10.C

1. have been exporting

2. opened

3. remained

4. moved

5. have been negotiating

6. has been losing

7. rose

8. have been operating

9. occurred

10. have been having

11. has been

12. have felt

13. have remained

14. have been falling

15. are returning

16. are increasing

1 C; 2 A; 3 D; 4 B; 5 A; 6 C; 7 B; 8 D; 9 D; 10 A