This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Business Collocations – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Business Collocations Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We don't like to cut ..... we prefer to do a good job. A) Corners. B) Paper. C) Circles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corners. 2. Will you take ..... in trick-or-treating for Halloween this year? A) Time. B) Part. C) Attention. D) A difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part. 3. I don't think I ..... in the exam yesterday. A) Did mistakes. B) Make mistakes. C) Mistaked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make mistakes. 4. The book ..... some key questions but fails to deal with them in a satisfactory manner. A) Rises. B) Arises. C) Raises. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raises. 5. Select the phrase for returning money to customers for faulty goods. A) Call in sick. B) A defective product. C) Compensate for. D) Get a refund on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get a refund on. 6. I had a ..... escape when our car skidded off the road into the bushes. A) Tight. B) Narrow. C) Thin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrow. 7. The European Parliament should ..... this proposal without delay. A) Postpone. B) Consider. C) Solve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consider. 8. John is going on ..... next week. The manager asked him to visit the branch office in New York. A) A bus tour. B) A backpacking trip. C) A business trip. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A business trip. 9. Complete the collocation.Organic ..... Fast ..... A) Food. B) Drink. C) Campaing. D) World. E) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food. 10. I wanted to ..... a vocab app, but there's not enough space on my phone A) Upload. B) Backup. C) Download. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Download. 11. Finally the two sides have ..... an agreement. A) Resolved. B) Reached. C) Addressed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reached. 12. To ..... is to complete a task or job by the scheduled date. A) See something through. B) Meet a deadline. C) Find an dead-end activity. D) Reach the limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meet a deadline. 13. Luis always ..... fun of someone A) DOES. B) HAS. C) TAKES. D) MAKES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MAKES. 14. Coursework is ..... into account as well as exam results A) Put. B) Done. C) Made. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taken. 15. We have two hours to ..... around the stores in the mall. A) Place. B) See. C) Find. D) Look. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look. 16. I ..... a big effort with students who fail because they did not study. A) Have. B) Take. C) Do. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 17. Could you ..... the laundry today? A) Make. B) Do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 18. Which adverb carries a feeling of deep sadness and is used slightly more in writing than in conversation? A) Absolutely. B) Highly. C) Deeply. D) Utterly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deeply. 19. The covering letter wasn't attached ..... the CV. A) By. B) To. C) With. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 20. Choose the best answer.Before choosing a job, you should take into consideration several ..... including the supply and demand for professionals in any particular field. A) Sides. B) Remarks. C) Turns. D) Factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Factors. 21. Please could you ..... me a favour and buy some milk on your way home? A) Do. B) Take. C) Make. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 22. ..... somebody's attention. A) Hold. B) Run. C) Keep. D) Catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catch. 23. Who is responsible ..... dealing with complaints? A) At. B) In. C) With. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 24. Choose the word in italics which does NOT collocate with the noun.a domestic / direct / long-distance / seasonal flight A) Seasonal. B) Long-distance. C) A domestic. D) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seasonal. 25. Oh, no, I wrote the wrong word. Let me just ..... that ..... and write the correct one. A) Cross, out. B) Take, up. C) Take, out. D) Cross, up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cross, out. 26. The deadline has passed & the project is now ..... due. A) Under. B) Over. C) Out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 27. Choose the word or phrase to complete the collocation.launch a new ..... A) A meeting. B) Product. C) Trading. D) Turnover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Product. 28. He is a conservative person and investor, he doesn't like to A) Overanalyze things. B) Take risks. C) Lose. D) Have risks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take risks. 29. Google ..... huge profits every year because of its search engine and advertising. A) Gets. B) Receives. C) Succeeds. D) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Makes. 30. The company has been successful this year. They have ..... a profit of 25%. A) Made. B) Run. C) Attracted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 31. Which register is typically associated with phrases like 'pretty awful' and 'pretty dull'? A) Newspaper English. B) Formal English. C) Spoken English. D) Business English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spoken English. 32. You can get a nice discount if you buy a ..... holiday. A) Packed. B) Packet. C) Parcel. D) Package. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Package. 33. The weather is awful here but we are trying to ..... our holiday. A) Make the most of. B) Take the best of. C) Make the best of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make the most of. 34. Accedo always tries to ..... with its customers. A) Boost trust. B) Promote trust. C) Build trust. D) Create trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build trust. 