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The business of technology

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are you _____ for the advertising?

a)

Flexible

b)

Responsible

c)

Charge

d)

Stressful

2.

The job is so _____ I’m not sleeping very well.

a)

stressful

b)

Responsible

c)

Prospects

d)

Part- time

3.

Our new engineers have excellent career _____.

a)

Prospects

b)

Stressful

c)

Flexible

d)

Responsible

4.

Our manager is in _____ of over 100 people

a)

Industry

b)

Flexible

c)

Part-time

d)

Charge

5.

They want _____ people who don’t mind change.

a)

Stressful

b)

Responsible

c)

Flexible

d)

Part- time

6.

It’s a _____ job, from 9 to 2.

a)

Prospects

b)

Part-time

c)

Industry

d)

Responsible

7.

Do you work in the sports _____?

a)

Flexible

b)

Charge

c)

Industry

d)

Responsible

8.

Match the words to make phrases connected to business.


1. handle

a)

a good deal

b)

money

c)

stress and pressure

d)

a team of people

9.

Match the words to make phrases connected to business.


2. deal with a

a)

range of people

b)

something new

c)

a team of people

d)

stress and pressure

10.

Match the words to make phrases connected to business.


3. raise

a)

a good deal

b)

money

c)

range of people

d)

something new

11.

Match the words to make phrases connected to business.


4. put together

a)

something new

b)

stress and pressure

c)

a team of people

d)

a good deal

12.

Match the words to make phrases connected to business.


5. negotiate

a)

money

b)

a good deal

c)

range of people

d)

a team of people

13.

Match the words to make phrases connected to business.


6. invent

a)

something new

b)

a team of people

c)

stress and pressure

d)

a good deal

14.

The company needs to _____ another million dollars from the investors.

a)

raise

b)

deal

c)

lend

d)

figure

15.

We _____ a good price with the supplier.

a)

managed

b)

got on

c)

negotiated

d)

handled

16.

The company was able to _____ from a bad year of sales.

a)

redesign

b)

accept

c)

repair

d)

recover

17.

I’m responsible for _____ the marketing department.

a. dealing with

b. distributing

c. getting on

d. negotiating

a)

dealing with

b)

distributing

c)

getting on

d)

negotiating

18.

The manager _____ together a team of engineers for the project.

a)

put

b)

hold

c)

send

d)

manage

19.

Positive comments on social media can _____ a new company’s profile significantly.

a)

raise

b)

negotiate

c)

pressure

d)

distribute

20.

The director puts a lot of _____ on the managers.

a)

team

b)

pressure

c)

distribute

d)

market

21.

We’re planning to _____ our products in Europe.

a)

team

b)

office

c)

distribute

d)

market

22.

Remember, you can _____ anything.

a)

network

b)

pressure

c)

raise

d)

negotiate

23.

How do you plan to _____ your new product?

a)

market

b)

team

c)

office

d)

pressure

24.

The _____ they put together includes sales people in Europe and Asia.

a)

distribute

b)

team

c)

office

d)

market

25.

The company is based in an _____ in the city center.

a)

raise

b)

negotiate

c)

office

d)

network

26.

It’s important to n_____ with people from other companies when you go to a conference.

a)

network

b)

office

c)

team

d)

market

27.

Companies like ours _____ in print magazines or newspapers.

a)

haven’t been advertising

b)

have run

c)

made

d)

has invented

28.

The company’s founder _____ that he slept only three hours a night.

a)

claimed

b)

dreamed

c)

has invented

d)

have been attracting

29.

Many businesses _____ because they _____ out of money.

a)

made

b)

have failed have run

c)

have run

d)

haven’t been advertising

30.

Technology companies _____ the attention of investors for years.

a)

have been attracting

b)

claimed

c)

dreamed

d)

has invented

31.

The competition _____ an app that works faster than ours.

a)

have been attracting

b)

has invented

c)

have failed

d)

have run

32.

In the late 1990s, many people _____ of becoming tech millionaires.

a)

has invented

b)

have been attracting

c)

have failed

d)

dreamed

33.

Our profits _____ 5% in the last year thanks to automation.

a)

have risen

b)

made

c)

dreamed

d)

claimed

34.

