Answer Key
People you work with – Practice 1
Choose the correct answer:
- ‘Don't be so [modest] ! It was a difficult situation but you handled it very well! Bravo!'
- ‘Have you heard the latest [gossip] ?' ‘Jones is leaving the company'.
- He was a terrible supervisor. He [bullied] his workers saying they were stupid and lazy.
- He is very [ambitious] . He is only an IT assistant now, but he wants to be the president of the company one day.
- I have never seen him work. He is so [lazy] !
- She is very [sociable] . She goes out with her colleagues almost every evening.
- You were very [rude] to her! You shouldn't call anybody a stupid cow!
- If you want a bigger salary, you should talk to your [boss] about it.
- I feel like a [slave] . I work 12 hours a day, but I get money only for 8.
- It was a very [amusing] story. I couldn't stop laughing.