Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Most respected companies

49 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 May 2020Question #120222

Choose the word for each blank.

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 Welch and General Electric, and Bill Gates, and Microsoft. 2 has achieved their world-class status through playing nice. Welch 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.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 before · current · last · past
  • 2 all · also · both · neither
  • 3 along · by · out · through
  • 4 biggest · highest · largest · most
  • 5 achieve · acquired · go · receive
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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)

PromptText up to 200 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading, Writing

How it is scored

  • Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.

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