There (are) around twenty hundred types of bees in the world. The (smallest) kinds of bees are up to 0,2 mm high. The (largest) bees are up to 40 mm high. Honey bees live in (families) called clusters. In one cluster there live about twenty thousand bees. In a cluster there (is) only one queen, hundreds of drones and thousands of work-(women). The queen is the only mother for the cluster. Drones are male bees and they (don't have) stings. During the flight a bee makes 350 - 435 wing (movements) per second. A bee flight is 3 to 10 km. The bees have to visit about 4 million flowers to gather nectar for (making) 1 kilo of honey.
1. Our new model is almost ready for production.
2. The lawyers have drawn a contract so we can sign it.
3. It’s not an easy matter to find a good job in this country.
4. The company went public in 1995 and its shares were listed on the London stock exchange.
5. Our stocks of materials are too large. We need to reduce our inventory.
6. Many companies open a branch office to improve distribution in countries where a good market exists.
7. He wanted us to give him a refund [his money back].
8. If you pay by cash, we will give you a discount. So you’ll have to pay less.
9. We spend too much on rent, heat, light, salaries etc. We need to reduce our overheads.
10. There was a one year guarantee but the suppliers agreed to extend it to two years.