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What is the most appropriate answer?


1.  Could I speak to Ms Johnson, please?
   a) Hang up and I'll call you back.
   b) Yes, I'll put you through.
   c) No, I prefer to hang on, it's very important.
   d) Yes, I'd like to speak to the person who deals with paying your suppliers, please.

2. Good afternoon. Can I help you?
   a) Yes, I'd like to speak to the person who deals with paying your suppliers, please.
   b) I'm afraid you seem to have the wrong number.
   c) No, I prefer to hang on, it's very important.
   d) Hang up and I'll call you back.

3. Is that Ojay and Simpson?
   a) Well could you get him to call me back as soon as he gets in?
   b) Yes, I'll put you through.
   c) I'm afraid you seem to have the wrong number.
   d) No, I prefer to hang on, it's very important.

4. I'm afraid he's out of the office and won't be back for an hour or so.
   a) Well could you get him to call me back as soon as he gets in?
   b) I'm afraid you seem to have the wrong number.
   c) Hang up and I'll call you back.
   d) Yes, I'll put you through.

5. I could get him to call you back in a few minutes.
   a) Yes, I'll put you through.
   b) I'm afraid you seem to have the wrong number.
   c) Hang up and I'll call you back.
   d) No, I prefer to hang on, it's very important.

6. There's a lot of noise on the line. Could you speak up?
   a) Hang up and I'll call you back.
   b) I'm afraid you seem to have the wrong number.
   c) Yes, I'll put you through.
   d) Well could you get him to call me back as soon as he gets in?


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