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