Pregunta 1
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The person who because he has reached a particular age is called a ______
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retirer
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retiree
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retiring
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retirement
Pregunta 2
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Mark the odd word
Pregunta 3
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A dismissed person gets a
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bonus
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severance pay
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pension
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benefits package
Pregunta 4
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The advertizing method when images appear very quickly during a television or cinema advertisment with effects that people are not concious of is called _______ advertising
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point-of-sale
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direct mail
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subliminal
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word-of-mouth
Pregunta 5
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Advertising for a product in places where it is sold is called _______ advertsing
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point-of-sale
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direct mail
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subliminal
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word-of-mouth
Pregunta 6
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Getting people buy smth upon their friends or colleguaes' recommendation is called ______ advertising
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point-of-sale
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direct mail
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subliminal
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word-of-mouth
Pregunta 7
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Dissemenation of ads through mass-scale mailing is called ______ advertising
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point-of-sale
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direct mail
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subliminal
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word-of-mouth
Pregunta 8
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Advertising done through a celebrity expressing support of some product in public is called _________
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product endorsement
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product placement
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jingle
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hoarding
Pregunta 9
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Advertising done when products appear in films are used by film characters is known as _________
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product endorsement
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product placement
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jingle
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hoarding
Pregunta 10
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A short song or tune used in ads is called a __________
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product endorsement
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product placement
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jingle
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hoarding
Pregunta 11
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A large outdoor sign used for advertising, usually placed in a busy area is called a __________
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product endorsement
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product placement
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jingle
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hoarding
Pregunta 12
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An opportunity to sell something that no one is selling is called a market ________
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share
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maker
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segment
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niche
Pregunta 13
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Someone whose job is to buy and sell stocks and shares for other people on the stock market is called a market _______
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share
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maker
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segment
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niche
Pregunta 14
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A separate part of the market constitued by people of similar age, social status, income is called a market ________
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share
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maker
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segment
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niche
Pregunta 15
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The percentage of sales a company has on the market is usually referred to as the market __________
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share
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maker
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segment
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niche
Pregunta 16
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The 4 P's of the marketing mix are all of these except for:
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price
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place
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promotion
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publicity
Pregunta 17
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Retail trade is opposite to _______ trade
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whole
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wholesale
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sales
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sale
Pregunta 18
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Sales revenues are equivalent to sales' __________
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profit
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income
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benefit
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gain
Pregunta 19
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The logical relationship between marketing and marketing mix is __________
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general-specific
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part and whole
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equivalence
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method and purpose
Pregunta 20
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The logical relationship between advertising and promotion is _______
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general-specific
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part and whole
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equivalence
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method and purpose
Pregunta 21
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The logical relationship between advertising methods and selebrity endorsement is _________
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general-specific
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part and whole
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equivalence
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method and purpose
Pregunta 22
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The logical relationship between an advertising campign and a TV commercial is _________
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general-specific
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part and whole
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equivalence
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method and purpose
Pregunta 23
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A unified look in all of the companies communications, logo, uniforms,letterheads is reffered to as corporate ________
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policy
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strategy
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identity
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culture
Pregunta 24
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A company controooled by a holding or parent company is a ___________
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subsidiary
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headquaters
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warehouse
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head office
Pregunta 25
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An office handling large numbers of telephone calls is reddered to as a _______
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head office
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warehouse
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subsidiary
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call centre
Pregunta 26
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A large building where raw materials or manufactured goods are stored is a/an__________
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service centre
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warehouse
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outlet
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plant
