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Corporate Culture (1)
1.The company celebrated because they have been in
business for a century. A century is .

100 years
50 years
10 years
5 years
2.Large companies usually put a lot of money and time
into in order to gain an accurate understanding
about the location, size and makeup of a particular market.

market research
buildings
charities
construction
3.The explanation that the managers gave for the loss was
a complete fabrication. A fabrication is .

a piece of clothing
an honest story
a humorous story
a lie
4.The painting in my manager's office is priceless. If
something is priceless, it .

is not valuable
in inexpensive
has immense value

is a very large item
5.The writer always ensures that all of his stories are
authentic. If something is authentic, it is .

fake
real or genuine
ancient
new
6 refers to extensive staff cuts in order to reduce
costs. In other words, when companies need or want to
save money, they will lay off many employees to do so.

Firing practices
Downsizing
Cutting benefits
Market research
7.The in any given company is derived from a profit-
and-loss statement and refers to a bottom figure that
measures profits.

bottom feeder
bottom line
bottom barrel
bottom pole
8.When a company tries to its expenses, the
company charges higher prices in an attempt to get back
or recuperate its increased manufacturing or supplier
costs.

patch

recover
misplace
drop
9.All of the employees began to disperse once the press
conference came to a close. Disperse means to .

scatter
draw closer
approach
arrive
10.Prior to the Internet, large telephone companies had a
competitive over smaller communication companies
because they owned most of the telephone line
infrastructure. Now, Internet capabilities have changed all
that.

empowerment
advantage
disadvantage
lawsuit