(f) She had little interest/few interestsoutside her work.
(g) The insurance policy excludes the effects of civil war/wars.
(h) Electric irons were/iron wasfirst produced in the twentieth century.
(i) They studied the work/worksof three groups of employees over two years.
5 Practice B
Read the text and choose the correct alternative.
140 Part 2: Elements of Writing
E-COMMERCE
A large number of company/companieshas/havedeveloped website/websitesin
the last ten years. Trading using the internet is called e-commerce/e-commerces,
and this/theseis/aredivided into two main kinds: B2B and B2C. Many
business/businesseswant to use the internet to sell directly to its/theircustomers
(B2C), but large numbers have experienced trouble/troubleswith
security/securitiesand other practical issues. In addition, the high start-up costs
and the expense/expensesof advertising means/meanthat this/these
company/companiesoften struggle to make a profit for some time.