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(a) dispute (b) disdain (c) dislike (d) dismay
Q4 There will naturally be ....... in the various sections of the community as to the benefits or disadvantages of
losing the little store.
(a) cuts (b) splits (c) slices (d) pieces
Q5 Of course we all get ....... with endless leaflets through the door telling us of bargains at the local supermarket.
(a) plagued (b) attacked (c) stormed (d) bothered
Q6 Big discussions take place in the area as to whether a supermarket will come to the area and waiting for the
outcome can be quite ....... for the small shop owner.
(a) nerve killing (b) nerve hurting (c) nerve racking (d) nerve splitting
Q7 Inquiries are held which seem to go on forever and you only wish that the procedure could be ........
(a) speeded through (b) speeded along (c) speeded up (d) speeded in
Q8 Protest meetings are held but invariably they end in a ....... because they are not organized properly.
(a) disgrace (b) shambles (c) chaos (d) fall
Q9 Then the final result is announced that there is to be a ....... between EASISHOP and GOSHOP, which will
then become a super supermarket.
(a) joiner (b) combine (c) link (d) merger
Q10 The confused customer is now in a terrible ....... because in the old days there was just one brand of butter to
buy and now there is a choice of 24.
(a) distress (b) disturb (c) dilemma (d) disturbance
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73. advanced-22
Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 22
Are You in Debt?
Q1 Going on a spending ....... with your credit card and no concern about how you pay back the money you
borrow, is a growing habit these days.
(a) burst (b) spree (c) flight (d) day
Q2 There is a popular demand for the system that allows credit companies to offer unlimited credit to young
people to be ........
(a) overhauled (b) overseen (c) overlooked (d) overtaken
Q3 It has been ....... by a government agency that the percentage of under 25 year olds owing large sums to
companies is on the increase.
(a) distinguished (b) deciphered (c) dissolved (d) disclosed
Q4 One director of a major credit company has already been forced to ....... because of the bad publicity his
company has attracted.
(a) step over (b) step through (c) step down (d) step out
Q5 One solution that has been suggested to control credit is to ....... the regulations to make it more difficult to get
credit in the first place.
(a) step under (b) step up (c) step by (d) step across
Q6 The main problem is that a debt ....... has developed recently believing that it is cool to owe large sums of
money.
(a) cultivation (b) cult (c) cultivate (d) culture
Q7 Recent reports have ....... that being in debt is not now looked upon as a disgrace but rather as an attractive
way of life.
(a) revealed (b) restored (c) replied (d) responded
Q8 In reality it's a very long ....... to get from owing to paying off all your debts.
(a) hail (b) halt (c) haul (d) help
Q9 There are frequently ....... in the family home between parents and children about whether you should enter
into credit agreements.
(a) collisions (b) clashes (c) claims (d) crashes
Q10 What concerns people most are the mounting ....... among governments that it will take at least a generation
for us to be rid of excessive debt.
(a) frights (b) fearful (c) fears (d) afraid
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74. advanced-23
Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 23
Guarantees and Warranties
Q1 If you go to an unauthorized garage to have your car serviced, the ....... is that your warranty will be invalid.
(a) consequence (b) conduct (c) convenience (d) consideration
Q2 The guarantee, as I understood it, ....... that everything was covered.
(a) inferred (b) implied (c) imputed (d) involved
Q3 I regret to inform you that as your guarantee ....... last week, we can't help you.
(a) died (b) deceased (c) expired (d) extinguished
Q4 A warranty is to be looked on as a sort of ....... between the manufacturer and you.
(a) privilege (b) practice (c) printout (d) promise
Q5 Sometimes people don't bother about guarantees because the ....... of the manufacturer is enough for them.
(a) repute (b) reputed (c) reputedly (d) reputation
Q6 Certain warranties ....... the purchaser to have the item serviced at regular intervals.
(a) remand (b) repeat (c) require (d) retain
Q7 You will find that such warranties are not worth buying because the cover provided is ....... not worth the extra
expense.
(a) famously (b) frequently (c) fervently (d) freely
Q8 This kind of legislation is in existence to ....... the customer from worthless warranties.
(a) provide (b) protect (c) please (d) pacify
Q9 You sometimes have to ....... very seriously whether to buy a second hand car which has no guarantee.
(a) consider (b) contend (c) contain (d) convince
Q10 Sometimes you get a one year warranty, a two year one or even a six month one they all ........
(a) various (b) variable (c) variety (d) vary
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75. advanced-24
Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 24
At the Office (1)
Q1 Concern was expressed by the office manager that the company would buy an ....... financial package.
(a) agreeable (b) affordable (c) absolute (d) actual
Q2 The main ....... of stationery for the office suddenly announced there would be an overall increase in their
prices.
(a) provision (b) producer (c) provisional (d) provider
Q3 The chief administrative officer disliked lack of attention to detail and insisted that such mistakes should never
........
(a) recur (b) repeat (c) retake (d) refer
Q4 Once again the company has had to make a ....... in the number of office staff to try and recoup their losses.
(a) reducing (b) reduction (c) reduce (d) reduces
Q5 The ....... of zip discs in the office is running dangerously low.
(a) share (b) state (c) stock (d) selection
Q6 If the managers want to stay employed, they will have to learn how to stay on ....... of their jobs.
(a) summit (b) top (c) head (d) line
Q7 It's not worth paying for an annual service when you can simply call the supplier on an as-....... basis.
(a) needed (b) noted (c) called (d) told
Q8 The new office manager will be in ....... of all the IT requirements that the company uses.
(a) use (b) mind (c) case (d) charge
Q9 Currently there is a shortage of clerical staff but it is hoped that by the end of the year they will be up to full
........
(a) capability (b) capacity (c) control (d) capable
Q10 Staff are always encouraged to work by themselves and whenever they meet a problem, they should use their
own ........
(a) initiative (b) interest (c) involvement (d) initial
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76. advanced-25
Business English / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 25
At the Office (2)
Q1 On her retirement she was given a substantial cheque in ....... of all the work she had done over the last 20
years.
(a) respect (b) thought (c) appreciation (d) belief
Q2 Having attended the office procedures course all employees were expected to ....... what they had learned and
introduce it into their daily routine.
(a) reinforce (b) respond (c) react (d) resource
Q3 Visiting clients had commented on the casual dress ....... of most of the clerical staff.
(a) manner (b) method (c) feature (d) code
Q4 The ....... of staff doing physical exercises before the start of the day is well established in Japanese
companies.
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