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