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207 Business English Tests

Index ...................................................................................... 1

Elementary Level

1. Money accepted .......................................................................... 12

2. Computers ............................................................................... 13

3. Making an Appointment ................................................................... 14

4. Late Again .............................................................................. 15

5. Shopping ................................................................................ 16

6. On my Mobile ............................................................................ 17

7. Basic Business English .................................................................. 18

8. Business dialogue on the phone .......................................................... 19

9. Chit Chat: At the garage ................................................................ 20

10. Renting a place ........................................................................ 21

Intermediate Level

1. Applying for that Job ................................................................... 22

2. Accounts ................................................................................ 23

3. Letter Writing .......................................................................... 24

4. Flying on a Plane ....................................................................... 25

5. Planning a Business ..................................................................... 26

6. Computers ............................................................................... 27

7. Business Expressions (1) ................................................................ 28


9. How to agree ............................................................................ 30

10. How to apologize ....................................................................... 31

11. How to ask the way ..................................................................... 32

12. How to complain ........................................................................ 33

13. How to criticize ....................................................................... 34

14. How to disagree ........................................................................ 35

15. How to encourage ....................................................................... 36

16. Online Marketing Campaign .............................................................. 37

17. Adverbially Speaking ................................................................... 38

18. Letter of Complaint (1) ................................................................ 39




22. Retirement Plans ....................................................................... 43

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23. Daily Business Activities .............................................................. 44

24. Faxes .................................................................................. 45

25. Placing an order via phone ............................................................. 46

26. Will and Living Will ................................................................... 47

27. Ways of commenting ..................................................................... 48

28. Ways of disapproving ................................................................... 49

29. Ways of greeting ....................................................................... 50

30. Way of saying goodbye .................................................................. 51

31. Ways of approving ...................................................................... 52

32. Ways of showing pleasure ............................................................... 53

33. Ways of showing anger .................................................................. 54

34. Ways of thanking ....................................................................... 55

35. Ways of threatening .................................................................... 56

36. How to make exclamations ............................................................... 57

37. Ways of agreeing ....................................................................... 58

38. Ways of disagreeing .................................................................... 59

39. Expressions and phrases with money ..................................................... 60

40. Poverty in the US: living standards expressions ........................................ 61

41. Dressing expressions ................................................................... 62

Advanced Level

1. Code of Practice ........................................................................ 63

2. Spin Doctors ............................................................................ 64

3. Credit Card Holders ..................................................................... 65

4. Job Interview ........................................................................... 66

5. Business ................................................................................ 67

6. Finance (1) ............................................................................. 68

7. Finance (2) ............................................................................. 69

8. Finance (3) ............................................................................. 70

9. Money ................................................................................... 71

10. Advertising ............................................................................ 72

11. At the Shops ........................................................................... 73

12. At the Computer ........................................................................ 74

13. Money Matters (1) ...................................................................... 75

14. Money Matters (2) ...................................................................... 76

15. Money Matters (3) ...................................................................... 77

16. Money Matters (4) ...................................................................... 78

17. Quality Control ........................................................................ 79

18. Product Improvement .................................................................... 80

19. Employment and Training ................................................................ 81

20. Agreements ............................................................................. 82

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21. Super Supermarkets ..................................................................... 83

