B. It adds to their perception that it is important as well. C. Punctuality shows you can be counted on.
D. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by others. E. It is an important job skill that will contribute greatly to your success. F. It also shows you don?t understand your own part on the team. G. It is more likely to be a sign of disrespect.
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Quiz 3
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When I was 12 years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 1 around and I saw a poor woman with a 2 in her arms standing outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying a lot so I went 3 and told my father. My father went out and 4 the woman to come into the showroom. He 5 her some water and then asked her what was wrong. The woman said that her husband had 6 some months ago and she didn?t have anyone else in her 7 who can help her. She did some manual labor to 8 some money to take care of her baby 9 her baby was sick for the last three days and she was unable to go to work. She didn?t have a grain of food to eat. While she was relating this 10 to my father, she was unable to control her 11 and started crying again. My father and I were deeply 12 by her story. We got some 13 for her and her baby to eat. Then my father took them to the nearest 14 for her baby to be treated as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 15 her a bag of wheat from the market. My father 16 her some money before we left her. The woman was so 17 . It is 8 years later, but that event is still so 18 in my mind. My father?s kindness to this woman 19 me deeply and since then, I have decided to try and walk a 20 path and serve others. 1. A. living 2. A. baby 3. A. over 4. A. asked 5. A. lent 6. A. retired 7. A. family 8. A. save 9. A. but 10. A. excuse 11. A. voices 12. A. moved 13. A. water 14. A. house 15. A. sold 16. A. gave 17. A. astonished
B. studying B. bag B. outside B. allowed B. offered B. died B. village B. donate B. and B. reason B. hands B. surprised B. fruit B. hospital B. borrowed B. paid B. terrified
C. wandering C. book C. around C. forced C. asked C. worked C. company C. earn C. so C. story C. words C. discouraged C. food C. factory C. bought C. spared C. shocked
D. working D. basket D. inside D. forbad D. left D. fallen D. school D. spend D. since D. explanation D. emotions D. disappointed D. soup D. market D. cooked D. donated D. grateful
18. A. interesting 19. A. influenced 20. A. different
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B. fresh B. hurt B. good
C. warm C. inspired C. fortunate
D. painful D. impressed D. similar
The other day I was getting into my car when I saw the old man walking up the hill. He looked tiring and, as it was quite a rural area, I waited to check that he was OK. He was fine, so I asked her where he had been. He said he?d been taken a train and a bus ride just get out. He liked getting out once a day. He clear wanted to talk and we spent the next thirty minutes talk about his life. It cost me anything other than thirty minutes of my time. I learnt so much and he enjoy the encounter and left smiling.
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If you manufacture or produce a product that you think is going to attract a lot of people, you need to put it up for sale on TV. Television is the best platform to advertise and sell a product as it will skyrocket sales and eventually result in an increased return on investment (ROI).
Having said all that, an important fact to keep in mind is the competition going on these. 1 Not all of them get sold the way a manufacturer wants. So, if you are planning to start selling a product on TV, you must know the right way to do it.
Think about the ways in which the product you are putting up for sale is different from the others and what additional benefits your product offers. Does your product offer a solution to a problem? 2
Visit the official Home Shopping Network (HSN) website. 3 Download and read it thoroughly. Carefully go through the terms and conditions section.
Fill out the application form. Post it to the mailing address and make sure in the mail package you include a picture and a sample (if applicable) of the product that you are planning to advertise on HSN.
The staff at HSN will analyze whether your product is worth getting an appearance on the TV network or not. 4 If a request for more information does come in, offer it as soon as possible. Normally, it will take around 45 days for the HSN staff to reach a conclusion. If their decision is a “yes”, you will be contacted by one of their representatives to arrange a meeting in person.
5 The fee that you have to pay will depend on the feedback from the HSN staff. Make the necessary payment.
Another thing you will have to demonstrate to HSN will be your capability to meet supply demands.
A. While the product is displayed, customers place orders online or over the phone.
B. They may need more information to reach a final decision. C. In a word, you have to think of all the plus points of your product.
D. You will be required to fill in an application form to put your product up for sale on HSN.
E. Countless products are put up for sale on television every day.
F. You might feel discouraged if your first product is rejected, but that doesn?t mean that all of your products will be.
G. If the meeting goes through successfully, you will be asked to pay a certain amount of money in terms of advertisement fees.
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Quiz 4
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A couple of weeks ago, a few friends and I had an opportunity to attend a dear friend's wedding in New York. After the __1__ and reception, four of us gathered in a hotel __2__ and began to explore the deeper meaning of __3__ and death. What does it __4__ to live at all ? If we are all getting closer to death, is all the material accumulation worth it ? The answers __5__ from person to person, and I got __6__ questions than answers. But I also got a feeling of gratefulness because I was surrounded by __7__ who were asking the \
As the clock kept __8__ past 3 am, one of the roommates suggested we __9__ a short film titled \days of his terminal illness. The film brought up a lot of mixed emotions but one quote that __12__ for me was Zach's simple explanation of happiness, \someone else __14__ because you put it there.\
By 4 am, there was this bubbling energy in the room that had to be share ! With a few packages of Post-it notes, we gathered in the hall of the __15__. We decided to leave short inspirational words __16__ guests' doors, so when they __17__ their doors few hours later, a smile would __18__. We ended up tagging most of the doors __19__ we ran out of Post-it notes. The __20__ of the the newlyweds properly said, \
1. A. party
B. harvest. B. bar.
C. wedding. C. kitchen.
D. Activity D. room D. wealth D. explore D. knocked D. other D. friends D. pointing D. use D. title D. last D. held out D. sad D. smile D. hospital D. for D. open D. express D. since
2. A. toilet 3. A. cause 4. A. mean. 5. A. passed. 6. A. rather. 7. A. guests. 9. A. watch.
B. life. C. fear. B. present. C. work. B. varied. C. moved. B. less. C. more. B. heroes. C. students. B. ticking. C. walking. B. make. C. resist.
8. A. beating.
10. A. autograph. B. photo. C. film. 11. A. brief. B. single. C. busy. 12. A. stood out. B. watched out. C. pointed out. 13. A. healthy. B. heavy. C. happy. 14. A. success. B. honor. C. health 15. A. hotel. B. concert. C. gym. 16. A. in. B. at. C. on. 17. A. replace. B. paint. C. close. 18. A. freeze. B. appear. C. widen. 19. A. until. B. before. C. although.