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Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 2
Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. My academic training combined with my ____________________ work experience make me an
excellent candidate for this position.
a) previous b) before c) precious
2. This experience ____________________ me with complete confidence in my professional ability.
( = made me feel confident about what I do)
a) insulted b) instilled c) installed
3. I am completely ____________________ in Spanish.
a) fluid b) flowing c) fluent
4. I have a very good ____________________ of quality assurance.
a) understanding b) comprehend c) understand
5. I developed strong ____________________ communication skills while working as a customer
service representative for Bell South.
a) verbose b) speaking c) verbal
6. During the ____________________ ( = span) of my career ...
a) life b) course c) lifeline
7. I believe that I could be ____________________ asset to your organization.
a) a valuable b) a value c) valuable
8. Please contact me at your ____________________ convenience.
a) early b) earliest c) earlier
9. I graduated in June with a B.A. in Sociology ____________________ University of Georgia.
a) from b) from the c) at the
10. Most recently, I have been working as a representative for a major pharmaceutical company,
presenting and ____________________ various pharmaceutical products to potential clients.
a) making promotions b) doing the promotions c) promoting
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Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 2
ANSWERS:
1) a 2) b 3) c 4) a 5) c 6) b 7) a 8) b 9) b 10) c