Business English Exercise | Topic: Negotiations/Business talks 2

Designed to help you practice vocabulary relating to negotiating and reaching agreements in business. Although this quiz is meant for ESL students, it'll be useful to anyone who wants to practice this specialized vocabulary.





QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. During negotiations, it's common to refer to obstacles as __________________________.
  stumbling blocks
  tumbling blocks
  falling blocks

2. We had a frank exchange of __________________________. ( = opinions)
  glances
  views
  looks

3. We accomplished a lot, but deep differences still __________________________.
  stay
  retain
  remain

4. The Mexican __________________________ was made up of 10 members.
  delegation
  delegate
  agreement

5. Negotiations __________________________ ( = ended unsuccessfully) last week due to profound disagreement between the two parties.
  broke out
  broke in
  broke down

6. I think I've made our position very __________________________ = I think I've presented our position very clearly
  clarified
  clear
  cleared

7. The two parties __________________________ ( = organized/caused to assemble) a six-man bipartisan meeting.
  convened
  convinced
  conveyed

8. The Chinese delegation __________________________ the talks ( = left the talks) after the other participants demanded that they discuss the current human rights abuses in Tibet.
  walked in to
  walked out of
  walked away to

9. The two parties __________________________ ( = got together/met) in Houston to discuss the recent developments.
  convinced
  convened
  conveyed

10. The talks were __________________________ ( = temporarily stopped) and noone knows when they will resume.
  sustained
  convened
  suspended

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