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 ____.