1. I do take my hat ......... to the new director for having pulled the company back from bankruptcy.

by

on

to

off

2. Whatever you do take no notice of him because he's not thinking straight — he's talking ......... his hat.

up

through

at

under

3. It was one of those society weddings you know when the men wear ......... hats and tails.

tall

long

top

full

4. I hope you can keep a secret because I'd like you to keep this information ......... your hat.

under

in

by

over

5. At last she's made her mind up and decided to throw her hat in the ......... and become a candidate.

circle

ring

round

middle

6. I don't think she stands a chance in the election and if she does win, I'll ......... my hat.

bite

consume

eat

chew

7. You simply can't trust that politician because he changes his mind every five minutes at the ......... of a hat.

fall

tumble

jump

drop

8. If you want to keep up with the latest fashion, you shouldn't wear that — it's ......... hat now.

late

old

finished

gone

9. In view of the special efforts our coach driver has made today, I think it would be nice to ......... round the hat for him.

offer

give

place

hand

10. In his present job there are so many different responsibilities involved that he has to ......... several hats.

take

put

wear

dress

11. The most difficult part for the salesperson is to ......... potential customers of the usefulness of the product.

consider

convince

contract

confirm

12. If you want to get the best out of your sales force, they must believe in the product and be ......... enough to promote it vigorously.

inspired

invested

included

indebted

13. A ......... customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.

interested

encouraged

satisfactory

satisfied

14. That style of dress was once considered to be a ......... but now it is coming back into fashion.

fuss

fad

fidget

fun

15. One of the first things to do when you want to ......... a new product is to ascertain its potential demand.

maintain

master

market

muster

16. The main business interest at the moment is to watch the supermarkets ......... for the same clientele.

contrasting

competing

concerning

confusing

17. Our sales meetings were reduced to once a fortnight because the weekly meetings were not considered to be ......... enough.

productive

producing

produced

products

18. Her ability to ......... facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her rapid rise in the business.

consumer

consumption

consume

consuming

19. The success of our website is due to the fact that customers can ......... different prices for the same article.

continue

conclude

confer

compare

20. If you want to keep ......... with the latest developements in your field, you have to read the relevant magazines.

currant

current

currents

currently