22. Are You in Debt? ....................................................................... 84

23. Guarantees and Warranties .............................................................. 85

24. At the Office (1) ...................................................................... 86

25. At the Office (2) ...................................................................... 87

26. Legal Expressions ...................................................................... 88

27. Invoices ............................................................................... 89

28. Taxes .................................................................................. 90

29. Finance ................................................................................ 91

30. Interviews and Jobs .................................................................... 92

31. Working Well ........................................................................... 93

32. Pay and Allowances ..................................................................... 94

33. Internet Business (1) .................................................................. 95


35. Verbal Communication Skills ............................................................ 97

36. Corporate Policy (1) ................................................................... 98



39. Behaviour Guidline ..................................................................... 101

40. How to assess employees ................................................................ 102

41. Money Slang Expressions ................................................................ 103

42. Accounting terms ....................................................................... 104

43. Payroll policy in the USA .............................................................. 105

44. Job Interview Advice ................................................................... 106

45. Dental Care Expressions ................................................................ 107

46. Insurance Policy Vocabulary ............................................................ 108

47. Contracts and agreements ............................................................... 109

48. The Business Plan ...................................................................... 110

49. Conference Advice ...................................................................... 111

50. Computer Health ........................................................................ 112

51. Marketing Strategies ................................................................... 113

52. Warranties ............................................................................. 114

53. Office Technology Problems ............................................................. 115

54. Secretarial Office Procedures .......................................................... 116

55. Basic Electronics ...................................................................... 117

56. Business Letter Basics ................................................................. 118

57. Annual Report .......................................................................... 119

58. The Importation Process ................................................................ 120

59. Cellular Telephones .................................................................... 121

60. Job Advertising ........................................................................ 122

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61. Job Applications ....................................................................... 123

62. Job Interviews ......................................................................... 124

63. Hiring the Right Person ................................................................ 125

64. Training New Staff ..................................................................... 126

65. Company Benefits ....................................................................... 127

66. Starting Salary Expectations ........................................................... 128

67. Job Promotion .......................................................................... 129

68. The Balance Sheet ...................................................................... 130

69. Income Statements ...................................................................... 131

70. Cost Accounting ........................................................................ 132

71. Auditing ............................................................................... 133

72. Budgeting .............................................................................. 134

73. Depreciation ........................................................................... 135

74. Inventories ............................................................................ 136

75. GAAP ................................................................................... 137

76. Accountants ............................................................................ 138

77. Retirement and Pensions ................................................................ 139

78. Start Your Own Bank .................................................................... 140

79. Internet Investing ..................................................................... 141

80. Evolution of the Stock Exchange ........................................................ 142

81. Corporate Taxation ..................................................................... 143

82. Commercial Property .................................................................... 144

83. Quality Control at Ford ................................................................ 145

84. Product Development (1) ................................................................ 146


86. Auto Leasing ........................................................................... 148

87. Essential Advertising .................................................................. 149

88. Asset Classes .......................................................................... 150

89. Business Law ........................................................................... 151

90. Email Do's and Don't's ................................................................. 152

91. Organizing a Business .................................................................. 153

92. SKUs and Pricing ....................................................................... 154

93. Managerial Decisions ................................................................... 155

94. Operations Management .................................................................. 156

95. Human Resources Management ............................................................. 157

96. Entrepreneurship ....................................................................... 158

97. The US Mint ............................................................................ 159

98. Consumer Credit ........................................................................ 160

99. Asset-based Loans ...................................................................... 161

100. Consumer Protection ................................................................... 162

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101. Efficient Capital Markets ............................................................. 163

102. Basic Investment Types ................................................................ 164

103. Agricultural Market Development ....................................................... 165

104. Direct Sales .......................................................................... 166

105. Dotcom Retail Stores .................................................................. 167

106. Consumer Behaviour .................................................................... 168

107. Retail Marketing ...................................................................... 169

108. The Law of Agency ..................................................................... 170

109. The Law of Contracts .................................................................. 171

110. Real Estate Brokers ................................................................... 172

111. Realtor Advertisement ................................................................. 173

112. A Good Real Estate Rental Market ..................................................... 174

113. Selling to Businesses ................................................................. 175

114. Small Businesses ...................................................................... 176

115. Trade Multilateralism ................................................................. 177

116. Thinking to Export .................................................................... 178

117. Starting a Business ................................................................... 179

118. Eco-tourism in Australia .............................................................. 180

119. Tourism after 9/11 .................................................................... 181

120. Internet Travel Arrangements .......................................................... 182

121. Tobacco Marketing ..................................................................... 183

122. Financial Assets ...................................................................... 184

123. The Cybernation Economy ............................................................... 185

124. Micromanagement ....................................................................... 186

125. The Southeastern European Economies ................................................... 187

126. Internet Securities Trading ........................................................... 188

127. Mortgage Law .......................................................................... 189

128. Basic Microeconomics .................................................................. 190

129. Trade Regulation ...................................................................... 191

130. A Quick History of Advertising ........................................................ 192

131. Hedge Funds ........................................................................... 193

132. The Victorian Apprentice (1) .......................................................... 194


134. Current Liabilities ................................................................... 196

135. Global Capital Management ............................................................. 197

136. Price-based or Target Costing ......................................................... 198

137. Transfer Pricing ...................................................................... 199

138. Internal Controls ..................................................................... 200

139. Internal Control Activities ........................................................... 201

140. Business Software Competitors ......................................................... 202

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141. Electronic Tax Records ................................................................ 203

