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Business English Practice l Topic: General Business terms/expressions 5
Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. I don't think I can take on any more projects right now - I have too much
__________________________ already.
a) on my platter b) on my plate c) on my mind
2. The USA is one of the easiest places in the world to __________________________.
a) make a business b) commence a business c) start a business
3. I'm swamped = I'm __________________________
a) drowning b) really busy c) confused
4. What's on the __________________________ today? ( = What's the plan for today?/ What do we
have to do today?)
a) agenda b) board c) notebook
5. I'm a little confused about the timeline. Could you __________________________ ( = explain it to
me) again?
a) walk me through it b) walk me through c) converse with me
6. What's a "timeline"?
a) A thin watch b) A deadline c) A schedule
7. I have a couple of things I'd like to talk about - I'm going to go through them
__________________________. ( = one by one)
a) in order b) by order c) orderly
8. Tony is always ______________________ the meeting up by being late.
a) holding b) keeping c) bringing
9. I have a terrible boss! He never gives me any positive __________________________ on the work
I do. (= he never compliments my work)
a) feed b) feedback c) opinions
10. A business' "core competency" is something that it can do well - something that sets it apart from
its competitors, and is difficult for these competitors to ___________________. ( = copy)
a) initiate b) inform c) imitate
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Business English Practice l Topic: General Business terms/expressions 5
ANSWERS:
1) b 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) a 6) c 7) a 8) a 9) b 10) c