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Due to a fall in demand, a number of workers in the factory were made __________.
1. obsolete
2. unemployed
3. redundant
4. lay-offs
There’s no __________ in applying for the job unless you have the right qualifications.
1. point
2. reason
3. use
4. worth
If you __________ in turning up late for work, I will have no alternative but to ask you to leave
1. desist
2. insist
3. persist
4. resist
The job requires a good __________ for figures.
1. head
2. understanding
3. brain
4. faculty
The government has been heavily __________ for failing to reduce unemployment.
1. charged
2. accused
3. criticised
4. told off
Being a manager entails __________ responsibility to other members of staff.
1. deploying
2. commissioning
3. delegating
4. nominating
It makes sense to __________ a proportion of your profits back into the business.
1. plant
2. plough
3. sow
4. reap
The boss __________ to his secretary using the office phone for personal calls.
1. disapproves
2. criticises
3. disagrees
4. objects
I decided to take an advanced degree with __________ applying for a better
1. the intention of
2. a view to
3. the purpose to
4. an aim to
As I won’t be able to attend the meeting, I’d like you to sign __________.
1. on my place
2. on my behalf
3. on my account
4. on my name
The amount of tax you pay is __________ to your income.
1. proportionate
2. assessed
3. measured
4. based
The disagreement between the management and the union led to a __________.
1. side-step
2. walk-out
3. sidewalk
4. walkover
Skilled workers can __________ high wages.
1. command
2. insist
3. order
4. required
I’ve decided to __________ handing in my notice until I can find something better.
1. call off
2. bring off
3. put off
4. take off
If you want to make a good impression, it’s important to __________ your colleagues.
1. keep away from
2. keep in with
3. keep out of
4. keep on at
Although we haven’t made much of a profit this year, there’s a strong __________ of business improving.
1. horizon
2. prospect
3. project
4. perspective
The new productivity agreement should lead to an increase in __________.
1. outlook
2. outcome
3. output
4. outline
If certain industries didn’t receive a __________ from the State, they’d stand little chance of surviving.
1. donation
2. mortgage
3. credit
4. subsidy
When Nancy gets to work, she has to __________ in and when she leaves, she has to __________ out. She has a special electronic card to do so
1. record
2. clock
3. time
4. date
Stephen is on the __________. He lost his job one year ago and hasn’t found a new one yet.
1. employment benefit
2. allowance
3. line
4. dole

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1 - BUSINESS WORLD

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