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Click on the correct answer.


1 You never realize he is getting angry until he suddenly ______s up.
blaze
build
bump
bring
2 It took us several years to ______ up our market share in Korea.
blaze
build
mess
bring
3 All these extra orders mean that we will need to ______ up our workforce.
blaze
mess
bump
bring
4 Our plans for expansion were almost ready but I think that the downturn in the economy will ______ everything up.
buck
mess
spice
bump
5 I'm not so worried about the economic future. I'm sure things are going to ______ up.
brighten
polish
foul
mess
6 I don't really want to talk to him about our plans yet but I'll mention it if the subject ______s up.
buck
spice
build
come
7 Things are getting worse and worse. All my problems seem to be ______ing up.
blaze
heap
bump
polish
8 Maxwell used illegal means to help to ______ up his share price.
buck
spice
jack
polish
9 I think the economy will soon be doing better. I see signs that it is beginning to ______ up.
pick
hype
blaze
polish
10 Your performance is totally inadequate. You'd better ______ up your act at once or get out.
bump
mess
build
sharpen
11 He was very distant at first but after we had been talking for a while he began to ______ up.
warm
spice
blaze
polish
12 The computer worked impeccably at first but then began to ______ up occasionally.
polish
spice
play
hype
13 When news of the breakthrough gets out, the share price is going to ______ up.
polish
shoot
blaze
hype
14 Our results are very bad. I'm going to have to find a way to ______ them up before I send them on to Head Office.
mess
dress
blaze
keep
15 It's only a vague idea. We can ______ up the details later.
bump
firm
buck
mess
16 I don't know much about that at all. I'll have to ______ up before the meeting.
polish
spice
swot
hype
17 You need to improve or get out. ______ up your ideas or else.
build
bump
buck
mess
18 Their PR people ______ up even the smallest event.
grow
go
send
hype
19 It's all too dull. We need to ______ up the presentation with some good quality graphics.
spice
foul
pack
mess
20 Give Lindsey the rough draft and she'll ______ it up into something good.
polish
foul
pack
mess
Business English Exercises