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Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 4
Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. I've done a bit of ____________________ about your company. = I have studied, found out about
your company.
a) research b) looking c) searching
2. As the school's main psychiatrist, I ____________________ ( = advised) teenagers about a variety
of personal concerns.
a) concealed b) counseled c) consolidated
3. In ____________________,... = What's more/Also,... *used when you want to give more
examples of something
a) addendum b) adding c) addition
4. work ____________________ = employment history
a) background b) groundwork c) review
5. My previous job required me to ____________________ intermediary between the brokers and the
investors.
a) act the b) act like an c) act as an
6. This is my ____________________ ( = main, principal) area of interest.
a) prime b) primary c) primordial
7. I am ____________________ ( = especially) interested in animal rights.
a) particularly b) essentially c) intuitively
8. I am seeking to ____________________ myself with... = I am looking to get a job with...
a) assert b) align c) assist
9. invaluable = ____________________
a) not valuable b) very valuable c) somewhat valuable
10. I believe that I can be of ____________________ ( = help, assistance, etc.) to both your
company and your clients.
a) goodness b) benevolence c) benefit
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Business English Practice l Topic: Language used in cover letters 4
ANSWERS:
1) a 2) b 3) c 4) a 5) c 6) b 7) a 8) b 9) b 10) c