To ________________________, the company is still run by the man who founded it.
6. Mrs Larson is responsible for the complaints department. (CHARGE)
Mrs Larson _______________________________ th e complaints department.
7. It is reported that at least 12 people were injured in the accident. (REPORTED)
At least 12 people _________________________________ in the accident.
8. Why don't you buy a second-hand car if you can't afford a brand new one? (WERE)
If _________________________________________ buy a second-hand car.
9. It would be better if you left your passport at reception. (RATHER)
We ___________________________________ you r passport at reception.
10. Sally was on the point of leaving the office when her boss asked her to type up a report. (ABOUT)
Sally __________________________ th e office when her boss asked her to type up a report.
EAP CORNER
BRUSHING UP READING SKILLS
TASK 1
Read the text and divide it into logical parts matching the subtitles below. The first is done for you.
Pair work
Compare your choice with that of your partner. Discuss what prompted your decision.
AMERICAN GRAND STRATEGY
There is one more element of the American dynamic that we must cover: the grand strategy that drives American foreign policy.
A country's grand strategy is so deeply embedded in that nation's DNA, and appears so natural and obvious, that politicians and generals are not always aware of it. Their logic is so constrained by it that it is an almost unconscious reality. But from a geopolitical perspective, both the grand strategy of a country and the logic driving a country's leaders become obvious.
Grand strategy is not always about war. It is about all of the processes that constitute national power. But in the case of the United States, perhaps more than for other countries, grand strategy is about war, and the interaction between war and economic life. The United States is, historically, a warlike country.
The United States has been at war for about 10 percent of its existence. This statistic includes only major wars — the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, Vietnam. It does not include minor conflicts like the Spanish-American War or Desert Storm. During the twentieth century, the United States was at war 15 percent of the time. In the second half of the twentieth century, it was at war 22 percent of the time. And since the beginning of the twenty-first century, in 2001, the United States has been constantly at war. War is central to the American experience, and its frequency is constantly increasing. It is built into American culture and deeply rooted in American geopolitics. Its purpose must be clearly understood.
