English_PRE_INTER

A business organization that makes or sells goods or services is called a/an________. =company

A company that has offices in different countries is called a/an ________ company. =multinational

A company whose money is divided into shares so that many people own a small part of it is called a/an ________ company

A company, which is part of a group, more than 50 per cent of which is owned by the parent company is called a _______=subsidiary

A good manager should listen _____ suggestions from staff. =to

A __________ product is the one that many people buy.=best-selling

A/n ____expensive product is reasonable in price. =in

A/n _________ product is the one that people find beautiful and exciting. =attractive

Alice said: "I should have studied harder for the international exam on ... =She said that she should have studied harder for the international exam on accounting.

All of these are synonyms EXCEPT for\: =fire

All of these go with the noun "product" EXCEPT FOR\: =campaign

All of these go with the noun "suggestion" EXCEPT FOR ____=do

All of these go with the verb "get" EXCEPT FOR _______. =progress

All of these go with the verb "work" EXCEPT FOR ______. =job All our documents ______ translated into Spanish and English, and this always... =are

All the employees of a company or country are commonly referred to as its___________. =workforce

All the people in work or available for work are called_______ force. =labour

Always look for opportunities to broaden your skills. For example, you _______ attend professional development seminars. =can

Ann asked\: "When do you want to take your vacation?" =Ann asked me when I wanted to take my vacation.

Anthony asked\: "Will you be able to attend the conference?" =Anthony asked me whether I would be able to attend the conference.

As a result, online and offline prices will ____ to be the same eventually. =have

Boss said\: "Stop talking, Joe!" =The boss told Joe to stop talking.

Can we agree ____ the date of our next meeting? =on

Career _______ is a period of time away from job to do sth (eg. to look after children) =break

Career ________ is something you do to progress in your job=move

Choose the corresponding passive voice variant\: Professor Graham Bell will give the opening speech. =The opening speech will be given by Professor Graham Bell.

Choose the corresponding passive voice variant\: We have invited delegates from all over the world. =Delegates have been invited from all over the world.

Choose the corresponding passive voice variant\: We hired the Renaissance Center in Detroit for the event last year. =The Renaissance Center in Detroit was hired for the event last year.

Choose the corresponding passive voice variant\: We usually send the conference programme to delegates after they have paid their fees. =The conference programme is usually sent to delegates after they have paid their fees.

Choose the corresponding passive voice variant\: We will hold the conference in Sydney, from 16th to 17th January. =The conference will be held in Sydney, from 16th to 17th January.

Choose the INAPPROPRIATE option\: You _______ wear your raincoat. It's going to rain. =can

Choose the INAPPROPRIATE option\: You __________ use a pencil. =haven' t to

Choose the word associated with the product description\: It's very easy to record and play DVDs. =user-friendly

Choose the word associated with the product description\: You can be sure it will work effectively and without any problems. =reliable

Computers are getting more and more user-____ =friendly

Did you ____ study English at school? =have to

"Don't close the window", said Max to Alice =Max asked Alice not to close the window.

"Don't lend her anything," he advised us =He advised me not to lend her anything

Estee Lauder and L'Oréal have both developed _________ cosmetics\: they are market leaders. =best-selling

He always _______ boring tasks to his assistant. =delegates

He apologized ____ losing his temper. =for

He apologized ____ the manager for giving the wrong date of the meeting. =to

He broke my camera, he _____ done it. =shouldn't have

He _______ have changed his mind. =must

He _____be more careful. =should

He said he was going to find a new job. =He said\: "I am going to find a new job."

He said that they were working very closely with their trade offices around the world. =He said\: "They are working very closely with our trade offices around the world".

He said\: "I am preparing a monthly report." =He said he was preparing a monthly report.

He said\: "I have already had lunch with my business partner." =He said he had already had lunch with his business partner.

He said\: "I went on a business trip last week." =He said he had gone on a business trip the week before.

He said\: "I will give Jack a call about the new business." =He said he would give Jack a call about the new business.

