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Basic Business English Vocabulary practice (for beginners) 10
Choose the best response to complete each sentence:
1. We haven't been very ________________________ in promoting our products. ( = we
haven't been promoting our products too much)
a) action b) acting c) active
2. We're investing money in areas where we think we can grow and be
________________________.
a) profit b) profitable c) profiting
3. The inflation rate has been ________________________ higher by rising food and energy
costs.
a) put b) pushed c) increased
4. The ________________________ results surprised everyone.
a) better-than-expected b) better-than-thought c) beat expectations
5. I expect this to become the next big ________________________. ( = popular thing)
a) trendy b) trend-setter c) trend
6. Job opportunities are sometimes referred to as "job ________________________."
a) prospects b) offers c) training
7. We expect this to ________________________ ( = change) in the months ahead.
a) turn around b) turn out c) turn
8. They are the world's largest ________________________ of anti-inflammatory drugs.
a) produce b) production c) producer
9. We used to make these cups from glass, but we ________________________ to plastic in
2004.
a) swapped b) switched c) altered
10. Our factory is inspected on a ________________________. ( = regularly)
a) regular basis b) scheduled visit c) time to time
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Basic Business English Vocabulary practice (for beginners) 10
ANSWERS:
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