keep the floor/roof/hold/steer?

[mochimochi01]

I have a question about the following problem:

Choose the correct word to fill the blank.

Tough negotiators are very good at keeping the ( )
1. floor 2. roof 3. hold 4. steer

Which word is correct? I can't answer.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, mochimochi.

I can't answer it either.

What is the source of this question?

 

[mochimochi01]

A university entrance examination given yesterday.

 

[tedmc]

I would choose 'steer', which means control/direct.
Tough negotiators should be in control of a negotiation.

not a teacher

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would choose "floor". That means "having the ability to speak". It is not a very good question.

 

[bhaisahab]

I would choose 'steer', which means control/direct.
Tough negotiators should be in control of a negotiation.

not a teacher

"Tough negotiators are very good at keeping the steer" is nonsense, tedtmc. As Mike indicated "floor" is the only possible answer, but it's not very satisfactory.