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Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 3
Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Because of the small size of this company, I have been ____________________ to and
participated in most aspects of managing a business.
a) averse b) exhibited c) exposed
2. ____________________ a Web Developer with MasterCard ( = when I was working as a WD at
MasterCard), I was responsible for updating and maintaining all of the corporate websites.
a) Since b) As c) Like
3. I ____________________ the development of ( = I helped develop) several prominent products.
a) spoke about b) assisted in c) included
4. I believe that the ____________________ of my education, work experience, and personal
interests make me an ideal candidate for this job.
a) combination b) union c) unification
5. An ideal candidate = A ____________________ candidate
a) good b) decent c) perfect
6. As I ____________________ ( = said, mentioned) earlier...
a) indicated b) vindicated c) appointed
7. Please don't ____________________ ( = feel free) to contact me with any further questions.
a) hesitate b) a value c) valuable
8. I look forward to ____________________ your reply.
a) the reception of b) receive/get c) receiving/getting
9. My education and employment background are ____________________ ( = suitable) for the
position.
a) appalling b) appropriate c) appealing
10. Some of my ____________________ ( = tasks, etc.) included designing and testing the user
interface of the company's corporate intranet.
a) responsibilities b) responses c) respectability
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Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 3
ANSWERS:
1) c 2) b 3) b 4) a 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) b 10) a