The Adventures of Lola Badiola

TEST YOUR COMPREHENSION

Choose the correct answer to the following questions about the story.

1. What does Lola promise Park if he helps her?

A. Money
B. Fame
C. Love
D. Support

2. What group of people are waiting in the entrance of the TechSpania headquarters?

A. Unions
B. Shareholders
C. Board of Directors
D. Management

3. Who calls Lola while the team are in the elevator on the way up to the 51st floor?

A. Perla Manchon
B. Mr. Red Bull
C. Eugenio Hernandez
D. James Buck

4. How does Lola feel as she walks to the boardroom?

A. Confident
B. Unprepared
C. Afraid
D. On the verge of a panic attack

5. What stage have the negotiations between TechSpania and JBlock reached?

A. The deal has been signed

B. The deal is being proofread before signing
C. The lawyers are debating the terms of the contract
D. The two sides are discussing the contract clauses

Answers: 1.D, 2.C, 3.B, 4.A, 5.B

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TEST YOUR BUSINESS ENGLISH

Complete these sentences with the common business expression used in the story.

1. The agent was about to see his wife for the first time in two weeks. He had to take off his spy
_______ and put on his husband ______

A. shoes
B. feet
C. hat
D. head

2. Concha knew when people were telling her the truth, when they were exaggerating and
when they were outright lying. In her work as an executive _______, she had seen thousands
of CVs and interviewed hundreds of executives

A. headhunter
B. manager
C. agent
D. lawyer

3. Diego looked at Park, and then back to Lola and then back to Park. And finally, the ______
dropped. “You’re kidding me! How did you find him?”

A. apple
B. rain
C. ball
D. penny

4. It was a moment of tranquility, the eye of the ______, time for each of them to gather their
thoughts and prepare themselves for the next challenge

A. Tiger
B. Storm
C. Giant
D. Sky

5. Everyone now looked towards Mario Ruiz de Velasco who commanded the room like a king
amongst consorts. His ______ face had not indicated even the faintest sign of any emotion
either positive or negative during the whole altercation.

A. Poker
B. Blackjack
C. Roulette
D. Craps

Answers: 1.C 2.A, 3.D, 4.B, 5.A

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