Choose the best answer:

They started, as ........ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

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Sales have been slow, but the market for contemporary art is expected to pick up soon.

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My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here.

By the time we got home, we were ____ frozen and exhausted.

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A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college.

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When you change a sound file to an MP3, the file is compressed.

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The temperature dropped suddenly last night, _________means that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

All of the food ________ sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant.

Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______ and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7%(2) _______ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3)_______. Humans use nonverbal communication because: Words have limitations: There are (4)_______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (5)_______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6)_______ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world. [primarily: mainly] Nonverbal message are likely (7)_______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8)_______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts. A separate communication channel is necessary to (9)_______ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10)_______.
(6)________________

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My manager wanted to know that whether I was taking much money with me to France.

Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______ and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7%(2) _______ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3)_______. Humans use nonverbal communication because: Words have limitations: There are (4)_______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (5)_______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6)_______ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world. [primarily: mainly] Nonverbal message are likely (7)_______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8)_______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts. A separate communication channel is necessary to (9)_______ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10)_______.
(2)________________

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Mr. Smith's new neighbors appear to be very friendly.

Some snakes have hollow teeth are called fangs that they use to poison their victims.

We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, _____ they will make our speech silly and vulgar. 

------ inexperienced, individuals with the willingness to learn will make a difference in the foreseeable future

We realised our visit in their house was unwelcome by the _________smile on the woman's face.

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As they were standing quite far away, Jeremy couldn’t make out what his friends were saying.

Ann:  “ What shall we do this evening ?”              

Bob: “                      ”

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. 

 Anna: "In my opinion, some people should stay in rural areas as well as work on agriculture." - Mark: “____”

People usually can get sufficient ________of the calcium their bodies need from the food they consume.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.