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Intelligent Business
Unit 5 Development Review Questions from the Intermediate Coursebook
1) Environmentalists are …
a) in favour of industrial development.
b) involved in new construction projects.
c) interested in protecting the world in which we live.
2) What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a) the total imports of a country
b) the value of the goods and services produced by a country
c) the money or income earned by a country in one year
3) What is the main function of the OECD?
a) improving and developing the economic and social conditions of countries
b) protecting the environment from the effects of economic development
c) providing countries with the opportunity to discuss economic policies
4) What is a consortium?
a) a group which leads international protests against economic development
b) a group of companies working together on an industrial or manufacturing project
c) a government group to control a country’s exports
5) Lobbying is a form of …
a) research.
b) protest.
c) development.
6) Complete the sentence: A foreign supplier was … the contract.
a) loaned
b) benefited
c) awarded
7) What are finite resources?
a) resources which are man-made
b) resources which will run out in time
c) resources which are renewable
8) Which of the following refers to future environmental effects?
a) ... as a result of environmental damage
b) ... resulting in environmental damage
c) ... due to environmental damage
9) What is the meaning of “to loan”?
a) to give somebody something to keep
b) to give somebody something on a temporary basis
c) to ask somebody to give you something
10) An amount of something (oil, money, goods) kept to one side for future use is called a …
a) resource.
b) reserve.
c) revenue.