Open the brackets putting the verbs into Past Simple or Present Perfect:11. Last December, many forecasters (to predict) a volatile year for this sector. 12. Over the past year, investors` experiences with large-cap stocks (to range) from dissappointment, as with IBM, to outright disaster, as with Yahoo. 13. The industry (to make) great progress in sustainable forest management. 14. She never (to be) outside her town, but always (to dream of) travelling. 15. The intergovernmental conference on European Political Union (to begin) without a clear agenda or plan. 16. The end of cold war dramatically (to alter) the European security enviroment and (to generate) new pressures for foreign and defense policy cooperation. 17. Since 1979, Soros, a native Hungarian, (to plough) more than $100 m of his speculation profits into funding an 18-strong network of foundation spanning central and eastern Europe and Russia. 18. Soros (to make) his name as the billionaire benefactor of the eastern bloc. 19. Professor Tim Hopkins (to be) the Managing Director of Lombard Street Research since he (to found) the Company in July 1989. 20. China`s exports to the United States (to grow) by 1600 percent over the past 15 years, and US exports to China (to grow) by 415 percent.
Last December, many forecasters predicted a volatile year for this sector.Over the past year, investors` experiences with large-cap stocks have ranged from disappointment, as with IBM, to outright disaster, as with Yahoo.The industry has made great progress in sustainable forest management.She never was outside her town, but always dreamed of travelling.The intergovernmental conference on European Political Union began without a clear agenda or plan.The end of cold war dramatically altered the European security environment and generated new pressures for foreign and defense policy cooperation.Since 1979, Soros, a native Hungarian, has ploughed more than $100 million of his speculation profits into funding an 18-strong network of foundations spanning central and eastern Europe and Russia.Soros made his name as the billionaire benefactor of the eastern bloc.Professor Tim Hopkins has been the Managing Director of Lombard Street Research since he founded the Company in July 1989.China's exports to the United States have grown by 1600 percent over the past 15 years, and US exports to China have grown by 415 percent.