单选题Questions 29-40 · Read the text below about a
sports retailer. · Choose the correct word to fill each gap
from A, B or C on the opposite page. · For each question
(29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Alstar
Sport Alstar Sport is a leading sports retailer in
the United Kingdom. The company was {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}}
{{/U}}in 1971 by the owner of a small leisure centre in Leeds. After {{U}}
{{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}steadily from a company with just a few stores
to {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}with over 120, Alstar Sport was
finally floated {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}the London Stock
Exchange in 1995. The company's principal aim {{U}} {{U}} 5
{{/U}} {{/U}}it was first founded has been to {{U}} {{U}} 6
{{/U}} {{/U}}its customers with high-quality sports and leisure products
{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}competitive prices.
The company's main customers regularly participate in sport, {{U}} {{U}}
8 {{/U}} {{/U}}the stores also attract people who are {{U}}
{{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}looking for leisure and casual wear.
Alstar Sport is still based in Leeds, where the company's head office is
located. The company has recently {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}}
{{/U}}the sports group Eddie Wilkins plc. According to Peter Carmichael, the Chief
Executive, this {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}provide an excellent
opportunity for growth and expansion in the United Kingdom. 'It's given us a
{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}larger market than we've had until
now,' he says.