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At the beginning of a business you need start-________ capital.
A. up
B. with
C. out
1 At the beginning of a business you need start-up capital.
Answer: A
I needed finance for my project, so I got a ________ from the bank.
A. borrowing
B. loan
C. debt
I needed finance for my project, so I got a loan from the bank.
Answer: B
The new company was ________ successful in their first quarter and reported massive profits.
A. excellently
B. minorly
C. hugely
The new company was hugely successful in their first quarter and reported massive profits.
Answer: C
Harry was ________ helpful at running the project.
A. totally
B. difficultly
C. excellently
Harry was totally helpful at running the project.
Answer: A
What have you been ________?
A. to
B. up to
C. to
What have you been up to?
Answer: B
So, Derek, how ________ you?
A. does life treat
B. has life treat
C. is life treating
So, Derek, how is life treating you?
Answer: C
What is a pop-up?
A pop up is a temporary store
What does an economist do?
An ecoonomist predicts how the market will change.
If we can ________ this rate of growth, we can all look forward to a generous bonus.
A. react
B. maintain
C. revert
If we can maintain this rate of growth, we can all look forward to a generous bonus.
Answer: B
We're fairly certain that Mike will come here tomorrow.
A. 50% certain
B. 80% certain
C. 100% certain
Answer: B
We ________ about the implications in more detail at the meeting next week.
A. will have spoken
B. have spoken
C. will be speaking
19 We will be speaking about the implications in more detail at the meeting next week.
Answer: C
What does "encrypt" mean?
To convert data into a secure code to prevent unauthorized access
What does "hostile" mean?
Being unfriendly or opposing
The overriding trend is ________.
A. the most important one
B. the least important one
C. the least dangerous one
The overriding trend is the most important one.
Answer: A
What does "digress" mean?
To go off-topic or stray from the main subject
All ________ all, it was a very difficult situation.
A. of
B. in
C. after
All in all, it was a very difficult situation.
Answer: B
What is a "hierarchical organization"?
An organization structured in levels where each level has authority over the one below it
The main purpose of constructive feedback ________.
A. is to criticize people for their failures
B. is to make people feel good about themselves
C. is to help people learn from their mistakes
The main purpose of constructive feedback is to help people learn from their mistakes
Answer: C
They offered me seaweed and I ________.
A. had never eaten it before
B. never ate it before
C. was never eating it before
They offered me seaweed and I had never eaten it before.
Answer: A
The feedback from the markets has been ________.
A. satisfied
B. satisfactory
C. satisfaction
The feedback from the markets has been satisfactory.
Answer: B
I wouldn't have seen the advertisement in the newspaper ________.
A. if you wouldn't show it to me
B. if you didn't show it to me
C. if you hadn't shown it to me
I wouldn't have seen the advertisement in the newspaper if you hadn't shown it to me.
Answer: C
I wouldn't have seen the advertisement in the newspaper ________.
A. if you didn't show it to me
B. if you hadn't shown it to me
C. if you wouldn't show it to me
I wouldn't have seen the advertisement in the newspaper if you hadn't shown it to me.
Answer: B
You'd have a much better job now ________.
A. if you would have studied harder at university
B. if you'd studied harder at university
C. if you studied harder at university
You'd have a much better job now if you'd studied harder at university.
Answer: B
"The book has lots of mistakes in it, but it went on sale last week." "Really? ________."
A. We shouldn't have put it on sale
B. We couldn't have put it on sale
C. We shouldn't put it on sale
"The book has lots of mistakes in it, but it went on sale last week." "Really? We shouldn't have put it on sale."
Answer: A
If you conduct an appraisal, ________.
A. you arrange an appraisal for other people, but you don't actually go to it
B. you run the appraisal of a more junior person
C. you are appraised by a more senior person
If you conduct an appraisal, you run the appraisal of a more junior person.
Answer: B