Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1 draw up
2 put by
3 get on
4 hold in
put off
5
2 Arrange
1 set up
2 take off
3 hand in
4 put by
down to
5
3 Disappoint
1 let down
2 draw up
3 call off
4 sound out
put off
5
1 sound out
2 set up
3 count on
4 beat off
wake up
5
5 Postpone / delay
1 put off
2 sound out
3 let down
4 set up
get on
5
6 Keep / maintain
1 hold on to
2 set up
3 draw up
4 call off
let down
5
1 build up
2 get on
3 count on
4 put off
set up
5
1 count on
2 build up
3 hold on
4 put off
set up
5
1 get on
2 set up
3 let down
4 call off
put off
5
10 Red tape and other examples of _________ hinder a companys entry into a market
1 government bureaucracy
2 economic situation
3 income distribution
4 monetary regulations
political stability
5
11 The country is attractive to exporters because it has enjoyed __________ for the last 50 years
1 political stability
2 economic situation
3 income distribution
4 monetary regulations
buying habits
5
1 buying habits
2 economic situation
3 income distribution
4 monetary regulations
political stability
5
1 economic situation
2 income distribution
3 buying habits
4 monetary regulations
political stability
5
1 income distribution
2 political stability
3 economic situation
4 buying habits
monetary regulations
5
15 Because of tight __________ company profits could not be taken out of the country
1 monetary regulations
2 political stability
3 income distribution
4 economic situation
buying habits
5
18 Anja dominates all our meetings. Once she starts you cant _________
19 I think we have been _________. I meant next month, not this month
22 You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______
24 Ive studied their accounts carefully but I cant make head or ________ of them
1 tail
2 foot
3 finger
4 hand
neck
5
25 I havent got the information to hand but, off the top of my _________, Id say about 2,5 million
1 head
2 brain
3 ears
4 face
words
5
He wanted a 30% discount and 90 days credit. We werent even talking the same
26
____________
1 language
2 meaning
3 definition
4 words
sentences
5
27 He was a rather _____________ speaker, who kept searching for his words
1 hesitant
2 responsive
3 persuasive
4 fluent
eloquent
5
Our sales reps are good communicators, and they are all _______________ in two foreign
28
languages
1 fluent
2 persuasive
3 hesitant
4 responsive
succinct
5
29 It is very rewarding when people in a meeting are _____________ and ask a lots of questions
1 responsive
2 sensitive
3 hesitant
4 persuasive
fluent
5
1 succinct
2 fluent
3 eloquent
4 persuasive
hesitant
5
31 The CEO made ________speech, every single sentence had an impact on the audience
1 eloquent
2 hesitant
3 sensitive
4 responsive
fluent
5
32 Our new manager is very __________. Every one agrees to do what she wants us to do
1 persuasive
2 fluent
3 shy
4 succinct
hesitant
5
The speaker tended to ___________ a lot, so that many in the audience forgot what the main
33
topic was or stopped ________ altogether
1 ramble, listening
2 listen, rambling
3 interrupt, listening
4 explain, confusing
clarify, digress
5
Practical examples, illustrations and graphs can all be more useful, than words when you are
34
trying to _________ something complex.
1 explain
2 clarify
3 engage
4 ramble
interrupt
5
35 The best sales reps are those who can __________ with customers as well as with colleagues
1 engage
2 confuse
3 explain
4 listen
clarify
5
36 Our discussion was ________ by several phone calls, so I soon lost the thread
1 interrupted
2 engaged
3 digressed
4 rambled
confused
5
Good communicators avoid complicated terminology and jargon so as not to _________ their
37
listeners
1 confuse
2 ramble
3 clarify
4 engage
digress
5
Despite your explanations, Im not sure I understand, so I hope youll ________your position
38
soon
1 clarify
2 listen
3 engage
4 confuse
ramble
5
39 The presenter __________ a little to give the audience some background information
1 digressed
2 clarified
3 cut
4 interrupted
engaged
5
If you are _______ to other peoples needs or feelings, you care about them and try not to cause
