Questions: English test


Sales fell gradually in the first two quarters, but ... in the second half of the year

Although the company s overall ... was weak, its bottom line was still in the black

Company benefits are often a significant portion of the employee s compensation ...

Demand rose sharply after our major competitor went into ...

... fired, he mostly spent his time at home.

Though this company s stocks were ... they didn t meet great demand at the market.

The advantages of having a single European currency are ... disadvantages.

Nowadays, with the introduction of electronic trade brokers and traders ... in one place.

options are less speculative than forwards where ... value of the contract is at risk.

Few governments recommend ... the exchange rates entirely up to the market.

He seemed ... all the instructions in advance - so confidently he acted.

Without a devaluation the country s solvency doesn t look ...

Instead of fixing their currency at a set parity, the government lets ... within a pre-set range.

....a number of countries which limit or forbid the export of their currency.

It was demanded that the Board of Directors ... upon this issue at the meeting next month.

It s natural that the underwriter ... a certain risk buying the securities from a company

We could finance this venture if we ... our assets in other projects.

... too complicated, they gave it up.

... they didn t accept our offer was not at all suprising

If you can find a particular market ... to focus on, you should investigate this further.

Even if I am late in paying, the insurance remains in effect for a ... period of 30 days.

Turnover remained constant through the ... year.

Salaries in an urban area will likely be higher than in the suburbs, while the purchasing ... of each salary may be similar.

A balance sheet shows the financial ... that a company has at a point in time and where they came from.

Liabilities are debts or ... stemming from goods or services received by the company

Cost accounting is important for estimating the ... of current and future activities

Any respectable manufacturer will ... an implied warranty

Auditors are not responsible for the ... of the financial statements of a company.

An error in ... is committed when the financial statements include incorrect information about an item that should be included.

When you have set a budget, you should ... to it as much as possible, but revise it when necessary.

Almost all companies invest in vehicles, machinery or buildings, and those that will be used for more than one year are considered ... assets.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are a set of accounting ... approved by the professional accounting industry.

After the Stock Market ... of 1929, the American Institute of Accountants introduced five broad principles of accounting which have won fairly general acceptance.

The primary reason to start a business ... is to earn profits for its owners or stockholders.

... that our counterparts defaulted on their obligations

... the line being disconnected, they would have got the manager on the phone.

The prices soaring, ... in holding to one s stock if one wanted to get any profit it was no use the point wasn t i: there was no point it was useless

By the time the crisis broke out they ...

The broker promised that he would have ...

Thank you for ... to your employees.

The company s comptroller went on ... tax exemption

They objected ... Director.

Please contact us immediately ...

Using credit cards as a payment option is unlikely to become common in this country, provided that security of transaction ... properly ensured.

Payments scheme is the most important characteristic of any plastic card since ... a great variety of models according to which banks operate.

... no time left, we had to yield consent.

The company ... out into new fields.

The power of attorney was written in Portuguese, ... difficult to translate.

why has the situation become ..., after the earlier doubts?

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