Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
Complete each sentence with a gerund or an infinitive. Use the word in parentheses.
Choose the best response for each sentence.
Read each sentence. Choose the best response.
Choose the correct words or phrases to complete each Choose the correct words or phrases to complete each sentence.
100

I want my team/making most of our decisions/because/to feel motivated/I involve them in

• Because I want my team to feel motivated, I involve them in making most of our decisions.

• I involve my team in making most of our decisions because I want them to feel motivated.


100

They often enjoy ___ experts as well. (consult)

consulting

100

I can't get used to this new seating arrangement.

  • Yes, we needed it. It's been so dry for the last few months. 

  • I know. It brought down a lot of trees. 

I know. It brought down a lot of trees.

100
  1. Can you drop me a line this summer?

  • Sure. I'll send a postcard from my vacation. 

  • Oh, I don't know. I'm not very good at drawing. 

  1. Sure. I'll send a postcard from my vacation.

100

At first I didn't want to take on the new project, but my boss was very  independent / persuasive / complicated about it.

persuasive

200

my colleagues about/because/smaller issues in the office/I don’t consult/I like to save time

• Because I like to save time, I don’t consult my colleagues about smaller issues in the office.

• I don’t consult my colleagues about smaller issues in the office because I like to save time.

200

Team decision makers wait ___ everybody’s opinion first. (hear)

to hear

200
  1. What are the immediate effects of this medicine?

  • Well, within about a half an hour, you'll feel less pain. 

  • Over the next few months, you should start to feel more energy. 

Well, within about a half an hour, you'll feel less pain.

200
  1. Hector quit his job out of the blue.

  • Wow, I wonder what happened! 

  • I guess he was planning to quit for a while.

Wow, I wonder what happened!

200

 I'm  somewhat / dramatically / wholly confused by these directions. I understand most of them but not all.

somewhat

300

Because/when I’m asking for advice/to get upset/I always tell them/I don’t want anybody

• Because I don’t want anybody to get upset, I always tell them when I’m asking for advice.

• I always tell them when I’m asking for advice because I don’t want anybody to get upset.

300

They seem __________ a lot of attention to industry experts. (pay)

to pay

300

Cynthia acquired a very rare painting last weekend.

  • Will she go to the museum a lot to see it? 

  • How much did she pay for it? 

How much did she pay for it?

300
  1. I can show you how to use that camera. It's a snap.

  • Oh, it's pretty easy? 

  • How complicated is it? 

  1. Oh, it's pretty easy?

300

I prefer to read the news than to listen to it because newspapers give a better  analysis /   demonstration / circumstances . They examine a story more carefully.

analysis .

400

I regularly ask for/because/my colleagues’ help with marketing/I’m not a marketing expert

• Because I’m not a marketing expert, I regularly ask for my colleagues’ help with marketing.

• I regularly ask for my colleagues’ help with marketing because I’m not a marketing expert.

400

Even when they might appear ___ your suggestions, in reality they are listening. (ignore)

to ignore

400
  1. What were the circumstances surrounding her decision to leave?

  • She was unhappy with her job and she wanted to go back to school. 

  • She made the decision last week.

She was unhappy with her job and she wanted to go back to school.

400
  1. Is there something you need to get off your chest?

  • No. I've said everything I need to say. 

  • Yes. This sweater is too hot. 

  1. No. I've said everything I need to say.

400

Working from home gives him outcome / independence / pleasure from fixed office hours.

 independence

500

open communication/ the most important component of/ I don’t like secrets in our team/because/ the Cooperative decision-making style/is

• Because the most important component of the Cooperative decision-making style is open communication, I don’t like secrets in our team.

• I don’t like secrets in our team because the most important component of the Cooperative decision-making style is open communication.

500

Some leaders need to practice __________ patient if they want to become Creative decision makers. (be)

being

500
  1. The excitement about the new instructor is already beginning to wear off.

  • The students are bored again? 

  • I know. It's so nice to see the students so interested. 

The students are bored again?

500
  1. When I was talking to Amal, Rasha was all ears.

  • Was she listening to your conversation? 

  • Has she seen a doctor? 

Was she listening to your conversation?

500

In my class, we're  conducting / associating/ demonstrating  a survey to find out what students think about their classes.

 conducting