142. Accounting Information Systems ........................................................ 204

143. Global Protocol Advertisement ......................................................... 205

144. The Global Financial Environment (1) .................................................. 206


146. Dividends ............................................................................. 208

147. Tort Law .............................................................................. 209

148. Products Liability Law ................................................................ 210

149. Detecting Competition ................................................................. 211

150. Globalization in Aviation ............................................................. 212

151. Interpersonal Skills .................................................................. 213

152. Electronic Commerce ................................................................... 214

153. Reverse Marketing ..................................................................... 215

154. Natural Gas Resources ................................................................. 216

155. Canada's Monetary Policy .............................................................. 217

156. Australian Aboriginal Governance ...................................................... 218

Answer Keys ................................................................................ 219

Elementary Level

1. Money accepted .......................................................................... 220

2. Computers ............................................................................... 221

3. Making an Appointment ................................................................... 222

4. Late Again .............................................................................. 223

5. Shopping ................................................................................ 224

6. On my Mobile ............................................................................ 225

7. Basic Business English .................................................................. 226

8. Business dialogue on the phone .......................................................... 227

9. Chit Chat: At the garage ................................................................ 228

10. Renting a place ........................................................................ 229

Intermediate Level

1. Applying for that Job ................................................................... 230

2. Accounts ................................................................................ 231

3. Letter Writing .......................................................................... 232

4. Flying on a Plane ....................................................................... 233

5. Planning a Business ..................................................................... 234

6. Computers ............................................................................... 235



9. How to agree ............................................................................ 238

10. How to apologize ....................................................................... 239

11. How to ask the way ..................................................................... 240

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12. How to complain ........................................................................ 241

13. How to criticize ....................................................................... 242

14. How to disagree ........................................................................ 243

15. How to encourage ....................................................................... 244

16. Online Marketing Campaign .............................................................. 245

17. Adverbially Speaking ................................................................... 246





22. Retirement Plans ....................................................................... 251

23. Daily Business Activities .............................................................. 252

24. Faxes .................................................................................. 253

25. Placing an order via phone ............................................................. 254

26. Will and Living Will ................................................................... 255

27. Ways of commenting ..................................................................... 256

28. Ways of disapproving ................................................................... 257

29. Ways of greeting ....................................................................... 258

30. Way of saying goodbye .................................................................. 259

31. Ways of approving ...................................................................... 260

32. Ways of showing pleasure ............................................................... 261

33. Ways of showing anger .................................................................. 262

34. Ways of thanking ....................................................................... 263

35. Ways of threatening .................................................................... 264

36. How to make exclamations ............................................................... 265

37. Ways of agreeing ....................................................................... 266

38. Ways of disagreeing .................................................................... 267

39. Expressions and phrases with money ..................................................... 268

40. Poverty in the US: living standards expressions ........................................ 269

41. Dressing expressions ................................................................... 270

Advanced Level

1. Code of Practice ........................................................................ 271

2. Spin Doctors ............................................................................ 272

3. Credit Card Holders ..................................................................... 273

4. Job Interview ........................................................................... 274

5. Business ................................................................................ 275

6. Finance (1) ............................................................................. 276

7. Finance (2) ............................................................................. 277

8. Finance (3) ............................................................................. 278

9. Money ................................................................................... 279

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10. Advertising ............................................................................ 280

