He delivered an interesting ___________ at the conference. DEBATE/SPEECH
SPEECH
15
We had to make polite ________________ with the director of the company. TALK/CONVERSATION
CONVERSATION
15
Most people hate making small ____________ at parties. TALK/GOSSIP
TALK
15
The ________________ was led by the CEO. DISCUSSION/SPEECH
DISCUSSION
15
His controversial ideas have stimulated a lot of ____________. DEBATE/TALK
DEBATE
15
It was difficult to keep the ____________ going because the connection kept breaking up. CHAT/CONVERSATION
CONVERSATION
15
How to improve the system is a matter for _____________. DEBATE/CONVERSATION
DEBATE
15
They were deep in _______________ and didn't notice the restaurant had closed. GOSSIP/CONVERSATION
CONVERSATION
15
None of the doctors could work out why he had lost his eyesight, so they sent him for a brain ______________. SCAN/WAVE
SCAN
15
You must be a _________ reader. Vegetarian lasagne was exactly what I was thinking of cooking for dinner and you've bought all the ingredients. MIND/BRAIN
MIND
15
Now the former minister for science wants not only to keep local talent at home but to reverse the brain __________. DRAIN/DAMAGE
DRAIN
15
It's important to be able to __________ small talk in social situations. MAKE/GIVE
MAKE
15
It can be hard to ____________ a conversation going if no one will add anything else. HOLD/KEEP
KEEP
15
The politician ____________ a great speech at the conference. DELIVERED/SAID
DELIVERED
15
It's great to meet friends and ________ a chat with them. GET/HAVE
HAVE
15
Universities often run clubs where they ___________ debate on important issues. HOLD/DO