1.The CEO suggested ______ an online meeting on how to prepare the big project.

   A.hold

   B.to hold

   C.holding

2.A marketer ____buyers’ needs and desires in order to decide what products to make available.

   A.focuses on

   B.carries out

   C.ays back

3.– By the way, what do you want me to do there?

– _____

   A.Take it easy. I'll be there on time.

   B.Thank you for doing me such a favor.

   C.You have to give a presentation on what our products are.

7. I'm ______ you'd have to tell me how large your order is going to be.

   A.nervous

   B.worried

   C.afraid

8.Our new type of treadmill is _____ release next month.

   A.due to

   B.due for

   C.due

9.Our new type of treadmill is ______ release next month.

   A.due to

   B.due for

   C.due

10. In a soft sell approach, the salesperson tries to build trust with consumers by recommending a product and letting the consumers _____their own decisions.

   A.make

   B.to make

   C.making

11.It ______ bearing the uncertainties that are part of the marketing process.

   A.initiates

   B.innovates

   C.involves

12.Usually, similar contracts _____with other consignees are based on 12 months.

   A.signed

   B.being signed

   C.signing

13. – ____

– Yes, I will try my best.

   A.Do you know the deadline for filing business tax?

   B.What do you think about business tax?

   C.Can you give me a brief introduction to business tax?

14.Even at young ages, children should learn to be _____ their own social interactions.

   A.responsible for

   B.subject to

   C.suitable for

16.Jack felt quite disappointed with the movie because he had expected ____to be much better.

   A.that

   B.one

   C.it

17.No matter _____ full his schedule is, he can always get time off work to be with his family.

   A.how

   B.what

   C.when

18.Ideally a _____should be a win-win situation so both you and your customer will probably have to give in on some points.

   A.negativity

   B.negotiation

   C.negation

19. - What kind of TV program do you like best?

- _____

   A.I like them very much.

   B.I only watch them at weekend.

   C.It's hard to say actually.

20. – May I suggest the sales start on or about October 1st?

– _____

   A.That's a great idea!

   B.What do you mean by that?

   C.I like sales people in your department.

22.In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan ❶ “Come alive with the Pepsi generation” came out as ❷“Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead”.

23.When Parker marketed a pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to say ❸ “It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you”. However, the company translated “embarrass” as “embarazar”, which means “to become pregnant”. So the ads said ❹ “It won't leak in your pocket or make you pregnant ”.

24.When Braniff Airlines translated a slogan for its comfortable seats ❺ “fl y in leather ”, it came out in Spanish as ❻ “fly naked ”.