40
offence
1 sensitive
2 extrovert
3 reserved
4 inhibited
hesitant
5
41 If you are _________, you are embarrassed and find it difficult to behave naturally
1 inhibited
2 extrovert
3 articulated
4 focused
sensitive
5
42 If you are happy and lively in social situations, you are ___________
1 extrovert
2 focused
3 coherent
4 inhibited
sensitive
5
43 If you do not lose sight of the main message when you speak, you are ____________
1 focused
2 reserved
3 sensitive
4 articulate
coherent
5
44 If you do not easily show your feelings or express your opinion, you are _________
1 reserved
2 focused
3 coherent
4 articulate
sensitive
5
45 According to developers, the purpose of virtual reality software is to provide the users with what
_____ to explore otherwise unattainable environments.
1 They want
2 Do they want
3 So they want
One of the first Native American tribes to live in ______ was the Apache, who are known
46
principally for their fierce fighting qualities and matriarchal organization.
3 Arizona is now
4 Is now Arizona
Arizona now is
5
1 What is perceived
2 To perceive what
3 That perceiving
4 Which perceiving
Whom perceiving
5
Just inside the outer layer of the earths atmosphere ______ needed to protect it from foreign
48
substances.
People hoping to see unidentified flying objects are often fooled by unusual atmospheric
49
conditions that appear ____ .
Affirmative action, an equal opportunity employment program in the United States, has long been
50
the subject of disagreement over ____ the racial imbalance in the American workplace.
1 Eliminating
3 How to eliminate
4 If elimination
When to eliminate
5
The five Great Lake basins in central North America were carved out of the earth and filled with
51
water at a time ____ .
The remora, _____ itself to turtles, is not considered a parasite since it does not take sustenance
52
away from the host.
1 Which attaches
2 Attaches
3 Which it attaches
4 Of which attaches
Attached
5
While living in the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt was harshly criticized by those who later ____
53
her humanitarian efforts.
1 Praised
2 They praised
3 Were praised
4 Praising
Was praised
5
Cloud formations are categorized into four basic groups, based on their altitude, appearance, and
54
the amount of water _____ .
1 They contain
2 Contain of
3 Contain
Contain by
5
Robert Duncans paintings, ______ the Midwest as a serene and settled landscape, inspired
55
many Easterners to recolate to the West.
1 Which portrayed
2 They portrayed
3 Portrays
4 The portrayal of
Portrayed
5
Now mandatory practice in most urban areas, recycling recovers and reuses most waste
56
products that otherwise _____ .
1 Have no use
3 No use
The internet, with all its advanced technology, relies ______ on infrastructures built over a
57
generation ago.
1 Heavily
3 As heavily
4 That heavy
Heavy more
5
Although the CIA was an established information source during the Cold War, it was taken ____
58
the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
2 Surprised
Surprising by
5
59 In 1960, John Kennedy _____ Richard Nixon in the race for the presidency of the United States
1 Narrowly defeated
2 Narrowly defeating
3 Narrow defeated
4 Narrow defeat
Defeat narrow
5
Club mosses, considered to be advanced because they are vascular, ______ in tropical and
60
subtropical forests.
63 You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______
4 on a same wavelength
65 Ive studied their accounts carefully but I cant make head or ________ of them
1 tail
2 foot
3 finger
4 hand
neck
5
66 I havent got the information to hand but, off the top of my _________, Id say about , million
1 head
2 brain
3 mind
4 face
words
5
He wanted a 3 % discount and days credit. We werent even talking the same
67
____________
1 language
2 meaning
3 definition
4 words
sentences
5
68 He was a rather _____________ speaker, who kept searching for his words
1 hesitant
2 responsive
3 persuasive
4 fluent
5 eloquent
Our sales reps are good communicators, and they are all _______________ in two foreign
69
languages
1 fluent
2 persuasive
3 hesitant
4 responsive
succinct
5
70 It is very rewarding when people in a meeting are _____________ and ask a lots of questions
1 responsive
2 sensitive
3 hesitant
4 persuasive
fluent
5
1 succinct
2 fluent
3 eloquent
4 persuasive
hesitant
5
72 The CEO made ________speech, every single sentence had an impact on the audience
1 eloquent
2 hesitant
3 sensitive
4 responsive
fluent
5
73 Our new manager is very __________. Every one agrees to do what she wants us to do
1 persuasive
2 fluent
3 eloquent
4 succinct
hesitant
5
The speaker tended to ___________ a lot, so that many in the audience forgot what the main
74
topic was or stopped ________- altogether
1 ramble, listening
2 listen, rambling
3 interrupt, listening
4 explain, confusing
clarify, digress
5
Practical examples, illustrations and graphs can all be more useful, than words when you are
75
trying to _________ something complex.