He ____ me that his brother had spent the money generated by the first sale on promoting his web-site. =told

How ______ you _______ if you were living on that kind of money? =would/feel

HP manufactures __________ computer products\: they are highly sophisticated. =high-tech

HR manager deals ______ staff problems, as well as with recruitment and training. =with

I agreed _____ her that we need to change our marketing strategy. =with

I am a PR manager, but I _____love to get some experience in conflict management. =would

I am afraid this product is no longer available. In fact, the whole range has been __________. =discontinued

I ____never work as a boss. =would

I apologized _____ Laura for giving her the wrong figures. =to

I can work at home so I ______ go into the office very often. =don't have to

I can work at home so I ________ go into the office very often. =don't have to

I enjoy going to conferences unless I _____ make a presentation/=have to

I remember my username, but I _____remember the password. =can't

I talk _____ my boss every Monday at our regular meeting. =to

I wish I ____ more about conflict management. =knew

I wish I ______ the problem. =had solved

I _______ to leave now otherwise I will be late. =have}

I _________ to buy a new car this year, because I don't have enough money. =won't be able}

I ___________ work overtime, even if the pay were very good. =wouldn't like to

I'm working on a new campaign to _____________ our new product range. =promote

If I _____the Chief Executive of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, I _____ do things very differently. =were/would

If only I _____ how to behave in this situation. =knew

If possible, I __________work regular hours. =would like to

If products are _________, they are made specially for one person or a group of people. =custom-made

If she _____ a car, she _____ drive to work. =had/would

If the machine breaks down again, our new range of chocolates __________ produced in time. =won't be

If we buy out our local competitor, our________ will increase to 33%. =market share

If we don't produce and sell more than 10,000 sets a year, we won't make any ________. =profit

If we ______ decent working conditions, this______be necessary. =had/wouldn't

If you are computer literate you ____ use different types of software. =can

If you want to move ahead in your career, you also ________ to evaluate your progress regularly. =need

It was Sunday and I ___ go to the university. =didn't have to

]It ______ be great to have a higher salary. =would

Jane said\: "I have announced the agenda for the next meeting." =Jane said she had announced the agenda for the next meeting.

Louis Vuitton bags are __________ products, they are of high quality. =well-made

My colleague asked\: "What were you doing when I saw you?" =She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.

My grandfather has retired, so he _____to spend more time in the garden. =will be able

Nokia has produced some best-_____ mobile phones. =selling

Our country is now attracting highly skilled ______ force.=labour

Our general manager ______ be more popular if he ______ other employees. =would/trusted

Our Maintenance Engineer is in charge ______ all repairs of equipment. =of

Our new product range _____________ launched next summer. =will be

Our products _________ for safety regularly before they leave the factory. =are checked

Our website ____________redesigned at the moment. =is being

Overtime means ________________. =to work extra hours

Philip said, "I saw her in the cafeteria an hour ago." =Philip said that he had seen her in the cafeteria an hour before.

Product shelf life is synonymous to _______. =lifecycle

Rolex produces __________ watches, everybody likes their design=stylish

Sales of the RPX3 have increased considerably since we __________ it slightly three months ago. =modified

She said she worked for an international company. =She said\: "I work for an international company."

She said\: "The company products are popular with young people who are interested in fashion". =She said that the company products were popular with young people who were interested in fashion.

She _____ an MBA but decided it was too much work. =could have done

She _____ buy a new laptop, I _____ fix your old one easily. =mustn't/can

She _______ be awake yet. It's only seven o' clock. =might not

She _________ not be so pessimistic. =should

Sony and Panasonic make __________ batteries, which are durable. =long-lasting

Sorry, but my train is at 6.00. I _________ leave now. =have to

The company builds up the customer ______ by gaining their trust. =loyalty

The cost of a company's shares is its __________. =share price

The department of _________ deals with employees, keeps their records and helps with any problems they might have. =human resources

The department of __________ is involved with managing and organizing the work of a company. =administration

