ADM - Final Review

A: I do believe recycling is not as sustainable as people say.

B: ________, but we have to do something to help the planet.

• however

• is spite of

• granted

• although

São Paulo is a city with many problems. ________, I've decided not to move away from here.

• yet

• what's more

• on top of that

• despite

That NGO is teaching illiterate people to read. _______, they have a library open to whoever wants to get books.

• but then again

• as well

• not to mention

• on top of that

Which verbs mean "attract" customers?

• lure, attract, woo, draw in, entice, encourage, tempt, persuade, coax

• lure, attract, woo, draw in, entice, repel, tempt, persuade, coax

• lure, attract, woo, draw in, entice, encourage, tempt, alienate, coax

• lure, attract, woo, draw in, entice, discourage, tempt, persuade, coax

Which verbs mean "deter" customers?

• scare off, discourage, feel pressured into, put off, woo, repel, intimidate, deter

• scare off, discourage, feel pressured into, put off, alienate, repel, intimidate, coax

• scare off, encourage, feel pressured into, put off, alienate, repel, intimidate, deter

• scare off, discourage, feel pressured into, put off, alienate, repel, intimidate, deter

Imagine a perfect economy _______ no business fails.

• of which

• in which

• to which

• with which

I liked the people _______ I shared the room with in NYU.

• with who

• for whom

• to whom

• with whom

Before a presentation, I always ____________.

• let the cat out of the bag

• hold my horses

• have butterflies in my stomach

• a fish out of water

A: How did you know Sue found a better job?

B: ______. We had lunch together yesterday and she told me.

• hold your horses

• straight from the horse's mouth

• a fish out of the water

• a dog-eat-dog world

______ with the definition, a desert is an area with less 250mm of rain a year.

• in line with

• apart from

• due to the fact that

• prior to