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’!

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1 an advertisement   2 customers   3 profit

4 fortune   5 requires   6 demand   7 supply

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

import • invest • obtain • own • purchase • save • select • waste

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 …………………!

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1 invest   2 save   3 waste   4 obtained

5 import   6 owns   7 selected   8 purchase

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. ………………..

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1 brand   2 receipt   3 variety   4 coin

5 sale   6 property   7 fee   8 change

D. Write one word in each gap.

He’s taking it ………………… .

She’s ………………… up.

He’s trying to ………………… up.

They’re ………………… them away.

He’s ………………… it up.

She’s paying him …………………

He’s just ………………… back.

She’s ………………… it back.

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1 down   2 saving   3 hurry   4 giving

5 adding   6 back   7 come   8 taking

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

by • for • in

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

 Can I pay for this ………………. cheque?

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

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

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

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

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1 in   2 by   3 for   4 in   5 for   6 in

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? …………………..

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1 service   2 decision   3 affordable   4 truth

5 useful   6 comparison   7 valuable   8 expensive

9 judgement    10 addition

G. Circle the correct word.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1 to   2 from   3 for   4 with   5 on   6 to   7 on

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

advertisement • borrowed • choose • compare • wrong

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.

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1 choose between

2 compare/with

3 borrowed/from

4 advertisement for/on

5 wrong about

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