The department of__________ keeps record of the money coming and going out. =accounts

The Finance Director argued ______ our Managing Director over profit-sharing. =with

The firm's success can be ________ by its growing sales. =judged

The government must now ______ the problem of rising unemployment. =deal with

The government should listen to industry and ________ to its needs. =respond

The introduction of a product to the market is called the product ________. =launch

The main building of an organization is called ________. =headquarters

The money a company makes after taking away its costs makes up its____________ . =profit

The most important person on the board of directors of a company is its _______. =chairman

The new medicine _____________tested yet. =hasn't been

The new office furniture ____________bought yesterday. =was

The number of jobless people rose to 945,000 and the ______ rate climbed to 5.5%. =unemployment

The passenger asked\: "Could you tell me where the post office is?" =She asked me if I could tell her where the post office was.

The percentage of people without job is called the __________ rate. =unemployment

The product ________ is the length of time people continue to buy a particular product. =lifecycle

The sales of a particular company in a market, expressed as a percentage of the total sales are called the ______________. =market share

The teacher asked\: "Did you do your homework yesterday, Tom?" =The teacher asked Tom if he had done his homework the day before.

The _________ department deals with selling and promoting its products. =sales and marketing

The _________increased by 5% to $61 million last year, but unfortunately our profit figures are not so impressive. =turnover

There wouldn't be so many complaints if the goods __________ packed more carefully. =were

They are speaking Spanish, so they ______ be Mexican. =might

To access this site, you _____ to log first. =need

To tell someone to leave their job or to be told to leave your job means to get/take______. =the sack

Tom is possibly the person you _______ to speak to. =need

We have always ____________ our products through several wholesale companies. =distributed

We talked ____ our financial problems for a long time. =about

We've achieved the efficiency of our service. It was known from the information gathered from over 500 interviews with_________. =consumers

We've already got five ________ in South America, and we're opening a new one in Mexico next month. =subsidiaries

Websites ______ be too complicated. =shouldn't

What are you complaining _____? =about

What ____ you do if you were a mediator? =would

What did you like best about your previous job? - Boss really trusted me, ... =could

What foreign languages __________ you speak?=can

What was your greatest achievement in your previous job? - Well, I _________ reorganize the Sale Department in a month. =was able to

When a challenge presents itself, you _______ take it on. If you play it safe all the time, you'll never move ahead in your career. =have to

When I applied for the job I __________ interviewed by the manager. =was

Which of these is closest to the verb "advertise"? =promote

Which preposition goes with the verb "report"? =to

Which verb goes with such nouns as "fortune", "progress", "living»? =make

Which verb goes with such nouns as "promotion", "job", "salary". =get

Wrangler makes jeans that are both fashionable and _________\: they are durable and tough. =hard-wearing

Yes, you ________ borrow the car, if you are careful. =may

You are too rude, you _____talk to me like that. =mustn't

You ____ pay to drive on a motorway. =have to

You _____ be very tired after such a long flight. =must

You _______ to take any money with you. It's on me. =don't have

You _______ drive fast, we've got lots of time. =don't have to

You _______ enter a joint venture unless both parties benefit from the deal. =mustn't

You ________ make progress if you don't take risks sometimes. =can't

You ________ the new material if you had listened to me attentively. =would have understood

You _________ eat so many sweets. They aren't good for you. =shouldn't

You _________ me beforehand what had happened. I needed to know. =could have told

______ we deal with conflicts, they will rise. =Unless

_______ is a system in which employees work a fixed number of hours each week and can arrange their own schedule. =Flexitime

________ is concerned with studying new ideas and planning new products. =Research and development

________ is the group of people who have been elected by shareholders to manage a company. =Board

________ is the process of moving to a more important job or rank in a company or organization. =Promotion

_________ is a company that controls a smaller company or organization. =Parent company

__________ is a person or organization that owns shares in a company. =Shareholder

__________ is the place where most of the important decisions are made. =Head office

"Jobless" is closest to ________. =unemployed