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| Where's Helen? > She's just popped out for something. She asked me to ______ the till she got back. | |
| I thought Mark was very rude to you in the meeting this morning. > Yes, I think he's _______ for some reason. I don't think he likes the fact that our department is so successful | |
| Do you think I should drop my ideas for the new office? > No, I think you're right. You should ______. Don't give in. | |
| What's it like working for your father? > Worse than I thought! If I ______ , he's tougher on me than on anyone else in the company. | |
| Why are you so angry? You know I disagree with you. > But you didn't need to ______ in front of everyone else! | |
| The new product range really has taken off, hasn't it? > Yes, it's ______ | |
| I know you don't like writing, but I need someone to write a short report of last night's meeting. Do you think you could have a go? > OK. I'll _______, but I'm not promising anyth | |
| Ben and Ian were having a heated argument about something. I decided to leave the room as I didn't want to _______ | |
| Gill is very ambitious. She has ______ running her own company by the time she's 30, and I think she'll do it! She's that sort of person | |
| You've met Pete before, haven't you? He's my _______ | |
| Sarah and Ewan are business partners, but she's the one who ______ | |
| Mike's in a dreadful mood. Everything's gone wrong. If I were you, I'd _________ for a while until things have quietened down. | |
| One of the major supermarket chains has ______ with the others and agreed that UK food prices are higher than any other country in Europe. | |
| Make sure you put the details on paper and let your head of department have a copy. It's always best to ______ | |
| Lunch can't go on for ever! Come on, everyone, _______ | |
| CITY JOY AS SHARE PRICES ______ (go up very fast) | |
| BANK OF ENGLAND IS ______ WITH INDUSTRY (going to disagree strongly) | |
| ECONOMY BACK ______ (going in the right direction again) | |
| FLOTATION FAILS TO ______ (unsuccessful start) | |
| CITY PANIC AS PROFITS ______ (go down very fast) | |
| There is ________ in financial markets at present | |
| We claim the Government's Back-to-Work Plan has never ________ | |
| Several Asian currencies are ________ to their lowest levels this year. | |
| The market is in ________ | |
| Japan has proposed an aid package to help Asian economies ________ recession. | |
| Despite the present difficulties, economists think the British economy will make a ________ in the autumn. | |
| 1)Financial institutions around the world are panicking after yesterday's ______ on Wall Street. | |
| 2) Share prices ________ | |
| 3) as banks and lending institutions struggled to ________ | |
| 4) of the downward ________ | |
| 5) At the close of trading, the President announced that measures were being taken to ______ the situation | |
| 6) and get the economy ________ | |
| 7) Here in the UK, amid fears that interest rates will go _______ through the roof | |
| 8) the Chancellor gave assurances that the home economy was still _______ | |
| 9) but that progress might be _______ | |
| 10) by the adverse _______ affecting other major economies | |
| 11) After a ______ day's trading he said | |
| 12) he was confident that Britain could _______ clear of the US disaster | |
| Good news for investors. Interest rates are ______ | |
| Bad news for borrowers. Interest rates are ______ | |
| Good news for industry. Interest rates are ______ | |
| The rescue plan never really ______ | |
| We are trying to get the economy ______ | |
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