Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1. In the 19th and 20th century, __________and new technology changed the world.
A. inventions B. inventor C. inventing D. invent
2. We produce and use four times more energy today ___________we did 50 years
today.
A. as B. that C. than D. since
3. A light bulb uses ____________ .
A. oil B. the sun C. electricity D. gas
4. Thomas Edison was a great __________ .
A. teacher B. inventor C. professor D.
worker
5. He worked on some ideas for many years _________ the product.
A. improving B. improve C. improved D. to
improve
6. He wasn’t clever ___________ his mother educated him at home.
A. so B. because C. since D. but
7. A team of scientists helped him __________ his inventions. Help sb + V
A. developed B. development C. developing D. develop
8. Did all Edison’s inventions ____________ the first time?
A. succeed B. succeeded C. success D.
successful
9. Families in rural Kenya spend about $7 a month ________ oil for lighting.
A. in B. off C. on D.
with spend time/money + on
10. He ___________ science at the university of Wawick in 1990.
A. was studied B. studied C. was studying D.
study
11. Some _______________ now produce simple toys & games.
A. manufacture B. manufacturing C. manufacturers D.
manufactory
12. Japan has a __________ toy industry.
A. successful B. succeed C. success D.
successfully
13. The staff aren’t ___________ with the managers.
A. happily B. happiness C. happy D.
unhappy
14. He is a (n) ___________ at Harvard University.
A. manager B. professor C. technician D.
investor
15. He deals _________sales team in Paris. Deal + with
 A. for B. for C. with D. at
16. I’m leaving for a business ___________ to Hanoi tomorrow.
A. travel B. journey C. voyage D.
trip
17. Older people want a warmer __________ to live in.
A. climate B. weather C. temperature D. life
18. My company ________badly this month.
A. is doing B. are doing C. did D. will do
19. We _____________at the moment. We are on holiday.
A. are not working B. is working C. don’t work D. don’t be working
20. Our company ___________thousands of cars every year.
A. is producing B. are producing C. produces D. produce

21. We __________to buy another company at the moment.

A. are trying B. tried C. will try D. have tried
22. I usually _____________ customers in the morning.
A. telephones B. telephone C. am telephoning D. will phone
23. He ________________the report now.
A. is writing B. wrote C. write D. writes
24. They ____________different kinds of machines for hospitals at the moment.
A. make B. are making C. is making D. made
25. We often ________________in new companies.
A. are investing B. invested C. invest D. will invest
26. They ______________a new factory in China currently.
A. are building B. built C. builded D. will build
27. She ______________a lot of experience in this industry.
A. has B. is having C. are having D. been having
28. When you put money into a company, you make a/an ___________ in that
company.
A. investment B. mistake C. success D. failure
29. The CEO’s _______________of the company was very successful.
A. management B. manager C. managed D. manage
30. Our main _______________in this industry is Sony.
A. competitive B. competitor C. competition D. compete
31. The electronics industry is very _____________.
A. competitive B. competitor C. competition D. compete
32. We need a lot of ___________ for the new product. The newspaper
advertisements start tomorrow.
A. publicity B. publicise C. publish D. publicist
33. We are a large ___________of medical equipment. We sell to more than forty
countries.
A. export B. exported C. exporter D. exporting
34. The____________ of the department is in a meeting.
A. management B. manager C. managed D. managing
35. Mr Mack is the biggest _________ in the company. He has 54 per cent of the
shares.
A. investor B. investment C. investing D. invested
36. I’m flying to Paris____________ 10 am tomorrow.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
37. Last year, my company lost 15 percent of its market__________to competitors.
A. share B. leader C. place D. research
38. Gucci and Dior are competitors in the____________market.
A. luxury B. budget C. Asian D. domestic
39. Many companies do market ____________to know what customers think.
A. research B. share C. leader D. place
40. I fell asleep because the meeting was very_____________.
A. bored B. boring C. boredom D. bore
41. This product is very _____________. It never goes wrong.
A. reliable B. rely C. relying D. reliability
42. Our new product is very ____________. Many people want it.
A. attractive B. attraction C. attracting D.
attractively
43. He made me __________when he smiled. Made sb + adj
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. more
happy
44. The machines already sell _____________in Europe.
A. successfully B. carelessly C. carefully D.
beautifully
45. The products are also strong and do not break____________.
A. easily B. quickly C. strongly D. slowly
46. They finish the building ___________the summer.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
47. Some companies have their _________and are easy to reach to customers.
A. fame B. famous C. famously D. famed
48. Our ____________do experiments and test products.
A. teachers B. scientists C. doctors D. customers

49. Brian and Kate decided to move __________ to the USA because of their jobs.
A. abroad B. foreign C. up D. in
50. Lawyers and doctors are _______ people.
A. voluntary B. manual C. professional D. retired

51. I don’t like this idea because it’s expensive.

A. enough B. much C. not D. too
52. Many people think that living in another country is more ___________
A. interested B. interesting C. busy D. funny
53. My company is ___________in South America.
A. located B. locates C. location D. locate
54. I had to learn about Japanese _______ before I went to a meeting with people
from Japan.
A. cultivation B. cultivate C. cultural D. culture
55. Many people ___________ to America in the 1900s.
A. emigration B. emigrated C. immigration D. immigrated
56. There are not ___________ facilities to help increase the productivity of the
workers. Too + adj
A. enough B. too C. so D. very
57. The Crown Hotel is more expensive, but the facilities are _________ than this
hotel.
A. good B. better C. bad D. worse
58. Her job is __________because she does not receive any money.
A. administrative B. managerial C. voluntary D. necessary
59. We think changing the design is the ___________ option.
A. best B. better C. good D. well
60. Mrs Dark left work when she was sixty-five. She’s ___________ now.
A. retired B. promoted C. retire D. promote
61. Mr Peck is our ___________ employee. He’s seventy years old.
A. old B. older C. oldest D. least old
62. She is in charge ___________ the Marketing team. Tobe in charge of
A. for B. of C. on D. in
63. The company has supplied equipment to companies ___________ 1995
A. in B. at C. since D. for
64. When we apply ___________ a job, many things can be important.
A. for B. to C. with D. in
65. It’s a good idea to check your CV before you ___________for a job.
A. ask B. send C. apply D. application form
66. This company gives its employees ___________ when they retire.
A. job B. pension C. employment D. career
67. I found my new job by using a(n) ___________
A. promotion B. qualification C. employment agency D. department
68. He’s applying for the ___________ of Finance Manager.
A. position B. place C. career D. case
69. He hopes to get a ___________ to team leader next month.
A. career B. development C. career D. promotion
70. The pay is low but the working ___________ are very good.
A. colleague B. conditions C. requirements D. time
71. ___________ workers have a job for a short period of time.
A. temporary B. permanent C. freelance D. full-time
72. Eric and May have ___________jobs. They work three days a week.
A. part-time B. full-time C. temporary D. permanent
73. Temporary workers now make _________ between one and three percent of the
total workforce in most countries.
A. for B. in C. on D. up
74. Mr. Davidson has been there _________ last Tuesday.
A. in B. on C. for D. since
75. We __________ thousands of these products since 2005.
A. have sold B. sold C. has sold D. will sell
76. They _________ to South America.
A. have never been B. has never been C. are never D.
were never
77. Have you ever __ the CEO of the company?
A. met B. said C. talked D. said
78. He____________ to the conference last week.
A. went B. goes C. will go D. have gone
79. They have exported to Korea ________ three years.
A. for B. since C. last D. next
80. They __________ for our company for years.
A. have worked B. worked C. work D. were
working