Business English Language Lessons

 

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Matching exercise

Find the missing word.

I don't like either of the alternatives. We're faced with an awkward ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse When we found out the product was dangerous we had to remove it from ______ as quickly as possible. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse Things have changed. We will have to adapt ourselves to the new ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse The majority of people are decent, law-abiding ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse She put forward a tenuous ______ for compensation which did not stand up to examination. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse You did very well in adverse ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse I agree you are entitled to compensation for your treatment but this is really an exaggerated ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse I had to do what I did by force of ______. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse I think he has a legitimate ______ to be the inventor of this process. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse He's living in precarious ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse He's the sort of boring speaker that uses lots of well-worn ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse He spent the winter in the north of Norway and had problems coping with the inhospitable ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse If you carry on like this, it's going to end in a head-on ______ with Sarah. I'd advise you to back off a bit. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse I wish we could start again but there is no way to put the ______ back. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse He didn't do it voluntarily. He gave way to ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse I don't like you and I'm sure the feeling is mutual but we need to aim for peaceful ______ or we'll both lose our jobs. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse The fact we were there at the same time was pure ______ . ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse I'm sure we would benefit from ______ between our companies. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse The downturn in the market brought about the ______ of the company. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse He has acquired quite an impressive ______ of first editions. ??? choice coercion climate collection coincidence coexistence claim clock collaboration circumstances clash citizens circulation cliches collapse

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