Reading Comprehension Passage 10 MCQ Test With Answers

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Reading Comprehension Passage 10 MCQ Test

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Question 1

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, which is available solely before the first question. Remember, it may be helpful to refer back to the reading text while answering the questions to ensure accuracy.)

LET EUROPE BE YOUR OYSTER

Europe is on the move... By the end of 2005, a barrier-free market with about 500 million consumers will have taken shape. This presents a tremendous challenge for many companies. While the growth potential is immense, the risks are also considerable. Only the fittest and the most efficient companies will be able to cope successfully with the resultant fierce competition. The shares of these top-ranking firms will be among the star performers on the European stock markets.

Yet, selecting the stocks with the highest potential is never so easy. Many investors, for this reason, prefer to entrust this delicate task to genuinely professional fund managers.

OUR COMPANY is a new investment fund designed primarily to look after the interests of private investors who need professional help. We invest in the shares of leading European companies. The chief criteria for stock selection are growth potential, competitiveness and, of course, financial strength.

OUR COMPANY stands up for top-quality products backed by expertise and know-how -- in other words, such products as represented in our own investment funds.

Make sure that you do not miss the opportunity that Europe is offering you: simply send in the enclosed form of application... And leave the rest to our experts.

This is a passage from

A	a science fiction story.
B	the memoirs of a traveller who has travelled widely in Europe.
C	a pamphlet published by the European Economic Council.
D	an advertisement circulated by a private firm as part of their new promotion campaign.
E	a book on economic investments.

Question 2

By the end of 2005,

A	there'll be a single, barrier-free commercial market in Europe.
B	500 million consumers will have decided to invest in European companies.
C	the growth potential will be immense, though the risks will be more or less negligible.
D	these top-ranking firms will share the entire market among themselves.
E	all investors will have entrusted the delicate task of selecting the stocks with the highest potential to genuinely professional fund managers.

Question 3

Only the fittest and the most efficient companies will

A	present a challenge.
B	compete for star performers.
C	speculate on the shares of European firms.
D	manage to survive despite fierce competition.
E	succeed in yielding to the resultant competition.

Question 4

OUR COMPANY

A	looks after your interests as investors.
B	is the leading European company.
C	will only accept top-quality customers.
D	urgently needs professional assistance.
E	is one of the chief criteria for stock selection.