Sentence Completion
Which word collocates?
Job, work, career etc.
Business collocations
Financial collocations
100

Which word completes the sentence? You must _____ an effort to study for your exams.

a) do

b) have

c) make

d) create

c) make

100

Which word collocates with 'pain'?

a) sharp

b) large

c) heavy

d) hard

a) sharp

100

Which word completes the sentence? Ron has a day _____ .

a) work

b) job

c) career

d) overtime

b) job

100

Many firms made a _____ during the Covid epidemic. 

a) turnover

b) bankruptcy

c) loss

d) failure

c) loss

100

Which word collocates with 'flow'?

a) operating

b) profit

c) cash

d) investment

c) cash

200

Which word completes the sentence? I go to concerts because I like listening to ____ music.

a) creative

b) live

c) band

d) sheet

b) live

200

Which word collocates with 'him a job'?

a) bring

b) offer

c) take

d) make

b) offer

200

Which word completes the sentence? I'm very busy, I can't take on extra _____.

a) work

b) career

c) job

d) turnover

a) work

200

Many companies had _____ out of business during this time.

a) ceased

b) dropped

c) gone

d) fallen


c) gone

200

Which word collocates with 'a peak'?

a) remained

b) reached

c) went up

d) topped


b) reached

300

Which word completes the sentence? Phil has a very   _____ job, he works 10 hours a day.


 

demanding / difficult / hard / stressful / tiring

300

Which word beginning with 's' collocates with 'forbidden'?


strictly

300

Which word completes the sentence? I have an important _____ to do today.


job

300

Our company won the _____ for the new building project.


 contract

300

Sales fell ____ last April; they were only a third of the previous month.

                                                                                                                                                 

considerably / a lot / dramatically / steeply / sharply

400

Which word completes the sentence? You must be _____ to start work immediately.


available / ready / able / willing

400

Which word completes the sentence: 'Everyone wants a c_____ salary'?


competitive

400

Which word completes the sentence? Peter had a long and successful _____ in medicine.


career

400

I haven't ________ my goals yet. 


achieved / reached / accomplished

400

Profits _____ considerably in the first six months, up one month and down the next.

fluctuated / varied 

500

Which word completes the sentence? I have all the _____ qualifications to do the job.


relevant / necessary / suitable / appropriate / required

500

Which word beginning with 'e' collocates with  'retirement'?


early

500

Which word completes the sentence? Robin is slowly climbing the _____ ladder.


career

500

Sheila was very happy; her sales figures showed a dramatic _____.


upturn / increase / rise / recovery

500

The _____  _____ (2 words) is the exact cost of borrowing money.


interest rate