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From London to Moscow; a shopper's world

Harvey Nichols, is one of the top Luxury department stores in London, with branches in other cities. Now it may open (1)____________one in Moscow. Russians are flooding into the London store, to such (2)____________that the management has taken on a number of Russian-speaking staff. What's (3)____________, Russian shoppers are proving to be probably the (4)____________spenders in this decade. As one member of the sales staff told me," Russians don't come to Britain to see (5)____________ sights. They come to shop, and they pay in cash. The way they spend is interesting. For example, women come in , and when they shop for the (6)____________handbag, they buy at least three of them. They often ask (7)____________two of our most expensive coats, and then they buy (8)____________of them. In Russia now, there's a real passion for the most fashionable products.' Last year, Britain was the active foreign investor in Russia. Moscow is full (9)____________colourful advertising hoardings and (10)____________country has more Billionaires than (11)____________except America. That's why the British fashion house Burberrys has two stores in moscow, one of them (12)____________. Rolls-Royce has an impressive showroom near the Kremlin, and boutiques (13)___________British designer clothing are doing a brisk trade. As it turns (14)___________, Harvey Nichols( 15 )------------------------' a] more

1 a) more b) other c) another d) a

2 a) an extent b) a number c) a quantity d) an amount

3 a) more b) over c) else d) most

4 a) big b) greater c) bigger d) biggest

5 a) - b) the c) no d) a

6 a) last b) latest c) latter d) late

7 a) with b) for c) about d) around

8 a) either b) neither c) both d) any

9 a) with b) on c) in d) of

10 a) - b) the c) these d) a

11 a) anybody b) anything c) anywhere d) anyone

12 a) as big as the other b) as big than the other c) so big as the other d) as big as another

13 a) have sold b) selling c) sold d) sell

14 a) up b) out c) on d) over

15 a) to hurry b) hurried c) hurry d) hurrying