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MODULE 2
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Teamwork requires that everyone is _______ to each other’s ideas.
A. plum B. cushy C. vital D. amenable
2. A skilled researcher can ______ data given to them and draw conclusions from it.
A. attain B. interpret C. enfold D. accomplish
3. Candidates for the position of chief communications officer must be able to ______ ideas effectively.
A. cultivate B. facilitate C. articulate D. allocate
4. Many young people feel a sense of ______ and don’t believe thay have to work hard.
A. entitlement B. aspiration C. association D. dedication
5. It’s important not to be sucked ______ by conventional thinking when pursuing your dream.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
6. Great people in history often leapt ______ opportunities when they presented themselves.
A. on B. at C. over D. to
7. Success means thinking _______ and developing a logical plan.
A. about B. beyond C. ahead D. over
8. Everyone was ______ awe of his strength and courage as an athlete.
A. with B. at C. on D. in
9. She quit her job ______ impulse to pursue her dream of being a writer.
A. on B. in C. over D. with
10. through his foundation, he set ______ to help educate poor children throughput the world.
A. off B. through C. out D. for
11. The research paper ______ that certain peptides prevent premature aging.
A. contends B. contracts C. contorts D. conflates
12. There is no point laying the ______ on anyone; let’s work together to solve the problem.
A. blame B. liability C. guilt D. fault
13. The business partner used social media to ______ their start up.
A. project B. propel C. instigate D. launch
14. The new employee _______ a lot of time in learning all the company’s procedures.
A. supplied B. furnished C. invested D. participated
15. He has made ______ plans to visit the college in the spring.
A. unsettled B. tentative C. transformative D. potential
16. There was a ______ between the employment contracts so they issued a new one.
A. disturbance B. difference C. discrepancy D. divergence
17. The job salary has little ______ on whether I will accept it or not.
A. bearing B. pertinence C. relation D. demeanor
18. The student was ______ from the exam for incorrect use of the answer sheet.
A. disgraced B. discredited C. disqualified D. disregarded
19. She was hired ______ for her excellent meditation skills.
A. substantially B. essentially C. respectively D. marginally
20. Her responsibilities go beyond the ______ of most junior internships.
A. scope B. scale C. arena D. realm
21. Ben was ______ with guilt for cheating on his exam.
A. exhumed B. consumed C. engulfed D. obsessed
22. The professor is a ______ supporter of teaching research methods in the classroom.
A. settled B. reliable C. steady D. staunch
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in brackets.
1. The research team ___encountered___ difficulties when they began analysing the data. ( COUNTER)
2. The idea of realising our hopes and dreams is ___embedded___ in Western culture. ( BED)
3. Virtual technology has the potential to ___revolutionise___ teaching methods. ( REVOLVE)
4. To be successful at something, it’s important to recognise your __weaknesses____. (WEAK)
5. It takes a lot of ___initiative___ to start a business. ( INITIATE)
6. The launch of the new product was a(n)__unprecedented____ success and it sold out within hours.
( PRECEDE)
7. He was ___unwilling____ to let go of his dream and continued to work hard. ( WILL )
8. The idea of travelling the world was highly ___provocative___ for her. (PROVOKE)
* Read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
WONDER FULL WORK!
Think of your dream job. Is it challenging? Does it involve travel or does it give you a certain level of
authority? Whatever aspects make it ideal, most people are in agreement that although a big paycheck is a(n) (1.
DENY)____undeniable_____ attraction, it takes more than just that to make a job worthy. In fact, many people
with high salaries have reported feeling a sense of ( 2. ATTACH)____detachment____ from their work.
Status, salary, and (3. SECURE)_____security____ don’t matter as much as your interest level in your
daily activities. Engaging work that draws you in and gives you a sense of (4. FILL)____fulfilment_____ is
considerably more satisfying. Having autonomy, (5. CLEAR)_____clarify____ of purpose and variety of tasks
as well as receiving constructive feedback are all factors that ( 6. SIGN)____significantly___ influence job
satisfaction and are considered precise (7. PREDICT)____predictors____ of whether a job will make ypu happy
or not. Work that involves helping others is often an ingredient for a(n) (8. MEAN)____meaningful____ job.
The right qualities can make the difference between putting a smile or a frown on your face while you work.
Exercise 3. Complete the idioms in the sentences.

1. The meeting with the marketing department completely __slipped_ his mind.
2. Let’s go for coffee so I can ___pick___ your brain about my new start-up.
3. As an app developer, It’s essential to ___think___ outside the box to come up with new innovative ideas.
4. He ____racked___ his brain for hours but couldn’t remember where he left his thesis notes.
5. His lecture ___brought___ to my mind some research I did on cogntive conditioning years ago.
6. Let’s go for a walk to ___take___ your mind off your work for a while.
7. The sky’s the ___limit___ on what Janey can do; she’s so talented.
8. When he sets his ___sight___ on something, there is no stopping him.
9. After dropping out of medical school, Nora had difficulty picking up the __pieces____ of her life.
10. I hope to pluck up the __courage_____ to apply for the position.
11. He got the pat on the ___back___ for a job well done.
12. Harry pinned his ___hope____ on being accepted on the course.
Exercise 4. Multiple choice cloze
VR in the Classroom
We have seen it in films and some have even experienced it first hand. Virtual reality is not just a gimmick. It is
(1)_______ the line between technology and daily life. VR has an experiential quality that (2)______ your
attention and allows you to interact with the on-screen world, which is extremely attractive to children. The
question is, though, what role should VR (3)______ in the classroom? Besides overcoming the potential
(4)______ to incorporating VR into the classroom, it is necessary to discern how VR can be (5)______ useful as
an education tool. It is an appealing teaching meyhod as many children respond better to seeing and experincing
things rather than having them explained verbally. Through VR, students are (6)______ by the subject and they
can, for example, examine the inside of a single-celled organism or discuss (7)______ eents with students
around the world in VR social spaces. VR also (8)______ a world of opportunities in the areas of product
design, electronics and engineering. It’s a virtual goldmine!
1. A. opportunity B. look C. hand D. time
2. A. blurring B. distorting C. clouding D. muddling
3. A. pose B. present C. provide D. play
4. A. blocks B. blockades C. barriers D. barricades
5. A. genuinely B. honestly C. hopefully D. purely
6. A. encircled B. encased C. bordered D. surrounded
7. A. current B. existing C. present D. modern
8. A. brings up B. opens up C. sets up D. puts up

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Exercise 3. Complete the idioms in the sentences.

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