Match two halves of the sentences
Ex. 1 Business decisions
| 1. | When you are building a team to take your company on to bigger and better things | a) | and your company's performance will suffer. |
| 2. | First you make your decision, based on facts wherever possible | b) | but are we doing better than our competitors. |
| 3. | The basic question is not are we doing better than last year | c) | so a manager would be wise to take their views into account. |
| 4. | Innovation should always be customer-driven | d) | when a new work flow was introduced. |
| 5. | A decision will usually have to be carried out by subordinates | e) | you have to be certain you are choosing the right people. |
| 6. | A golden rule is to be objective | f) | and then you put the ideas into practice. |
| 7. | The personnel manager may face a difficult task | g) | and that means finding what the customers need. |
| 8. | You need to know what models are available | h) | before a decision can be made rationally. |
| 9. | Make a wrong appointment to a key post | i) | so they can be recommended for pay increases and/or promotions. |
| 10. | An office manager would benefit from an early feedback | j) | and so a manager must avoid being swayed by emotions. |
| 11. | Typing pool supervisors should know which members of their staffs are working well | k) | before you can make up your mind which word processor to buy. |
| 12. | A variety of data usually needs to be analysed | l) | when a number of first-class candidates are short- listed for a job. |
Ex. 2 Production
| 1. | The various machines in a factory | a) | will be checked by the Quality Control Department. |
| 2. | When there is a pile-up of semi-processed materials | b) | it becomes a robotic production line. |
| 3. | Before the finished goods leave the factory they | c) | will almost certainly have different productive capacities. |
| 4. | The mass production technique involves | d) | before a particular machine it is called a bottleneck. |
| 5. | When machines take over the repetitive human involvement | e) | continuous production of more or less identical units. |
| 6. | Although mass production lines are stressful for the workers | f) | to be clustered together. |
| 7. | During the processing of the raw materials, handling | g) | to make sure that accidents are minimised. |
| 8. | Stocks of raw materials must be available | h) | the technique has given us a higher standard of living. |
| 9. | As the materials are processed they | i) | in the right quantity, in the right place, at the right time. |
| 10. | In many factories a Chief Safety Officer is appointed | j) | will be made to travel the shortest distance possible. |
| 11. | Machines performing the same operation are likely | k) | will be kept to a minimum so as to keep labour costs as low as possible. |
Ex.3 Information technology
| 1. | Application programs are designed for general use | a) | to produce detailed graphics. |
| 2. | Custom programs are written for the user | b) | to provide easy access to a range of programs. |
| 3. | A program library is often kept in backing store | c) | so the user can 'draw' on the screen. |
| 4. | A word processor justifies each line of the text | d) | to prepare, test and document computer programs. |
| 5. | A high resolution monitor is used | e) | so they can be used in many different situations. |
| 6. | A graphics terminal includes a lightpen | f) | as an economy measure. |
| 7. | A computer is often leased rather than bought | g) | to distinguish diverse values or features. |
| 8. | The functions of programmers are | h) | to suit a particular situation. |
| 9. | The keyboard of a computer is used | i) | to input data. |
| 10. | Dual-density characters are introduced | j) | to form a straight edge. |
Ex.4 Marketing
| 1. | The salespeople in a firm which manufacturers pushchairs and prams | a) | could be expected not to welcome the news that a substantial increase in the petrol tax was contemplated by the government. |
| 2. | Insurance companies offering cover against motor accidents | b) | would be encouraged by the news that the death rate was falling. |
| 3. | The Traffic Manager for a company operating a cross-channel ferry | c) | will not be pleased to hear that the Meteorological Office are predicting a severe winter. |
| 4. | The Sales Manager of a firm making hearing-aids | d) | should approve of a long-term rise in oil prices. |
| 5. | Oil company executives | e) | would benefit from a rise in property prices. |
| 6. | A publisher specialising in text books for schools | f) | would be pleased to hear of a reduction in air fares. |
| 7. | The Chief Buyer in a large city department store | g) | would be grateful to learn that the school-leaving age is going to be raised. |
| 8. | The line workers in a factory producing cigarettes | h) | would expect to be very busy after a serious gale had swept over the city. |
| 9. | The Marketing Manager of a travel agency specialising in holidays in France | i) | would be disappointed to learn that a new airport was going to be developed for London. |
| 10. | A firm of London builders and repairers | j) | would be dismayed to read in the newspaper that the government was planning to prohibit the sale of all products harmful to health. |
| 11. | A young man who had just finished training to be a coal-miner | k) | would react favourably to the news that improvements were planned for the London Underground. |
| 12. | The high street banks | 1) | would expect to earn more after the birth rate has risen. |
Ex. 5 Advertising