English Assessment – Reading Section

A contract is a _______ that indicates how long you can stay at the place you are renting and how much you have to pay.

I would be very interested in _______ for that job.

The reason there are no buses is because the drivers are on _______.

Have you ever tried your _______ at running a business?

After all these years she has decided to take early _______.

They are completely _______ up with all the noise in the centre of town.

You must try and hurry up because my patience is _______ out.

The _______ is the person who is renting the apartment or house.

If you have pets, it is often necessary to pay a pet _______ when you rent an apartment.

Once you are earning money and you want to keep it safe, you can always _______ an account with a bank.

Before they got married, they decided to open a _______ account.

There are certain weaknesses in your plan that need to be _______ urgently if you are to succeed.

It is essential before starting a business to work on a plan to _______ problems later on.

As soon as they heard what had happened, they _______ it their business to find out the truth.

I’m afraid it won’t be possible to talk to the boss today because he’s away _______ business till Tuesday.

Please accept this small present as my way of making _______ for all the trouble I’ve caused.

Can you help please because I’ve lost my way and _______ to get to the shops before closing time?

I’ve really had enough of all your excuses, what I want is some _______.

If you want my _______ opinion, I thought the food tasted terrible.

I really see no point in continuing this argument because we have no _______ ground.

Receptionist: Thank you for calling ABC Inc., this is Mary. How may I _______ your call?

Phil: Could you _______ to accounting, please?

Receptionist: Thank you for calling International Homes! _______ can I help you today?

Fred: May I _______ with the supervisor of international affairs please?

To-go specialist: Thank you for calling Motzeralla’s ‘To-go’. _______ Amy. How can I help you?

Nick: I’d like to _______ a to-go order.

Customer: “Excuse me. Could you tell me where the coffee is?”

Sales clerk: “Certainly, it’s in the next aisle opposite _______ the bread.”

I’m _______ at the moment. Can you lend me ten pounds until the weekend?

If you get frustrated and tell the boss to back _______, you get accused of having a bad attitude and not being a
team player.

In financial accounting, financial assets are cash and other assets that convert directly into _______ amounts of
cash.

Organizations often use _______ documents to ensure complete and consistent information is gathered.

This is an _______ accounting system, rather than one for outside reporting.

A balance sheet shows the financial _______ that a company has at a point in time and where they came from.

Cell phones are _______ with users because they are small, light and easily transported.

The most difficult part for the salesperson is to _______ potential customers of the usefulness of the product.

Her ability to _______ facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can _______ different prices for the same article.

If you want to keep _______ with the latest developments in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.

The firm has decided to _______ which means they don’t need me any longer.

Now that the company has made its first million, there’s no stopping it and it’s full _______ ahead.

I agree in general with what you have said but I’m not happy about one point and I must _______ issue with you
over that.

In view of the falling standards the company decided to appoint a very _______ office manager who would be able
to crack the whip a bit.

I do apologise for talking to you a minute ago, I _______ you for one of my colleagues, who looks exactly like
you.

The boss wants you to explain why there is a discrepancy in the figures and _______ for the sudden drop in
profits.

Give us some idea of what you believe are your _______ and weaknesses.

What would you say to a member of your staff who always _______ his work in late?

The meeting went on for three hours and as a result there was no time left to discuss all the topics on the _______.

The one big fear of all world economies is that of _______.

We got a very good _______ when we bought that new kitchen for half its usual price.

When you retire, you should get a pension and a _______ sum from your employers.

This machine is obviously useless and if I were you I’d get your money _______.

I can strongly recommend this _______ as the best available on the market today.

We got there early so that we could get the best _______ in the sale before anyone else.