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-According to the passage, further research into the plants' distress calls is necessary in



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209 -According to the passage, further research into the plants' distress calls is necessary in 
order for scientists ---- 
A) to act promptly when plants need help
B) to develop new chemicals to be used against pests
C) to understand whether plants really have this ability
D) to distinguish between useful and harmful insects
E) to make use of them in the fight against pests
210 -One can understand from the passage that "pest" means a ---- .
A) microscopic ambulance
B) specific signal
C) harmful insect
D) type of researcher
E) helpful insect
Not so long ago, most companies were family affairs, owned by different members of the same
family. Some still are, but now many companies have survived the founding families and grown into
big organisations which own smaller, or subsidiary companies. These companies work in other






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countries to form multi -national groups, such as the big oil companies like Shell or Esso, and the
big car manufacturers like Ford. The big multi -national companies each control more money than
many countries do. These companies only exist to make profits for their owners, or shareholders.
211 -According to the passage, most companies --- .
A) used to belong to a single family
B) are subsidiary companies belonging to larger organisations
C) have larger budgets than some countries do
D) are owned by the oil companies
E) have now been taken over by multi -nationals
212 -The author states that ----- .
A) multi -national companies usually belong to a single family
B) some multi -nationals are richer than some nations
C) there are no longer any family -owned large companies
D) the biggest organisations are called subsidiary companies
E) the big oil companies are usually owned by single families

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