18. Phrasal verbs 1 CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

18. Phrasal verbs 1

Complete the sentences below with a verb from the left-hand box, and a particle from the right-hand box, to make phrasal verbs. The meaning of each phrasal verb is explained in brackets at the end of each sentence. Write your answers in the crossword grid on the third page (you will not need to put a gap between the verb and the particle). The first one has been done as an example. Note that you will need to use some of the verbs and particles more than once, and in some cases you will need to change their form (for example, to past simple). Also note that in some cases, more than one answer may be possible, but only one will fit into the crossword grid. 1↓ Your suggestions sound good. Let's _______ run with______  them for a while. (informal: to decide to carry out an idea or project) 2→ The unions are ____________ ___________the proposed redundancies. (to struggle to try to overcome something) 3↓ The manager tried to ____________ ___________to the workforce the reasons why some people were being made redundant. (to make someone understand something) 4→ He ____________ ___________the job he was offered. (to refuse something, such as an offer of help) 5→ There isn't enough work, so we have to____________ some of you ____________ for the day. (to reduce employee's hours of work because of shortage of work) 6↓ We don't know if they will agree to our terms, and we won't ____________ ___________until next week. (to discover a fact or piece of information) 7→ The workers refused to ____________ ___________any of their rights. (to hand something to someone, or to lose something, often as the result of pressure from someone) 8↓ The new system of pension contributions will be ____________ ___________over the next two months. (to introduce / bring something in gradually) 9→ We expect negotiations to ____________ ___________into the night. (to continue) 10→ If she decides to take early retirement, she'll probably ____________ ___________her responsibilities to her deputy. (to pass your work responsibilities to someone else) 11↓ The management have refused to____________ ___________to pressure from the unions. (to yield or to surrender) 12→ After an agreement was reached, the union ____________ ___________the strike. (to stop a planned course of action or an event) 13↓ Mr Smith is currently ____________ ___________for the chairman, who is ill. (to take someone's place) 14↓ Despite serious personal problems, he has ____________ ___________the same job for the last six years. (to manage to do a difficult job, usually over a long period of time) 15→ You must ____________ all the forecasts ____________ the budget. (to add something to something else that is being set up) 16↓ The company was ____________ ___________and separate divisions sold off. (to split something large into small sections) 17→ We may decide to ____________ ___________the price of some of our brands to help increase demand. (to reduce) 17↓ We plan to ____________ ___________a new model of the car for the motor show. (to produce something new) 18→ Payment will be ____________ ___________until the contract has been signed. (to wait, to not go forward) 19→ Make sure you don't make any mistakes when you ____________ ___________the application form. (to write the required information in the spaces on a form) 20→ Negotiations between management and the unions ____________ ___________after six hours. (to stop a negotiation, usually because no agreement has been made) 20↓ At the meeting, the chairman ____________ ___________the subject of redundancy payments. (to refer to something for the first time) 21→ The company is ____________ itself ____________ for expansion into the African market. (informal: to get ready) 22↓ We have installed networked computers to ____________ ___________on paperwork. (to reduce the amount of something used) 23→ Don't work too hard or you'll ____________ yourself ____________ (informal: to become tired and incapable of further work because of stress) 24↓ We had to cancel the project when our German partners ____________ ___________. (to stop being a part of a deal or arrangement) 25↓ After several years with the company, she ____________ ___________a new post with one of our competitors. (to start a new job) 26↓ The contract signing was ____________ ___________because of disagreements over some of the terms and conditions. (to delay) 27→ He ____________ ___________well in his new job, and was soon promoted. (to succeed) 28↓ It's very important to ____________ ___________your duties to the best of your ability. (to do what is necessary for your job) 29↓ If you complain, you might ____________ your money____________ . (to receive something which you had before) 30↓ The accounts department ____________ ___________the draft accounts in time for the meeting. (to produce something) 31→ If you want to ____________ ___________in your job, you'll need to show more commitment. (to advance in your career) 32→ The meeting has been ____________ ___________for two weeks. (to arrange for something to take place later than planned) 33→ We are planning to ____________ ___________most of our work to freelancers. (to send or give a job to someone else, usually not in your company) 34→ Do you think they'll ____________ ___________when they realise how hard the project is? (to decide not to do something) 35↓ Have the managers agreed to ____________ ___________more staff for the Witney office? (to employ) 36→ Higher costs have ____________ ___________the increased sales revenue. (to balance or act against each other and so make each other invalid) 37→ In the last six months we have ____________ ___________our rivals. (to have fewer sales or make less profit than another company)

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