10. Make or Do? Complete each sentence with the correct form of ‘make’ or ‘do’.

1. There's a rumour going round that Pelly’s are going to .............. a bid for Squash International.

2. Who shall I ................................. the cheque out to?

3. If we don't get some orders soon we'll have to ....................... some of our workers redundant.

4. We've been .............................. business with them for over thirty years now.

5. Considerable progress has been .......................... and we hope to put some concrete proposals to our members tomorrow afternoon.

6. The bank has decided to ....................... extra provision against bad debts this year.

7. They've been ...................... a roaring trade since they decided to advertise on local television.

8. We have ........................... a considerable profit on the sale of that land.

9. The business was so run down when she took it over that nobody expected her to .................... such a success of it.

10. Increasing production will ............................... even more demands on machinery which is already breaking down at an alarming rate.

11. A customer has ............................... a complaint about one of our salespeople.

12. In fact, Gravers have ............................ us a favour by launching their product first. We can learn from their mistakes.

11. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence about investment.

1. If a company needs to raise a lot of money, it may ....................... shares.

a) put up b) issue c) supply d) purchase

2. Pension ................. play an important role in the stock market.

a) companies b) trusts c) societies d) funds

3. As an ordinary shareholder, you are........to vote at the meeting.

a) entitled b) titled c) nominated d) persuaded

4. The share ......................, which is made up of a cross-section of shares, reflects the general activity of the market.

a) indication b) index c) measure d) indicator

5. A ........................ is someone who buys shares, expecting the market to rise.

a) bear b) bull c) dog d) stag

6. A........is a speculator who expects share prices to fall.

a) bear b) bull c) dog d) stag

7. A ..................is a person who buys new issues of shares hoping to sell them quickly at a profit.

a) bear b) bull c) dog d) stag

8. Bonds issued by the government are often known as ............................

a) golds b) guilts c) gilts d) debits

9. What kind of ....................... can I expect on my investment?

a) reward b) prize c) surplus d) return

10. You should have as diversified a ....................... of shares as possible.

a) case b) file c) portfolio d) folder

11. The higher the risk you ........, the more money you could make.

a) take b) do c)make d) invest

12. The market has been extremely ............................ over the past few years.

a) volatile b) wavering c) shocking d) moving