.reading 
part one 
questions 1-7 
. read these sentences and the following business index. 
. which advisor each sentense (1-7) describe? 
. for each sentence mark one letter (a , b ,c ,d or e) on your answer sheet. 
example 
the company invests a large sum of money in high technology. 
answer: e 

1. it is engaged in the expansion of a telecommunications line. 
2. no other steel industries have such a high rating. . 
3. the company is the chief holder of a british company/’s shares. 
4. as much as forty million u. s. dollars are invested in taiwan. 
5. it has business transactions with an american company. 
6. the company gets a very high interest rate from its stocks. 
7. agreements were signed between two companies about technological cooperation.