Pregunta 27
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A division of a large organisation is a/an _________
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outlet
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factory
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branch
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call centre
Pregunta 28
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A poinnt from which goods are sold or distributed is a/an __________
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warehouse
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service centre
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subsidiary
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outlet
Pregunta 29
Pregunta
Good perfomance in a particular activity in one company that can be used as an evaluation standart is a _________
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benchmark
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degree
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merger
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level
Pregunta 30
Pregunta
___________ development means proceeding gradually or in stages
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progressive
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hierarchical
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conservative
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democratic
Pregunta 31
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The group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or an organisation is called a ________
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head office
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parent company
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subsidiary
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board
Pregunta 32
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The main managing office of an organisation is a ___________
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subsidiary
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head office
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board
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branch
Pregunta 33
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To divide a large organization into smaller separate units means to _______it
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decenttralize
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degrade
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join
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merge
Pregunta 34
Pregunta
A phenomenon when two or more companies join together to form a larger company is reffered to as ___________
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decentralization
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centralization
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merger
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demerger
Pregunta 35
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An arrangement in which a company gives a business the right to sell its goods or services in return for payment or a share of the profits is called ___________
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franchise
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accountability
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incorporation
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benchmark
Pregunta 36
Pregunta
In a _______ in the case of bankruptcy individual shareholders lose only the cost of their shares and not other property is a/an _____
Pregunta 37
Pregunta
The head office or main building of an organization is reffered to as a/an ________
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subsidiary
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call centre
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headquater
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service centre
Pregunta 38
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_____ is an organization which owns not less than 51% in another company
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partnership
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Ltd
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PLC
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Parent company
Pregunta 39
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_________ is an ability, imagination and desire to create new projects or activities
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enterpriser
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enterprise
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enterpreneur
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enterprising
Pregunta 40
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____ values integrate a culture and help distinguish it from others
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core
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critical
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sensitive
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appreciable
Pregunta 41
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"Value" is closest to:
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depreciation
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appreciation
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reconciliation
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qualification
Pregunta 42
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One can minimize a risk only when one is _____ of it
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afraid
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sensitive
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aware
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realistic
Pregunta 43
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One can cultivate all of these EXCEPT FOR:
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culture
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habits
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lifestyle
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tastes
Pregunta 44
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If I lived closer to work I .......... such a long way every day
Pregunta 45
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Come before lunchtime if it ....... you
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suits
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will suit
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suited
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would suit
Pregunta 46
Pregunta
If you ...... your dog for a walk more often it ...... so frustrated all the time
Pregunta 47
Pregunta
If you .....somebody drowning ........ you dive into the water immediately?
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have seen, would
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would see, will
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had seen,would
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saw, would
Pregunta 48
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If she ....... me her number, I ...... able to call her
Pregunta 49
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If he ....... his wallet with him two days before, he ....... the book
Pregunta 50
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If they ....... to the airport on time, they .. their flight yestrday
Pregunta 51
Pregunta
A person ...... if there .... a continuous blood circulation
Pregunta 52
Pregunta
She said she had worked at the bank 2 years before
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She said:"I work at the bank 2 years"
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She said "She works at the bank 2 years"
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She said "I have worked at the bank 2 years"
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She said "I worked at the bank 2 years ago"
Pregunta 53
Pregunta
She said:"How has your country changed over the past five years?"
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She asked me how my country had changed over the past five years
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She told me how my country has changed over the past five years
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She said me how their country has changed over the past five years
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She asked me how your country changed over the past five years
Pregunta 54
Pregunta
"I didn't go to the match" -he said
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He said he didn't go to the match
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He informed me he hadn't gone to the match
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He said he hadn't went to the match
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He told that he hadn't go to the match
Pregunta 55
Pregunta
"Ann's sister does nothing except complaining"-he said
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He remarked that Ann's sister was doing nothig except for complaining
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He remarked that Ann's sister had done nothig except for complaining
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He remarked that Ann's sister did nothig except for complaining
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He remarked that Ann's sister does nothig except for complaining
Pregunta 56
Pregunta
"Don't close the window", said Max to Alice
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Max asked Alice not to close the window
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Max asked Alice do not close the window
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Max asked Alice to not close the window
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Max asked Alice if she will not close the window
Pregunta 57
Pregunta
The teacher asked: "DId you do your homework yesterday, Tom?"
