The document provides definitions for several verbs: downsize means to reduce employees and management levels; outnumber means to be greater in number; oversell means to say a product is better than it really is; undersell means to sell at a lower price than competitors; underspend means to spend less than intended or allowed; upgrade means to improve or make more efficient. It then asks to complete sentences using the correct forms of these verbs: 1) last year we underspent our budget; 2) in our department, men outnumber women; 3) why not upgrade your PC if it is slow; 4) we will downsize our operations to be more competitive; 5) salespeople often oversell software so consumers buy

1. B. Martch each verb with its definition
• Downsize to be greater in number
• Outnumber to improve, to make more efficient
• Oversell to reduce the number of employees and
levels of management that a company has
• Undersell to say that a prouct or service is better,
more useful, etc, than it really is
• Underspend to dell goods at a much lower price than
the competition
• Upgrade to spend less than you intended or than you
are allowed to

2. C. complete the following sentences with the correct from
of a verb from exercise B
1. Last year we … ………… our budget by 21%, so
unfortunately our budget this year has been reduced
accordingly.
2. In our department, men ……………… women by two to
one.
3. Why do not you have your PC …………… if it is so slow?
4. We will cut our expenses and …………… our operations
in order to become more competitive on the market.
5. Salespeople often …………… computer software, so
consumers and up with things they do not really need.
6. We are looking for ways of ………………… our rivals.
No one will be cheaper than us.
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