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1 Compile / write down

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

4 Find out opinions / intentions

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

7 Make bigger / stronger

1 build up

2 get on

3 count on

4 put off

set up
5

8 Depend on/ rely on

1 count on

2 build up

3 hold on

4 put off

set up
5

9 Have a friendly relationships

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

12 The purchasing behavior of consumers can be described as their __________

1 buying habits

2 economic situation

3 income distribution

4 monetary regulations

political stability
5

13 The ___________ is improving leading to rise in employment

1 economic situation

2 income distribution

3 buying habits

4 monetary regulations

political stability
5

14 _________ is a term used by economists to describe how wealth is shared in a country

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

16 I__________ that he had been fired. Is it true?

1 heard on the grapevine

2 got straight to the point

3 heard from the horses mouth

4 put in the picture

talked at cross purposes


5

17 He never gives you a straight answer. Hes always ___________

1 beating about the bush

2 getting straight to the point

3 hearing it on the grapevine

4 putting you in the picture

talking at cross purposes


5

18 Anja dominates all our meetings. Once she starts you cant _________

1 get a word in edgeways

2 be on the same wavelength

3 hear it on the grapevine

4 put you in the picture

talk at cross purposes


5

19 I think we have been _________. I meant next month, not this month

1 talking at cross purposes

2 putting you in the picture

3 on the same wavelength

4 having a quick word

getting a word in edgeways


5

20 Some important decisions were taken at yesterdays meeting. Let me _________

1 put you in the picture

2 have a quick word

3 talk at cross purposes


4 get a word in edgeways

be on the same wavelength


5

21 Susan, I know you are busy, but can I _______with you?

1 have a quick word

2 be on the same a wavelength

3 hear it on the grapevine

4 put you in the picture

get a word in edgeways


5

22 You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______

1 on the same wavelength

2 putting you in the picture

3 talking at cross purposes

4 having a quick word

getting a word in edgeways


5

23 OK, Ill __________ Im afraid were going to have to let you go

1 get straight to the point

2 get a word in edgeways

3 beat about the bush

4 be on the same wavelength

have a quick word


5

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

30 They made an effort to keep their instructions ______________ so as not to confuse us

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

4 They are wanted

They were want


5

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.

1 What is now Arizona

2 This is Arizona now

3 Arizona is now

4 Is now Arizona

Arizona now is
5

47 Essentially, a hologram is a three-dimensional, projected image of _____ to be a real object.

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.

1 Are the elements

2 Where the elements are

3 The elements are

4 Which are the elements

What are the elements


5

People hoping to see unidentified flying objects are often fooled by unusual atmospheric
49
conditions that appear ____ .

1 When clouds form on the horizon

2 On the horizon which clouds form

3 Do clouds form on the horizon

4 Clouds forming on the horizon


Did clouds form on the horizon
5

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

2 Either the elimination

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 ____ .

1 When glaciers covered the area

2 Covered the area were glaciers

3 The area in which glaciers covered

4 Covered glaciers the area

The area glaciers covered


5

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

4 They are contained

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

2 Not having a use

3 No use

4 They were not used

Their were not used


5

The internet, with all its advanced technology, relies ______ on infrastructures built over a
57
generation ago.

1 Heavily

2 More heavy than

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.

1 Completely by surprise when

2 Surprised

3 Surprised when complete

4 When it was completely 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.

1 Often inhabit moist places

2 Inhabit often moist places

3 Moist places often inhabit

4 moist Places inhabit often

Places inhabit moist often


5

61 Some important decisions were taken at yesterdays meeting. Let me _________

1 put you in the picture

2 have a quick word

3 talking at cross purposes

4 get a word in edgeways

on the same wavelength


5

62 Susan, I know you are busy, but can I _______with you?

1 have a quick word

2 on the same a wavelength

3 heard it on the grapevine

4 put you in the picture

get a word in edgeways


5

63 You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______

1 on the same wavelength

2 put you in the picture

3 talking at cross purposes

4 have a quick word

get a word in edgeways


5
64 OK, Ill __________ Im afraid were going to have to let you go

1 get straight to the point

2 get a word in edgeways

3 beating about the bush

4 on a same wavelength

have a quick word


5

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

71 They made an effort to keep their instructions ______________ so as not to confuse us

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

86 Compile / write down

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

89 Find out opinions / intentions

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

92 Make bigger / stronger

1 build up

2 get on

3 count on

4 put off

set up
5

93 Depend on/ rely on

1 count on
2 build up

3 hold on

4 put off

set up
5

94 Have a friendly relationships

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

97 The purchasing behavior of consumers can be described as their __________

1 buying habits

2 economic situation

3 income distribution

4 monetary regulations

political stability
5

98 The ___________ is improving leading to rise in employment

1 economic situation
2 income distribution

3 buying habits

4 monetary regulations

political stability
5

99 _________ is a term used by economists to describe how wealth is shared in a country

