fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the box.
Answers
2.turnout
3.turnover
4.summing up
5.falloff
6.runabout
7.standoff
8.fallout
Answer :
The correct sentences are :
1. All the employees were very happy when the takeover of the company went through very smoothly.
Cambridge English dictionary defines 'takeover' as 'a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares.'
2. There is a sudden fall off in the number of students admitted this year.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'fall off' as 'to become less in number, amount, or quality.'
3. The turnover of the company in the last three years has shown a marked improvement.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'turnover' as 'the amount of business that a company does in a period of time.'
4. The summing-up of the session will take just a few minutes.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'summing-up' as 'a speech made by a judge or lawyer to the jury towards the end of a trial, telling them again about the main matters they should consider in the case.'
5. There is a higher turnout in the number of voters this year as compared to the previous years.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'turnout' as 'the number of people who are present at an event, especially the number who go to vote at an election.'
6. My father promised to get me a small runabout car for my personal use if I did well at college.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'runabout' as 'a small car for short journeys.'
7. The two brothers are now at a standoff about the right to the ancestral property.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'standoff' as 'a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible.'
8. Navin is prepared to face the consequences of his action in spite of the fallout in his family.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'fallout' as 'the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event.'