Before _____a payment online, you have to enter some personal information.
doing
performing
making
getting
The ____ people shake hands can be a good indicator of the power balance between them.
way
manner
style
custom
The vast _____ of European people feel uncomfortable if a friend stands closer than 45 centimetres from them.
amount
majority
number
quantity
Nowadays we are all _____ pressure to increase the amount of work we can achieve in the shortest possible time.
under
with
in
at
We all tend to ____ those people who can multi-task because we think they are working harder than us.
go out with
get through to
look up to
catch up with
Maybe ____ every email or answering every phone call immediately is not the most effective use of our time.
keeping in
dealing with
taking on
getting rid of
Dolphins can already be ____ to understand hundreds of words, and can ____ understand simple grammar.
exercised/ nearly
rehearsed/ still
trained/ even
practised/ yet
Some people claim social networking sites have a negative impact on our ability to make friends in ____ life.
real
true
actual
virtual
Social Networking sites help people with busy lives find ways of ____ in touch and providing regular updates.
holding
contacting
continuing
staying
She's a very _____ person; she would do anything for you.
warm-tempered
open-minded
good-headed
kind-hearted
Let's meet for coffee at our _____ place.
usual
individual
typical
unique
We came ____ with this idea after a lot of discussion.
over
out
up
across
The man was _____ to four years in prison.
served
sentenced
sent
arrested
They had to call the meeting ____ because not enough people could attend.
off
through
out
over
I insist ____ to the manager immediately.
speaking
on speaking
for speaking
to speak
Mary was very ______ in her efforts to learn Arabic. She worked so hard and never gave up
narrow-minded
single-minded
hard-headed
strong-headed