11. At the Shops ........................................................................... 281

12. At the Computer ........................................................................ 282

13. Money Matters (1) ...................................................................... 283

14. Money Matters (2) ...................................................................... 284

15. Money Matters (3) ...................................................................... 285

16. Money Matters (4) ...................................................................... 286

17. Quality Control ........................................................................ 287

18. Product Improvement .................................................................... 288

19. Employment and Training ................................................................ 289

20. Agreements ............................................................................. 290

21. Super Supermarkets ..................................................................... 291

22. Are You in Debt? ....................................................................... 292

23. Guarantees and Warranties .............................................................. 293

24. At the Office (1) ...................................................................... 294

25. At the Office (2) ...................................................................... 295

26. Legal Expressions ...................................................................... 296

27. Invoices ............................................................................... 297

28. Taxes .................................................................................. 298

29. Finance ................................................................................ 299

30. Interviews and Jobs .................................................................... 300

31. Working Well ........................................................................... 301

32. Pay and Allowances ..................................................................... 302



35. Verbal Communication Skills ............................................................ 305




39. Behaviour Guidline ..................................................................... 309

40. How to assess employees ................................................................ 310

41. Money Slang Expressions ................................................................ 311

42. Accounting terms ....................................................................... 312

43. Payroll policy in the USA .............................................................. 313

44. Job Interview Advice ................................................................... 314

45. Dental Care Expressions ................................................................ 315

46. Insurance Policy Vocabulary ............................................................ 316

47. Contracts and agreements ............................................................... 317

48. The Business Plan ...................................................................... 318

49. Conference Advice ...................................................................... 319

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50. Computer Health ........................................................................ 320

51. Marketing Strategies ................................................................... 321

52. Warranties ............................................................................. 322

53. Office Technology Problems ............................................................. 323

54. Secretarial Office Procedures .......................................................... 324

55. Basic Electronics ...................................................................... 325

56. Business Letter Basics ................................................................. 326

57. Annual Report .......................................................................... 327

58. The Importation Process ................................................................ 328

59. Cellular Telephones .................................................................... 329

60. Job Advertising ........................................................................ 330

61. Job Applications ....................................................................... 331

62. Job Interviews ......................................................................... 332

63. Hiring the Right Person ................................................................ 333

64. Training New Staff ..................................................................... 334

65. Company Benefits ....................................................................... 335

66. Starting Salary Expectations ........................................................... 336

67. Job Promotion .......................................................................... 337

68. The Balance Sheet ...................................................................... 338

69. Income Statements ...................................................................... 339

70. Cost Accounting ........................................................................ 340

71. Auditing ............................................................................... 341

72. Budgeting .............................................................................. 342

73. Depreciation ........................................................................... 343

74. Inventories ............................................................................ 344

75. GAAP ................................................................................... 345

76. Accountants ............................................................................ 346

77. Retirement and Pensions ................................................................ 347

78. Start Your Own Bank .................................................................... 348

79. Internet Investing ..................................................................... 349

80. Evolution of the Stock Exchange ........................................................ 350

81. Corporate Taxation ..................................................................... 351

82. Commercial Property .................................................................... 352

83. Quality Control at Ford ................................................................ 353



86. Auto Leasing ........................................................................... 356

87. Essential Advertising .................................................................. 357

88. Asset Classes .......................................................................... 358

89. Business Law ........................................................................... 359

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90. Email Do's and Don't's ................................................................. 360

