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Building brand ...... is one of the best things you can do to promote your business. AWARE empezar lección
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2. Increased environmental ...... has led to a greater demand for recycled paper. AWARE empezar lección
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The managers were totally ...... of the reasons for the workers’ protests. AWARE empezar lección
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Students who achieve an ........ standard will progress to degree studies ACCEPT empezar lección
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Many viewers find the amount of violence on TV........ ACCEPT empezar lección
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6. I have just received their letter of ......, so we can go ahead. ACCEPT empezar lección
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7. The topic of my presentation is “Our greatest engineering ....... of the 20th century”. ACHIEVE empezar lección
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8. One of the typical questions interviewers ask applicants is: “If you were to mention your one important ..., what would that be?” ACHIEVE empezar lección
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9. Typical business ...... can include things like operations, marketing, production and administration. ACT empezar lección
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10. It’s been a very ... day on the Stock Exchange. ACT empezar lección
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11. The unions have threatened to take industrial ........ ACT empezar lección
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12. He’s been ....... involved in politics for 30 years. ACT empezar lección
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13. You can get ...... bonus if you exceed sales target by 15%. ADD empezar lección
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14. The purpose of ....... is to make customers aware of your product or service. ADVERTISE empezar lección
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15. I hope to find a job as a copywriter in one of good ....... agencies. ADVERTISE empezar lección
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16. Why did you prepare such a shocking ........? We may lose our more conservative customers. ADVERTISE empezar lección
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We will need a detailed cost ....... before offering them any money. ANALYSE empezar lección
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18. Most reputable ....... predict we will be soon facing another crisis. ANALYSE empezar lección
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19. Contact this lawyer, he will be able to offer ....... we desperately need now. ADVISE empezar lección
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20. Your small business needs an ...... board- trusted advisors to whom they can turn. ADVISE empezar lección
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21. A job ...... form is your chance to show employers that you're perfectly suited to the role and deserve to be shortlisted for an interview. APPLY empezar lección
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22. Successful ....... must be able to demonstrate a clear ability to lead. APPLY empezar lección
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23. Unfortunately, we cannot interview every ........ APPLY empezar lección
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24. This section of the law is ...... only to businesses. APPLY empezar lección
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25. I am calling to postpone my ....... at 12 tomorrow, is that possible? APPOINT empezar lección
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26. You should always get ....... from your manager before you try out any new idea. APPROVE empezar lección
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27. The company needs more financial ....... from the government. ASSIST empezar lección
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28. He was in a meeting so I spoke to the ....... manager. ASSIST empezar lección
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29. One of the ....... of this offer is free training course. ATTRACT empezar lección
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30........ packaging will make people interested in your products. ATTRACT empezar lección
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31. Notice of ........ must be made in writing and sent by email to vvvv@gmail.com CANCEL empezar lección
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32. I’m afraid his talk at the conference is ........, he couldn’t make it because of health problems. CANCEL empezar lección
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33. Students have a ...... between studying French or German. CHOOSE empezar lección
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34. Apart from outdoor advertising we plan a series of TV........ COMMERCE empezar lección
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35. What a pity Christmas has become so ........ COMMERCIAL empezar lección
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36. Good ...... is about speaking and listening-you need to make sure you are understood clearly and you understand what people are saying to you. COMMUNICATE empezar lección
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37. Prices are lower when there is ........ among/between the stores. COMPETE empezar lección
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38. We have serious problems with one of our biggest ......, can you help? COMPETE empezar lección
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39. Some US industries are not as ...... as they used to be in the past. COMPETE empezar lección
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40. There are two important ways to keep your products ....... priced: calculate your costs and research your competitors regularly. COMPETE empezar lección
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41. We can’t deal with ....... about legal advice or services, the Solicitors Regulation Authority may be able to help you. COMPLAIN empezar lección
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42. You will receive an e-mail ...... of your order. CONFIRM empezar lección
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43. Milan special forces have arrested two men in ...... with last week’s attack on a luxury hotel. CONNECT empezar lección
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44. The dictionary defines a ...... as "an expert in a particular field who works as an advisor either to a company or to another individual." CONSULT empezar lección
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45. The law protects your ...... rights when you buy goods or services. CONSUME empezar lección
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46. Finally, we should examine some adverse effects of alcohol ......: traffic accidents, suicide rates, and vandalism rates. CONSUME empezar lección
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47. Community police have made a very positive ........ to crime prevention. CONTRIBUTE empezar lección
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48. A person or company that agrees to do work or provide goods for another company is called ........ CONTRACT empezar lección
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49. Our University has released a study looking to understand how some people are more ........ than others. DECIDE empezar lección
