Quiz: HR_5a_Verbs (business english - vocabulary - grammar


HR_5a_VerbsOnline version Verbs with clues + some grammar by Tatiana Muchnick 1 Ms Jameson: Did you know that this company has a no smoking policy? Put that cigarette out, please. Michael: Sorry, Ms Jameson. I won't do it again. Michael has just _______________ one of the company rules. a violate b violating c violated 2 Rick: We need to keep our labour costs as small as possible. Jan: In that case, we should only hire workers when we need them. The company wants to _______________ its labour costs. a minimise b minimising c minimised 3 Mr Harrison: How's business with you at the moment? Ms Withers: It's very good. In fact, we're so busy, we've had to increase our sales staff. Ms Withers' company has recently _______________ some new staff. a appoint b appointing c appointed 4 Ms Jones: Could you check these sales figures to make sure they're correct? Mr Allen: Of course. I'll get back to you later with the results. Ms Jones wants Mr Allen to _______________ the sales figures. a validate b validating c validated 5 Richard: Mark, we have reason to believe that you've been selling confidential company information to another company. Mark: That's ridiculous. I would never do such a thing. Richard is _______________ one of his colleagues of doing something illegal. a accuse b accusing c accused 6 Mr Hendrik: I don't think the sales department should have got such a large bonus this year. Ms Newman: I disagree. They've worked extremely hard and achieved excellent results. Ms Newman is _______________ the sales department's bonus. a justify b justifying c justified 7 Eric: I think it's great that our two companies are working together on this project. Mary: Me too. Between us, we've got some real expertise. Eric and Mary's companies are _______________ with each other on a project. a collaborate b collaborating c collaborated 8 Lisa: Did you break your arm at work? Laurence: Yes, and because it was the company's fault, I've asked for some money for compensation. Laurence has just _______________ damages from his company. a claim b claiming c claimed 9 Mr White: Does the company have enough money to expand? Mr Roberts: No, but we're getting part of the money from the government. The government is going to help _____________ the company's expansion. a fund b funding c funded 10 Ms Colley: Your proposal is very interesting, but what would happen if something went wrong? Ms Grant: Don't worry. Our company will accept responsibility for any mistakes or errors. Ms Grant's company will _______________ all risks. a assume b assuming c assumed 11 Mr Rolfe: Have you had a chance to look at the latest sales figures? Ms Gomm: Yes, but are you sure they're accurate? Ms Gomm is _______________ the accuracy of the sales figures. a question b questioning c questioned 12 Chris: Why is the staff canteen closed? Tim: The health and safety officer said that the canteen manager wasn't obeying fire regulations. The canteen manager failed to _______________ fire regulations. a observe b observing c observed 13 Ms Rooney: Why do secretaries in the sales department get paid more than secretaries doing the same job in the HR department? Mr Beckham: I don't know, but over the next few months we will gradually reduce the difference in salaries between the two departments. Mr Beckham's company will _______________ wage differentials between the two departments. a erode b eroding c eroded 14 Mr Langley: You've been here for six months, so you're entitled to some paid leave. Ms Grey: That's great. I could do with a holiday. Ms Grey has just _______________ for paid leave. a qualify b qualifying c qualified 15 Jennifer: You look pleased with yourself. What's happened? Linda: I applied for a job last week, and I've been asked to go for an interview. Linda has been _______________ to attend an interview. a invite b inviting c invited

1

Ms Jameson: Did you know that this company has a no smoking policy? Put that cigarette out, please. Michael: Sorry, Ms Jameson. I won't do it again. Michael has just _______________ one of the company rules.

a

violate

b

violating

c

violated

2

Rick: We need to keep our labour costs as small as possible. Jan: In that case, we should only hire workers when we need them. The company wants to _______________ its labour costs.

a

minimise

b

minimising

c

minimised

3

Mr Harrison: How's business with you at the moment? Ms Withers: It's very good. In fact, we're so busy, we've had to increase our sales staff. Ms Withers' company has recently _______________ some new staff.

a

appoint

b

appointing

c

appointed

4

Ms Jones: Could you check these sales figures to make sure they're correct? Mr Allen: Of course. I'll get back to you later with the results. Ms Jones wants Mr Allen to _______________ the sales figures.

a

validate

b

validating

c

validated

5

Richard: Mark, we have reason to believe that you've been selling confidential company information to another company. Mark: That's ridiculous. I would never do such a thing. Richard is _______________ one of his colleagues of doing something illegal.

a

accuse

b

accusing

c

accused

6

Mr Hendrik: I don't think the sales department should have got such a large bonus this year. Ms Newman: I disagree. They've worked extremely hard and achieved excellent results. Ms Newman is _______________ the sales department's bonus.

