Practice English Vocabulary B1 Exercises – Buying and selling

A. Buying and selling

‘Getting to the Top’ business seminar

So, you’ve seen (1) an advertisement / a bargain for someone to work in business? But do you really know what you’re doing? Do you know how to keep the (2) customers / debts happy? Can you make a (3) cost / profit again and again? At ‘Getting to the Top Business Education‘ we’ll help you to help yourself. Why don’t you attend our specialist business seminar and … learn how to make a (4) catalogue / fortune in business! Our course leader, Richard Sugar, says, ‘Being big in business (5) exports / requires a certain way of thinking. You need to know what your customers will (6) afford / demand and then find a way to (7) owe / supply them with it at the right price.’ Come and join our seminar and we’ll … ‘get you to the top’!

B. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

1   We’ve decided to ………………… money in Jake’s new business. Hope it’s successful!

2   Let’s stay in tonight and ………………… our money for the trip next week.

3   Don’t ………………… all your pocket money on sweets and chocolate.

4   The company has ………………… permission to start selling in China.

5   You usually have to pay tax when you ………………… things from other countries.

6   Colin is so rich that he ………………… four Rolls-Royces!

7   Joan ………………… a few pairs of jeans and went to try them on.

8   It says here that they give you a free glass with every pint of milk you …………………!

C. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word.

1   We don’t usually get that property of washing powder. ………………..

2   We can only take the item back if you’ve still got the change. ………………..

3   The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there’s a lot of fee. ………………..

4   What’s the design on a French one euro sale? ………………..

5   Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receipt. ………………..

6   My mum didn’t like me selling my bike, but she said it was my coin, so it was my decision. ………………..

7   When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. ………………..

8   The taxi driver wasn’t very happy when I told him I didn’t have any variety. ………………..

D. Write one word in each gap.

He’s trying to ………………… up.

She’s paying him …………………

E. Complete using the words in the box. You have to use some words more than once.

1   It can be very worrying when you’re ………………. a lot of debt.

2   Can I pay for this ………………. cheque?

3   Did you see that the house next door is ………………. sale?

4   They took ten per cent off because I paid ………………. cash.

5   We need to find an office ………………. rent in the centre of town.

6   I got quite a lot of money for the car because it was ………………. such good condition.

F. One of the words in each sentence is in the wrong form. Write the correct word.

1   The serve in this place is absolutely terrible and I want to see the manager. …………………..

2   Could you help me make a decide? I don’t know which phone to get. …………………..

3   Even very good quality clothes are quite afford in this shop. …………………..

4   Companies should always tell the true in advertisements. …………………..

5   Credit cards are really use, but you have to be careful with them. …………………..

6   I read a compare of all the supermarkets and Safeshop was the most expensive. …………………..

7   My grandma had no idea that her old vase was so value. …………………..

8   Pete never shops at Mayfield’s because he says it’s too expense. …………………..

9   Before you borrow from the bank, you have to make a judge about whether you can pay it back or not. …………………..

10   Is the bill right? Could you just check your add, please? …………………..

G. Circle the correct word.

1   Don’t lend any money on / to George because you’ll never get it back.

2   Where did you buy your new shoes at / from? They’re great!

3   Let me just pay about / for these things and then we can go home.

4   There’s something wrong in / with the CD player I’ve just bought.

5   Carol seems to spend all her pocket money for / on going out.

6   Look inside the wallet and maybe we can find out who it belongs in / to.

7   Have you decided in / on a name for your new business?

H. Complete using the words in the box. Add any other words you need.

1   I need to get a new bag for school but I can’t ………………… these two. What do you think?

2   This CD player seems expensive, but if you ………………… it ………………… the one in the other shop, it’s actually not bad.

3   Madeleine ………………… a really nice top ………………… me and she still hasn’t given it back!

4   The ………………… the website said you could sell your old things to people all over the country.

5   The shop assistant was ………………… the price so I had to show her the label.