| 1. This business was launched last year. "Launch" means - |
| started |
thrown away |
purchased |
profitable |
right |
wrong |
| 2. An expression meaning "bought quickly" is - |
| get burned |
sold down the river |
snapped up |
dodgy dealing |
right |
wrong |
| 3. Fred has the lofty rank of major-general in the army. What is "lofty"? |
| comfortable |
high |
important |
recent |
right |
wrong |
| 4. The car crash was attributed to bad driving. "Attributed to" means - |
| the result of |
excluding |
to some degree |
responsible for |
right |
wrong |
| 5. That house was built at the turn of last century. When was the house probably built? |
| 1990 |
1950 |
1900 |
1850 |
right |
wrong |
| 6. Mr Jones is my former employer. "Former" means - |
| present |
for tax purposes |
official |
past |
right |
wrong |
| 7. When a private company issues shares in the stock market, this is called - |
| selling the family silver |
putting the boot in |
going up the creek |
taking the firm public |
right |
wrong |
| 8. Someone who is expected to do well is called a - |
| shooting star |
brown-noser |
downsizee |
high-flier |
right |
wrong |
| 9. Try asking Morgan & Stanton in the first instance. "In the first instance" means - |
| as the first one |
as soon as possible |
if you can |
for example |
right |
wrong |
| 10. They issued a second tranche of shares last month. A "tranche" of shares is - |
| an IPO |
dividend-paying |
percentage |
shares for the chairman |
right |
wrong |
| 11. "Punters" are - |
| customers |
gamblers |
people on a flat-bottomed boat |
a, b and c |
right |
wrong |
| 12. In gambling, a "flutter" is - |
| a racehorse |
a bad bet |
a small bet |
a winning bet |
right |
wrong |
| 13. I managed to bag myself a good seat. what does "bag" mean? |
| order |
obtain |
find by luck |
get cheaply |
right |
wrong |
| 14. Fred is getting on a bit. "Getting on a bit" means - |
| talking too much |
becoming drunk |
making money |
becoming old |
right |
wrong |
| 15. I have staked a lot of money in that company. "A stake" is something - |
| lost |
invested |
earned |
needed |
right |
wrong |
