There are lots of rules about good manners, but the ________ idea behind them all is this: Treat people the way you wish they would treat you.
A. fundamental B. conventional
C. controversial D. original
It is the custom for people to bow to one another in Japan. When Fred visited that country he bowed too, even though he felt ________ doing it.
A. innocent B. awkward C. elegant D. stressful
A talent agent ________ Christi’s parents to let him appear in commercials. He thought Christi had the potential of being a very good model and making a lot of money.
A. appealed to B. relied on
C. picked out D. called on
Liz has ________ her smoking to only three cigarettes a day, but her final goal is to quit smoking.
A. put down B. set down C. cut down D. turned down
Don’t ________ when you fill out a job application. If you were a store clerk, for instance, don’t say you were the manager.
A. accelerate B. withdraw C. compromise D. exaggerate
Jane was the only one who ________ all the conditions; she was of the required age, height and color.
A. improved B. fulfilled C. produced D. described