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4 Fill in the blanks in the text below using the information in the table. Three of your answers should contain a fraction.
The top ten countries using tractors in agriculture in 2006 Country Number of tractors 1 United States 4,800,000 2 Japan 2,028,000 3 Italy 1,750,000 4 India 1,525,000 5 Poland 1,306,700 6 France 1,264,000 7 Germany 1,030,800 8 Turkey 905,000 9 Spain 885,000 10 China 755,073
According to the table, in 2006, the United States had the greatest number of tractors with almost (1)........................................ being used in agriculture five million at that time. Japan had less than half this amount, with just over (2)........................................ , and Italy was ranked third with a total of
(3)........................................ tractors. India had just over (4)........................................ , while Poland, France and Germany each have over (5)........................................ . Of the bottom three countries on this list, Turkey had a little under
(6)........................................ , Spain had fewer than (7)........................................ and China had just over (8)........................................ tractors in 2006.
5 Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with either it, they or there. 1 .............. are several reasons why I would prefer to meet with you in person. 2 I have printed out the letters. .............. are on the desk, ready for you to sign. 3 If you don’t want to cook, .............. is an excellent restaurant at the end of the street. 4 .............. have a wonderful swimming pool in this hotel. 5 We had a lovely holiday in Florence. .............. really is a beautiful city. 6 .............. were several robberies in the area last week. 7 My parents don’t speak the language well; .............. moved here about 6 months ago. 8 Is .............. going to be a staff meeting about the new project?