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50. He will never make a good leader! He is totally ........! DECIDE empezar lección
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51. There are 19 famous companies that originally had ........ names. DIFFER empezar lección
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52. We offer free UK ........ for all orders over £20. DELIVER empezar lección
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53. There was a delay in the ........ of our plane. DEPART empezar lección
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54. The company is run by a board of ........ DIRECT empezar lección
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55. I always deal ........ with the manufacturer. DIRECT empezar lección
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56. These are proposals for implementing the EU ...... on paternity leave. DIRECT empezar lección
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57. There have been significant computer ........ during the last decade. DEVELOP empezar lección
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58. The ...... world has a responsibility towards poorer countries. DEVELOP empezar lección
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59. The vast majority of the world's hungry people live in ........ countries, where 12.9 percent of the population is undernourished. DEVELOP empezar lección
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60. You’re protected from ....... in these situations: at work, in education, as a consumer, when buying or renting property. DISCRIMINATE empezar lección
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61. Some common reasons for ....... include poor performance or incompetence, attendance problems, and insubordination and other behavioural problems. DISMISS empezar lección
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62........ means to spread the product throughout the marketplace such that a large number of people can buy it. DISTRIBUTE empezar lección
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63. Beer Direct are an importer, ...... and wholesaler of speciality beer in UK. DISTRIBUTE empezar lección
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64........ usually involves reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll. DOWNSIZE empezar lección
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65. The number of international students in British Higher Education has risen ........ over the past 20 years. DRAMATIC empezar lección
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66. In 2008, the ... took a real down turn, causing the loss of jobs and money everywhere, and has yet to reach the point in where it was before. ECONOMISE empezar lección
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67. He liked money and so he thought he would study......., but politics turned out to interest him ever more. ECONOMISE empezar lección
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68........ is a person who works in or studies the field of economics ECONOMISE empezar lección
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69. In ........ advanced countries, women marry later. ECONOMIC empezar lección
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70. It is not ........ to switch on the lights in every room. ECONOMY empezar lección
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71. He is the author of the best-selling ....... book that all students must read. ECONOMY empezar lección
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72. Car makers are some of the most productive ...... in Britain. EMPLOY empezar lección
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73. After graduation, she found ... with a local finance company. EMPLOY empezar lección
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74. Unfortunately, ........ has risen among people over 55. EMPLOY empezar lección
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75. Our ........ do not object to working at weekends. EMPLOY empezar lección
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76. We need to be more ...... in promoting ourselves abroad. ENERGY empezar lección
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77. If a famous person offers a positive ... of a product, often it will lead to more people buying the product due to the fact that they trust the celebrity. ENDORSE empezar lección
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78. The line is ......., so I’ll have to try again later. ENGAGE empezar lección
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79. The president must have the highest ....... standards. ETHICS empezar lección
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80. Profits from acting ........ are higher than firms that only consider their own narrow self-interest. ETHICAL empezar lección
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81. The law applies to all EU countries, Hungary is no ........ EXCEPT empezar lección
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82. The rapid ...... of cities can cause social and economic problems. EXPAND empezar lección
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83. We are waiting for an ....... of his behaviour in the meeting. EXPLAIN empezar lección
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84. Read the ........ leaflet and you will know how to install this lamp. EXPLAIN empezar lección
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85. Of the more unusual examples of the sales boosting technique beloved by marketing departments - the brand ........, also known as piggyback marketing. EXTEND empezar lección
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86. Could I speak to Mrs Gordon, please? I think it’s ... 456. EXTEND empezar lección
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87. The conference was a ........ because the parties did not reach an agreement. FAIL empezar lección
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88. Farmers complained of ........ competition from cheap imported food. FAIR empezar lección
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89. If you’ve been treated ........ at work and it’s because of who you are, you may have been discriminated. FAIR empezar lección
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90. Our ........ adviser is convinced that the project will be a success FINANCE empezar lección
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91. Millions of the citizens are ......'illiterate'. 16 % of UK adults cannot identify the balance on their bank statement. FINANCIAL empezar lección
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92. Planning ahead for seasonal sales ...... can help you prevent disaster during the holidays. FLUCTUATE empezar lección
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93. Due to unexpected bankruptcy of Virgo airlines all the ....... are cancelled. FLY empezar lección
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94. Steve Jobs, the co-........ of Apple was one of the most commemorated people in technology and business world. FOUND empezar lección
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95. The engineering sector achieved significant ........ last year. GROW empezar lección
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96. 36-year-old Sun King is one of an unknown, but reportedly ...... number of wealthy Chinese. GROW empezar lección
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97. People on welfare are wrongly seen as lazy or ........ HONEST empezar lección
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98........ in business is often high on lists of what employees say they want in the workplace. HONEST empezar lección