1 explain
2 clarify
3 engage
4 ramble
interrupt
5
76 The best sales reps are those who can __________ with customers as well as with colleagues
1 engage
2 confuse
3 explain
4 listen
clarify
5
77 Our discussion was ________- by several phone calls, so I soon lost the thread
1 interrupted
2 engaged
3 digressed
4 rambled
confused
5
Good communicators avoid complicated terminology and jargon so as not to _________ their
78
listeners
1 confuse
2 ramble
3 clarify
4 engage
digress
5
Despite your explanations, Im not sure I understand, so I hope youll ________your position
79
soon
1 clarify
2 listen
3 engage
4 confuse
ramble
5
80 The presenter __________ a little to give the audience some background information
1 digressed
2 clarify
3 confuse
4 interrupt
engage
5
If you are _______ to other peoples needs or feelings, you care about them and try not to cause
81
offence
1 sensitive
2 extrovert
3 reserved
4 inhibited
hesitant
5
82 If you are _________, you are embarrassed and find it difficult to behave naturally
1 inhibited
2 extrovert
3 articulate
4 focused
reserved
5
83 If you are happy and lively in social situations, you are ___________
1 extrovert
2 focused
3 coherent
4 inhibited
sensitive
5
84 If you do not lose sight of the main message when your speak, you are ____________
1 focused
2 reserved
3 sensitive
4 articulate
coherent
5
85 If you do not easily show your feelings or express your opinion, you are _________
1 reserved
2 focused
3 coherent
4 articulate
sensitive
5
1 draw up
2 put by
3 get on
4 hold in
put off
5
87 Arrange
1 set up
2 take off
3 hand in
4 put by
down to
5
88 Disappoint
1 let down
2 draw up
3 call off
4 sound out
put off
5
1 sound out
2 set up
3 count on
4 beat off
wake up
5
90 Postpone / delay
1 put off
2 sound out
3 let down
4 set up
get on
5
91 Keep / maintain
1 hold on to
2 set up
3 draw up
4 call off
let down
5
1 build up
2 get on
3 count on
4 put off
set up
5
1 count on
2 build up
3 hold on
4 put off
set up
5
1 get on
2 set up
3 let down
4 call off
put off
5
95 Red tape and other examples of _________ hinder a companys entry into a market
1 government bureaucracy
2 economic situation
3 income distribution
4 monetary regulations
political stability
5
96 The country is attractive to exporters because it has enjoyed __________ for the last 50 years
1 political stability
2 economic situation
3 income distribution
4 monetary regulations
buying habits
5
1 buying habits
2 economic situation
3 income distribution
4 monetary regulations
political stability
5
1 economic situation
2 income distribution
3 buying habits
4 monetary regulations
political stability
5
1 income distribution
2 political stability
3 economic situation
4 buying habits
monetary regulations
5
Because of tight __________ company profits could not be taken out of the country
100
1 monetary regulations
2 political stability
3 income distribution
4 economic situation
buying habits
5
Anja dominates all our meetings. Once she starts you cant _________
103
I think we have been _________. I meant next month, not this month
104
You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______
107
Ive studied their accounts carefully but I cant make head or ________ of them
109
1 tail
2 foot
3 finger
4 hand
neck
5
I havent got the information to hand but, off the top of my _________, Id say about 2,5 million
110
1 head
2 brain
3 ears
4 face
words
5
He wanted a 30% discount and 90 days credit. We werent even talking the same
111 ____________
1 language
2 meaning
3 definition
4 words
sentences
5
He was a rather _____________ speaker, who kept searching for his words
112
1 hesitant
2 responsive
3 persuasive
4 fluent
eloquent
5
Our sales reps are good communicators, and they are all _______________ in two foreign
113 languages
1 fluent
2 persuasive
3 hesitant
4 responsive
succinct
5
It is very rewarding when people in a meeting are _____________ and ask a lots of questions
114
1 responsive
2 sensitive
3 hesitant
4 persuasive
fluent
5
1 succinct
2 fluent
3 eloquent
4 persuasive
hesitant
5
The CEO made ________speech, every single sentence had an impact on the audience
116
1 eloquent
2 hesitant
3 sensitive
4 responsive
fluent
5
Our new manager is very __________. Every one agrees to do what she wants us to do
117
1 persuasive
2 fluent
3 shy
4 succinct
hesitant
5
The speaker tended to ___________ a lot, so that many in the audience forgot what the main
118 topic was or stopped ________ altogether
1 ramble, listening
2 listen, rambling
3 interrupt, listening
4 explain, confusing
clarify, digress
5
Practical examples, illustrations and graphs can all be more useful, than words when you are
119 trying to _________ something complex.