91. Organizing a Business .................................................................. 361

92. SKUs and Pricing ....................................................................... 362

93. Managerial Decisions ................................................................... 363

94. Operations Management .................................................................. 364

95. Human Resources Management ............................................................. 365

96. Entrepreneurship ....................................................................... 366

97. The US Mint ............................................................................ 367

98. Consumer Credit ........................................................................ 368

99. Asset-based Loans ...................................................................... 369

100. Consumer Protection ................................................................... 370

101. Efficient Capital Markets ............................................................. 371

102. Basic Investment Types ................................................................ 372

103. Agricultural Market Development ....................................................... 373

104. Direct Sales .......................................................................... 374

105. Dotcom Retail Stores .................................................................. 375

106. Consumer Behaviour .................................................................... 376

107. Retail Marketing ...................................................................... 377

108. The Law of Agency ..................................................................... 378

109. The Law of Contracts .................................................................. 379

110. Real Estate Brokers ................................................................... 380

111. Realtor Advertisement ................................................................. 381

112. A Good Real Estate Rental Market ..................................................... 382

113. Selling to Businesses ................................................................. 383

114. Small Businesses ...................................................................... 384

115. Trade Multilateralism ................................................................. 385

116. Thinking to Export .................................................................... 386

117. Starting a Business ................................................................... 387

118. Eco-tourism in Australia .............................................................. 388

119. Tourism after 9/11 .................................................................... 389

120. Internet Travel Arrangements .......................................................... 390

121. Tobacco Marketing ..................................................................... 391

122. Financial Assets ...................................................................... 392

123. The Cybernation Economy ............................................................... 393

124. Micromanagement ....................................................................... 394

125. The Southeastern European Economies ................................................... 395

126. Internet Securities Trading ........................................................... 396

127. Mortgage Law .......................................................................... 397

128. Basic Microeconomics .................................................................. 398

129. Trade Regulation ...................................................................... 399

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130. A Quick History of Advertising ........................................................ 400

131. Hedge Funds ........................................................................... 401



134. Current Liabilities ................................................................... 404

135. Global Capital Management ............................................................. 405

136. Price-based or Target Costing ......................................................... 406

137. Transfer Pricing ...................................................................... 407

138. Internal Controls ..................................................................... 408

139. Internal Control Activities ........................................................... 409

140. Business Software Competitors ......................................................... 410

141. Electronic Tax Records ................................................................ 411

142. Accounting Information Systems ........................................................ 412

143. Global Protocol Advertisement ......................................................... 413



146. Dividends ............................................................................. 416

147. Tort Law .............................................................................. 417

148. Products Liability Law ................................................................ 418

149. Detecting Competition ................................................................. 419

150. Globalization in Aviation ............................................................. 420

151. Interpersonal Skills .................................................................. 421

152. Electronic Commerce ................................................................... 422

153. Reverse Marketing ..................................................................... 423

154. Natural Gas Resources ................................................................. 424

155. Canada's Monetary Policy .............................................................. 425

156. Australian Aboriginal Governance ...................................................... 426

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1. elementary-1

Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 1

Money accepted

Q1 I like to visit other countries but I find the ....... of travel is too high.

(a) money (b) cost (c) expenses (d) currency

Q2 She is very happy because she starts her new ....... today.

(a) job (b) work (c) labour (d) post

Q3 One day I hope I shall ....... the lottery.

(a) gain (b) collect (c) reach (d) win

Q4 He must have a lot of money because this summer he is going on a cruise ....... the world.

(a) about (b) around (c) across (d) through

Q5 Have you read that book ....... the life of Van Gogh?

(a) about (b) of (c) over (d) in

Q6 Do you want ....... sugar in your coffee?

(a) some (b) much (c) any (d) little

Q7 They do not ....... cheques in that restaurant.

(a) accept (b) agree (c) allow (d) admit

Q8 I cannot work today because I have very bad tooth........

(a) pain (b) hurt (c) damage (d) ache

Q9 Children are not ....... in that public house.

(a) aloud (b) allowed (c) accepted (d) agreed

Q10 You can see the ....... about the sale in the local paper.

(a) announcement (b) warning (c) notice (d) advertisement

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2. intermediate-1

Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 1

Applying for that Job

Q1 I would be very interested in ....... for that job.

(a) entering (b) working (c) applying (d) writing

Q2 Do you want to ....... as a candidate in the local elections?

(a) stand (b) sit (c) go (d) try

Q3 They are completely ....... up with all the noise in the centre of town.

(a) tired (b) fed (c) sick (d) ill

Q4 The reason there are no buses is because the drivers are on ........

(a) hit (b) stop (c) strike (d) leave

Q5 The government has changed its policy and had a complete change of ........

(a) view (b) opinion (c) mind (d) heart

Q6 This supermarket is trying to ....... young shoppers by offering fashionable clothes.

(a) target (b) persuade (c) encourage (d) trap

Q7 You should have ....... those shares when they were cheap.

(a) taken out (b) sold off (c) bought up (d) taken over

Q8 You must try and hurry up because my patience is ....... out.

