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Topic: General Business English Terms 9



This exercise has a broad range of general terms, ones that are often heard in an office setting. Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.


1. What are you _____________________? = What are you trying to say?
  getting at
  getting
  making

2. I'm sorry, Lynn, I didn't _____________________ ( = understand/hear) that last figure.
  engage
  catch/get
  grasp

3. Janine has _____________________ a lot to the development of this company.
  constrained
  calculated
  contributed

4. We're running a little short _____________________. ( = we don't have much time left)
  of time
  in time
  time

5. Bill told me that my issue was _____________________ of the meeting. ( = not part of what the meeting was about)
  outside the boundary
  out the door
  outside the scope

6. Let's _____________________ ( = talk) tomorrow.
  touch bases
  touch base
  touch wood

7. She's really good at _____________________ ( = generating) creative solutions.
  coming up with
  coming on to
  getting on with

8. In business jargon, when something is "on someone's radar", _____________________.
  they are not aware of something
  they are aware of something
  they are a pilot

9. Let's leave that issue for _____________________.
  other meeting
  another meeting
  the future

10. It's critical not to _____________________ of the main point.
  see
  lose site
  lose sight

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