I was open and honest (a)   in my criticism of

the plan and this offended my hosts.

I don't like to attract a lot of attention so my

retirement party was simple and not extravagant

(a)  

The position they offered was not particularly

interesting - in fact it was rather ordinary (a)  

One of the most surprising (a)   things was

the number of times meetings were rescheduled.

My manager has a relaxed (a)   attitude

towards timekeeping so I don't worry if I'm late for

work.

8 This project is taking a lot of time (a)   , so

hopefully the results will pay off.

We prefer to do business with companies that are

willing to listen to different ideas (a)   and not

afraid to take risks.

Sometimes the fact that he is so confident in himself

(a)   does come across as arrogance.

They've just opened a new branch in an area of

town that is growing in popularity (a)  

Data entry is one of the more boring and repetitive

(a)   aspects of the job.

DDM's new office building is attractive, but it's

quite difficult to get to (a)   and doesn't have

good transport links.