商务英语口试指导:BEC英语电话词汇练习
Vocabulary
Decide which of the verbs fit best in the following sentences. What other verbs could you use instead?
be over, call back/ring back, cut off, get through, give up, hang up, hold on, look up, pick up, put on, put through
1. The phone's ringing. Why don't you ____ the receiver?
2. Mrs. Scott isn't available at teh moment. Can you ____ later?
3. Can you ____ Ms Dumas's number in the directory please?
4. I'm afraid she's with a client, shall I ____ you ____ to her secretary?
5. I'm sorry about that. I'm glad you're still there. We must have been ____ for a moment.
6. Mr. Green never seems to be in his office. I've been trying to ____ to him all morning.
7. Could you ____ for a moment, I'll just find out for you.
8. Is Graham there? If so, could you ____ him ____ please?
9. If the telephonist says 'Thank you so much for calling' and plays me that awful electronic music again, I'll ____.
10. You'll never get New York at this time of day. If I were you, I'd ____.
11. If an American telephonist asks 'Are you through?', she wants to know if your call ____.