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99. Wow! The results from our Warsaw subsidiary are really ........ IMPRESS empezar lección
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100. It is really important to create a good ........ when meeting clients. IMPRESS empezar lección
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101. I’m afraid the boss was ........ by my presentation. IMPRESS empezar lección
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102. Personal ........ numbers (PINs) are usually used in conjunction with usernames or other passwords. IDENTIFY empezar lección
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103. Employees have noticed an ...... in the working environment related to the increasing difficulty of finding trained staff. IMPROVE empezar lección
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104. At the moment ........ is running at 20%! INFLATE empezar lección
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105. I have no intention to pay such ...... prices. INFLATE empezar lección
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106. Henry Ford is among the twenty most ....... businessmen of all time. INFLUENCE empezar lección
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107. In this high-tech world ........ espionage is on the increase. INDUSTRY empezar lección
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108. I enjoyed her talk, it was really ........ INFORM empezar lección
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109. I’m afraid you have been ........ She no longer works for us. INFORM empezar lección
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110. Please let us know if you need more ........ INFORM empezar lección
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111. I’d like to welcome Jody Taylor, who I’m sure needs no ........ INTRODUCE empezar lección
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112. I expect a good return on my ....... in these shares. INVEST empezar lección
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113. Small ........ were advised to hold on to their shares. INVEST empezar lección
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114. He described the low wages paid to police officers as almost an ........ to corruption. INVITE empezar lección
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115. He’s extremely ........ about business and finance. KNOW empezar lección
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116. It’s really bad that our company is virtually ........ abroad. KNOW empezar lección
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117. We need someone with a good working ........ of Portuguese. KNOW empezar lección
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118. Great business ........ who are running a new start-up, need to innovate to keep the company fresh and exciting. LEAD empezar lección
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119. Since 1990, IGC has been a ...... provider of viewing and collaboration software, helping companies share electronic content across the extended enterprise. LEAD empezar lección
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120. Someone with great....... skills today is Bill Gates who has driven Microsoft and the software industry to success. LEAD empezar lección
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121. HR professionals and employees talk about the changing nature of ........ and its impact on the workplace. LOYAL empezar lección
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122. Research by Robert L. Kenwood concluded that ........ need three essential skills: technical skills, human skills, and conceptual skills. MANAGE empezar lección
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123. The ...... director/chief executive is the most senior full-time executive of the company. MANAGE empezar lección
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124. It’s ....... to sell such goods without a proper permit. LEGAL empezar lección
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125. They questioned ....... of the company’s actions. LEGAL empezar lección
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126. This was our biggest financial ........ and we faced bankruptcy. LOSE empezar lección
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127. The ....... will create the biggest television company in the country. MERGE empezar lección
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128. Our real ....... is to make a profit. MOTIVATE. empezar lección
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129. The salary is ........, so how much do you think I should ask for?. NEGOTIATE empezar lección
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130. He is a very skilful ........, hire him and you will not regret. NEGOTIATE empezar lección
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131. Who was responsible for the ........ of the seminar? ORGANIZE empezar lección
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132. The new model should be in ........ next month. PRODUCE empezar lección
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133. We hope that talks with the unions will be really ........ PRODUCE empezar lección
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134. Let us introduce our newest, innovative, absolutely magnificent ........! PRODUCE empezar lección
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135. All ........ must make sure that their products comply with health and safety standards. PRODUCE empezar lección
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136. We are afraid that this product may be ........ PROFIT empezar lección
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137. Doubts have been expressed as to the ........ of the business. PROFIT empezar lección
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138. She is 59, so she is entitled to take early ........ RETIRE empezar lección
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139. The customer was ........ and complained to the boss. SATISFY empezar lección
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140. What job ........ can one get from working on assembly line? SATISFY empezar lección
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141. We hope the discussion will finish with a ...... outcome. SATISFY empezar lección
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142. Oh, no, it’s not a ........ name for a toy! SUIT empezar lección
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143. You are untrained and ........ for this type of work, you’re fired! SUIT empezar lección
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144. Our company produces a great ....... of shoes. VARY empezar lección
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145. They put forward ....... suggestions but none was acceptable. VARY empezar lección
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146. The Guardian is regarded as a ........ source of information. RELY empezar lección
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147. She is our best sales ........, we don’t want to lose herREPRESENT empezar lección
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148. I am writing in ........ to your letter of May 14. RESPOND empezar lección
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149. The expedition is looking for ........ from one of major banks. SPONSOR empezar lección
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150. My biggest ........ is that I can’t say ‘no’. WEAK empezar lección
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