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The teacher asked Tom if he did his homework yesterday
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The teacher asked Tom if he had done his homework the day before
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The teacher asked Tom if he has done his homework the day before
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The teacher asked Tom if he had done his homework yesterday
Pregunta 58
Pregunta
Choose the right indirect question
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How do you think why he has done it
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How do you think why he did it
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Why do you think he did it
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Why do you think he has done it
Pregunta 59
Pregunta
Choose the right indirect question
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How do you think will he accept our proposal?
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Do you think he will accept our proposal?
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Do you think if he would accept our proposal?
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How do you think if he accept our proposal
Pregunta 60
Pregunta
Which of these is the RIGHT variant of reported speech: "I had an accident", he said
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He said that he had an accident
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He informed me that he had had an accident
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He told me that he had an accident
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He asked me if I had had an accident
Pregunta 61
Pregunta
Which of these is the RIGHT variant of reported speech: He said "I'll be back next week"
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He said he will be back next week
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He said he might be back next week
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He informed me that he will be back the following week
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He promised to be back the following week
Pregunta 62
Pregunta
Various cereals .........in this region
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is grown
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are growing
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growing
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are grown
Pregunta 63
Pregunta
The police ............ notified about the robbery yesterday
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have been
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has been
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was
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were
Pregunta 64
Pregunta
The children ............. near the fountain in the park
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have been last seen
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were last seen
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were seen last
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had been last seen
Pregunta 65
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Dogs ........... as pets for centuries
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were kept
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are kept
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have kept
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have been kept
Pregunta 66
Pregunta
Several European currencies ....... by the Euro
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have been replaced
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are replaced
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has been replaced
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had been replaced
Pregunta 67
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Australia ....... by the British
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has been first colonized
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is first colonized
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was first colonized
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has first colonized
Pregunta 68
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A new flu vaccine ........... in the USA
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has been found
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has been finding
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is found
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has found
Pregunta 69
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Every part of the world ....... by now
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was explored
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were explored
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has explored
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has been explored
Pregunta 70
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The match ......, due to the weather last Sunday
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had not been played
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has not played
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is not played
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was not played
Pregunta 71
Pregunta
Chocolate bars ........ in the 19th century
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have been invented
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was invented
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were invented
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has been invented
Pregunta 72
Pregunta
At last ........ war ended, but the transiion from war to piace was painful for both sides
Pregunta 73
Pregunta
We must organize ........ little dinner to celebrate the event
Pregunta 74
Pregunta
Tyger Woods the greates golfer of the last year has a $100 million deal with ....Nike
Pregunta 75
Pregunta
Rice, wheat, corn, cotton, and tobacco are the items on which ...... whole economies and nations depend
Pregunta 76
Pregunta
A lot of students took part in ........ civilian unest of the last week.
Pregunta 77
Pregunta
The American inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell applied for ..... patient on the telephone on the same day
Pregunta 78
Pregunta
Mark the odd word
Pregunta 79
Pregunta
Mark the word with the most general meaning
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bonus
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payment
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benefit
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scholarship
Pregunta 80
Pregunta
I am now ___ probation, but I hope to get this job
Pregunta 81
Pregunta
The best performing employees are put ___ fast track
Pregunta 82
Pregunta
When your company ceases to exist you are ___
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laid off
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made redundant
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unemployed
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hired
Pregunta 83
Pregunta
When your company cuts back production you may be any of these EXCEPT for ______
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laid off
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be redundant
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unemployed
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hired
Pregunta 84
Pregunta
If you are no longer needed you may be ______
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laid off
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made redundant
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employed
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hired
Pregunta 85
Pregunta
The quality of one's work is referred to as his/her ___
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performance
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qualification
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expectation
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probation
Pregunta 86
Pregunta
___ is done in order to see if sb is suitable for a job
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performance
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qualification
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expectation
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probation
Pregunta 87
Pregunta
A person giving or showing great care to detail in his work may be called all of these except for
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attentive
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meticulous
