Business English negotiation

She drives a hard bargain means?

• The person is a tough negotiator.
• The person is a reckless driver.
• The person is a soft negotiator.
• The person is a skilled driver.

The soft sell is better for her. Meaning?

• more aggressive and forceful in closing deals.

• ignoring customer needs and preferences.

• a way of trying to sell something to someone by persuading them gently

state-of-the-art meaning:

• The lowest level of development achieved in a particular field at a specific time.
• very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods

• an affordable way

Cost an arm and a leg

• Inexpensive
• Free
• Expensive
• Affordable

hammer out an agreement, meaning?

• Negotiate and reach a final decision or settlement through discussion and compromise.
• Fly a kite
• Paint a picture
• Bake a cake

If you are in a hurry, would you like standard shipping or _______ shipping?

• expedited
• quick

• priority
• breach

What happens if we are found in_______ contract? You will need to pay big amount of fine.

• Breach
• Contravention
• Infringement
• avoid

Be careful the rental contract. You have to pay the ______ for early-termination.

• deposit
• charge
• penalties

If you can't come to the concert tonight, let's take a _________.

• snow check
• rain checkup
• storm check
• rain check

We've got a seven-hour _______ in Singapore. That will make us a long flight to Spain.

• connection
• delay
• stopover
• layover