a

justify

b

justifying

c

justified

7

Eric: I think it's great that our two companies are working together on this project. Mary: Me too. Between us, we've got some real expertise. Eric and Mary's companies are _______________ with each other on a project.

a

collaborate

b

collaborating

c

collaborated

8

Lisa: Did you break your arm at work? Laurence: Yes, and because it was the company's fault, I've asked for some money for compensation. Laurence has just _______________ damages from his company.

a

claim

b

claiming

c

claimed

9

Mr White: Does the company have enough money to expand? Mr Roberts: No, but we're getting part of the money from the government. The government is going to help _____________ the company's expansion.

a

fund

b

funding

c

funded

10

Ms Colley: Your proposal is very interesting, but what would happen if something went wrong? Ms Grant: Don't worry. Our company will accept responsibility for any mistakes or errors. Ms Grant's company will _______________ all risks.

a

assume

b

assuming

c

assumed

11

Mr Rolfe: Have you had a chance to look at the latest sales figures? Ms Gomm: Yes, but are you sure they're accurate? Ms Gomm is _______________ the accuracy of the sales figures.

a

question

b

questioning

c

questioned

12

Chris: Why is the staff canteen closed? Tim: The health and safety officer said that the canteen manager wasn't obeying fire regulations. The canteen manager failed to _______________ fire regulations.

a

observe

b

observing

c

observed

13

Ms Rooney: Why do secretaries in the sales department get paid more than secretaries doing the same job in the HR department? Mr Beckham: I don't know, but over the next few months we will gradually reduce the difference in salaries between the two departments. Mr Beckham's company will _______________ wage differentials between the two departments.

a

erode

b

eroding

c

eroded

14

Mr Langley: You've been here for six months, so you're entitled to some paid leave. Ms Grey: That's great. I could do with a holiday. Ms Grey has just _______________ for paid leave.

a

qualify

b

qualifying

c

qualified

15

Jennifer: You look pleased with yourself. What's happened? Linda: I applied for a job last week, and I've been asked to go for an interview. Linda has been _______________ to attend an interview.

a

invite

b

inviting

c

invited

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by Tatiana Muchnick

Ms Jameson: Did you know that this company has a no smoking policy? Put that cigarette out, please. Michael: Sorry, Ms Jameson. I won't do it again. Michael has just _______________ one of the company rules.

Rick: We need to keep our labour costs as small as possible. Jan: In that case, we should only hire workers when we need them. The company wants to _______________ its labour costs.

Mr Harrison: How's business with you at the moment? Ms Withers: It's very good. In fact, we're so busy, we've had to increase our sales staff. Ms Withers' company has recently _______________ some new staff.

Ms Jones: Could you check these sales figures to make sure they're correct? Mr Allen: Of course. I'll get back to you later with the results. Ms Jones wants Mr Allen to _______________ the sales figures.

Richard: Mark, we have reason to believe that you've been selling confidential company information to another company. Mark: That's ridiculous. I would never do such a thing. Richard is _______________ one of his colleagues of doing something illegal.

Mr Hendrik: I don't think the sales department should have got such a large bonus this year. Ms Newman: I disagree. They've worked extremely hard and achieved excellent results. Ms Newman is _______________ the sales department's bonus.

Eric: I think it's great that our two companies are working together on this project. Mary: Me too. Between us, we've got some real expertise. Eric and Mary's companies are _______________ with each other on a project.

Lisa: Did you break your arm at work? Laurence: Yes, and because it was the company's fault, I've asked for some money for compensation. Laurence has just _______________ damages from his company.

Mr White: Does the company have enough money to expand? Mr Roberts: No, but we're getting part of the money from the government. The government is going to help _____________ the company's expansion.

Ms Colley: Your proposal is very interesting, but what would happen if something went wrong? Ms Grant: Don't worry. Our company will accept responsibility for any mistakes or errors. Ms Grant's company will _______________ all risks.

Mr Rolfe: Have you had a chance to look at the latest sales figures? Ms Gomm: Yes, but are you sure they're accurate? Ms Gomm is _______________ the accuracy of the sales figures.

Chris: Why is the staff canteen closed? Tim: The health and safety officer said that the canteen manager wasn't obeying fire regulations. The canteen manager failed to _______________ fire regulations.

Mr Langley: You've been here for six months, so you're entitled to some paid leave. Ms Grey: That's great. I could do with a holiday. Ms Grey has just _______________ for paid leave.

Jennifer: You look pleased with yourself. What's happened? Linda: I applied for a job last week, and I've been asked to go for an interview. Linda has been _______________ to attend an interview.