B) has been running

D) wholesalers

2. The company was in fact seriously … though they claimed to be making a profit.

a) at a loss

B) in debt

c) in the black

d) broken

3. Some companies … their earnings to drive up share prices.

a) overdo

b) overflow

C) overstate

d) oversee

4. The Financial Service Authority was set up to deal with … such as fraud and insider trading.

A) issues

b) ideas

c) reasons

d) purposes

5. When you buy in bulk you can obtain … .

A) discounts

b) sales

c) decreases

d) interest

6. Shareholders lost money when the company declared itself … .

a) redundant

b) sold out

c) broken down

D) bankrupt

7. When they heard about our financial difficulties our … asked to be paid in advance.

a) services

b) deliveries

C) suppliers

d) orders

8. They didn’t lie – they simply tried to … the truth.

A) conceal

b) prevent

c) reduce

d) warn

9. Logistics is mostly associated with the … of goods from one place to another.

a) travel

B) transport

c) export

d) import

10. E-commerce has encouraged a new generation of … to set up new companies.

a) workers

b) engineers

c) businessmen

D) entrepreneurs

11. They expect the … for their products to be high.

a) supply

B) demand

c) flow

d) delivery

12. We ran a very good advertising … .

a) program

B) campaign

c) activity

d) company

13. We have … our sales targets this year.

a) gone

b) arrived

C) met

d) come

14. The … rate, with 30 percent of people out of work, is one of the highest in the world.

a) labor

b) work

C) unemployment

d) employment

15. Sales of our … have greatly dropped.

a) mark

b) name

C) brand

d) task

16. Increased counterfeiting affects the brand owners future … .

a) balancing

b) potential

c) finance

D) profitability

17. Many consumers prefer to pay more for a … brand.

A) genuine

b) right

c) normal

d) reality

18. The music industry is very concerned about … infringement.

a) patent

B) copyright

c) trademark

d) intellectual

19. … of real brands or genuine goods in China are facing a smaller challenge than you might expect.

a) merchandisers

b) dealers

C) sellers

d) buyers

20. Information is being produced faster than managers can … it.

A) process

b) deal with

c) define

a) understand

21. Messages are … to your PC throughout the day.

a) received

b) dispatched

c) transformed

D) transmitted

22. This has opened many new … for this industry.

a) ways

B) markets

c) products

d) goods

Grammar :

Adjective:

23. … we work … we earn.

a) More, more

b) The most, the most

c) Much, much

D) The more, the more

24. This city was … city of our country.

a) more polluted

B) the most polluted

c) polluted

d) most polluted

25. That restaurant is … than the restaurant in the centre.

a) expensive

B) more expensive

c) the more expensive

d) the most expensive

26. I can’t answer this letter without … information.

A) further

b) the furthest

c) far

d) the farthest

27. London is … than Kiev.

a) humid

b) the more humid

c) the most humid

D) more humid

28. The last test was … than the two previous ones.

A) more difficult

b) most difficult

c) the more difficult

d) the most difficult

29. Is the new hotel much … than the old one.

a) the farthest

b) far

c) the farther

D) farther

30. … we learn the rules … is to write our tests.

A) The more, the easier

b) The most, the easiest

c) Most, easiest

d) More, easier

31. The Mississippi isn’t … river in the world.

a) longer

B) the longest

c) the longer

d) longest

32. It’s … task I have ever had.

a) simplest

B) the simplest

c) simple

d) the simpler

33. The boss isn’t … pretends to be.

a) such clever as

B) so clever as

c) as clever so

d) not clever as

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34. Mike … a small business for three years already.

a) has run

b) has been running

c) is running

d) runs

35. The world population … and it’s really a big problem for our planet.

A) is growing

b) grows

c) have grown

d) had grown

36. By the time we … to the airport his plane had already arrived.

a) get

B) got

c) had got

d) have got

37. She … on business to Turkey next year.

A) will travel

b) travels

c) has travelled

d) will be travelling

38. This manager … for three different companies so far.

a) had worked

b) worked

C) has worked

d) is working

39. My boss says I … late to work many times. I’m fired.

A) have been

b) was

c) had been

d) were

40. Lately, Austin … about changing his career because he … dissatisfied with the conditions at his company.

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