TASK 1 POSE/PRESENT, UNDERMINE, EARN, WAX, ADJUST, FUND, ESTABLISH 1. Sometimes it´s difficult to _____________ trust and ___________ good business relationships in this country. 2. Please __________ the pace of your delivery to reflect what the audience is used to. 3. He was ___________ lyrical in a classroom on what happens in a business environment without having the first hand experience himself. 4. In India more and more people will have to start working early and ______________ their own education due to increasingly higher education costs. 5. The arrival of big multinational companies is ______________ virtues such as loyalty, hierarchy and discipline. 6. These ______________ a mortal threat to the country´s continued expansion. SEE, FILE FOR, STAVE OFF, WRITE OFF, JACK IN, PRESIDE OVER 7. The company _______________ collapse last year thanks to a restructuring in banks and bondholders agreed to ______________ most of the company´s debt. 8. The year 2005 ___________ a massive decrease in investment activity. 9. Yesterday they ____________ bankruptcy protection. 10. The Czech Republic _______________________ the EU now. 11. He ______________ his job and became self-employed. DECLARE, TAP OUT, MINIMIZE, BIND, TOUT FOR, SOLICIT FOR, TAP INTO, BE RENOWNED, WHIP UP, GO 12. Sometimes consultants resort to using risky strategies like __________________ business from clients in whose offices they´re currently working. 13. Anybody can set up their own business and _________________ work. 14. The professional code will _______________ the chances of an assignment ____________ wrong. 15. Members of this institute ________________ a professional code of conduct. 16. Traditional sources of revenue have been kartely_______________________ . There is an urgent need to find new alternatives. 17. Companies try to ________________ investors´ enthusiasm with ambitious growth plans. 18. This company __________________ its ability to ______________ new areas of growth. 19. In 2000 the company reported a mammoth loss and ________________ bankruptcy. TASK 2 1. These issues set the stage for communication difficulties and potential _________________________________. /UNDERSTAND/ 2. It´s the most ____________________ and _______________ book on the issue. /COMPREHEND, AUTHORITY/ 3. These are all ripe areas for _____________________ and irritation. /INTERPRET/ 4. The ___________ made a few serious mistakes in the speech _________________./LECTURE, DELIVER/ 5. This is not a tax-_______________ item. /DEDUCT/ 6. She didn´t manage to finish the research so the impact of her work will be _________________________. /SIGNIFY/ 7. Allow the other person to finish her/his _______________ or _________________ without interrupting. /RESPOND, CONTRIBUTE/ 8. It´s been _____________ talking to you. /PLEASE/ 9. The _______________ are having an __________________ meeting with their line managers. /APPRAISE, APPRAISE/ 10. The university won ________________ from other ______________ education __________________. /RECOGNISE, PRESTIGE, PROVISION/ 11. We talked in strict _________________ about the issue. This is a sensitive matter. /CONFIDE/ 12. Instructors become ___________________ and mentors. /FACILITATE/ 13. We need to improve the __________________ of the board to shareholders. /ACCOUNT/ 14. One effect of ___________________ in the industry has meant that it is now not _____________________ for companies to purchase from any one source. /DEREGULATE, OBLIGE/ 15. Choose your words____________. A ______________ word can lose you ________________________. /CARE, USE, CREDIBLE/ 16. They are _______________ and feel __________________ about why calls are recorded. /HOSTILITY, SUSPECT/ 17. Here is some __________________ feedback. /REPRESENTATION/ 18. We have ___________________________ our larger rivals. /CONSISTENT, PERFORM/ 19. The position is for four months to cover _________________leave. /??MOTHER/ 20. He is our most ___________________ consultant. /KNOW/ 21. They stopped using it________________. /GRADE/ 22. He specializes in _______________ planning. /SUCCEED/ 23. Mr Smith´s________________, Mr Simpson decided to diversify into electrical _____________________. /SUCCEED, APPLY/ 24. They are not going to be granted any_________________. /CONCEDE/ 25. It was an example of_______________________. /CONTRACT, FAIL/ 26. Written contracts should also include fees and_________________. /DELIVER/ 27. The problem is the test can draw ___________, ______________ or even damaging ______________________. /ACCURACY, LEAD, CONCLUDE/ 28. The market is becoming__________________________ . /INCREASE, COMPETE/ 29. They have the cheak to ask for huge fees for ________________ work. /STANDARD/ 30. Finding a new source of ________________ is very difficult. /GROW/ 31. Was it _______________ that caused Swissair´s ______________ and baggage handling to ______________, hurting business, and its ___________________ in the world´s more __________________ airlines to prove an _________________________ drag on its finance? /DISTRACT, PUNCTUAL, WORSE, INVEST, MARGIN, ADD/ 32. Companies are moving away from large _______________ of scale. /ECONOMICS/ 33. Unfortunately he is very ___________________ to get the job. There are other excellent___________________ . /LIKE, APPLY/ 34. You need to put _____________ on important words. /EMPHASIZE/ 35. Send them a second _______________ letter. /REMIND/