Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Most Respected Companies

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Look at the recent Most Respected Companies survey by the Financial Times. Who are the most respected companies and business leaders at the 1 time? Rather predictably they are Jack Weich and General Electric, and Bill Gates, and Microsoft. 2 has achieved their world class status through playing nice. Weich is still remembered for the brutal downsizing he led his business 3 and for the environmental pollution incidents and prosecutions Microsoft has had one of the 4 profile cases of bullying market dominance of recent times- and Gates has been able to 5 the financial status where he can choose to give lots of money away by being ruthless in business.

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Reading: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)

PromptText up to 80 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading

How it is scored

  • The box has more words than there are gaps.
  • Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.