Revision Page 19 MACMILLAN READY FOR IELTS

There has been a marked (a)   in the sales of sports shoes this past week.

The manager called us into the meeting to remind us that we needed to (a)   our sales performance in the next quarter.

We've seen a _______________ in relations between the countries.

• deter

• deteriorate

• deterioration

• deterence

Teachers were not fully prepared for the major changes in the exam system which ________ in chaos.

• resulted

• result

• resulting

• resultance

A mistake like that will do his credibility a lot of (a)   .

Thankfully no one was (a)   in the accident.

What recent advances have led to the (a)   of cheaper goods in the market?

Some people believe that exposure to secondary smoke can lead to the (a)   in our overall health.

(a)   in medical science has caused many breakthroughs that has saved lives.

Both buildings were badly __________ by the fire.

• effect

• affect

• affected

• affectation