UNIT I (i) The Supertag scanner could revolutionise the way people shop, virtually eradicating supermarket queues; (ii) The face of retailing will change even more rapidly when the fibre optic networks being built by cable TV companies begin to be more widely used; (iii) The scanner would have a double benefit for supermarkets- removing the bottleneck which causes frustration to most customers and reducing the number of checkout staff. (iv) An electronic scanner which can read the entire contents of a supermarket trolley at a glance has just been developed. The best sequence is:

A contract may be ........... if the court finds there has been misinterpretation of the facts.

UNIT II (i) Of course, modern postal services now are much more sophisticated and faster, relying as they do on motor vehicles and planes for delivery. (ii) Indeed, the ancient Egyptians had a system for sending letters from about 2000 BC, as did the Zhou dynasty in China a thous…

I really object ........... people smoking in my house.

UNIT III (i) Converting money into several currencies in the course of one trip can also be quite expensive, given that banks and bureaux de change charge commission on the transaction. (ii) Trying to work out the value of the various notes and coins can be quite a strain, partic…

The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ........... the other car.

UNIT IV (i) She was right about three........curiosity, freckles, and doubt............but wrong about love. (ii) "Four of the things I'd be better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt." (iii) Love is indispensable in life. (iv) So wrote Dorothy Parker, the American writ…

We can't ........... making a decision. We have to decide now.

UNIT-V (i) This clearly indicates that the brains of men and women are organised differently in the way they process speech. (ii) Difference in the way men and women process language is of special interest to brain researchers. (iii) However, women are more likely than men to suf…