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Practice with Vocabulary Building 1

 

1       She has always wanted to become a ...........................…………..... (SCIENCE)

2       She works as a fashion ..............................………... in Paris (PHOTOGRAPH)

3       He accepted the job offer without a moment's .…………......... (HESITATE)

4       The package holiday included the flight, transfers and the ...................………….......
         (ACCOMMODATE)

5       He has not been in full-time …………............. for over two years (EMPLOY)


6       Nobody thought that they would win the contract, the decision was totally
         .............………...... (EXPECT)

7       She works for a large, ................…….…...... concern based in the Netherlands
         (INDUSTRY)

8       I think we're going in the wrong ........…......…………..... with this project (DIRECT)

9       Thank you very much for the lovely present, it was very .......…....……….......... of you!
         (THOUGHT)


10     This product is sold ………………….……… (WORLD)
11     I'm sorry, but I can't ………....……....... finish this work by 5 o' clock (POSSIBLE)

12     Thank you very much for your advice, it was very ...........…....…………..... (USE)

13     We need to buy some new office chairs, these ones are so .......….….....……….......
         (COMFORT)

14     If I were you, I wouldn't ............….…….……...... a word they say! (BELIEF)

15     Our company arranges a programme of social ...........…....………....... (ACT)


16     All attempts at trying to complete the IT project on time proved to be
         ..................…………... (SUCCESS)

17     This printer is very .……….……….........., it's always breaking down (RELY)

18     "We need to ...............…………...... our position on the market", said the sales
         manager (STRONG)

19     I didn't like the seminar at all, I found it really ..............………….... (BORE)

20     The hotel receptionist smiled and gave us a very ..............…………….... welcome
         (FRIEND)

21     We all enjoyed her presentation, it was very .…….………………...... (AMUSE)

22     In .…………..……......., the speaker thanked everyone for coming to the meeting
         (CONCLUDE)

23     She was promoted because she worked so ...........…….…………….... (EFFICIENT)

24     All 12 people sat round a large, ..............……..………..... table for dinner (CIRCLE)

25     During the flight, I had an interesting ………..…….......... with a Canadian
         (CONVERSE)


26     I'm sorry, but a meeting on Friday evening is rather .………………...... for me
         (CONVENIENT)

27     A good ......……............ of French and Spanish is a requirement for this job
         (KNOW)

28     At the end of the presentation, we all gave him a long round of .………… (APPLAUD)

29     A lot of damaged buildings had to be .................... after the earthquake (BUILD)

30     Even if you do think you'll get the job, you shouldn't be ..……………….. (CONFIDENT)

31     I'm not sure if he has the .……….……........ to do this sort of accounting work (ABLE)

32     Unfortunately, their business wasn't very ..............………..…….... (PROFIT)
33     We’re very ..........……………........ about getting the client’s business (CONFIDENCE)

34     I really think you've made the wrong ..........................…... (DECIDE)

35     It's a difficult process, so I'll try to ..............………................it (SIMPLE)

 

Practice with Vocabulary Building 2

  

1      Phone me as soon as you get ....……….......                                                                      

        in house                to home                       at home               home                   

2      We often .....………........ at this hotel when we're here on business.              

        live                        rest                              stay                     remain                 

2      Everyone came to the meeting ..……….......... Pablo and Karen.                                        

        except                   exclude                        expect                 apart                    

3      Shops lose millions from .....………….......                                                                           

        robbing                  shoplifting                    pickpocketing      shopfitting           

4      The conference centre is two kilometres ..……………........                            

        from here away     far away from here      at a distance       away from here   

5      Kristin doesn't speak French and ......………...... Jorge.                                  

        so does                 so doesn't                    yet does              neither does        


6      Tomorrow will be mild with the possibility of a few .....………....... in the afternoon.            

        showers                rain                              hail                      colder                  

7      His presentation was very unprofessional and he had no .…...... of winning the
       contract.

        luck                       chance                        opportunity          occasion              

8      This cheque is not valid without your ...…..……........                                      

        name                     firm                              sign                     signature             

9      I parked my car but didn't have any money for the ...…..…….........                                     

        parking meter        park meter                   parking machine automatic parking

10    She works ..………........... industrial design engineer.                                    

        like                        as an                           as                        the same             


11    I can't find my office keys ...………..…........                                                                         

        nowhere                somewhere                 everywhere         anywhere            

12    You can only do your best - everyone has their ..…………...........                                      

        ends                      limits                            borders               edges                  

13    Send the offer by courier if the customer wishes, - ....…....... just send it by normal post.

        so                          although                      despite                otherwise            

14    Her boss wouldn't .………….…....... her attend the seminar.                                              

        allow                     let                                permit                  admit                   

15    My boss ......………….... me to be in the office by 8 o'clock each morning.     

        counts                   claims                          waits                   expects                


16    Our company is very ..……......... about punctuality and insists that we always get to
       work on time.

        strict                      precise                        exact                   straight                

17    They started having problems at an early ...………......... of the project.         

        stage                     period                          part                     minute                 

18    We have a beautiful ....………........ of the mountains from the top floor of our office.         

        sight                      vision                           look                     view                     

19    I don't live in the centre, I live on the .……..…........... of the city.                                         

        background           distance                      horizon                outskirts              

20    We were late for the meeting and decided to .…..…………....... a taxi.           

        order                     command                    require                ask                      


21    ...……........ the bad economic conditions, our sales figures were very good. 

        Although                Despite                        Even                   However              

22        Shall we take the car or shall we go ...……….......... foot?               
            with     at         on        by       

 

Vocabulary Practice

 

Don't forget to send Mr. Miller an ....……........ (invite) to our PR event.

We bought the equipment because of its performance and (rely) ......……........

Could you give us a brief (describe) .…..…..…........ of the product?

We're still trying to find a (solve) .......…..…...... to the problem

We're organising our company excursion, and would be grateful for any ……...…...... (suggest) you may have.
It's a tough businesss, with a lot of (compete) ....…….….......

Welcome on board, I hope you enjoy your (fly) ....…….…......

The introduction of the new product caused a lot of ....…...…........ (excite) at the exhibition.

I'm not going to speak to her until she offers me an ..…..….......... (apologise)

The seminar participants showed their .....…...…..….... (appreciate) by applauding loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, our next speaker really needs no (introduce) …..…............. at all.

As I was late, I really had no ..…..……...... (choose) but to take a taxi.

I'm sorry, but I can't accept that (explain) ..…….....…......

I work for a company which produces office .…….............. (equip)

In a job interview your ....….…......... (appear) is very important, so you should be careful about how you dress.
We have made a lot of .....…..…....... (improve) to our range of  services in the last few years.
The company decided to close its branch on the island as it had never been very …............... (profit).

I really think that ......…….......... (some) should be done about the situation in this department.
Thank you very much for your .……….….......... (advise). It was very helpful.

It's completely up to you, it's your ..………............. (decide).

I really think that you are making the wrong .........….... (assume) about them, they really are a good company.
We bought these printers on a .....……..…........ (recommend) of an IT consultant

My boss always gives me a lot of .....…….…........ (encourage).

No software may be installed without the ...………........ (approve) of the IT department.

Although it was a brilliant design, the machine was never .......….……...... (commerce) successful.

I have made some ......………..... (enquire) about the possibility of renting some office space in that company.
I can recommend Ms Harrison without any ...….……......... (hesitate).

 

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