Unit 1
He's so ________, he has a strong opinion on everything and is always the first to speak.
A. outspoken
B. open-minded
C. low-key
D. self-assured
He's so outspoken, he has a strong opinion on everything and is always the first to speak.
Answer: A
This goes beyond the _________ of what we were hired to do.
A. stage
B. score
C. scope
D. state
This goes beyond the scope of what we were hired to do.
Answer: C
Our company helps other firms to __________ change in their organizations.
A. transform
B. facilitate
C. carry
D. develop
Our company helps other firms to facilitate change in their organizations.
Answer: B
Dave, are you having second __________ about the proposal?
A. ideas
B. opinions
C. options
D. thoughts
Dave, are you having second thoughts about the proposal?
Answer: D
We don't want to deal with them, as we prefer to __________ clear of controversy.
A. drive
B. steer
C. hold
D. avoid
We don't want to deal with them, as we prefer to steer clear of controversy.
Answer: B
So which teams do we need to involve to get this project __________ the ground?
A. towards
B. from
C. up
D. off
So which teams do we need to involve to get this project off the ground?
Answer: D
Can you just ________ to the point please?
A. go
B. come
C. get
D. arrive
Can you just get to the point please?
Answer: C
Why did Marco keep _________ to last year's sales figures in the meeting?
A. speaking
B. referring
C. talking
D. recalling
Why did Marco keep referring to last year's sales figures in the meeting?
Answer: B
We're not sure, but the new prices __________ attract new customers.
A. will
B. should
C. must
D. possibly
We're not sure, but the new prices should attract new customers.
Answer: B
I have serious __________ about the new product.
A. reserves
B. reserved
C. reservations
D. reserving
I have serious reservations about the new product.
Answer: C
We'll make a decision once we have looked at all the available options __________.
A. objectively
B. hard
C. deliberately
D. satisfactorily
We'll make a decision once we have looked at all the available options objectively.
Answer: A
I __________ to remember you telling me something like that.
A. kind
B. seem
C. look
D. apparently
I seem to remember you telling me something like that.
Answer: B
The new product is nothing new! In fact, it is very ________.
A. tedious
B. down-to-earth
C. run-of-mill
D. unexpected
The new product is nothing new! In fact, it is very run-of-mill.
Answer: C
Do the new safety regulations stand _________ scrutiny?
A. in for
B. out for
C. out from
D. up to
Do the new safety regulations stand up to scrutiny?
Answer: D
It might be __________ asking Alison if she can help.
A. right
B. idea
C. worth
D. value
It might be worth asking Alison if she can help.
Answer: C
Are the __________ plans robust enough to cope with a similar problem in the future?
A. contingency
B. confidence
C. compromise
D. consistency
Are the contingency plans robust enough to cope with a similar problem in the future?
Answer: A
How can you __________ be thinking that he is to blame?
A. surely
B. may
C. perhaps
D. possibly
How can you possibly be thinking that he is to blame?
Answer: D
It is certainly __________ serious consideration.
A. value
B. idea
C. worth
D. merit
It is certainly worth serious consideration.
Answer: C
Tiago has been ________ to clear the budget for the entire department.
A. managed
B. in charge
C. promoted
D. empowered
Tiago has been empowered to clear the budget for the entire department.
Answer: D
_________ I had asked for a new car, I wouldn't have got one.
A. Even if
B. When
C. If only
D. Whether
Even if I had asked for a new car, I wouldn't have got one.
Answer: A
In the future, more and more people __________ from home.
A. will be working
B. will have worked
C. will have been working
D. are working
In the future, more and more people will be working from home.
Answer: A
Jindra, you are the expert, so could you talk us __________ this, please?
A. about
B. through
C. around
D. over
Jindra, you are the expert, so could you talk us through this, please?
Answer: B
Please calm down. Let's try not to get __________ about it.
A. personnel
B. personally
C. professionally
D. personal
Please calm down. Let's try not to get personal about it.
Answer: D
The new uniforms have really __________ a stir among the staff.
A. made
B. developed
C. done
D. caused
The new uniforms have really caused a stir among the staff.
Answer: D
We ________ the finished project by the end of June next year.
A. 'll have delivered
B. 'll have been delivering
C. had delivered
D. 've delivered
We'll have delievered the finished project by the end of June next year.
Answer: A
_________ you had been really rude, I think you would have got the job anyway.
A. Whether
B. If
C. When
D. Unless
Unless you had been really rude, I think you would have got the job anyway.
Answer: D
I want to __________ these procedures in place before we do anything else.
A. put
B. hold
C. make
D. place
I want to put these procedures in place before we do anything else.
Answer: A
You're not the Corina Tucker who used to work in Los Angeles, __________?
A. didn't you
B. weren't you
C. are you
D. were you
You're not the Corina Tucker who used to work in Los Angeles, are you?
Answer: C
No, I'm sorry. I don't see what you're getting __________ with that assertion.
A. on
B. at
C. with
D. for
No, I'm sorry. I don't see what you're getting at with that assertion.
Answer: B
There has __________ been a great deal of thought put into this proposal.
A. so
B. obviously
C. easily
D. totally
There has obviously been a great deal of thought put into this proposal.
Answer: B