Question

ls 1 - communication skills (english)

1. elsa was tickled pink when her boyfriend surprised her with a marriage proposal on her birthday. what does the underlined phrase mean?

(a) anxious
(b) confused
(c) happy
(d) lucky

1. kevin accused us of stealing his phone until he found it. although he realized his mistake, he was trying to sweep it under the rug. what does the underlined expression mean?

(a) clean the floor.
(b) make up for his mistake.
(c) hide his phone under the rug.
(d) pretend that the incident never happened.
for item 3
commuters and drivers are exposed to the daily hassles of traffic. they are often the victims of higher chronic stress and are involved in the greatest number of road accidents. long delays in getting to and from work lead to low productivity among employees. drivers become short - tempered and reckless due to traffic jams.

1. which of the following statements implies the negative effects of traffic jams in the paragraph?

(a) road accidents lead to road rage.
(b) road accidents cause traffic jams.
(c) hassles of traffic cause chronic stress and low productivity.
(d) the productivity of employees depends on their short temper.
for item 4
aldrin confidently accepted an assignment on a sales report to be submitted within a week. thinking that he had seven days left, he did not plan immediately and instead finished some trivial tasks first. two days before the deadline, he crammed to gather data; his request for materials was late, and he had no time to edit his presentation. consequently, he failed the task.

1. what is the main cause of the failure?

(a) he made late requests.
(b) he did trivial tasks first.
(c) he did not plan right away.
(d) his output was not yet edited.

Explanation:

1. "Tickled pink" is an idiomatic expression meaning very happy. So the answer is C.
2. "Sweep it under the rug" is an idiom that means to try to hide or ignore a problem or mistake and pretend it didn't happen. So the answer is D.
3. The text mentions that the hassles of traffic cause higher chronic - stress and low productivity, which are negative effects of traffic jams. So the answer is C.
4. Aldrin did not plan immediately when he got the assignment and instead did trivial tasks first, which led to his failure. The main cause is his lack of immediate planning. So the answer is C.

Answer:

1. C. happy
2. D. Pretend that the incident never happened.
3. C. Hassles of traffic cause chronic stress and low productivity.
4. C. He did not plan right away.