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Make prefix and verb combinations to complete the sentences. Use the
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Coutd you please

Lots of companies say they woutd tike to

Nobody knows what witt happen to the company because it has not

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us on how the proiect is progressing?

.........

responsibility and authority.

since the last recession.

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Our company is about to

................. .... its head office to lndia.

owing to potiticat unrest in the north of the country, many companies began to
... the risk of doing business there.

sates witt increase if we

...........

the product under a different name.

ln May, the Chinese government announced its ptan to ..................... the telecoms
sector into three operators, each with wireless and fixed-line services.

The locaI counciI has plans to

..................... the whole area north of our

headquarters.

10 We bought the new software and then realised we would need to ..................... the

staffto use it.

11 We want to use the money to.

atI our computers with more powerful

processors.

12

Ourgovernmentmight..........

all internaI ftightstomaketheindustrymore

competitive.

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the verbs and put them in the correct column.
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A large number of stores were upgraded

The concept ofthe department store was born

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for the past three years.

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six months ago.

Match each sentence with the correct function on the right.

As agreed, our consultant wil[ be arriving on

Wednesday, April 30.

Could you please send us some information
about the change of ownership at Orseca?

a) apologising

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relocation, do not hesitate to contact us.

c) informing

This is to tet you know that plans for the

retraining of our admin staff are under way.

d) offering

We are sorry for any inconvenience you may

f) suggesting

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suffer as a result of this cancellation.

should relaunch our Davina mineralwater

under a different name.
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a) held on Mondays and Fridays.

consultant has submitted,

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