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Strategy Practice
Strategy Practice
Strategy Practice
1. Most of (A) the flights to Florida was overbooked (B) since it was the
holiday season, and there (C) were heavy snowstorms predicted (D) in
the North.
To overbook to sell more tickets on a plane or reserve more rooms in a hotel
than there are places available:
Ex: The flight was heavily overbooked.
2. The customer (A) was advised (B) that he will fill out (C) the warranty
and that he should send it (D) directly to the manufacturer.
To fill sth out = To fill sth in
Warranty (n) a written agreement in which a company selling sth promises
to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particular period of
time
SYN Guarantee
3. A problem it (A) has caused setbacks (B) and we have been forced to
change (C) the final date of completion if we want to avoid being (D)
penalized.
Setback (n) a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents sth, or makes a
situation worse:
The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
To penalize sb (for sth) to punish sb for breaking a rule or law by making
them suffer a disadvantage:
Ex: You will be penalized for poor spelling.
4.A lot of people have offered (A) to help (B) with the project; however, he
decided to do (C) it immediately and by itself (D).
5. The first group, which were (A) supposed to collect (B) the information,
finished doing (C) it last (D).
6. How could they knew (A) that the messenger was going to be late (B)
because of the poor (C) weather conditions (D)?
7. This telephone (A) wasnt as cheap (B) the other one, but it (C) works
much better (D).
8. Can we afford buying (A) another word processor, or should we (B)
consider renting one (C) to save (D) money?
9. Ive enjoyed meeting you (A) and your staff, and I (B) expect being (C) in
touch with you (D) soon.
To be/To keep with
To know what is happening in a particular subject or area:
It is important to keep in touch with the latest research.
10. They asked (A) a lot of questions, checked (B) their figures (C), and
came up with a best (D) solution.
To come up with sth [no passive] to find or produce an answer, a sum of
money, etc.:
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
11. I dont know where Klein may be (A) or what he might be doing, but he
should call (B) us before now to let (C) us know if (D) hes been
delayed.
12. Im so happy to report (A) that the annual report to the Board, which
Jameson compiled it (B) by himself, shows (C) a fifteen percent growth
in production and a wider (D) profit margin.
To compile to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different
items, articles, songs, etc.:
We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job.
Profit margin (also margin)(n) the difference between the cost of buying
or producing sth and the price that it is sold for
13. Whoever plans the food (A) for the company picnic should order at least
two kinds (B) of salad, enough breads (C) for all the different
sandwiches, and plenty of (D) soda and iced tea.