I Match the phrasal verb to its definition:

A B
Get ahead Is essentially
Boil down to To make progress
Stick to To begin
Come up with To produce ideas/solutions
Start out To arrive
Talk over To follow/obey
Turn up To discuss thoroughly

II Compete the sentences with as or like:

1. ___________ our competitors, we are having difficulty keeping our prices low.
2. ___________ you may know, oil prices have soared this year.
3. There are several cities in South America where I wouldn’t mind living, such_______Santiago or
Buenos Aires.
4. I wouldn’t like to have another crisis________the one we had last week.

III Complete the table with missing parts of speech:

Noun Verb Adjective
Cancel /
Profit, profitable
Satisy
/ loyal

IV Choose the best word A,B,C,D to complete these sentences:

1. Only by using correct marketing______________can you attract customers you need.

A notes B strategies C communication D forms

2. We have to be constantly innovating in order to be one_________ahead of competition.

A step B position C place D leap
 3. By keeping our prices low and our quality high, we aim to give our customers________ for the
money.
A worth B cheapness C value D bargains
4. Last week he announced he was_________up a domestic line in India.
A putting B making C doing D setting

5. Delivering effective customer service has to be ____________shared by every successful

company.
A goal B hope C wish D desire

V Change sentences into passive:

1. We should have replaced the old computer three years ago.
The old computer _____________________three years ago.
2. Nobody said anything about about a change of supplier
Nothing_______________________________.
3. They must have allocated for this in their budget.
Funds_________________________________.
VI Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in correct conditional form:
1. If they ____________________(introduce) the new system, we wouldn’t have to travel
during the rush hour.
2. I ____________________(learn) a lot about English market, if they ____________(send) me
to London, but I don’t think the will.
3. We lost the contract because of you. If you ________________(devote) more time to
customer relationships, we ____________(get) the work.