10 People are quicker to pass on bad news than good news Ex: He realized that bad news travels fast when he heard about the job layoffs a week before the official announcement Bad news travels fast STRATEGY REVIEW Review these strategies for Part V of the TOBIC test  For word family items, ask yourself: Do you need a noun, adjective, adverb, or verb?  For similar word items, ask yourself: Do answer options contain similar letters or spellings? Do options refer to the same topic, but with different meanings?  For preposition items, ask yourself: Do you need to refer to a specific time, day, date, or city? Are the preposition choices logical?  For conjunction items, ask yourself: What you need to join and what conjunction is needed? Are the conjunction choices logical?  For adverb of frequency items, ask yourself: Is the position of the adverb correct? Are the adverb choices Logical?  For causative verb items, ask yourself: What is the form of the verb in the noun clause? Who performs the action?  For conditional sentence items, ask yourself: Is the condition real or unreal? Is the condition in the present, past, or future?  For verb tense items, ask yourself: What time expressions are in the sentence? If there are two clauses in the sentence, are the verb tenses appropriate? Is there a stative verb?  For two-word verb items, ask yourself: Is the meaning of the two-word verb logical? The office manager prefers her coffee with cream sugar (A) but (C) and (B) nor (D) plus The office manager prefers her coffee with cream sugar (A) but (B) nor (C) and (D) plus 16 Mr Honda is a terrific worker He two promotions this year (A) has been giving (B) gave (C) was given (D) giving 17 If we keep … like this, we should be done before the deadline (A) working (B) worked (C) to work (D) work Deadline (for sth): a point in time by which sth must be done: Ex: The deadline for applications is 30 April To keep (on) doing sth: to continue doing sth; to sth repeatedly: Ex: Keep smiling! Don’t keep on interrupting me! 17 If we keep … like this, we should be done before the deadline (A) working (B) worked (C) to work (D) work 18 I don’t need those statistics right now, but please have them ready … five o’clock (A) on (B) by (C) in (D) since Statistic: (n) (also informal stats) [pl.] a collection of information shown in numbers: Ex: crime / unemployment, etc statistics According to official statistics the disease killed over 500 people 18 I don’t need those statistics right now, but please have them ready … five o’clock (A) on (B) by (C) in (D) since 19 I’ll be home for dinner unless the boss … me to work overtime (A) will ask (B) is asking (C) asks (D) asked 19 I’ll be home for dinner unless the boss … me to work overtime (A) will ask (B) is asking (C) asks (D) asked 20 Make sure you get these contracts … before you meet with the lawyer (A) signed (B) to sign (C) signing (D) sign To make sure (of sth / that … ) to check that sth is true or has been done: Ex: She looked around to make sure that she was alone I think the door’s locked, but I’ll just go and make sure Contract (with sb) | contract (between A and B) | contract (for sth / to sth) an official written agreement: to enter into / make / sign a contract with the supplier 20 Make sure you get these contracts … before you meet with the lawyer (A) signed (B) to sign (C) signing (D) sign THANK YOU! ... heard about the job layoffs a week before the official announcement Bad news travels fast STRATEGY REVIEW Review these strategies for Part V of the TOBIC test  For word family items, ask yourself: