IV. Match the sentence halves

1. Community police have made	a) a contribution to crime prevention.
2. Japan has	b) a new phenomenon.
3. Most children have	c) a very high standard of living.
4. Power within the firm is divided	d) between the directors and the shareholders.
5. The argument revealed	e) deep divisions in the ranks of the Party.
6. The company is passing	f) great powers of observation.
7. The government underestimated	g) its higher labour costs on to its customers.
8. The shop sells	h) kitchenware sourced in France and Italy.
9. The store sells	i) local crafts.
10. Violence in society is not	j) the extent of the contamination.

V. Fill in prepositions, where necessary

1. Adam Smith watched workers practising their craft … pin making.

2. British ships were used to carry the new bountiful cargoes ... every corner … the world, … every corner … the world.

3. British trains spread … like a spider's web … the world, opening … the great continents … America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

4. Everywhere, factories producing large numbers … more or less identical units are … con­tinuous production.

5. ... Britain, where the revolution started, there was an upsurge … prosperity which made it the richest country … the nine­teenth century world.

6. He de­scribed the technique as the Division … Labour, whereby workers perform short work-cy­cles, repeating the same actions again and again and again.

7. If we enjoy a high standard … living … modern society, we owe much … this Scottish economist and philosopher.

8. One man would heat the strip … metal, stretch it …, cut … an appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it.

9. One worker is responsible … keeping the brazier glowing and preparing the metal, another … stretching and cutting, another … shaping and another … finishing.

10. ... two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which were to bring ... a world revolution.

VI. Fill in articles where necessary

1. Adam Smith introduced some ideas which were to bring about … world revolution over … two hundred years ago.

2. … British ships were used to carry … new bountiful cargoes from every corner of … world, to every corner of … world.

3. … British trains spread out like … spider's web across … world, opening up … great continents of America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

4. For … Britain, where … revolution started, there was … upsurge in prosperity and it made it … richest country in … nine­teenth century world.

5. He convinced … world that specialization could solve … problems of poverty and want.

6. He de­scribed … technique as … Division of … Labour, whereby workers perform short work-cy­cles, repeating … same actions again and again and again.

7. Like so many ideas which have … earth-shatter­ing effects, his was … disarmingly simple notion.

8. One man would heat … strip of … metal, stretch it out, cut off … appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it.

9. … scientist drew attention to … ad­vantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by … different work­ers.

10. We owe much to this Scottish economist and … philosopher when we enjoy … high standard of … living in … modern society.