We _____ a profit for the first time after three years in business.

a)

have failed

b)

made

c)

have run

d)

haven’t been advertising

35.

Be careful with your _____ details so criminals cannot steal your identity.

a)

personal

b)

second-hand

c)

well paid

d)

luxury

36.

I’d like to buy a good _____ car when I graduate.

a)

second-hand

b)

normal

c)

distant

d)

official

37.

I like to stay at _____ hotels when I travel; they’re expensive, but it’s worth it.

a)

official

b)

distant

c)

luxury

d)

personal

38.

Jana has got an interesting and _____ job for the summer.

a)

distant

b)

official

c)

luxury

d)

well paid

39.

These shoes were only half the _____ price, so I bought them right away.

a)

normal

b)

official

c)

well paid

d)

personal

40.

Has the university sent you your _____ letter of acceptance yet?

a)

distant

b)

official

c)

normal

d)

second- hand

41.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


WRITE

a)

WRITED

b)

WROTE

c)

WRITTEN

d)

WRITEN

42.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


WAKE

a)

WOKE

b)

WAKED

c)

WOKED

d)

WOKEN

43.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


TAKE

a)

TOOK

b)

TAKED

c)

TOOKED

d)

TAKEN

44.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


STEAL

a)

STOLED

b)

STEALED

c)

STOLE

d)

STOLEN

45.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


SPEAK

a)

SPOKE

b)

SPEAKED

c)

SPOKED

d)

SPOKEN

46.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


KNOW

a)

KNEWED

b)

KNOWN

c)

KNEW

d)

KNOWED

47.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


GO

a)

GONE

b)

GOED

c)

GONED

d)

WENT

48.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


FORGET

a)

FORGOTEN

b)

FORGOTTEN

c)

FORGETED

d)

FORGOT

49.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


SHAKE

a)

SHAKED

b)

SHAKEN

c)

SHOOKED

d)

SHOOK

50.

Choose the correct past simple and past participle of the following verb:


EAT

a)

EATENED

b)

EATEN

c)

ATED

d)

ATE

51.

3-D printing is something experts expect _____ a big role in the future.

a)

playing

b)

play

c)

to play

52.

Some people hear about amazing objects made by 3-D printers and start _____ they can make the same things themselves.

a. believing

b. believe

c. to believe

a)

believing

b)

believe

c)

to believe

53.

3-D printers allow designers _____ new concepts.

a)

to test

b)

testing

c)

test

54.

Experts think _____ human tissue with 3-D printers is a distant possibility.

a)

to produce

b)

produce

c)

producing

55.

With 3-D printers, researchers can avoid _____ costly mistakes.

a)

make

b)

to make

c)

making

56.

If a student needs _____ a model for a science project, a 3-D printer can be useful.

a)

to make

b)

making

c)

make

57.

Nacho won’t admit __________social media.

a)

using

b)

to use

58.

She decided ___________ her social media account.

a)

closing

b)

to close

59.

He hopes ____________ a letter from the university soon.

a)

receiving

b)

to receive

60.

Esteban needs _____________ carefully for the future.

a)

planning

b)

to plan

61.

When a website says it uses cookies, do you agree ______________ using it?

a)

continuing

b)

to continue

62.

Her parents want her to delay ___________ social media for as long as possible.

a)

using

b)

to use

63.

I didn’t intend ________________ anyone with the post I wrote.

a)

to offend

b)

offending

64.

Eva refused ______________ Ivan’s friend request on social media.

a)

to accept

b)

accept

65.

Complete the sentences with the objects and the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.


The teacher asked (a)   (me, arrange) a meeting with my parents.

66.

Complete the sentences with the objects and the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.


Our teacher expects (a)   (us, text) each other in English for more practice.

67.

Complete the sentences with the objects and the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.


My father can’t stand (a)   (me, check) my phone constantly.

68.

Complete the sentences with the objects and the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.


Karl watched (a)   (her, carry) four heavy bags and didn’t offer to help.

69.

Complete the sentences with the objects and the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.


The neighbors invited (a)   (us, swim) in their pool.

70.

Complete the sentences with the objects and the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.


You can’t expect (a)   (him, be) happy with the decision.