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1. The Makers of the popular mobile game angry birds plan to open Theme parks in europe, china, and the united states. 9

2. Born in houston, michael dell, CEO of dell computers, grew up in the State of texas. 7

3. Starbucks ensures high standards by training its $aristas in Coffee preparation techniques and customer Service. 4

4. In the Fall i plan to begin my Master's Degree in rinance at the massachusetts institute of technology. 8

5. Facebook's acquisition of instagram was one of the largest in internet history. 2

6. Tourists who visit grimsey island, located off Iceland's northern coast, can walk across the arctic circle there. 5

7. Regulations of the sarbanes-oxley act of 2002 resulted in costly expenses for our company. 4

8. Salt lake city, in the State of Utah, was founded by Brigham Young and a small tarty of Mormons in 1847. 4

9. To this day, AT&T remains a dominant force in the Telecommunications industry.

10. The boston marathon is an annual $porting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on patriot's day, the third Monday of April. 7

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11. The Actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines night for refusing to stop playing words with friends on his $martphone. 6

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14. Cathy Paulsen took a Sabbatical during the Months of April and may, but she hopes to return to her Job by Summer.

15. Our company encourages JKmployees to earn Associate's and $achelor's Degrees at nearby Colleges and Oniversities.

16. Nontraditional Students face the challenge of juggling full-time jobs while working on their Degrees.

17. The Post Office doesn't deliver mail to Steven Stark's home in the City of Santa Maria, California, anymore. 3

18. Steven Stark, who owns an internet company, now gets all his mail delivered Online. 2

19. A company in beaverton, oregon, called earth class mail has developed Technology that makes digital mail possible. — 6

20. People who receive digital mail worry about Mail Fraud and Identity Theft. 4

21. The united states postal service says it is losing a lot of $usiness because of the increasing FTOpularity of digital Mail. 7

22. All company representatives gathered in kansas city in the chouteau room of the hyatt regency crown center for the annul Spring sales meeting. 9

23. Work schedules will have to be adjusted in september for labor day. 3

24. Last Pall Tish Young took out a policy with the 2rudential life insurance company. (The word the is part of the company name.) 6

25. The green bay 2ackers won the first super bowl in 1967. 5

26. Professor Solis used the socratic method of questioning students to elicit answers about liusiness raw. 3

27. After driving through New York state, we stayed in New York city and visited the Empire State building. 3

28. Bob Mensch completed the requirements for a Master's Degree at ucla. 3

29. The Nonprofit organization kiva.com gives individuals the opportunity to make business loans to people in 1eveloping countries. 4

30. The most popular snacks eaten during the super bowl are Chicken Wings, Tortilla chips, Pizza, and Pretzels. 8

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Example: Project manager Karen O'Brien was promoted to Vice President. 3

31. Kevin Systrom, Pounder and CEO of instagram, a photo-sharing App, also served as an Associate in google's Corporate Development Department. 5

32. Martin Cooper, a General Manager at Motorola, created the first true Cell Phone. 4

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55. Franklin became an Assistant to the Administrator of the Governor Bacon Health center, which is operated by the department of health and social services in Delaware.

56. Many ybercriminals use a fraudulent scheme known as "Rhishing" to obtain personal information from )Victims. 3

57. For lunch Hamed ordered a big mac, french fries, and a coca-cola. 5

58. A midwesterner who enjoys sunshine, Mr. Larsson travels $outh each Winter to vacation in Florida. 3

59. Illy, a company founded in the northern part of Italy during. World war I, produces coffee made from pure arabica beans. 3

60. Please contact our customer service department to discuss a refund for your Acer Z'ablet!Computer. 5

LEVEL 3

A. Self-Check. Capitalization. Use standard proofreading marks to indicate necessary changes in capitalization. Write the total number of changes at the right.