1 explain
2 clarify
3 engage
4 ramble
interrupt
5
The best sales reps are those who can __________ with customers as well as with colleagues
120
1 engage
2 confuse
3 explain
4 listen
clarify
5
Our discussion was ________ by several phone calls, so I soon lost the thread
121
1 interrupted
2 engaged
3 digressed
4 rambled
5 confused
Good communicators avoid complicated terminology and jargon so as not to _________ their
122 listeners
1 confuse
2 ramble
3 clarify
4 engage
digress
5
Despite your explanations, Im not sure I understand, so I hope youll ________your position
123 soon
1 clarify
2 listen
3 engage
4 confuse
ramble
5
The presenter __________ a little to give the audience some background information
124
1 digressed
2 clarified
3 cut
4 interrupted
engaged
5
If you are _______ to other peoples needs or feelings, you care about them and try not to cause
125 offence
1 sensitive
2 extrovert
3 reserved
4 inhibited
hesitant
5
If you are _________, you are embarrassed and find it difficult to behave naturally
126
1 inhibited
2 extrovert
3 articulated
4 focused
sensitive
5
If you are happy and lively in social situations, you are ___________
127
1 extrovert
2 focused
3 coherent
4 inhibited
sensitive
5
If you do not lose sight of the main message when you speak, you are ____________
128
1 focused
2 reserved
3 sensitive
4 articulate
coherent
5
If you do not easily show your feelings or express your opinion, you are _________
129
1 reserved
2 focused
3 coherent
4 articulate
sensitive
5
According to developers, the purpose of virtual reality software is to provide the users with what
130 _____ to explore otherwise unattainable environments.
1 They want
2 Do they want
3 So they want
One of the first Native American tribes to live in ______ was the Apache, who are known
131 principally for their fierce fighting qualities and matriarchal organization.
1 What is now Arizona
3 Arizona is now
4 Is now Arizona
Arizona now is
5
1 What is perceived
2 To perceive what
3 That perceiving
4 Which perceiving
Whom perceiving
5
Just inside the outer layer of the earths atmosphere ______ needed to protect it from foreign
133 substances.
People hoping to see unidentified flying objects are often fooled by unusual atmospheric
134 conditions that appear ____ .
Affirmative action, an equal opportunity employment program in the United States, has long been
135 the subject of disagreement over ____ the racial imbalance in the American workplace.
1 Eliminating
3 How to eliminate
4 If elimination
5 When to eliminate
The five Great Lake basins in central North America were carved out of the earth and filled with
136 water at a time ____ .
The remora, _____ itself to turtles, is not considered a parasite since it does not take sustenance
137 away from the host.
1 Which attaches
2 Attaches
3 Which it attaches
4 Of which attaches
Attached
5
While living in the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt was harshly criticized by those who later ____
138 her humanitarian efforts.
1 Praised
2 They praised
3 Were praised
4 Praising
Was praised
5
Cloud formations are categorized into four basic groups, based on their altitude, appearance, and
139 the amount of water _____ .
