Final test Business English/2

1. People believe that computer skills will ______ their job opportunities or promotion opportunities.

2. The college has a very ______ admissions policy – not many people are accepted.

3. Only the named ______ at the destination is entitled to take delivery of the cargo.

4. The flavours in the dish ______ each other perfectly.

5. He said he had new evidence, but refused to ______ any further.

6. The book was published to tie ______ with the TV series.

7. I’d like everyone to mark their progress on the ______ every week.

8. His arguments in favour of a new school are very ______.

9. The ______ of this programme requires many important steps for it to work perfectly.

10. We must come ______ with a solution that our shareholders will find acceptable.

11. He seems to be ______ to hard work.

12. We try to give students ______ criticism.

13. Our goods compete ______ terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety.

14. She seems to be on the ______ track for promotion – she will be a manager next year.

15. She was ______ among the 25 most powerful business women in the world.

16. The purpose of ______ is to collect and analyse information that can be used for rational decision making.

17. They’ve put ______ time and effort to keep the strike going.

18. Knowledge of languages is a real ______ in this sort of work.

19. Opinion polls show the two main parties are running ______.

20. The chain store almost monopolized the market and soon had many retailers  ______.

21. He’ll use ______ to get what he wants.

22. What we need in our company is a ______ in making valid assessments to forecast the sales.

23. It is ______ that you should have some familiarity with computers.

24. No new business can ______ in the present economic climate.

25. Can I have your phone number in case I need to get in ______ with you?

26. Pressure and stress can bring ______ the worst in people.

27. That’s why it is important to ______ young people to give them the maximum choice to build their own success.

28. Because Ron is such a ______, you can’t say a word without him correcting you or arguing with you.

29. Many students perceive that ______ training is more important than college.

30. It is difficult to keep up ______ the rapid pace of change.

31. Rebelious teenagers tend to ______ with their parents and teachers.

32. All trade issues were ______ on hold in March 2011 by the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown.

33. Let’s ______ our losses and sell the business before prices drop even further. 

34. Ever since blogs ______ traction bloggers have become important sources of news for many people.

35. That house at the end of our road is ______ for sale again.

36. A teacher can encourage children ______ analytically.

37. Her disability prevents her from ______ what she wants to do.

38. We must figure ______ how to solve the problem.

39. ______ the long term increased productivity will boost investment and growth – and create new jobs.

40. Too strict a regulatory system will ______ innovation.

41. Crime won’t help – you’ll end ______ in prison.

42. The lack of an efficient railway system was a major contributing factor to the ______ economy.

43. Let’s ______ some ideas here . Concentrate on some new and different solutions. We need to think out of the box.

44. This ______ would effectively limit the amount of vehicles that a firm could service.

45. I finally managed to ______ down the book you wanted in a shop near the station.

46. Keeping the house neat and clean is a ______ battle.

47. If you want to be more employable, you need to beef ______ your portfolio.

48. Another is a proposal to raise the minimum wage, which could motivate ______-collar workers in key areas.

49. There were several ______ inconsistencies in his report.

50. His original idea was good, but his ______ of the scheme was disastrous.