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

I__________ that he had been fired. Is it true?


101

1 heard on the grapevine

2 got straight to the point

3 heard from the horses mouth

4 put in the picture

talked at cross purposes


5

He never gives you a straight answer. Hes always ___________


102

1 beating about the bush

2 getting straight to the point

3 hearing it on the grapevine

4 putting you in the picture

talking at cross purposes


5

Anja dominates all our meetings. Once she starts you cant _________
103

1 get a word in edgeways

2 be on the same wavelength

3 hear it on the grapevine

4 put you in the picture

talk at cross purposes


5

I think we have been _________. I meant next month, not this month
104

1 talking at cross purposes

2 putting you in the picture

3 on the same wavelength

4 having a quick word

getting a word in edgeways


5

Some important decisions were taken at yesterdays meeting. Let me _________


105

1 put you in the picture

2 have a quick word

3 talk at cross purposes

4 get a word in edgeways

be on the same wavelength


5

Susan, I know you are busy, but can I _______with you?


106

1 have a quick word

2 be on the same a wavelength

3 hear it on the grapevine

4 put you in the picture

get a word in edgeways


5

You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______
107

1 on the same wavelength

2 putting you in the picture

3 talking at cross purposes

4 having a quick word


getting a word in edgeways
5

OK, Ill __________ Im afraid were going to have to let you go


108

1 get straight to the point

2 get a word in edgeways

3 beat about the bush

4 be on the same wavelength

have a quick word


5

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

They made an effort to keep their instructions ______________ so as not to confuse us


115

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

4 They are wanted

They were want


5

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

2 This is Arizona now

3 Arizona is now

4 Is now Arizona

Arizona now is
5

Essentially, a hologram is a three-dimensional, projected image of _____ to be a real object.


132

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.

1 Are the elements

2 Where the elements are

3 The elements are

4 Which are the elements

What are the elements


5

People hoping to see unidentified flying objects are often fooled by unusual atmospheric
134 conditions that appear ____ .

1 When clouds form on the horizon

2 On the horizon which clouds form

3 Do clouds form on the horizon

4 Clouds forming on the horizon

Did clouds form on the horizon


5

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

2 Either the elimination

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 ____ .

1 When glaciers covered the area

2 Covered the area were glaciers

3 The area in which glaciers covered

4 Covered glaciers the area

The area glaciers covered


5

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

4 They are contained

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

2 Not having a use

3 No use

4 They were not used

Their were not used


5

The internet, with all its advanced technology, relies ______ on infrastructures built over a
142 generation ago.

1 Heavily

2 More heavy than

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.

1 Completely by surprise when

2 Surprised

3 Surprised when complete

4 When it was completely 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

2 Inhabit often moist places

3 Moist places often inhabit

4 moist Places inhabit often

Places inhabit moist often


5

Some important decisions were taken at yesterdays meeting. Let me _________


146

1 put you in the picture

2 have a quick word

3 talking at cross purposes

4 get a word in edgeways

on the same wavelength


5

Susan, I know you are busy, but can I _______with you?


147

1 have a quick word

2 on the same a wavelength

3 heard it on the grapevine

4 put you in the picture

get a word in edgeways


5

You and your boss seem to agree on most things Yes, we are_______
148

1 on the same wavelength

2 put you in the picture

3 talking at cross purposes

4 have a quick word

get a word in edgeways


5

OK, Ill __________ Im afraid were going to have to let you go


149

1 get straight to the point

2 get a word in edgeways

3 beating about the bush

4 on a same wavelength

5 have a quick word



Ive studied their accounts carefully but I cant make head or ________ of them
150

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

They made an effort to keep their instructions ______________ so as not to confuse us


156

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

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