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careful
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careless
Pregunta 88
Pregunta
The rate at which an employer gains and loses employees is called staff ___
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turnabout
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turnaround
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turnover
-
turnout
Pregunta 89
Pregunta
If your company does not work at full capacity you may be ___
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laid off
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made redundant
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employed
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hired
Pregunta 90
Pregunta
If you quit because of reaching the pension age you ___
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resign
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retire
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give a sack
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are given a sack
Pregunta 91
Pregunta
If you quit your job voluntairly you ___
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resign
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retire
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give a sack
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are given a sack
Pregunta 92
Pregunta
if you are made to quit your jobe you ___
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resign
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retire
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give a sack
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are given a sack
Pregunta 93
Pregunta
only US citizens are ___ for the job
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suitable
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eligible
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qualified
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fit
Pregunta 94
Pregunta
Headhunting is done for the purposes of ___
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applying
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firing
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recruiting
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management
Pregunta 95
Pregunta
Only ___ candidates will be invited for an interview
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shortlist
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shortlisting
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shortlists
-
shortlisted
Pregunta 96
Pregunta
Working for office from home is called tele___
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communicating
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commuting
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visiting
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transportation
Pregunta 97
Pregunta
A short chat done to motivate stuff is called ___talk
Pregunta 98
Pregunta
How long have you been working ___ the company?
Pregunta 99
Pregunta
Withdrawal of application is antonymous to ___
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submitting
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considering
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filling in it
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writing it
Pregunta 100
Pregunta
All of these may distribute products EXCEPT FOR:
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distribution centre
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outlet
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store
-
service centre
Pregunta 101
Pregunta
A _____ company is close to its customers and understands its needs
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careless
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carefree
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caring
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care
Pregunta 102
Pregunta
Control of a group by the majority of its members is a feature of ___
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bureaucracy
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democracy
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decentralization
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merger
Pregunta 103
Pregunta
An organization averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values is characterized as ___
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bureaucratic
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democratic
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conservative
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centralized
Pregunta 104
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___ involves the ability of standing back from oneself and becoming conscious of sb's cultural values, beliefs and perceptions
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social maturity
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adaptability
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political growth
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cultural awareness
Pregunta 105
Pregunta
Culture ___ expresses the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing what is appropriate or inappropriate
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shock
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despair
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disapproval
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disappointment
Pregunta 106
Pregunta
___ refers to the relationship process between a guest and a host, and it also refers to the act or practice of being a cordial host
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sincerity
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hospitality
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flexibility
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adaptability
Pregunta 107
Pregunta
Saying that all African Americans are good at sports is a ____ because it's grouping the race together to indicate that everyone of that race is a good athlete
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prejudice
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feeling
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stereotype
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mistake
Pregunta 108
Pregunta
Greeting and small talk is the help for you _______ when meeting someone for the first time
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to get involved
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to break relationships
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to break the ice
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to negotiate
Pregunta 109
Pregunta
My first meeting with our Japanese partner was a real ___-opener - I had not seen such style of negotiations before
Pregunta 110
Pregunta
____ awareness of the national practices is crucially important for business success
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Culture
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cultured
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cultivated
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cultural
Pregunta 111
Pregunta
These ancient buildings are part of the national ___
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awareness
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value
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heritage
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appreciation
Pregunta 112
Pregunta
A feeling of confusion and anxiety caused by contact with another culture is referred to as culture ___
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blindedness
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shock
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identity
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conflict
Pregunta 113
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She came up against all the old ___ mixing a career with motherhood
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awareness
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prejudice against
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tolerance
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embarrassment about
Pregunta 114
Pregunta
All of these concepts are negative EXCEPT FOR:
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banana
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sa-voir-faire
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faux pas
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xenophobia
Pregunta 115
Pregunta
A culture-blind person is _____ cultural differences
