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Progress test 4 20.1 Grammar Fill in the correct past simple form of the verb in (brackets). Five years ago production at Greville Motors (1) ________ (rise) to 53,000 cars a year. Then the dollar (2) ________ (fall). Prices in America (3) ________ (go) up and sales (4) ________ (decline) dramatically. Greville then (5) ________ (try) to increase sales at home and in other markets, especially Japan. It also (6) ________ (stop) production of its cheapest model, the 670, and (7) ________ (start) selling more expensive cars. For a short time this (8) ________ (be) very successful. Now fill in the correct form of the present perfect. This year (9) ______________ (not be) a good year for Greville. Sales (10) _____________ (begin) to fall again. Profits (11) _______________ (fall) to $30 million and the company (12) _______________ (cut) the number of employees to 8,600. 20.2 Grammar Write short answers to these questions. 1 Have you read the sales report? Yes, __________________. 2 Did sales go up last year? No, __________________. 3 Will they go up next year? Yes, __________________. 4 Did exports to the USA increase last year? Yes, _________________. 5 Will they increase again next year? No, _________________. 6 Has your boss seen the report too? No, _________________. 20.3 Grammar Complete these sentences with a suitable preposition. 1 Sales have risen _____ 10%. 2 Production has increased ______ 2,000 units to 2,500 units. 3 Sales usually increase _____ Christmas time. 4 I’m sure there will be a fall _____ interest rates. 5 Unemployment always increases _____ winter. 6 I think there will be a rise _____ 15% in production. 20.4 Language in use Write a suitable response to each sentence. 1 Thanks for arranging that. ______________________________________ 2 The printer isn’t working. ______________________________________ 3 Would you like me to call a taxi? ______________________________________ 4 We need a new price list. __________________________