1: It's so easy doing business with that company; they're so _____________.
The possible answers were:
professional
slow to respond
bureaucratic
impersonal
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professional
This company is very efficient and easy to deal with(专业的)
2: Rico coffee ____________ the best coffee in the world.
The possible answers were:
production
producer
produces
product
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produces
Produce is the verb.
3: Which of the following abbreviations is the odd one out?
The possible answers were:
MD
CEO
PA
GMT
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GMT
GMT 是格林尼治标准时间的缩写,和其他表示职称的词不一样。
4: Which of the following prefixes is used to change the word 'professional' to its opposite meaning, i.e. 'amateur'?
The possible answers were:
improfessional
unprofessional
disprofessional
misprofessional
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unprofessional
unprofessional 意思是不够专业的。A company that is 'unprofessional' can also be described as 'amateur' or 'amateurish'(业余的).
5: I didn't want a partner to work with me, I only wanted the capital investment, so I looked around for a __________ partner.
The possible answers were:
sleeping
sleepy
dormant
tired
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sleeping
A sleeping partner is someone who invests in a company but has no management role – this is sometimes known as a 'silent partner'(不参与管理的合伙人).
6: Kinco Ltd, the big toy producer, has been buying shares in its biggest competitor, Games are Great in an aggressive ___________.
The possible answers were:
merger
joint venture
alliance
takeover
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takeover
When a company buys enough shares in another company to get control of it, it is called a takeover.(买断)