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TOEIC tests level 20/ Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 20

Business Expressions (1)

Q1 I heard of a new company today with which we should co-operate and ....... business with.

(a)    make business (b) create business (c) have business (d) do business

does business

deals with, buys and sells

Q2 Shortly after he was dismissed from the firm and he decided to ....... himself up in his own business.

(a)    put up (b) set up (c) place up (d) hold up

put up

offer; propose a candidate for election

set up

v. assemble; arrange; establish; operate; cause someone to fall victim to fraud; cause, make happen; frame an innocent person so that he appears guilty of a crime

hold up

stop, delay; rob; armed robbery; hindrance, postponement

Q3 They went ....... business shortly after their children had left home and got married.

(a)    Go out business (b) Go in business (c) Go into business (d) Go on business

go out

exit; be turned off (light); (his back) was thrown out; strike

go into business

enter into a business situation/contract

go in

enter, get in

go on

continue

Q4 As soon as they heard what had happened, they ....... it their business to find out the truth.

(a)    made it their business (b) tried it their business (c) managed it their business (d) called it their business

make it one's business

involve oneself in a matter

Q5 I would ask you kindly not to interfere with what I'm doing as in all honesty it's ....... of your business.

(a)    no (b) nothing (c) none (d) nor

Q6 Despite all the alterations that are taking place in the department store, the management wanted to explain it was business as ........

(a)    as common (b) as practical (c) as frequent (d) as usual

Q7 She knew that there was some kind of ....... business going on because strange things were happening.

(a)    weird business (b) unusual business (c) funny business (d) stupid business

funny business

questionable activity, trickery

Q8 We really can't delay any more with our plans and must ....... down to business as soon as possible.

(a)    set down to business (b) get down to business (c) cut down to business (d) find down to business

Set down

 put something in writing: "The conditions are set down in the contract."

get down to business

start working or doing the business at hand: We decided to get down to business and try to finish the work quickly.

cut down

adj. curtailed; cut off, chopped off, hewn

v. degrade, insult; reduce, decrease; cause to fall by cutting

Q9 When the bomb went off, most of the injured were just ordinary people going ....... their business.

(a)    go about (b) go along (c) go across (d) go through

go off

explode; fire (gun, cannon, etc.); fall asleep; wander off, leave; stop loving; be managed or conducted, pass, transpire; (Slang) have an orgasm

go about

deal with or take care of, set about, undertake

go along

continue, proceed; cooperate; follow, tag along

go through

experience, undergo; carry out; examine

Q10 Although they had high hopes that they would be successful, they ....... out of business within six months.

(a) turned out of business (b) came out of business (c) went/ go out of business (d) fell out  of business

go out of business

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