Choose the correct answer from a, b or c.

1   All sales staff get a __________ at Christmas and it doesn’t matter how much they sell.

      a) loyal                  b) bonus                      c) pay

2  ___________ people are self-employed.

      a) A lot of             b) A bit of                   c) Substantial

3  The organisational ____________ in our company is like a pyramid.

      a) status                 b) subordinate             c) hierarchy

4  If the phone rings, we’ll ____________ it.

      a) avoid                 b) admit                       c) ignore

5  I like ___________ meetings where everyone is relaxed.

      a) unformal            b) informal                  c) disformal

6 Our market ____________ has fallen by 3% this year.

      a) place                  b) share                        c) leader

7  I’ll meet you __________ Monday 1st.

      a) on                      b) at                             c) in

8  You need to cut your spending. We’re on a really ___________ budget.

      a) finance              b) tight                        c) borrow

9  Local companies need a _____________ attitude to doing business abroad.

      a) stable                 b) positive                   c) strong

10  I got my first job with the company on their graduate trainee ___________.

      a) placement          b) location                   c) scheme

11  You’ll need to _____________ an interview after you apply.

      a) invite                 b) attend                      c) wait

12  After university I had to pay off my ____________.

      a) debts                 b) accounts                  c) discounts

13  Many online banks are trying to protect customers from __________ and theft.

      a) premiums           b) claims                      c) fraud

14  I’ve asked three times for my money back but they still refuse to give me a ___________.

      a) return                 b) satisfaction              c) refund

15 The Just-in-time consultants say we need to reduce the ____________ in our warehouses.

      a) stocks                b) resources                 c) shares

1b, 2a, 3c, 4c, 5b, 6b, 7a, 8b, 9b, 10a, 11b, 12a, 13c, 14c, 15a