Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

1/ You don't become a major newspaper journalist without being ___ to face criticism.

• thick-skinned

• hard-working

• easy-going

• single-minded

2/ Throughout a lifetime of public service, he proved himself a(n) ____ negotiator (người thương lượng)

• bad-mannered

• light-hearted

• well-behaved

• quick-witted

3/ We always try to keep our newsletter _____ so that people will enjoy it.

• quick-witted

• light-hearted

• hard-working

• bad-mannered

4/ Her ____ dedication to the job meant that she had little time left for her family.

• easy-going

• quick-witted

• single-minded

• seft-confident

5/ Those behind the project are group of ___ volunteers who want to improve living conditions for poor people.

• hard-working

• empathy

• easy-going

• bad-mannered

6/ Doctors these days tend to be more ____ about alternative medicine.

• quick-witted

• single-minded

• light-hearted

• open-minded

7/ Our students are bright, ____ and surprisingly mature.

• self-confident

• light-hearted

• thick-skinned

• easy-going

8/ Our parents are pretty ___, and they don't mind if we stay out late.

• hard-working

• well-behaved

• easy-going

• single-minded

9/ She was a thoughtful, kind, and ___ girl.

• bad-mannered

• thick-skinned

• well-behaved

• open-mined

10/ Maria is a very rude, ____ and ignorant.

• open-minded

• bad-mannered

• self-confident

• light-hearted