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prevent terrorists 7) _____ (use) the system for missile control, the US Defense
Department 8) _____ (use) to build in some error but this is no longer done. GPS
is the basis for car navigation systems. If the driver goes off route, the system
causes warnings 9) _____ (broadcast) in the car or makes a light 10) ____
(flash) on and off.
15 a Match words and expressions (1-9) to their definitions (A-I).
1 Manufacturer
2 financial state of health
3 a barometer
4 largely the result of
5 stealing market share
6 a clearer indication
7 cautious about the
future
8 a decline in sales
9 crucial
A a device used to help predict the weather
B taking customers away from one company to
another
C sales are getting lower
D whether the company is being successful or
not
E a company that makes or produces a product
is the manufacturer of that product
F mostly because of
G a better understanding
H careful about what might happen in the future
I very important, vital
b Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions from the list below.
A barometer, manufacturer, a clearer indication, stealing market share,
financial state of health, largely the result of, a decline in sales, cautious
about the future, crucial
Nokia Profits Rise
Nokia is the world's biggest 1) _____ of mobile phone
handsets, so its 2) ____ is something of 3) _____ for the wider
industry. The company has reported a forty-six percent increase
in profits for the second quarter of this year; 4) ____ selling
thirty-six million mobile telephones worldwide. Nokia says part of
its success has been in 5) ____ from other mobile phone
companies such as Motorola and Ericsson. Ericsson is due to
publish its own results on Friday, which may give 6) ____ of how
much overall growth there's been in the sector.
Even Nokia is 7) ____, warning that it expects 8) _____ in the latter part of
the year. Part of the problem is the delay in launching the new third generation
mobile phones. New technology, which will enable people to use their mobile
phones to send and receive pictures, emails and even music, is seen as 9) ____
to the future of the industry. Nokia has already launched a telephone with an
inbuilt camera and it's promising to produce thirty new handsets by the end of the
year. The test will be whether anyone wants to buy them.
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