SpeakOut Advanced Mid Course Test

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• a dark horse

• Matthew      

•  a busybody

• Adrian

• a chatterbox

• Leah

• a black sheep

• Jacqui       

• the life and soul of the party

• Chloe

The idea of starting off a false rumour
through her nosy neighbour to see how the message gets distorted is something that
appeals to Chloe.

• True

• False

Adrian has a tendency to monitor his
phone calls so as to avoid Christine when
he’s not in the mood to deal with her.

• True

• False

Leah doesn’t understand why Fred’s so
cagey about his musical abilities and only discovered he was such a great pianist
after hearing him play.

• True

• False

Matthew remarks that Maria’s brother has
always been the blue-eyed boy as far as
their parents are concerned.

• True

• False

Jacqui enjoys Clare’s vivacity and is in
awe of her boundless energy.

• True

• False

Zak thinks people ____ these issues.

• are too self-absorbed to consider

• don’t have time to think about

• are distrustful when it comes to

Liz suggests that some people are ____.

• far removed from reality

• impervious towards those who are less well-off

• averse to being dispassionate

Liz maintains that some ____.

• poor people ignore their working conditions

• educational projects more than compensate for any unethical practices

• companies are adept at promoting a positive image to counter any negative practices

Zak upholds the view that many consumers ____.

• are mindful of how companies operate

• brush-off any responsibility for promoting unethical production processes

• are unaware of how some companies work