TEST 3
8 ____________ are taxes on imported goods.
Tariffs
4 Applicants will b called for ..... between 10 and 16 April
interview
20 A number of football clubs are now ..... on the Stock Exchange.
quoted
5 A tax paid on goods coming into or going out of a country.
tariff
14 one's CV
to fill up
5 Please could you fill in this ____________________________ before the interview.
Application form
8 I work as a ________________________. I have to find the best person for the job.
Head hunter
4 ___________ are paid to domestic producers to sell their goods more cheaply.
Subsidies
2 Organisation formed in 1995 to set rules on international trade.
WTO
7 Please send ..... together with your CV
a covering letter
10 They hired ..... to attract some executive from a rival company
a headhunter
5 We ask all our new employees to work ..... of between one and three months
a probationary period
8 It is usual to ask your previous employer for ..... when you apply for a job
a reference
6 The interview panel will draw up ..... of only five candidates
a shortlist
3 Our company has ..... for a graduate in econemics
a vacancy
1 The starting salary of the successful ..... will be decided on the basis of qualifications and experience
applicant
12 We should protect our economy and ___________ all cheap imports.
ban
11 They make trade between countries more difficult (e.g., import tax).
barriers
2 To encourage free trade, countries remove all _____________ to trade.
barriers
12 Open ..... ensure the free flow of goods, labour, ect beween countries.
borders
1 The police are investigating our CEO for allegedly receiving ......
bribes
1 Free trade is when goods come in and out of a country without any __________ or taxes.
controls
9 My ___________________________ is out of date. It doesn�t include details of my most recent job.
curriculum vitae
10 Government department responsible for collecting taxes on goods.
customs
6 To remove government controls on a particular business activity.
deregulate
7 The new policy of ____________ means consumers will be offered a wider range of high quality products.
deregulation
7 To sell products at a very low price in an export market.
dump
9 Overseas companies are ____________ their goods and ruining our domestic markets.
dumping
5 ethical
espionage
14 ..... trade is a system in which countries agree not to charge import taxes on certain goods they buy from each other.
fair
4 I�m on a ______________________________ scheme so I should be promoted soon.
fast-track
2 The _________________________________ includes a pension and an annual bonus.
financial package
9 For high performers, a good ..... is not that matters. They need a challenge as well
financial package
4 Theire summer collection has items so similar to our own new designs that we think this might be a case of ......
industrial espionage
2 The director never did anything that could compromise the ...... of the company.
intergrity
7 It was scary! I had to sit in front of an _________________________ of six people.
interview panel
6 Corruption so often makes the headlines that you could forget the majority of people are in fact decent, ..... citizens.
law-abiding
15 Our company is trying to break into the Chiese ......
market
16 We plan to put our new model on the ..... next winter.
market
17 They fear that Central Asian countries will flood the ..... with cheap goods.
market
24 Our usual supplier was unable to ..... the delivery date.
meet
25 We are sorry to inform you that the programme you propose does not ..... our requirements.
meet
26 Two of our colleagues have to failed to ..... their performance target
meet
6 Fair trade food has become a global _____________ market.
niche
27 We are glad to inform you that your ..... is being processed.
order
28 Considering that delivery is already two weeks overdue, I am afraid we have to cancel our ......
order
29 This is the first time we have placed an ..... with Benson & Kay.
order
1 I always find that a quick __________________________ with my staff raises morale.
pep talk
10 We intend to ______________ out benefits to farmers over the next five years.
phase
11 I believe that the benefits western farmers have enjoyed have resulted in widespread ___________________.
poverty
3 Six months is the standard ______________________________________________.
probationary period
3 Food _____________ have complained at new charges on their exports.
producers
6 We�d also like you to take this _________________________________________.
psychometric test
5 To limit the quantity of a product, ____________ can be applied.
quotas
8 Limited numbers or amounts that are official allowed.
quotas
18 They have ..... us a very good price for the consignment.
quoted
19 The hotel ..... us a special rate because our staff used it on a regular basis.
quoted
21 It is essential that you comply with government ......
regulations
22 Our company is going to introduce tighter health and safety ......
regulations
23 Our government has once again breached the .....governing the sale of weapons.
regulations
3 Another word for rules.
regulations
9 If you impose / introduce them, you make trade more difficult. If you lift / remove them, you make it easier.
restrictions
2 The usual American English word for 'CV' is '.....'
resume
4 intergrity
serious
5 They operated a multimillion dollar ..... intended to corrupt government officials.
slush fund
1 Money paid by a government or organisation to make a product cheaper to buy or produce.
subsidies
4 Money that you have to pay to the government.
tax
13 applicants
to advertise
11 an interview
to apply
2 a cover-up
to be employed by
1 bribes
to borrow
6 illegal
to change
3 fraud
to make
12 a post
to shortlist
16 a salary
to submit
15 a contract
to work
13 This is what this crossword is all about.
trade
3 Managers were trying to silence potential ..... by promoting or relocating them.
whistle-blowers