Acturis Group 5

Replace the underlined word with the adequate phrasal verb:

"Whenever I'm at a conference, I try to initiate a conversation with strangers"

• strike

• strike up

• start up

• hit off

Fill in the blank with the missing word (hint: synonymous with following) The impression you make during the first meeting with a potential client can heavily influence the s_________ interactions.

When you make an action or process run more smoothly, you ________ it

• hasten

• ease

• facilitate

• obfuscate

When the company lets go of some of its employees because it can no longer pay them or their job is no longer required, these employees are made r________

What does the word succinct mean?

Example: The CEO's expose was succinct.

• brief and to the point

• unsuccessful

• successful and well-realised

• long and unfocused

When you're meeting new colleagues at work, ask them open questions to get them _______ about themselves.

• talk

• talking

• speak

• to talking

Complete the phrasal verb in the following sentence: We thought everything was agreed upon but their side decided to ____ out of the deal and go with our competitors instead.

Complete the phrasal verb: Despite all of their efforts to reach the agreement, the deal fell ____ in the end.

• off

• in

• through

• out

Karl is such a lazy worker. He always starts _______ off in the afternoon.

• limping

• Idling

• dragging

• slacking

When you can't make up your mind about something, you're sitting on the _______

• hedge

• toilet seat

• edge

• fence