Exercise 2. Vocabulary. Part I

Look at the sentences, and then choose the best option to complete the sentences by clicking on the choices below. When you have finished, click on "answers" at the bottom of the page.

Questions 1-15.
1. 'Verity' is another word for -
a. Reality b. Truth c. Large amounts d. Proof
2. A person with 'integrity' is -
a. hard-working b. a salesman c. trustworthy d. inside a business
3. Something you know well, and are close to is ..
a. approachable b. integrated c. fortissimo d. intimate
4. Making something as good as possible is called -
a. aemelioration b. worthiness c. optimization d. brushing up
5. The measurements you use to see how you are doing are called -
a. metics b. trademarks c. profit margins d. statements
6. The difference between costs and profits is the -
a. price b. unit cost c. break-even point d. margin
7. The list of top US companies is the -
a. Millionares' row b. Fortune 500 c. Wall St Index d. Golden 100
8. What is ROI?-
a. Read only instructions b. Real original interest c. Rest or inquire d. Return on investment
9. Something that does not need explaining -
a. is a piece of cake b. speaks for itself c. is self-advertising d. puts itself first
10. Something that is suddenly stopped is stopped --
a. dead in its tracks b. like stone c. like a dead dodo d. by the police
11. IT stands for -
a. Investment transfer b. Inland trading c. Inherent total d. Information technology
12. Something new, original and better is a/n -
a. brainwave b. neologism c. innovation d. primordial
13. Something that does not give many details is -
a. rock solid b. low on substance c. down to brass tacks d. fully of nitty-gritty
14. Something that is worth what you pay for gives -
a. value for money b. top dollar c. undersold goods d. pounds in the pocket
15. Someone who gives bad service and causes you extra work -
a. pains your neck b. is less than use c. messes you about d. goes to hell

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