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Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. _____ already heard what happened to Margaret, Margaret called me to tell me the news herself.

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence. [a1] infants cry in the speech patterns of their native language is well documented.  [a2] she believes me is something I don’t need to worry about. Yesterday, this is what Lenar said: “I would like to rent a bigger condo.” Today, we report this by saying: Lenar said that he [a3] to rent a bigger condo. Rachel said she has no clue [a4] she’s going to do after she graduates. Yesterday, Philip asked Martin [a5] ever been to Costa Rica. Jaime asked me [a6] my ticket to São Paulo. I can’t say I know [a7].  Hyun-joo was thrilled by [a8] her paper would soon be published.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. James didn’t get the marketing position _____.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Never _____ have imagined that I’d win the lottery. And here I am, the winner of over three million dollars.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Jeremiah is in favor of gun control. _____ his brother, Paul, who has been advocating for stricter laws that limit the sale of guns.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Marty is one of the best basketball players in the city. His brother, _____, is not very athletic, which is pretty strange.

Choose the correct answers to complete the paragraph.           Why do people who (1) [a1] hard feel overworked and underproductive? For most professionals, there was never a time in school (2) [a2] they were taught how to work efficiently. (3) [a3], many of the techniques (4) [a4] to “save time” are actually time wasters. This is because many of the routines that (5) [a5] for work are not reevaluated when situations change. One efficiency tip that works is to organize your personal work space, (6) [a6].           Another tip (7) [a7] save you time is to plan ahead. Take, for example, Tom, (8) [a8] at an accounting firm. During the day, Tom had many ideas about things he should do, (9) [a9] he remembered because he did not write them down. So, Tom began to write down his tasks. Now Tom organizes his to-do list in a way that reflects the importance (10) [a10] to each task. Tom wasn’t great at any job that (11) [a11] organization before, but he’s better at it now.

Instructions: Cultural differences often lead to miscommunication, and in the extreme, distrust between people from different backgrounds. Why does this happen? And perhaps more importantly, what can be done to prevent these misunderstandings? Write a well-constructed response of two paragraphs (6-8 sentences per paragraph) that: introduces the reasons that can cause miscommunication between people of different cultures suggests how people can approach intercultural relations so that they can avoid problems includes specific examples of past experiences, your own culture’s norms, etc.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Our professor told us last week that we _____ our papers last Friday.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Martin is looking to buy a new car, _____.