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1. Our _______is to increase the market share within a few months.
a) responsibility
b) objective
c) ambitions
2. ________situation is stabilizing at present.
a) Economic
b) Economical
c) Economy
3. They are very __________in their expenditures.
a) economic
b) economical
c) economics
4. ________is a document which lists the goods you bought and tells you how much you must pay for them.
a) Invoice
b) Balance
c) Deposit
5. We cannot afford to employ more staff in the current ________climate.
a) economic
b) economy
c) economical
6. The income made by the normal activities of a business is known as_______.
a) turnover
b) operating profit
c) gross profit
7. Fixed assets are what a company _________
a) owes
b) owns
c) sells
8. Current liabilities are what a company ________.
a) invest
b) buys
c) owes
9. Wealth used to produce more wealth is called _____.
a) liabilities
b) capital
c) goods
10. Balance sheet is a statement of how much _______has come in and how much has gone out.
a) shares
b) money
c) capital
11. The goods which a company intends to sell to its customers are known as ________.
a) a stock
b) a capital
c) a stake
12. Venture capital is money lent to ________.
a) spend on charity
b) start a risky business
c) buy an estate
13. Probably the package design ________.
a) will be changed
b) would be changed
c) will have been changed
14. In the summer sales you can sometimes get warm clothes at a _______prices, really for next to nothing.
a) free
b) cheaply
c) giveaway
15. ______he has a degree from the prestigious university, he fears that the recession will make it difficult to find a good job.
a) Despite
b) Although
c) However
16. My car broke down while I _____ home from the countryside.
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a) drove
b) was driving
c) have been driving
17. I’m a salesman and work in the ________department.
a) export
b) advertising
c) production
18. Due to our new supply system more products are ________to consumer and supply costs are lower.
a) available
b) reduced
c) limited
19. You _______me yesterday. I was waiting for your call all day. The matter is too urgent to be delayed.
a) may phone
b) might phone
c) should have phoned
20. A great number of companies in Russia were ______by the 1998 financial crash.
a) effected
b) affected
c) infected
21. There ______a very high demand for their product a few years ago. They grew rapidly within a couple of years. But at present they are not doing well. The market has become very competitive.
a) must be
b) must have been
c) should have been
22. We must work overtime for about a week lest we______ a tough penalty. It was an urgent order. We must do our best to be in time with it.
a) will be paying
b) should pay
c) have be paying
23. __________World Bank is an organization that is a part of the United Nations, which lends money to poorer countries to develop their farming, industry and health and education systems.
a) A
b) The
c) __
24. If a firm ________invest in R and D, their products will rapidly become obsolete.
a) will not
b) would not
c) does not
25. This type of coffee is the _________ leader.
a) logo
b) slogan
c) brand
26. Last month they started their advertising campaign with the brand-new corporate_______.
a) slogan
b) team
c) appeal
27. I’ve got ______exiting news for you.
a) any
b) some
c) an
28. A new model ________for performance at the moment.
a) is tested
b) have been tested
c) is being tested
29. New technologies make global ______easier.
a) communication
b) travelling
c) market
30. The price is not too high, I think, it’s quite ________.
a) more reasonable
b) reasonably
c) reasonable
31. You can buy the same software quite-------at our local market.
a) reasonable
b) cheaply
c) free
32. Our sales have picked up ______in the last two months.
a) few
b) a little
c) a few
33. By the time you arrive we’ll _________the work, I believe.
a) finish
b) be finishing
c) have finished
34. I’ll be waiting for you in _________reception area.
a) a
b) the
c) –
35. He bought stocks during the ________market, when the share prices were the lowest, and sold them when they rose.
a) bull
b) bear
c) boom
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CONTENTS:
PREFACE ………………………………………………………………………2
UNIT 1. WHAT IS ECONOMICS ALL ABOUT? ………………………………3
UNIT 2. MANAGEMENT ……………………………………………………….17
UNIT 3. MARKETING …………………………………………………………..29
UNIT 4. BANKING AND TAXATION …………………………………………44
UNIT 5. RECRUITMENT ……………………………………………………….58
UNIT 6. BRANDS AND ADVERTISING ………………………………………69
UNIT 7. CORPORATE CULTURE ……………………………………………..79
TESTS ……………………………………………………………………………90
REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………….111
