4. Vocabulary

Complete the words from “Listening” and “Reading” sections.

1.Unfortunately, we are running on a very tight b_____ this year.

2.The f____ g_____ survey produced very useful results.

3.A new p_____ suggests there is widespread support for the proposal.

4.The opinion poll was based on telephone i_______.

5.They talked to a random s_____ of voters drawn from selected areas of the country.

6.I______ i______ are very effective, but costly.

7.Considerable effort goes into the w_______ of questionnaires.

8.A majority of r________ were against nuclear testing.

9.He had to look through a number of books and magazines in order to conduct a s_____

r______.

10.At the seminar they were taught p_____ r________ techniques.

11.One should always avoid b_______ w______ when conducting a survey.

12.The concert wasn’t given enough p______, so many tickets remained unsold.

13.His role as that of a t______ f________ is to enable other people to work in the way that suits them best.

14.The t______ m_______ of the company were accused of tax evasion.

15.If you want to conduct a n________ s_______, you should go to a company’s cafeteria.

16.Don’t you think that the question about environment is just one of those c_____ b_____

q_______ that will produce no credible results?

17.I don’t think we have enough funds to conduct a p______ s________.

18.The best place for i_______ i________ is in a big shopping mall.

19.P_______ i_______ always takes so much time: you must select all the interviewees and it’s not easy.

20.They conducted a p_______ s_______ and it produced stunning results.

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