Exercise 8. Vocabulary. Part I

Look at the sentences, and then click the best option to complete each sentence or to answer the question. When you have finished, click on "answers" at the bottom of the page.

Questions 1 - 15.
1. A book of instructions is called a/n -
a. order book b. manual c. booklet d. index
2. Information which an organisation gives to the press might be a -
a. telling off b. publicity stunt c. advertorial d. press release
3. The latest time that something sent to a magazine can be published is the -
a. dateline b. headline c. deadline d. by-line
4. A file sent with an e-mail is a/n -
a. inclusion b. addendum c. post dated file d. attachment
5. If you throw away something that does not interest you, you -
a. throw up b. give it up c. drop it d. bin it
6. An opposite of 'concise' is -
a. precise b. excise c. adjectival d. wordy
7. Extra information that helps you to understand a subject or situation is the -
a. education b. publicity c. background d. instruction
8. Saying how someone can reach you by phone, fax, e-mail etc is giving your -
a. contact information b. curriculum vitae c. full address d. filofax details
9. Something which is prevented from working properly is --
a. blocked b. hampered c. confused d. taped in red
10. If something is purchased very quickly, it is --
a. a hot potato b. oversold c. snapped up d. a buyers' market
11. A company which owns another company is called the -
a. owning company b. master company c. parent company d. mother company
12. The places where a manufacturer sells its procucts are its-
a. selling points b. outlets c. shopping centers d. factory shops
13. Plans which are not very developed are said to be on the -
a. drawing board b. back burner c. early stage d. think tank
14. First of all. The one in front. -
a. Primacy b. Frontage c. Foremost d. Superceding
15. Something you use to give yourself an advantage.
a. A cheat b. Oneupmanship c. A tactic d. A concept

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