23. BUSINESS CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS

 

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS 23. BUSINESS

 

A. Make or do? Choose the right word. Other collocations are in bold type. 1 I don’t really make/ do a profit selling the books on the internet because I had to pay postage. 2 It’s been a pleasure making/ doing business with you. 3 Business is booming and we’ve made/ done a lot of money. 4 As you know, we’ve had a few problems this year and we may have to make/ do some cutbacks. 5 We set up our business last February and we’ve been making/ doing a brisk trade-ever since.   B. Which of these is not a collocation? 6 business/ joint/ national venture 7 business lunch/ associate/ friend/ meeting 8 heavy/ light/ trade/ motor industry 9 trade embargo/ deal/ agreement/ deficit 10 take up/ start up/ manage/ launch a business.   C. Choose the best words to complete the sentences. Other collocations are in bold type. 11 Well, you drive a hard bargain, but ___________________! a we’ve agreed b let’s deal c it’s a deal 12 After a shaky start earlier this financial year, the business has really ___________________. a grown up b taken off c gone up 13 I’ve been ___________________ this business for over thirty years, so don’t tell me what to do! a running b leading c bossing 14 Nick’s got a very good ___________________. a business head b head for business c sense of business 15 His two sons work ___________________. a for their family’s firm b in the family company c in the family business 16 Diana’s got a job with a ___________________ of lawyers. a big business b large firm c large business 17 This advertising campaign has done nothing to improve our ___________________. a corporate image b business appearance c company look

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