Cover of the textbook Speakout Advanced - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1.2 for the textbook Speakout Advanced - Workbook with authors Antonia Clare, J. J. Wilson and Lindsay White from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the article opposite. Choose the best summary.
  2. Read the article again. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
  3. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in bold from the article. Use the definitions in brackets to help you.

Answer

a)

C

b)

  1. T
  2. T
  3. T
  4. F
  5. T
  6. T

c)

  1. caught off guard
  2. niceties
  3. smithereens
  4. aloof
  5. surplus
  6. taken aback
  7. business acumen
  8. deficit