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Vocabulary test

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Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
  • board of directors
  • CFO
  • magnate
  • non-executive directors
  • founder
  • owner
  • entrepreneur
  • executive
  • CEO
  • boss
  1. My uncle Ralph is something of an  [entrepreneur] – he has started seven businesses in the past five years. Of course, none of them made any money, but that doesn't stop him.
  2. My  [boss] never leaves me alone for one minute – he is always screaming at me for being slow and making mistakes!
  3. Our  [board of directors] meets every month to discuss the general state of the company.
  4. If you work hard, young man, one day you can be an  [executive] in this firm too, maybe a top manager or director.
  5. I run the firm now, but the original  [founder] was my great-grandfather Seamus, who established the firm in 1903.
  6. Aristotle Onassis was a famous shipping  [magnate] until his death in 1975.
  7. My dad controls 100% of the stock of the company, so he is the  [owner] .
  8. The Finance Director of a company is often titled the  [CFO] .
  9. In many companies, the  [CEO] is also the President or Chairman.
  10. President, CEO, and COO (Chief Operating Officer) are all examples of  [non-executive directors] .