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Language Knowledge Module 6

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  • "Are you sure about how to set up Internet banking?" "I think so, but you ______ Tim to double-check."
    would rather have asked
    had better have asked
    had better ask
    would rather ask
  • The grocer ______ the items on the scale and priced them.
    assessed
    weighed
    considered
    balanced
  • Small shops face ______ competition from larger outfits.
    asserted
    violent
    vowed
    fierce
  • Let's simply split the bill in half. There's no point ______ over a couple of pounds.
    yammering
    muttering
    quibbling
    conspiring
  • It's for our ______ that I'm putting some of my pay check into a savings account.
    backing
    boost
    bonus
    benefit
  • ______ customer numbers rising,we've seen a drop in sales this year.
    Despite
    Even though
    Although
    In spite
  • Coffee is a valuable ______ that is sold to many countries.
    communion
    commission
    commodity
    currency
  • "Do you have to be home from the mall by a certain time?" "Well, my parents would rather ______ home before eight."
    have me
    I had been
    I was going
    I am being
  • The price was ______ for a house in such bad condition.
    unscathed
    upbeat
    awkward
    staggering
  • When purchasing electronic equipment, consumers expect quality and ______.
    reliability
    capability
    profitability
    curiosity
  • The aim of the award was to ______ the label "environmentally friendly" as a sales gimmick.
    falsely using the dissuasion of
    dissuade companies from using falsely
    dissuade companies from falsely using
    dissuade companies to falsely use
  • Joe got a really great deal on his ski boots; they ______ £170, but he bought them for half the price.
    were originally costing
    originally cost
    have originally cost
    cost originally
  • He want to the bookstore and ______ a book for his nephew's birthday.
    opened to
    dropped off
    left out
    picked out
  • It's not a good idea to shop at the grocery store, as it is ______ the farmers' market.
    two times more expensive
    two times expensive as
    twice expensive than
    twice as expensive as
  • If the local shop ______, I'd never go anywhere elese.
    had anything I had wanted
    had everything I wanted
    had whatsoever I wanted
    had had whatever I wanted
  • By using surveillance cameras, they have reduced shoplifting ______ 30% since last year.
    by
    at
    for
    in
  • People get ______ when they can't move up the business ladder and earn more.
    disturbed
    frustrated
    bothered
    offended
  • The accountant has noticed a(n) ______ between income and spending.
    inequality
    reprisal
    discrepancy
    perplexity
  • The company gave us their ______ that the goods would be dispatched immediately.
    insurance
    confidence
    assurance
    reliance
  • Please take your purchases to the ______ because the supermarket will close in five minutes.
    salesman
    teller
    cashier
    manager
  • The 20% ______ in sales is attributed to the firm's new marketing strategy.
    increase
    increasing
    increased
    increasingly
  • If we'd known there was an additional charge for shipping, we ______ it online.
    wouldn't purchase
    wouldn't have purchased
    didn't purchase
    hadn't purchased
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