Example: Even though mercury is closest to the sun, venus, is the hottest planet. 3

61. Even though the E-mail message was marked "confidential," the Vice President forwarded it to her entire staff. 5

62. His guiding principle for running his company is this: demand the very best from everyone. 1

63. In South America most Brazilians speak Portuguese, most Surinamese speak dutch, and most Guyanese speak englislf. 3

64. The Eate President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served in Office during the great

Helped the american economy recover. depression, is remembered for passing the new deal, a legislative package that

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65. Malcolm Forbes once said, "failure is success if we learn from it." 1

66. The most common lies job seekers make on their Resumes are the following: 1. inflated job titles 2. false employment dates 3. fake academic credentials 4

67. How on Earth do these job seekers think they will get away with it? 1

68. Money traders watched carefully the relation of the american dollar to the kuwaiti dinar, the swiss franc, and the british pound. 4

69. The library of congress featured a collection of asian-american writers. 4

70. Our Organization's bylaws state the following: "The Secretary of the Association will submit an agenda two weeks before each meeting."

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71. A new Employee of Goldman Sachs was surprised to read this rule in the employee handbook: "it is the policy of the firm to make no comment on rumors whatsoever, even to deny rumors you believe to be untrue." 2

72. Long considered the ninth Planet, Pluto lost this classification in 2006. 2

73. As the Sun beat down on the crowd, Eric Schmidt, Dormer Chief Executive and current Chairman of google, delivered the !Graduation Address to the Students of UC berkeley. 10

74. Would you like more coffee? no, I'm fine for now. 1

75. The fair labor standards act, which was passed in 1938, established the Country's first Mlinimum Wage. 7

76. Terry noticed that the english spoken by asians in hong kong sounded more british than american. 6

77. Our accounting department should mark this 'invoice "paid." 4

78. The Minutes of our last meeting contained the following statement: "the vice president acted on behalf of the president, who was attending a conference in the far east."

79. Our Office Manager always uses "Best Regards" as his complimentary close. 3

80. Labor specialists predict that these career fields will offer strong job growth through 2020: 1. sales and marketing 2. engineering 3. computer systems 4. accounting and finance 5. renewable energy 6. health care 7. security 8. service industries 8

C. Review. Capitalization. Select a or b to indicate correct capitalization. Assume that each group of words is part of a complete sentence.

81. a. my occupational therapist b.

82. a. the Golden Gate bridge b.

83. a. awarded a Master's degree b.

84. a. courses in Italian and art history b.

85. a. the Venetian Room at the Fairmont b. Hotel

86. a. French fries and a pepsi-cola b.

87. a. a message marked "private" b.

88. a. a winter ski trip b.

89. a. the mayor's speech b.

90. a. a Television show on PBS b.

91. a. she and i will attend b.

92. a. Euclid Avenue in Cleveland b.

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93. a. on a Friday in July

94. a. conduct a google search

95. a. SUBJECT: 2014 Annual Report Available

96. a. a British rock band

97. a. talking with my Mom and Dad

98. a. visiting the City of Seattle

99. a. in the eastern part of town

100. a. Samsung Smartphone

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D. Writing Exercise. Using Capitalization. On a separate sheet, write one or two paragraphs summarizing an article from a local newspaper. Choose an article with as many capital letters as possible. Apply the rules of capitalization you learned in this chapter.

E. FAQs About Business English Review. In the space provided, write the correct answer choice.

101. Please make a (a) xerox, (b) photocopy of the contract to send to Washington.

102. We have special tutoring available for any (a) nonEnglish-speaking, (b) non-English-speaking students.

103. He plans to pursue a career in the field of (a) economics, (b) Economics.

104. Many people get a (a) Flu, (b) flu shot each year.

105. The fire (a) marshal, (b) martial suspected that arson was involved in the fire.

106. To prevent looting after the earthquake, officials declared (a) marshal, (b) martial law.

107. Our e-mail newsletter is sent to customers (a) bimonthly, (b) semimonthly on the 15th and the last day of the month.

108. Employees are paid (a) biweekly, (b) semiweekly, which means they get 26 paychecks a year.

109. Because you were out last week, you need to (a) make up, (b) makeup, (c) make-up 18 hours of work.

110. The film Iron Lady won an Oscar for best (a) make-up, (b) makeup, (c) make up.

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