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The sentences below are followed by questions. There are four options for each question. Choose your answer and click it.

Questions 1-15.
1. A set of notes telling you about something is a -
handbook tome directory manual right wrong
2. The different parts of a company, such as transport and security are -
branch offices management areas departments spin-offs right wrong
3. Things which are made or brought or sold are called -
nices excellents wells goods right wrong
4. Your plan for how you are going to spend your money is your -
economy budget savings plan loan scheme right wrong
5. The law which stops other people using your discovery is a -
patent copyright censorship intellectual property right wrong
6. An agreement between two people or companies in law is a -
concord compact concurrence contract right wrong
7. A person who speaks for another person or organisation ...... them.
stands in for aliases represents mimics right wrong
8. The word meaning 'to do with the law' is -
lawful legislated legal legitimate right wrong
9. The people who work for a business are the -
stuff staff stiff businessmen right wrong
10. What you write down what you do so you can check later are -
tapes CDs records memoirs right wrong
11. When a company tries to find new or better ways of making or doing something, this is -
investment quality control research management right wrong
12. Members of a profession who act as a group have a -
united trade trade union syndicate united syndicate right wrong
13. People whom you often work with are your -
associates partners unionists colleges right wrong
14. The greatest number or proportion in a group is the -
minority minumum maximum majority right wrong
15. If you arrange to see someone at a particular time, you have a/an -
agreement appointment arrangement assignment right wrong