Task - Confusing Words

Question 1

She works for an advertisment/advertising agency.

Answer 1

She works for an advertising agency.

Question 2

How will the increase in interest rates affect/effect your sales?

Answer 2

How will the increase in interest rates affect your sales?

Question 3

My bank manager has agreed to borrow/lend me another $2,000.

Answer 3

My bank manager has agreed to lend me another $2,000.

Question 4

We’ve had to cancel/postpone the meeting until next Monday.

Answer 4

We’ve had to postpone the meeting until next Monday.

Question 5

These machines are controlled/inspected at least once a day.

Answer 5

These machines are inspected at least once a day.

Question 6

My plane was delayed/postponed by an hour due to computer failure.

Answer 6

My plane was delayed by an hour due to computer failure.

Question 7

Before coming here, I studied economics/economy at university.

Answer 7

Before coming here, I studied economics at university.

Question 8

I am interested/interesting in their new camera.

Answer 8

I am interested in their new camera.

Question 9

She applied for a job/work as a personnel officer.

Answer 9

She applied for a job as a personnel officer.

Question 10

Some employees have a long journey/travel to work every day.

Answer 10

Some employees have a long journey to work every day.

Question 11

The cost of life/living has gone up again.

Answer 11

The cost of living has gone up again.

Question 12

Please send precise measurements/measures when ordering.

Answer 12

Please send precise measurements when ordering.

Question 13

We expect prices to raise/rise by at least five per cent.

Answer 13

We expect prices to rise by at least five per cent.

Question 14

We only exchange goods if you produce a receipt/recipe.

Answer 14

We only exchange goods if you produce a receipt.

Question 15

I must remember/remind the boss about that meeting this afternoon.

Answer 15

I must remind the boss about that meeting this afternoon.

Question 16

Can you say/tell the difference between these two products?

Answer 16

Can you tell the difference between these two products?

Question 17

The company is extremely sensible/sensitive to any criticism.

Answer 17

The company is extremely sensitive to any criticism.

Question 18

There’s some more paper in the stationary/stationery.

Answer 18

There’s some more paper in the stationEry.

Question 19

I’d like to introduce a colleague of me/mine to/for you.

Answer 19

I’d like to introduce a colleague of mine to you.

Question 20

She is working/works at/on the Ministry of Agriculture.

Answer 20

She works at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Question 21

How long time/how long have/has she worked there?

Answer 21

How long has she worked there?

Question 22

The news this day/today are/is not very well/good.

Answer 22

The news today is not very good.

Question 23

The Bank of England has raised/risen the minimum lending rate by/with 1%.

Answer 23

The Bank of England has raised the minimum lending rate by 1%.

Question 24

Thank you for all the information/informations which were/was very useful.

Answer 24

Thank you for all the information which was very useful.

Question 25

I am very interesting/interested in this/these subjects.

Answer 25

I am very interested in these subjects.

Question 26

Although she did/made a lot of mistakes, she did/made a good impression.

Answer 26

Although she made a lot of mistakes, she made a good impression.

Question 27

One of his main responsibilities is/are to write reports on regional policy/politics.

Answer 27

One of his main responsibilities is to write reports on regional politics.

Question 28

She informed/said that nobody has/have applied for the post.

Answer 28

She said that nobody has applied for the post.

Question 29

I look forward to meet/meeting you at/on the meeting at/in Geneva.

Answer 29

I look forward to meeting you at the meeting in Geneva.

Question 30

Would you mind opening/to open the window.

Answer 30

Would you mind opening the window.

Question 31

Is/are there any comments to/on the agenda?

Answer 31

Are there any comments to the agenda?

Question 32

These/this figures are terrible/terribly interesting.

Answer 32

These figures are terribly interesting.

Question 33

His speech was good/well prepared and clear/clearly expressed.

Answer 33

His speech was well prepared and clearly expressed.

Question 34

It tells/says in the newspaper that it/there will be a referendum at/in February.

Answer 34

It says in the newspaper that there will be a referendum in February.

Question 35

At/in the beginning of the course, I was not very good at/in english/English.

Answer 35

At the beginning of the course, I was not very good at English.

Question 36

Except from/for a few minor problems, this was an extreme/extremely easy test.

Answer 36

Except for a few minor problems, this was an extremely easy test.