The ____ for these shares is quite optimistic. Let’s keep them.

a) portfolio                  

b) venture

c) anticipation             

d) forecast

The management _____ the problem well, and created a solution that met the needs.

a) dealt

b) handled

c) attended

d) coped

Authority passes down from the top through executives to managers and their subordinates in a clear chain of ______ .

a) delegation                    

b) interest                         

c) labour                             

d) command

Most customers want cost - ____ products or services that deliver the benefits they want or need.

a) affected         

b) effective          

c) efficient

d) effect

I’m going to the conference too.  ___  you a lift if you like.

a) I won’t give          

b) I’m giving 

c) I’ll be giving         

d) I’ll give

She has been working in the pharmaceutical industry ______ 2012.

a) for    

b) before           

c) from

d) since

The meeting _____ soon after I arrived.

a) had started  

b) started          

c) was starting 

d) has started

Could you tell me why ___ your last job?

a) did you leave        

b) you left     

c)  did you left           

d)  you have been left

In the summer we often launch a seasonal ____ to attract holiday makers.

a) promotion               

b) relations                  

c) marketing

d) publicity

Huawei and I-City have announced a/an ____ alliance with implications for their competitors.

a) merger                     

b) strategic                  

c) acquisition

d) takeover