P1-S Cum4 Vocab Revision

After years of planning and saving, Fatma finally decided to ___________ her own bakery, even though her friends warned her how difficult running a business could be.

• visit

• close down

• set up

• sell

The company reported a significant financial ___________ last quarter due to the drop in demand and the rising costs of raw materials.

• wage

• profit

• loss

• debt

Although the café was popular with students, it could only ___________ because of high rent and utility bills, meaning it made just enough money to cover its expenses.

• break even

• take over

• run out

• pay off

Many workers protested when they found out their ___________ would not be increased despite the rising cost of living and longer working hours.

• wealth

• benefit

• profit

• wage

The small family business began to make a decent ___________ after they improved their online services and attracted international customers.

• product

• competition

• profit

• field

With the growing number of online customers, the store owner decided to ___________ her business by opening a second location in a nearby city.

• export

• expand

• persuade

• reduce

Due to limited local demand, the company had to ___________ its products to other countries in order to stay profitable and grow.

• vote

• expand

• export

• reproduce

The manager tried to ___________ the staff to work overtime by offering them extra pay and an additional day off the following week.

• prevent

• persuade

• develop

• allow

The new instructions were so ___________ that most of the employees had to ask for help several times just to understand the first step.

• stiff

• pale

• confusing

• predictable

After hearing about the accident, she had a ___________ feeling that something terrible had happened, even though no details were shared yet.

• ridiculous

• dreadful

• confusing

• complex