SHE SAID SHE WORKS EIGHT HOURS A DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY. A...

5. She said she works eight hours a day except Sunday. A B C DV. Reading comprehension:CONVERSATIONAL TURNSProbably the most (1)………... recognized conversational convention is that people take(2)... speaking. But how do they know when it is their turn? Some (3.)... mustbe present, otherwise conversation would be continual breaking down into a disorganizedjumble of interruption and simultaneous talk. Turn – taking cues are usually quite subtle. People do not simply (4)... talking whenthey are ready to yield the floor. They usually signal in advance that they are about toconclude .The clues may be semantic (“ so anyway,... “ or “ Last but not least,....”); but morecommonly the speech itself can be modified to show that a turn is about to (5)……….... –typically, by lowering its pitch, loudness, or speed. Body movements and patterns of eye (6)... are especially important. While speaking,we look at away from our listener in about equal (7)... ; but as we approach the end of aturn, we look at the listener more steadily.Listeners are not passive in all of this. Here too there are several ways of (8)………... thatsomeone wants to speak next. One way is though an observable increase in body tension – bylearning forward or producing an audible intake of breath. A less subtle approach is simply to(9)………….... - a strategy that may be tolerated , if the purpose is to (10)... what thespeaker is saying , but that more usually leads to social disapproval.