1 They contain
2 Contain of
3 Contain
Contain by
5
Robert Duncans paintings, ______ the Midwest as a serene and settled landscape, inspired
140 many Easterners to recolate to the West.
1 Which portrayed
2 They portrayed
3 Portrays
4 The portrayal of
Portrayed
5
Now mandatory practice in most urban areas, recycling recovers and reuses most waste
141 products that otherwise _____ .
1 Have no use
3 No use
The internet, with all its advanced technology, relies ______ on infrastructures built over a
142 generation ago.
1 Heavily
3 As heavily
4 That heavy
Heavy more
5
Although the CIA was an established information source during the Cold War, it was taken ____
143 the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
2 Surprised
Surprising by
5
In 1960, John Kennedy _____ Richard Nixon in the race for the presidency of the United States
144
1 Narrowly defeated
2 Narrowly defeating
3 Narrow defeated
4 Narrow defeat
Defeat narrow
5
Club mosses, considered to be advanced because they are vascular, ______ in tropical and
145 subtropical forests.
1 Often inhabit moist places
You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______
148
4 on a same wavelength
1 tail
2 foot
3 finger
4 hand
neck
5
I havent got the information to hand but, off the top of my _________, Id say about , million
151
1 head
2 brain
3 mind
4 face
words
5
He wanted a 3 % discount and days credit. We werent even talking the same
152 ____________
1 language
2 meaning
3 definition
4 words
sentences
5
He was a rather _____________ speaker, who kept searching for his words
153
1 hesitant
2 responsive
3 persuasive
4 fluent
eloquent
5
Our sales reps are good communicators, and they are all _______________ in two foreign
154 languages
1 fluent
2 persuasive
3 hesitant
4 responsive
succinct
5
It is very rewarding when people in a meeting are _____________ and ask a lots of questions
155
1 responsive
2 sensitive
3 hesitant
4 persuasive
fluent
5
1 succinct
2 fluent
3 eloquent
4 persuasive
hesitant
5
The CEO made ________speech, every single sentence had an impact on the audience
157
1 eloquent
2 hesitant
3 sensitive
4 responsive
fluent
5
Our new manager is very __________. Every one agrees to do what she wants us to do
158
1 persuasive
2 fluent
3 eloquent
4 succinct
hesitant
5
The speaker tended to ___________ a lot, so that many in the audience forgot what the main
159 topic was or stopped ________- altogether
1 ramble, listening
2 listen, rambling
3 interrupt, listening
4 explain, confusing
clarify, digress
5
Practical examples, illustrations and graphs can all be more useful, than words when you are
160 trying to _________ something complex.
1 explain
2 clarify
3 engage
4 ramble
interrupt
5
The best sales reps are those who can __________ with customers as well as with colleagues
161
1 engage
2 confuse
3 explain
4 listen
clarify
5
Our discussion was ________- by several phone calls, so I soon lost the thread
162
1 interrupted
2 engaged
3 digressed
4 rambled
confused
5
Good communicators avoid complicated terminology and jargon so as not to _________ their
163 listeners
1 confuse
2 ramble
3 clarify
4 engage
5 digress
Despite your explanations, Im not sure I understand, so I hope youll ________your position
164 soon
1 clarify
2 listen
3 engage
4 confuse
ramble
5
The presenter __________ a little to give the audience some background information
165
1 digressed
2 clarify
3 confuse
4 interrupt
engage
5
If you are _______ to other peoples needs or feelings, you care about them and try not to cause
166 offence
1 sensitive
2 extrovert
3 reserved
4 inhibited
hesitant
5
If you are _________, you are embarrassed and find it difficult to behave naturally
167
1 inhibited
2 extrovert
3 articulate
4 focused
reserved
5
If you are happy and lively in social situations, you are ___________
168
1 extrovert
2 focused
3 coherent
4 inhibited
sensitive
5
If you do not lose sight of the main message when your speak, you are ____________
169
1 focused
2 reserved
3 sensitive
4 articulate
coherent
5
If you do not easily show your feelings or express your opinion, you are _________
170
1 reserved
2 focused
3 coherent
4 articulate
sensitive
5