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1.The company celebrated because they have been in

business for a century A century is

100 years

50 years

10 years

5 years

2.Large companies usually put a lot of money and time

into in order to gain an accurate understanding

about the location, size and makeup of a particular market

market research

buildings

charities

construction

3.The explanation that the managers gave for the loss was

a complete fabrication A fabrication is

a piece of clothing

an honest story

a humorous story

a lie

4.The painting in my manager's office is priceless If

something is priceless, it

is not valuable

in inexpensive

has immense value

is a very large item

5.The writer always ensures that all of his stories are

authentic If something is authentic, it is

fake

real or genuine

ancient

new

6 refers to extensive staff cuts in order to reduce

costs In other words, when companies need or want to

save money, they will lay off many employees to do so

Firing practices

Downsizing

Cutting benefits

Market research

7.The in any given company is derived from a

profit-and-loss statement and refers to a bottom figure that

measures profits

bottom feeder

bottom line

bottom barrel

bottom pole

8.When a company tries to its expenses, the

company charges higher prices in an attempt to get back

or recuperate its increased manufacturing or supplier

costs

patch

recover

misplace

drop

9.All of the employees began to disperse once the press

conference came to a close Disperse means to

scatter

draw closer

approach

arrive

10.Prior to the Internet, large telephone companies had a

competitive over smaller communication companies

because they owned most of the telephone line

infrastructure Now, Internet capabilities have changed all

that

empowerment

advantage

disadvantage

lawsuit