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sensitive to
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insensitive to
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tolerant of
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critical of
Pregunta 116
Pregunta
A ___ can make you feel embarrassed
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banana
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sa-voir-faire
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faux pas
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xenophobia
Pregunta 117
Pregunta
This monument refers to the Kazakh national ____
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inheritance
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heritage
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inheritor
-
heiress
Pregunta 118
Pregunta
Ethnocentrism is opposite to ____
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kinship ties
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cultural heritage
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multiculturalism
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cultural identity
Pregunta 119
Pregunta
We need to show greater ____ of each other
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awareness
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embarrassment
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tolerance
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cultivation
Pregunta 120
Pregunta
____ values integrate a culture and help distinguish it from others
Respuesta
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core
-
critical
-
sensitive
-
appreciable
Pregunta 121
Pregunta
To stay alert, focused you need to keep your eyes on the [blank_start]ball[blank_end]
Pregunta 122
Pregunta
Low prime cost is one of our advantages [blank_start]over[blank_end] the competitors
Pregunta 123
Pregunta
Experience of studying or working in the west gives one exposure __the best educational practices
Pregunta 124
Pregunta
Firms illegal collusion on the auction bids is called bid___
Pregunta 125
Pregunta
Removal of governmental control of the market is called
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regulation
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deregulation
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centralization
-
differentiation
Pregunta 126
Pregunta
Removal of governmental control of the market is called
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iversify
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differentiate
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dump
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improve
Pregunta 127
Pregunta
Obtaining ownership and control by one bigger firm, in whole or in part, of another smaller firm or business is called
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acquisition
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takeover
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merger
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joint venture
Pregunta 128
Pregunta
An association of firms or individuals formed to undertake a specific risky business project is called
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acquisition
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takeover
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merger
-
joint venture
Pregunta 129
Pregunta
Joining of two or more firms into an existing firm or to form a new firm for market expansion project is сalled
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acquisition
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takeover
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merger
-
joint venture
Pregunta 130
Pregunta
Which of these is usually hostile, unfriendly:
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acquisition
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takeover
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merger
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joint venture
Pregunta 131
Pregunta
A group of manufacturers who combine to stop competition and increase profits forms a_____
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cartel
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holding
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joint venture
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start-up
Pregunta 132
Pregunta
A purely financial company which uses its capital solely to acquire controlling interests in other operating companies is called a
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cartel
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holding
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joint venture
-
start-up
Pregunta 133
Pregunta
A newly-established business is called a _
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cartel
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holding
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joint venture
-
start-up
Pregunta 134
Pregunta
Mark the odd word
Respuesta
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adapt
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customize
-
pervade
-
tailor
Pregunta 135
Pregunta
Mark the odd phrase
Pregunta 136
Pregunta
The cost of production is called
Respuesta
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prime cost
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overall costs
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overhead expenses
-
transportation expenses
Pregunta 137
Pregunta
Ongoing expenses of operating a business (utilities, rent, transportation, etc.) are usually referred to as
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prime cost
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overall costs
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overhead expenses
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communication expenses
Pregunta 138
Pregunta
Which of these is the strongest
Respuesta
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assume
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state
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assert
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Claim
Pregunta 139
Pregunta
Which of these is the strongest word
Respuesta
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opinion
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conviction
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belief
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assumption
Pregunta 140
Pregunta
Resilience is closest to
Respuesta
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stamina
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conviction
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sustenance
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vision
Pregunta 141
Respuesta
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gain advantage over sb
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have an edge over sb
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be ahead of the game
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pull one`s punches
Pregunta 142
Pregunta
Mark the odd word
Respuesta
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assign
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allocate
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distribute
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allow
Pregunta 143
Pregunta
Mark the odd word
Respuesta
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sustain
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maintain
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retain
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detain
Pregunta 144
Pregunta
Mark the odd word
Respuesta
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adapt
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customize
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pervade
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tailor
Pregunta 145
Pregunta
Mark the odd word
Pregunta 146
Pregunta
Belief is closest to
Respuesta
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stamina
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conviction
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sustenance
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vision
Pregunta 147
Pregunta
All sentences have the same meaning EXCEPT FOR
Respuesta
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They should study tonight.
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They had better study tonight
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I recommend that they should study tonight
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They have to study tonight