Negotiations/Business talks 2

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)


1. During negotiations, it's common to refer to obstacles as __________________________.
stumbling blocks
tumbling blocks
falling blocks

2. We had a frank exchange of __________________________. ( = opinions)
glances
views
looks

3. We accomplished a lot, but deep differences still __________________________.
stay
retain
remain

4. The Mexican __________________________ was made up of 10 members.
delegation
delegate
agreement

5. Negotiations __________________________ ( = ended unsuccessfully) last week due to profound disagreement between the two parties.
broke out
broke in
broke down

6. I think I've made our position very __________________________ = I think I've presented our position very clearly
clarified
clear
cleared

7. The two parties __________________________ ( = organized/caused to assemble) a six-man bipartisan meeting.
convened
convinced
conveyed

8. The Chinese delegation __________________________ the talks ( = left the talks) after the other participants demanded that they discuss the current human rights abuses in Tibet.
walked in to
walked out of
walked away to

9. The two parties __________________________ ( = got together/met) in Houston to discuss the recent developments.
convinced
convened
conveyed

10. The talks were __________________________ ( = temporarily stopped) and noone knows when they will resume.
sustained
convened
suspended

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