Business english, book 1, chapters 1-5

Choose the synonym

1

Firm (his handshake is firm)

a. soft
b. unstable
c. company
d. steady
e. business

steady

2

Left out (None of the other children play with her, and I think she feels left out)

a. accepted
b. included
c. received
d. welcomed
e. excluded

excluded

3

Involve (The job involves me traveling all over the country)

a. inhibit
b. implicate
c. preclude
d. exclude
e. estop

implicate

4

Get back (Malcolm gets back from work in half an hour)

a. retrieve
b. regain
c. return
d. recruit
e. lose

return

5

Floor (She lives on the second floor of a five-story building)

a. story/storey
b. ceiling
c. top
d. roof
e. pinnacle

story/storey

Choose the concept according to the definition

1

To bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame.
a. Hail
b. Greet
c. Bow
d. Kiss

Bow

2

To influence the direction of a discussion or conversation
a. Organize the conversation
b. Steer the conversation
c. Leave out from the conversation
d. Control the conversation

Steer the conversation

3

A matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation
a. fact
b. question
c. religion
d. topic 

topic

4

To feel sad or upset because of someone's actions or words
a. hurt feelings
b. pleased feelings
c. displeasure
d. tone

hurt feelings

5

An act of travelling from one place to another (n)
a. continue
b. walk up
c. journey
d. ride

journey

Create a coherent sentence with the given word

1

polite

__________
Ex: Please be polite to the guests

2

colleague

___________
Ex: We're having a small party for one of our colleagues who's leaving next week

3

avoid

___________
Ex: We need to avoid further delays

4

rude

__________
Ex: It's rude not to say 'Thank you' when you are given something

5

main entrance

___________
Ex: Use the main entrance, please. The back door is broken

Correct the mistake(s)

1

The ambassador often have to greets foreign visitors

The ambassador often has to greet foreign visitors

The ambassadors often have to greet foreign visitors

2

Now, I had liked to introduce our next guest...

Now, I would like to introduce our next guest...

3

The climate today will be hot and dry

The weather today will be hot and dry

4

I won't takes up some more of your time

I won't take up any more of your time

5

I asked two womans for directions to the nearer bus stop

I asked a woman for directions to the nearest bus stop 

I asked two women for directions to the nearest bus stop

Fill the blank with a word that better fits in the context

1

a. The ______ of lighting the famous flame goes back centuries

b. It's the  ______ for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day

The custom of lighting the famous flame goes back centuries

It's the custom for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day

2

a. She has a close ________ with her sister 

b. Scientists have established the ________ between lung cancer and smoking 

She has a close relationship with her sister 

Scientists have established the relationship between lung cancer and smoking

3

a. Conversation _______ happens when conversation is comfortable, effortless and smooth 

b. Many short rivers _______ into the Pacific Ocean

Conversation flow happens when conversation is comfortable, effortless and smooth

Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean

4

a. The advisor was friendly and _______ 

b. She is a _______ girl at home

The advisor was friendly and chatty

She is a chatty girl at home

5

a. _______ along this path until you come to the end 

b. The traditions will _______ only as long as the next generations keep them alive

Continue along this path until you come to the end 

The traditions will continue only as long as the next generations keep them alive