QUESTIONS:

(Choose the best response for each one)

1. He is the head of the accounting department. = He's __________________________ of

the accounting department.

in charge

charge

in control

2. I'd like to __________________________ you to Lisa, our database specialist.

introduce

meet

assist

3. I'm __________________________ manager at Disney. (There are many managers

there)

the

an

4. I'm __________________________ CEO of Herbalife International. (There is only one

CEO)

the

an

5. James always does __________________________ well.

job

working

his job

6. You should always call the customer by his/her __________________________, not

his/her first name.

last name/surname

second name

familiar name

7. I remember faces very well. = I'm __________________________.

good with faces

good at faces

good in faces

8. Do you have any __________________________ on you?

 cards of business

work cards

business cards

9. Another word for colleague is __________________________.

compatriot

co-worker

acquaintance

10. Our business is __________________________. We have to hire two more people.

slowing down

growing

growing up

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. Many companies require you to wear a nice shirt and a __________________________

to work.

tie

hat

belt

2. Lowest paying jobs = __________________________ jobs

Small wage

Minimum wage

Little wage

3. I always have a __________________________ attitude. ( = I'm always optimistic)

positive

negative

pleased

4. I want to __________________________ for this seminar.

sign

sign up

sign in

5. Victoria was __________________________ today.

late 15 minutes

late by 15 minutes
 15 minutes late

6. To be __________________________ means to always be on time.

punctured

punctuated

punctual

7. The amount of work that you have to do is called your __________________________.

workload

job-load

work-heap

8. Please let me know __________________________.

through email

by email

with email

9. I'm sorry, he just __________________________ ( = left the office). He'll be back in half
an hour.

stormed out

walked

stepped out

10. He is always __________________________ to help me.

willing

wants

wailing

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. I need a new chair. This one is not very __________________________.

common

comfortable

comforting

2. He __________________________ his time very well.

counts

takes

manages
3. There's no rush. __________________________ your time. When you finish the report,
let me know.

Make

Take

Count

4. My __________________________ is $50,000 per year.

salary

sale

celery

5. In Canada, __________________________ are higher than in the United States.

taxes

tax

taxation

6. 25% of my __________________________ goes to taxes.

cash

incoming cash

income

7. I'm __________________________ right now, can we talk in one hour?

busy

occupied

business

8. My __________________________ is very important to me.

career

workload

working

9. These days I almost have no __________________________.

fun time

free time

good time

10. We have to __________________________ ( = discuss/review) this report.

go

get over

go over

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Can you finish this __________________________ 5:00 PM today?

by

in

until

2. I don't think he's __________________________ ( = here) today.

alone

around

along

3. My __________________________ change all the time. ( = what I have to do changes

all the time)

duty

responses

duties

4. It's a manager's job to __________________________ duties to an employee.

assign

assist

assail

5. Could you please __________________________ ( = help) me with this?

assail

assign

assist

6. He is always very __________________________.

helping

helpful

help-giving

7. This has to be done __________________________.

as soon as possible

as soon as probable

as soon possible

8. I got pregnant and was on __________________________ for six months.

live

(maternity) leave

maternal
9. We were unable to come to an __________________________. ( = We were unable to
agree)

agree

agreement

action

10. I don't work full-time. I work __________________________.

partly

part-schedule

part-time

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. George doesn't have a job. He's __________________________.

unaware

unknown

unemployed

2. It's a lot of work, but I can __________________________ it.

hand

handle

answer

3. Every meeting has an __________________________. This is a list of things that you

have to discuss (go over) during the meeting.

agency

agenda

agent

4. There is no __________________________ on this = Not everyone agrees about this.

consensus

census

complaint

5. If something is mandatory, __________________________.

it does not have to be done

it is has to be done by a manager

it has to be done

6. I think I should __________________________ ( = take part) in these discussions.

 participate

part

control

7. I'm sorry, but could you please __________________________ ( = explain) what you
mean by that?

clarify

clear

clear out

8. Most meetings are held in the __________________________.

lunch room

stairwell

boardroom

9. You and I make a __________________________! = You and I work really well together!

great duo

great team

great friends

10. I'd like to hear your __________________________ about this. ( = I'd like to know
what you think about this)

opinion/ thoughts

speech

brainstorming

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. We had to __________________________ some money to expand our business.

burrow

borough

borrow

2. Victoria is very rich. She and her husband made a ___________________ ( = a lot of
money) in real estate.

fort

fortune

sale

3. I can't invest in your business because I can't ___________________ ( = find/gather) the

money to do that.
 come down with

come up with

come to

4. A ___________________ executive is someone with a very high position within a

company.

