Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.

The importance of introductions is not merely the provision of a name. No one (61)_________what your name actually is, unless it really is something devastatingly unusual, in which case it may serve as a conversation starter. Most, as (62)_________as it may be, will forget it almost instantly. In its barest form, an introduction is the accepted method (63)_________which the introducer, who knows the two people to be introduced, vouches for the character of the introducees by having a (64)_________acquaintance. The level of (65)_________with which the introducer takes on the task is indicative of the relationship between the introducer and the newcomer, so if you are the one saddled with the task, take it on with gusto. The newcomer will be delighted you think so (66)_________of them and anyone to which you make the introduction will immediately believe the person to whom they are being introduced is worthy of (67)_________time and conversational skills.

Occasionally, the go- between will forget to (68)_________. At this point, if you are a friend of the go- between, the kindest thing to do is to loudly and jokingly force him or her into an introduction of

the (69)_________.The go- between should, at this point, apologize emphatically for their (70)_________and make a greater effort to incorporate them into conversation.

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