(a) running (b) racing (c) pacing (d) turning

Q9 Have you ever tried your ....... at running a business?

(a) arm (b) finger (c) hand (d) leg

Q10 After all these years she has decided to take early ........

(a) leave (b) finishing (c) departure (d) retirement

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3. advanced-1

Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1

Code of Practice

Q1 The company had its own code of ....... in these matters.

(a) behaviour (b) practice (c) dealing (d) attitude

Q2 This is a ....... example of what not to do.

(a) critical (b) pure (c) simple (d) prime

Q3 Plans have already been drawn ....... to deal with such situations.

(a) over (b) through (c) up (d) into

Q4 Thousands of ....... are already signing up for this new telephone service.

(a) individuals (b) subscribers (c) applicants (d) interviewees

Q5 Job losses are mainly in the ....... sectors of the industry.

(a) blue-collar (b) red-collar (c) stiff-collar (d) high-collar

Q6 The circular will contain ....... financial information to help investors.

(a) key (b) obvious (c) intelligent (d) noted

Q7 The report is ....... to show better than expected results.

(a) necessary (b) possibly (c) clearly (d) likely

Q8 So many of these animals have been shot over the years that they are now classed as ....... species.

(a) dangerous (b) endangered (c) unwanted (d) limited

Q9 Some people are ....... to learn a foreign language.

(a) unaccustomed (b) shy (c) reluctant (d) inhibited

Q10 It was a big ....... for her to give up her acting career to look after her family.

(a) trial (b) sacrifice (c) endeavour (d) test

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ANSWER KEYS

Business English(Answer Keys)

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1. elementary-1

Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 1 (Answer Keys)

Money accepted

A1 I like to visit other countries but I find the cost of travel is too high.

answer: (b) cost

A2 She is very happy because she starts her new job today.

answer: (a) job

A3 One day I hope I shall win the lottery.

answer: (d) win

A4 He must have a lot of money because this summer he is going on a cruise around the world.

answer: (b) around

A5 Have you read that book about the life of Van Gogh?

answer: (a) about

A6 Do you want any sugar in your coffee?

answer: (c) any

A7 They do not accept cheques in that restaurant.

answer: (a) accept

A8 I cannot work today because I have very bad toothache.

answer: (d) ache

A9 Children are not allowed in that public house.

answer: (b) allowed

A10 You can see the advertisement about the sale in the local paper.

answer: (d) advertisement

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2. intermediate-1

Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 1 (Answer Keys)

Applying for that Job

A1 I would be very interested in applying for that job.

answer: (c) applying

A2 Do you want to stand as a candidate in the local elections?

answer: (a) stand

A3 They are completely fed up with all the noise in the centre of town.

answer: (b) fed

A4 The reason there are no buses is because the drivers are on strike.

answer: (c) strike

A5 The government has changed its policy and had a complete change of heart.

answer: (d) heart

A6 This supermarket is trying to target young shoppers by offering fashionable clothes.

answer: (a) target

A7 You should have bought up those shares when they were cheap.

answer: (c) bought up

A8 You must try and hurry up because my patience is running out.

answer: (a) running

A9 Have you ever tried your hand at running a business?

answer: (c) hand

A10 After all these years she has decided to take early retirement.

answer: (d) retirement

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3. advanced-1

Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1 (Answer Keys)

Code of Practice

A1 The company had its own code of practice in these matters.

answer: (b) practice

A2 This is a prime example of what not to do.

answer: (d) prime

A3 Plans have already been drawn up to deal with such situations.

answer: (c) up

A4 Thousands of subscribers are already signing up for this new telephone service.

answer: (b) subscribers

A5 Job losses are mainly in the blue-collar sectors of the industry.

answer: (a) blue-collar

A6 The circular will contain key financial information to help investors.

answer: (a) key

A7 The report is likely to show better than expected results.

answer: (d) likely

A8 So many of these animals have been shot over the years that they are now classed as endangered species.

answer: (b) endangered

A9 Some people are reluctant to learn a foreign language.

answer: (c) reluctant

A10 It was a big sacrifice for her to give up her acting career to look after her family.

answer: (b) sacrifice

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