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