top-level

top-notch

tip-top

5. Tom is not popular, but he is ___________________ by all the employees.

respectfully

respect

respected

6. My manager almost never ___________________ my work. He's always very happy with
the way I do things.

criticizes

criticism

praises

7. Another way of saying "he was fired" is "he was ___________________."

shown the door

kicked out the door

cleaning the door

8. P1: You didn't know he was going to quit? P2: No, I guess I missed all the
___________________ signs. ( = signs that something was wrong)

billboard

stress

warning

9. Do you think it's ___________________ to buy things online?

safety

safe

safely

10. A company that hasn't been around very long ( = a new company) is often called a
___________________.

start-up (company)

green company

newbie business
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. We need the board of directors to _____________ ( = support) this proposal.

get in

get up

get behind

2. I have to take Friday _____________. ( = I can't come to work on Friday)

away

off

free

3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.

bad luck

hard time

hard luck

4. Our company _____________ ( = makes) bottle caps.

b+c

produces

manufactures

5. We're the biggest _____________ of fireworks in the country.

distribute

distribution

distributor

6. I can't ___________________ the meeting today ( = I won't be able to attend) - I've got
an important project that's due this afternoon.

make

go

assist

7. I recommend that we hire another web developer. John can't ___________________ all
the work by himself.

handle

hand

pursue

8. Let's start = Let's get ___________________

on
 start

started

9. Let's ___________________ = Let's continue

move up

move on

get some things straight

10. Veronica, could you please get ___________________ with Bob ( = contact Bob) this
afternoon?

in touch

touch

speaking

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. We _____________ ( = finished) this contract last month.

completed

complicated

complimented

2. You have $100 _____________ ( = that you have to pay) on your account.

outlandish

outstanding

outspoken

3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.

hard time

bad luck

hard luck

4. I learned from this experience. = It was a _____________ experience.

learned

learning

learn

5. You will receive 50% _____________ ( = before you do the work), and the rest when you
finish the contract.

uptown

upscale
 up front

6. I have never ___________________ ( = had experience with) these types of clients.

enticed

assumed

dealt with

7. How do I _____________ doing this? = What are the steps I should take in order to do
this?

go about

go around

go out

8. He spent a great _____________ ( = a lot) of time and money.

dole

deal

dial

9. I'm not sure which loan I should _____________.

apply

apply to

apply for

10. It's _____________ that you'll get rejected. = You probably will not get rejected.

unlikely

unlike

unliked

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. Following months of ________________________ a successful strategy, we finally

succeeded.

trying to get developed

trying to develop

try developing

2. With ________________________ ( = As for) Jim's project, let's leave that for the next
meeting.

requirement for

renowned for

regard to
3. We plan to implement this in the ________________________ months. ( = in the near
future)

arriving

coming

close

4. There's ________________________ ( = It's very clear) that he is unhappy working

here.

little doubt

a little doubt

doubtful

5. He ________________________ two examples. = He gave/showed two examples.

cited

sided

said

6. If something is ________________________, it gives you the wrong idea.

misled

misunderstood

misleading

7. Digital media is ________________________ changing the marketing world. ( = it is

causing big changes)

dramatically

ecstatically

respectfully

8. We don't ________________________ this. = We agree that this is true.

dispute

dissolve

discuss

9. This product never saw the ________________________. ( = it was never

launched/released)

daylight

light of day

moonlight

10. This serves to ________________________ us that we should never neglect our core
customers.

remember
 recall

remind

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. We haven't been very ________________________ in promoting our products. ( = we

haven't been promoting our products too much)

action

acting

active

2. We're investing money in areas where we think we can grow and be

________________________.

profit

profitable

profiting

3. The inflation rate has been ________________________ higher by rising food and
energy costs.

put

pushed

increased

4. The ________________________ results surprised everyone.

better-than-expected

better-than-thought

beat expectations

5. I expect this to become the next big ________________________. ( = popular thing)

trendy

trend-setter

trend

6. Job opportunities are sometimes referred to as "job ________________________."

prospects

offers

training

7. We expect this to ________________________ ( = change) in the months ahead.

turn around

turn out
 turn

8. They are the world's largest ________________________ of anti-inflammatory drugs.

produce

production

producer

9. We used to make these cups from glass, but we ________________________ to plastic

in 2004.

swapped

switched

altered

10. Our factory is inspected on a ________________________. ( = regularly)

regular basis

scheduled visit

time to time