35. Jack knew when he got home that he had ..... something wrong. A) Taken. B) Made. C) Done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done. 36. Choose the word or phrase to complete the collocation.make ..... A) Staff. B) Bankrupt. C) A deal. D) A loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A loss. 37. I ..... a mistake in my IELTS reading last time I ..... the test. A) Took did. B) Had made. C) Made took. D) Did made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made took. 38. I don't like Mary. She always ..... about other people. A) Deals with. B) Commutes. C) Gossips. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gossips. 39. We could ..... better use of our resources in order to develop our country. A) Make. B) Put. C) Get. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 40. If you want to be successful, you need to ..... and work hard to achieve them. A) Break the ice. B) Miss the point. C) Set goals for the future. D) Get cold feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set goals for the future. 41. The security department has ..... cameras everywhere-I even noticed one above the mirrors in the bathroom the other day. A) Accessed. B) Access. C) Install. D) Installed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Installed. 42. Complete the sentence with make or do:Michael usually ..... his best at school A) Do. B) Makes. C) Does. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does. 43. Currently, our company is ..... high investments in new machinery to keep up with competition. A) Doing. B) Taking. C) Making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 44. Complete the sentence with the correct collocation or expression.The story about the singer's car crash ..... yesterday. It's on the front page of every newspaper in Britain. A) Make a name for themselves. B) Being in the public eye. C) Made the headlines. D) Has had a lots of hits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made the headlines. 45. This is not your call to ..... However, I believe the boss can ..... an exception and listen to your ideas. A) Do-take. B) Make-make. C) Make-take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make-make. 46. Choose the word often used with all of these:a political ..... | a fascist ..... | an authoritarian ..... | a totalitarian ..... A) Restraint. B) Racing. C) Regime. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regime. 47. Our customer service department ..... problems people encounter while using our products. A) Gets off. B) Deals with. C) Shuts. D) Works away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deals with. 48. Which collocation describes moving up to a higher position in a company hierarchy? A) Split the cost of training. B) Climb the corporate ladder. C) Get paid by the day. D) Seek a career in retail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climb the corporate ladder. 49. I'm going to Australia on business next week, so I'll ..... my friend Chris who lives in Sydney. A) Get married. B) Get in touch with. C) Get to know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get in touch with. 50. Our company has over 100 ..... A) Employees. B) Employers. C) Tasks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Employees. 51. Focus ..... one step at a time, A) On. B) For. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 52. Karla is a sales assistant in a store, but she aspires to be the manager of the region and to eventually have her own business in the same field. She is ..... A) Happy. B) Tacky. C) Ambitious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambitious. 53. Which is the INCORRECT sentence? A) She wants to look around the new building. B) We want to look around the new building. C) We wanted to look around the new building. D) She want to looks around the new building. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She want to looks around the new building. 54. ..... are used, in general, to refer to the number and amount of sales made by a business or industry over a period of time. A) Business spreadsheets. B) Sales figures. C) Statistics. D) Initial offers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sales figures. 55. ..... courses require its students to spend a majority of their time dedicated to a specific number of credit hours. Students work, if at all, within the university campus. A) Full. B) Part-time. C) Full-time. D) All-time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full-time. 56. If you would like to ..... an appointment with the doctor, please call the surgery between the hours of eleven and five. A) Make. B) Take. C) Do. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 57. I'm going to ..... a sleep A) Have. B) Do. C) Take. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 58. What are the key actions we need to ..... ? A) Do. B) Take. C) Make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 59. I was so focused on my work that I ..... and missed my bus. A) Paid attention to the details. B) Got into trouble. C) Lost track of time. D) Set the record straight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost track of time. 60. Complete the sentence with the correct collocation.A company can ..... and still be registered at Companies House. A) Cease trading. B) Chair a meeting. C) Close a deal. D) Come to the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cease trading. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesBusiness Collocations Quiz 1Business Collocations Quiz 2Business Collocations Quiz 3Business Collocations Quiz 4Business Collocations Quiz 5Business Collocations Quiz 6Business Collocations Quiz 7Business Collocations Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books