Q: Aren’t you supposed to be at work right now? R: ………………………………………………………………..

Q: Can someone give me a ride? R: …………………………………………..

Q: What’s your plan for the summer vacation? R: ………………………………………………………………

Q: …………………………………………………… R: I’m pretty hungry too. How about Thai food?

Q: Eddie really enjoyed the meal last night. R: …………………………………………………………..

Q: What do you do for a living? R: ………………………………………..

Q: I don’t feel like cooking tonight. R: ………………………………………………

Q: Could you move over please? R: ……………………………………….

Q: What are your extracurricular activities? R: …………………………………………………………….

Q: How come he was fired? R: ……………………………………

Subject: Request to work from home. Dear Mr. Brenner, I am ……..(11)……… about your plans for this year’s revamped conference. As you know, …..(12)….. this event will require a lot of planning and writing. We will need to create an email plan to blast potential attendance, write event page copy, and then ……(13)………… the agenda and presentations as well.

Subject: Request to work from home. Dear Mr. Brenner, I am ……..(11)……… about your plans for this year’s revamped conference. As you know, …..(12)….. this event will require a lot of planning and writing. We will need to create an email plan to blast potential attendance, write event page copy, and then ……(13)………… the agenda and presentations as well.

Subject: Request to work from home. Dear Mr. Brenner, I am ……..(11)……… about your plans for this year’s revamped conference. As you know, …..(12)….. this event will require a lot of planning and writing. We will need to create an email plan to blast potential attendance, write event page copy, and then ……(13)………… the agenda and presentations as well.

Leading up to the event, I would like to work from home two days a week. In previous roles, working from home ……..(14)…….. my productivity. Monday and Wednesday would be ideal work-from-home days, ……(15)…… we do not have any team-wide meetings. Of course, I can be completely ………………(16)………. and come into the office if we ever do need face-to-face time, and I will be available by phone and email on work-from-home days, in case anything comes up. Eager ……..(17)…….. your thoughts on this plan. Best, Jim Hopper.

Leading up to the event, I would like to work from home two days a week. In previous roles, working from home ……..(14)…….. my productivity. Monday and Wednesday would be ideal work-from-home days, ……(15)…… we do not have any team-wide meetings. Of course, I can be completely ………………(16)………. and come into the office if we ever do need face-to-face time, and I will be available by phone and email on work-from-home days, in case anything comes up. Eager ……..(17)…….. your thoughts on this plan. Best, Jim Hopper.

Leading up to the event, I would like to work from home two days a week. In previous roles, working from home ……..(14)…….. my productivity. Monday and Wednesday would be ideal work-from-home days, ……(15)…… we do not have any team-wide meetings. Of course, I can be completely ………………(16)………. and come into the office if we ever do need face-to-face time, and I will be available by phone and email on work-from-home days, in case anything comes up. Eager ……..(17)…….. your thoughts on this plan. Best, Jim Hopper.

Leading up to the event, I would like to work from home two days a week. In previous roles, working from home ……..(14)…….. my productivity. Monday and Wednesday would be ideal work-from-home days, ……(15)…… we do not have any team-wide meetings. Of course, I can be completely ………………(16)………. and come into the office if we ever do need face-to-face time, and I will be available by phone and email on work-from-home days, in case anything comes up. Eager ……..(17)…….. your thoughts on this plan. Best, Jim Hopper.

Passage 2 (Items 18 – 20) Do you value friendly relations with your colleagues? Are you proud ……….(18)………. Being a nice person who would never pick a fight? Unfortunately, you might be just as responsible for group dysfunction as you more combative team members. That is because it is a problem when you shy away from open, healthy conflict about the issues. If you think you are “taking one for the team” by not rocking the boat, you are deluding yourself. Teams need conflict to …………..(19)………… Conflict allows the team to come to terms with difficult situations, to synthesize diverse perspectives and to ensure that solutions ….….(20)…….. . Conflict is uncomfortable, but it is the source of true innovation and a critical process in identifying and mitigating risks.

Passage 2 (Items 18 – 20) Do you value friendly relations with your colleagues? Are you proud ……….(18)………. Being a nice person who would never pick a fight? Unfortunately, you might be just as responsible for group dysfunction as you more combative team members. That is because it is a problem when you shy away from open, healthy conflict about the issues. If you think you are “taking one for the team” by not rocking the boat, you are deluding yourself. Teams need conflict to …………..(19)………… Conflict allows the team to come to terms with difficult situations, to synthesize diverse perspectives and to ensure that solutions ….….(20)…….. . Conflict is uncomfortable, but it is the source of true innovation and a critical process in identifying and mitigating risks.

Passage 2 (Items 18 – 20) Do you value friendly relations with your colleagues? Are you proud ……….(18)………. Being a nice person who would never pick a fight? Unfortunately, you might be just as responsible for group dysfunction as you more combative team members. That is because it is a problem when you shy away from open, healthy conflict about the issues. If you think you are “taking one for the team” by not rocking the boat, you are deluding yourself. Teams need conflict to …………..(19)………… Conflict allows the team to come to terms with difficult situations, to synthesize diverse perspectives and to ensure that solutions ….….(20)…….. . Conflict is uncomfortable, but it is the source of true innovation and a critical process in identifying and mitigating risks.