-ancwer these multiple-choice questions. BicVey found out about these scooters A through a credit-card website. B 2s a result of making a mistake, © thanks to his parents, Din an email he received. His scooters were unusual because they A. could move easily through traffic. B could be folded up small © came from the US D were relatively cheap. McVey characterises himself when his business seas beginning as, |A being overwhelmed by problems. B having a great deal of energy. C being keenly aware of business opportunities. 'D having a simple attitude. What does McVey say about his age when he started his business? A He pretended to be older than he was in order to be taken seriously. B The nature of the business meant that hie age was not a disadvantage, C Because of his age, older friends often gave business presentations on his behalf. D He was happy at that age to take advice from his older brothers. [by probiems inthe market a profit Vocabulary 11 Match words from A with words from B to make collocations relating to work and b anake take stocks stuck do agap daily _overwhelmed competitive business action commute in traffic and shares prices 2. Now use a collocation from exercise 1 to complete each sentence, You will need to change some verb forme. 1 It’s been a pleasure __. with yon. 2 My... _ takes me about 20 minutes as Jong as T manage to avoid the rush hour. But if T gel. » ican lake me an hour. 4 Snviet aylich kitchen implements for lft. handed people found... business soon began to...... 4 My grandmother made quite a lot of money by buying and selling. iii 5 There’ no point just letting yourself feel mi t's time you... Improve the situation, 6 Jack has been very successful in business becatuse he works for a city centre restaurant offering good f00d at osu to 3. Use the words given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gaps. 1 When you work in an office, you really appreciate that fooling Of summon at the beginning of the weekend. (FREE) 2 None of Paul's business ventures have turned out to be very... (PROFIT) 3. Our company eelle a ann of toe, (VARY) 4. Our prices are lower than those of any of our ~ (COMPELE) 5 Be careful what you say when you meet the boss ~ its quite an __ situation. (EXPLODE) 6 I'm really fed up with his behaviour. (CHILD)