1put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. generally (1) (think) of as a place to store things you don’t want to see, warehouses (2) (not have) a glamorous image. however, in today’s competitive manufacturing and business environment, (3) (run) the warehouse efficiently is vital to a company’s success. (4) (create) a critical link between a manufacturing plant and the external world, the warehouse (5) (affect) the performance of the entire manufacturing and logistics system. (6) (finally install) a new system two months ago, our new warehouse (7) (locate) near the airport, is now proving excellent, already (8) (lower) costs by 20% and (9) (improve) efficiency by 15%. in fact it (10) (achieve) such excellent results, we are planning to install the same system in the other warehouses. 2 complete the paragraph with a word or phrase from the box. necessary/obliged/should have used/had/didn’t have unfortunately we were (11) to make several modifications to the materials used in our new product as a result of customer feedback. we (12) to do this as quickly as possible to protect our reputation. we (13) a different material from the start, but we were hoping to cut costs by using older technology. we found it (14) to source the material from a new supplier, but luckily we (15) to make any serious design changes, which was good. 3 choose the correct option. 21there was a possible ice storage/blockage in the pitot tube. 22the system is still under investigation/warranty so they have to repair it for free. 23a lot of cracks/debris lay on the ground after the explosion. 24luckily there were no failures/fatalities in the explosion, just minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions. 25everyone was safely rescued/prevented from the flood. 26unfortunately several of the bolts showed signs of metal fatality/fatigue. 27a jet of water shot/ran up the roof. 28i think we should override the system. how does that think/sound? 29ice on the sensor had caused a fake/false reading on the airspeed indicator. 30you need to be assertive/accusing when speaking to superiors, but not rude.

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