1.Shewentintothestoretoinquireaboutthenewesttouchscreenmobilephone.
YouranswerCorrectanswerinquireinquire
2.Peopleoftencriticizemobilephonesandhandhelddevicesbecausethey
interferewithpersonal,face-to-faceinteractions.
YouranswerCorrectanswerinterfereinterfere
3.Snailsalwaysseemedlikeweirdlittleanimalstome.Idon't
understandwhyFrenchpeopleliketoeatthem.
YouranswerCorrectanswerweirdweird
4.Manyplaceshavelawsagainsttalkingonmobilephoneswhiledrivingbecausetheyeasily
Youranswerdistractdistractdriversfromtheroad.
Correctanswerdistract
5.StephaniefeltuneasyaboutspendingthreeweeksinPerusinceshecouldn'tspeakanySpanish.
YouranswerCorrectansweruneasyuneasy
6.Itisessentialtounderstandculturaldifferenceswhenyouvisitanothercountrysothatyoudon'toffendanyone.
YouranswerCorrectansweressentialessential7.
,mobilephoneshavetheabilitytoconnectpeoplefaster
thananyotherformofcommunication.
YouranswerCorrectanswerundoubtedlyUndoubtedly
undoubtedly8.Thomasspenta(n)tedious20minutestalkingwithhisinsurancecompany
bytelephone.
YouranswerCorrectanswertedioustedious
9.I'vealwayshadanintensecuriosityaboutJapaneseculture.
Youranswercuriosity
Correctanswercuriosity10.Chinesepeoplehaveareputationforbeingverythoughfulbecausethey
areoftensohospitabletotheirguests.
YouranswerCorrectanswerthoughfulthoughtful
SectionB:Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.
11.Hedidn'tunderstandthe_______hisattitudehadon
everyone'sopinionofhim.
A.impactB.extentC.impulseD.excuse
12.Let'sstrivetoeliminateanyfurther_______by
havingopencommunication.
A.confuseB.confusedC.confusionD.confusing
13.Tome,lifewithouttelephonesandemailwouldbea
_______existenceindeed!
A.solitudeB.soloC.solitaireD.solitary
14.InSouthAfrica,it'sverycommonforgueststodrop
byafriend'shouseunannounced,_______inEngland,thismightbeconsideredrude.
A.whereasB.whereC.thatD.which
15.Icouldn'tevenbeginto_______whyshebehavedso
badly.
A.know
B.speculateC.recognizeD.assume
16.Iofferedtoshakehishandon_______;Iforgotthat
thisisnotnormalinJapan.
A.impulseB.repulsiveC.repulseD.impulsive
17.Soniaread_______everybookonGermanybefore
visitinglastsummer.
A.necessarilyB.completelyC.practicallyD.undoubtedly
18.It'sinterestingtoseehowdifferentcultures_______
certainhandgestures.
A.understandB.distinguishC.perceiveD.appreciate
19.Weweren'tallowedto_______awordwhileworkingat
thelibrary.
A.utteranceB.utterC.utteringD.utters
20.Mysupervisorhasabsolutelyno_______forrudeor
disrespectfulbehavior.
A.tolerance
B.appreciationC.confusionD.recognition
SectionC:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.21.Thecountry'seconomiccrisisisbeyondsolutions.
Youranswerbeyond
22.IttookalongtimeforLoutogetoverfromAustralia.
Youranswerover
thereachoftraditionalCorrectanswerbeyond
hisjetlagaftercominghomeCorrectanswerover
23.Afterthemeeting,Abbycametotheconclusionthatsheneededanewjob.
YouranswerCorrectanswertoto
24.Ontheplusside,thecitizensinthiscountryrecognizedtheneedforactionsonclimatechange.
YouranswerCorrectanswerOnOn25.MymothercallseverymorningtocheckuponmeandseehowI'mdoing.
Youransweron
Correctansweron
26.Don'tforgettoswitchoffyourmobilephonebeforeclassstarts.
YouranswerCorrectansweroffoff
27.Let'sstartoverandintroduceourselvesagain.
Youranswerover
Correctanswerover
28.Ineedtogetholdofacarasthedestinationistoofaraway.
YouranswerCorrectanswerofof
29.Tomgottiredofmakingdinnereverydaysohedecidedtostarteatingout.
YouranswerCorrectanswer
of
30.Atlast,thequarrelcamemediation.
YouranswertoPartII:BankedCloze
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