businessenglishsite.com | exercise collection <br>Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 3 <br>Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences: <br>1. Because of the small size of this company, I have been ____________________ to and <br>participated in most aspects of managing a business. <br> a) averse b) exhibited c) exposed <br>2. ____________________ a Web Developer with MasterCard ( = when I was working as a WD at <br>MasterCard), I was responsible for updating and maintaining all of the corporate websites. <br> a) Since b) As c) Like <br>3. I ____________________ the development of ( = I helped develop) several prominent products. <br> a) spoke about b) assisted in c) included <br>4. I believe that the ____________________ of my education, work experience, and personal <br>interests make me an ideal candidate for this job. <br> a) combination b) union c) unification <br>5. An ideal candidate = A ____________________ candidate <br> a) good b) decent c) perfect <br>6. As I ____________________ ( = said, mentioned) earlier... <br> a) indicated b) vindicated c) appointed <br>7. Please don't ____________________ ( = feel free) to contact me with any further questions. <br> a) hesitate b) a value c) valuable <br>8. I look forward to ____________________ your reply. <br> a) the reception of b) receive/get c) receiving/getting <br>9. My education and employment background are ____________________ ( = suitable) for the <br>position. <br> a) appalling b) appropriate c) appealing <br>10. Some of my ____________________ ( = tasks, etc.) included designing and testing the user <br>interface of the company's corporate intranet. <br> a) responsibilities b) responses c) respectability <br>© 2009 BusinessEnglishSite.com - Free to use at home and in classrooms. Please do not repost online without <br>permission.<br>Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 3 <br>ANSWERS: <br>1) c 2) b 3) b 4) a 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) b 10) a <br>