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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #31553 Sales Activities

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Organisations need to integrate their sales activities more both internally and with customers' needs according to a new book co-authored by an academic at the University of East Anglia. The book how sales can help organisations to become more customer-oriented and considers how they are responding to challenges such as increasing competition, more customers and a more complex selling environment. Many organisations are facing escalating costs and growth in customer power, makes it necessary to allocate resources more strategically. The sales function can provide critical customer and market knowledge to help inform both innovation and marketing. However, the authors say that within the industry, is still uncertainty about the shape a future sales team should take, how it should be managed, and how it into their organisations business model.

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Correct answer: addresses
Explanation: The word 'addresses' fits grammatically as it indicates that the book discusses or deals with the topic of how sales can help organizations. It aligns contextually with the sentence, which is about the book's content regarding customer orientation.
Meaning: 'Addresses' means to deal with or discuss a particular issue or topic.
Wrong options:
expresses: 'Expresses' implies conveying thoughts or feelings, which does not fit the context of discussing how sales can help organizations.
injects: 'Injects' suggests adding something forcefully, which is not appropriate in the context of discussing sales strategies.
inspires: 'Inspires' means to motivate or encourage, which does not accurately reflect the book's focus on addressing sales strategies.
Correct answer: demanding
Explanation: The word 'demanding' fits grammatically as it describes the type of customers in a way that aligns with the context of increasing competition and complexity in the selling environment.
Meaning: 'Demanding' refers to customers who have high expectations and require more attention or service.
Wrong options:
greater: 'Greater' is a comparative adjective that does not appropriately describe customers in this context.
valued: 'Valued' implies appreciation but does not convey the challenging nature of customer expectations.
increased: 'Increased' is a past participle that does not fit grammatically or contextually as it lacks the necessary descriptive quality.
Correct answer: which
Explanation: The word 'which' is a relative pronoun that introduces a clause providing additional information about the situation, fitting grammatically and contextually within the sentence.
Meaning: 'Which' is used to refer to a specific thing or situation previously mentioned, in this case, the necessity to allocate resources strategically.
Wrong options:
when: 'When' indicates time and does not fit the context of explaining the necessity for strategic resource allocation.
where: 'Where' refers to a place, which is not relevant in this context of discussing necessity and strategy.
what: 'What' is an interrogative pronoun that does not fit grammatically or contextually in this sentence.
Correct answer: there
Explanation: The word 'there' is an adverb indicating existence, fitting grammatically and contextually as it introduces the uncertainty about the future sales team.
Meaning: 'There' indicates that something exists or is present, in this case, uncertainty within the industry.
Wrong options:
their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that does not fit the context of indicating existence or presence of uncertainty.
this: 'This' is a demonstrative pronoun that does not appropriately refer to the uncertainty being discussed.
that: 'That' is also a demonstrative pronoun and does not fit the grammatical structure needed to indicate existence.
Correct answer: fits
Explanation: The word 'fits' is a verb that indicates how the sales function integrates into the business model, aligning grammatically and contextually with the sentence structure.
Meaning: 'Fits' means to be suitable or appropriate for a particular situation or context.
Wrong options:
forges: 'Forges' implies creating something strong or enduring, which does not accurately describe the relationship between sales and the business model.
fills: 'Fills' suggests occupying space or a role, which does not convey the integration aspect needed in this context.
forgets: 'Forgets' means to fail to remember, which is irrelevant and does not fit the context of discussing integration into a business model.

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