Answer Key

Review

You have already passed this section on 2015-03-01 at 16:10.

Part I

Fill in the missing words and expressions. The first letter prompt will help you fill in the right word or expression.

You answered 0 of 10 questions correctly in this part of the test.

  1. My wife and I would like to give our new niece a US Savings Bond. She is 2 months old and want to give her bonds that she can  [redeem] at 18+ yrs old to get a nice start-up capital.
  2. I usually have to work late: I don't get paid for it, but I get a 10%  [commission] for every photocopier I sell.
  3. China signed an agreement to develop a regional jet, setting up a joint  [venture] company in which it will have a 46 per cent stake, Airbus 39 per cent and Singapore Technologies 15 per cent.
  4. Since I get more money at work, my husband decided to take a  [paternity] leave and look after our baby at home.
  5. In response to a lawsuit by the Mitchell estate, the District Court held that The wind done gone was a copyright  [infringement] of Gone with the wind.
  6. The Mental Health Foundation in the UK carried out an  [omnibus] survey of 1000 people asking them a wide range of questions to explore public attitudes and drinking habits.
  7. The banks that don't acquire could become  [prey] themselves and be acquired.
  8. As they mature gradually over a period of years,  [serial] bonds are used to finance a project providing regular, level or predictable income streams.
  9. Because flu is very  [contagious] , it is important. to stay away from others until you are feeling better. Otherwise your whole office will end up on the sick leave.
  10. If you have a headache you may find some aspirin and a thermometer in the  [first-aid]box. It is in the kitchen upstairs.

Part II

Chose the best word or phrase from the choices.

You answered 0 of 10 questions correctly in this part of the test.

  1. CW and DE decided to start by opening just one coffee shop in Shanghai in order to test the market and to [establish a foothold in it] .
  2. A  [cartel] is where companies in the same industry collaborate by coordinating prices, sharing out markets, etc., which in many countries is illegal.
  3. Prices on the London FTSE fell to a five-year low. Dealers are pessimistic and no one can see an end to this [bear] market.
  4. Some creative businesses, like design services, have hardly any permanent staff and rely on work done by [free-lancers] .
  5. A  [hostile] takeover bid is one undertaken against the wishes of the board of directors.
  6. You must take all reasonable  [precautions] against accidents.
  7. Pegasus Software looks like a good buy. The company was  [floated] last year and its share price has been steadily growing since then.
  8. Global Electric's latest  [acquisition] is Cambridge Electra. They bought it last month after a long negotiation process.
  9. A method of reducing the risk of loss caused by price fluctuation is called  [hedging] .
  10. It's rare, but sometimes when I come into the office and see a huge pile of work waiting for me, I feel completely [snowed under] the paperwork.