Language Knowledge Module 6 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Small shops face ______ competition from larger outfits.

fierce

violent

vowed

asserted

When purchasing electronic equipment, consumers expect quality and ______.

reliability

profitability

capability

curiosity

The company gave us their ______ that the goods would be dispatched immediately.

assurance

insurance

reliance

confidence

Let's simply split the bill in half. There's no point ______ over a couple of pounds.

quibbling

conspiring

yammering

muttering

The accountant has noticed a(n) ______ between income and spending.

discrepancy

inequality

reprisal

perplexity

The price was ______ for a house in such bad condition.

staggering

awkward

unscathed

upbeat

He want to the bookstore and ______ a book for his nephew's birthday.

picked out

opened to

left out

dropped off

Please take your purchases to the ______ because the supermarket will close in five minutes.

cashier

teller

manager

salesman

It's for our ______ that I'm putting some of my pay check into a savings account.

benefit

bonus

backing

boost

The grocer ______ the items on the scale and priced them.

weighed

balanced

considered

assessed

Coffee is a valuable ______ that is sold to many countries.

commodity

commission

communion

currency

People get ______ when they can't move up the business ladder and earn more.

frustrated

disturbed

bothered

offended

"Are you sure about how to set up Internet banking?" "I think so, but you ______ Tim to double-check."

had better ask

would rather have asked

had better have asked

would rather ask

Joe got a really great deal on his ski boots; they ______ £170, but he bought them for half the price.

originally cost

cost originally

were originally costing

have originally cost

The 20% ______ in sales is attributed to the firm's new marketing strategy.

increase

increasing

increasingly

increased

______ customer numbers rising,we've seen a drop in sales this year.

Despite

Even though

Although

In spite

It's not a good idea to shop at the grocery store, as it is ______ the farmers' market.

twice as expensive as

two times expensive as

two times more expensive

twice expensive than

If we'd known there was an additional charge for shipping, we ______ it online.

wouldn't have purchased

wouldn't purchase

hadn't purchased

didn't purchase

By using surveillance cameras, they have reduced shoplifting ______ 30% since last year.

by

for

in

at

"Do you have to be home from the mall by a certain time?" "Well, my parents would rather ______ home before eight."

have me

I am being

I had been

I was going

If the local shop ______, I'd never go anywhere elese.

had everything I wanted

had whatsoever I wanted

had anything I had wanted

had had whatever I wanted

The aim of the award was to ______ the label "environmentally friendly" as a sales gimmick.

dissuade companies from falsely using

dissuade companies from using falsely

falsely using the dissuasion of

dissuade companies to falsely use