When all the members started arguing, the chairman called the meeting to …

Analyze the question The sentence is: "When all the members started arguing, the chairman called the meeting to ___." We need the word that completes a common phrase correctly.

Explain the concept This tests knowledge of fixed expressions (collocations). In meetings, a chairman "calls the meeting to order." This means he asks everyone to stop disorderly behaviour and follow the proper rules of procedure.

Check each option

• A. slience: This is a misspelling of "silence." Even if it were spelled correctly, "call the meeting to silence" is not an idiomatic English expression.
• B. order: "Call to order" is the standard phrase. It fits perfectly, since arguing members create disorder.
• C. audience: A meeting is not "called to audience." This does not make sense.
• D. attention: People can be "called to attention" (a military expression), but it is not the usual phrase for restoring calm in a meeting, and it doesn't capture the idea of restoring orderly conduct.

Answer The correct option is B. order.

Tip Learn these common collocations for the exam:

• call a meeting to order
• bring someone to book
• call for silence (not "call to silence")

When you see "chairman" and "meeting," think "order."