Choose the synonym
Firm (his handshake is firm)
a. soft
b. unstable
c. company
d. steady
e. business
steady
To bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame.
a. Hail
b. Greet
c. Bow
d. Kiss
Bow
polite
__________
Ex: Please be polite to the guests
The ambassador often have to greets foreign visitors
The ambassador often has to greet foreign visitors
The ambassadors often have to greet foreign visitors
a. The ______ of lighting the famous flame goes back centuries
b. It's the ______ for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day
The custom of lighting the famous flame goes back centuries
It's the custom for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day
Left out (None of the other children play with her, and I think she feels left out)
a. accepted
b. included
c. received
d. welcomed
e. excluded
excluded
To influence the direction of a discussion or conversation
a. Organize the conversation
b. Steer the conversation
c. Leave out from the conversation
d. Control the conversation
Steer the conversation
colleague
___________
Ex: We're having a small party for one of our colleagues who's leaving next week
Now, I had liked to introduce our next guest...
Now, I would like to introduce our next guest...
a. She has a close ________ with her sister
b. Scientists have established the ________ between lung cancer and smoking
She has a close relationship with her sister
Scientists have established the relationship between lung cancer and smoking
Involve (The job involves me traveling all over the country)
a. inhibit
b. implicate
c. preclude
d. exclude
e. estop
implicate
A matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation
a. fact
b. question
c. religion
d. topic
topic
avoid
___________
Ex: We need to avoid further delays
The climate today will be hot and dry
The weather today will be hot and dry
a. Conversation _______ happens when conversation is comfortable, effortless and smooth
b. Many short rivers _______ into the Pacific Ocean
Conversation flow happens when conversation is comfortable, effortless and smooth
Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean
Get back (Malcolm gets back from work in half an hour)
a. retrieve
b. regain
c. return
d. recruit
e. lose
return
To feel sad or upset because of someone's actions or words
a. hurt feelings
b. pleased feelings
c. displeasure
d. tone
hurt feelings
rude
__________
Ex: It's rude not to say 'Thank you' when you are given something
I won't takes up some more of your time
I won't take up any more of your time
a. The advisor was friendly and _______
b. She is a _______ girl at home
The advisor was friendly and chatty
She is a chatty girl at home
Floor (She lives on the second floor of a five-story building)
a. story/storey
b. ceiling
c. top
d. roof
e. pinnacle
story/storey
An act of travelling from one place to another (n)
a. continue
b. walk up
c. journey
d. ride
journey
main entrance
___________
Ex: Use the main entrance, please. The back door is broken
I asked two womans for directions to the nearer bus stop
I asked a woman for directions to the nearest bus stop
I asked two women for directions to the nearest bus stop
a. _______ along this path until you come to the end
b. The traditions will _______ only as long as the next generations keep them alive
Continue along this path until you come to the end
The traditions will continue only as long as the next generations keep them alive