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1
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supersede

A

to replace something

especially something older

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annual leave

A

Vacation

مرخصی سالانه

a paid number of days each year that an employee is allowed to be away from work

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consecutive

kənˈsekyədiv

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Consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption

متوالی

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detrimental

A

causing harm or damage

the detrimental effects of pollution

negative
مضر

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5
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carry over

A

keep

to move to or to come from a place or time:
I try not to let my problems at work carry over into my private life

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6
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To hand in a form

A

To submit

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diligently

A

in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort
با پشتکار و با کوشش

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….. competitive marketplace
1. highly
2. Increasingly
3. Extremely

A

increasingly competitive marketplace

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…… qualified employees
1. Newly
2. New

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new qualified employees

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……. on-site services
1. Costly
2. Qualitatively
3. Qualitative

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qualitative on-site services

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11
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……. strung executive
1.rewardingly
2.highly

A

highly strung executive

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to …… take care of something
1. Nicely
2. Happily

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happily take care of something

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a …… mistake
1. Costly
2. Expensive

A

costly mistake

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a …… well-paid job
1. Rewarding
2. Happily
3. Highly

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a rewarding well-paid job

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…… lit single offices
1.nice
2.nicely

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nicely lit single offices
(Modifying adverbs- no commas)

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16
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an …… reticent recruit
1.initially
2.newly
3.nice
4. Initial

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an initially reticent recruit

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17
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reticent

A

He is very reticent about his past.
unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

کم حرف و محتاط

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It is changing …….. quickly
1. Extremely
2.extreme
3.increasingly

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changing extremely quickly

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executive

/ɪɡˈzek.jə.tɪv/

A

someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action

مجری

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agenda

əˈjendə

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a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting

دستور جلسه

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to kick us off

Do you want to kick us off?

A

to start

Would you like to start?

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I’ll take that up with him

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I will ask him about it

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Starting to show the strain

A

There is a lot of stress

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to be snowed under

They’re a bit snowed under

A

to be very busy

They’re very busy

25
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to be up in arms

Everyone’s up in arms

A

If you are up in arms, you are angry about something that you think is unfair or wrong

People are getting angry

26
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Making mountains out of molehills

A

To exaggerate (a problem)

27
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to call it a day

Let’s call it a day

A

to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough

This is a good time to finish

28
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headquarters

A

the main offices of an organization

29
Q

a wild goose chase

ɡo͞os

A

a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time

because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else

30
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to get your skates on

A

to hurry up

31
Q

No can do

A

It’s impossible
That won’t be possible

No can do, I’m afraid. I’m in a meeting.

32
Q

Catch you later

A

See you soon

33
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I’ll never make it (in terms of time)

A

I won’t be on time

34
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recruitment

rəˈkro͞otmənt

A

the process of finding people to work for a company

35
Q

ample

A

enough, or more than enough

You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.

36
Q

a bite to eat
(idiom)

A

some food

You’ll feel better once you’ve had a bite to eat.

37
Q

G

گزارشی زیبا نوشته شده

A

A beautifully written report.

38
Q

G

به سرعت باورنکردنی کار کند

A

to work incredibly quickly

39
Q

G

یک روز طولانی و طاقت فرسا در محل کار

A

a long, exhausting day at work

40
Q

G

کم اهمیت ترین چیز

A

the least important thing

41
Q

G

ما پر بازده تر از قبل هستیم

A

we are more productive than before

42
Q

G

این بهترین دفتری(فضای کاری) است که ما داشته ایم

A

this is the best office we have had

43
Q

G

ترافیک در این منطقه از شهر بدتر است

A

traffic is worse in this area of town

44
Q

G

یک بازار رقابتی فزاینده

A

an increasingly competitive marketplace

45
Q

G

برای جذب کردن کارکنان واجد شرایط جدید

A

to attract new qualified employees

46
Q

G

خدمات با کیفیت در محل

A

qualitative on-site services

47
Q

G

مدیران (مجری ها) بسیار قوی

A

highly strung executives

48
Q

G

با خوشحالی از آن مراقبت خواهد کرد

A

will happily take care of that

49
Q

G

به دنبال شغلی با درآمد خوب (پر درامد) و رضایت بخش

A

looking for a rewarding well-paid job

50
Q

G

دفاتر (محل کار) تکی با نور خوب

A

nicely lit single offices

51
Q

G

یک استخدام شده در ابتدا غیر مطمئن (ممتنع)

A

an initially reticent recruit

52
Q

G

بسیار(بی نهایت) سریع در حال تغییر است

A

is changing extremely quickly

53
Q

choose the right answer

News reports claim that the company …. out of Atlanta at the end of the year.
1. moves
2. is moving
3. has moved
4. move

A

is moving

explain actions in the future that were arranged in the past

54
Q

G

When the IPO was announced, investors … to be able to at least double their money.
1.was expected
2.expect
3.have expected
4.were expecting

A

When the IPO was announced, investors were expecting to be able to at least double their money.

a finished action occurs in the middle of a continuing action, using “when”

55
Q

G

The CEO … the European branches for the first time in April of this year.
1.visited
2.has visited
3.visit
4.visits

A

The CEO visited the European branches for the first time in April of this year.

a finished action in a finished time

56
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appraisal

/əˈpreɪ.zəl/

A

the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs

ارزیابی

Many companies operate regular job appraisals, often on an annual basis

57
Q

Due to staff shortages at crucial periods last year, we … to review our annual leave policy.
1.decided
2.have decided
3.were deciding
4.decides

A

Due to staff shortages at crucial periods last year, we have decided to review our annual leave policy.

58
Q

G

ما تصمیم گرفته ایم سیاست مرخصی سالانه خود را بازبینی کنیم

A

we have decided to review our annual leave policy

59
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stockpile

/ˈstɑːk.paɪl/

A

to store a large supply of something for future use

ذخیره و انبار کردن

They have a stockpile of weapons

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