PRACTICE 4 (September 14th, 2013) Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. The most dominant and reliable features of facial expressions provide a constant channel of communication. They can be shifty and evasive; convey hate, fear, and guilt; or (41) _____ confidence, love, and support. Referred to as "mirrors of the soul" our eyes serve as the major decisive factor in (42) _____ the spoken words. The eyes of the man converse as (43) _____ as their tongues, with the advantage that the ocular dialect needs (44) _____ dictionary, but it is understood all over the world. When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on eyes. Except (45) _____ extremely shy individuals, most people look for social acceptance by studying the eyes of others. Eyes also can (46) _____ indicate a positive or a negative relationship. People tend to look longer and more often at the people whom they trust, respect and care about than at those whom they doubt or (47) _____. Normal eye dilation is not under control of the individual. Personally characteristics such as introversion and extroversion also influence eye behavior. Eye behavior seems (48) ____ particular importance and is generally used to indicate whether one is open to communication. This can be observed when a teacher asks the class a question: students who think they know the answer will generally (49) ____ at the teacher, (50) ____ students who do not know the answer will usually try to avoid eye contact. 1. a. replace b. report c. consider d. express 2. a. interpreting b. changing c. exchanging d. transporting 3. a. much b. many c. more d. a lot 4. a. not b. nor c. no d. none 5. a. in b. for c. of d. with 6. a. accurate b. accuracy c. accurately d. inaccurate 7. a. love b. long c. wait d. dislike 8. a. to be b. be c. being d. been 9. a. notice b. look c. think d. aim 10. a. as b. while c. so d. because TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. through b. other c. everything d. thanks 2. a. facial b. communicate c. contact d. carpet 3. a. sometimes b. gestures c. interests d. examples 4. a. included b. wanted c. decided d. noticed 5. a. allow b. tomorrow c. slowly d. below Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 6. He was so _______ that he could not even say a word. a. nerve b. nerves c. nervous d. nervously 7. I am really _______ in the way he talks, but the way he behaves. a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly 8. His attitude made me really _______. a. anger b. angers c. angry d. angrily 9. We can communicate not only through _______ words but also through _______ body language. a. Ø / Ø b. the / the c. Ø / the d. the / Ø 10. He has not kept in touch with us for _______ long time. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 11. He got angry _______ me when I said that-he was wrong. a. on b. upon c. with d. for 12. A smile is a sign _______ friendliness and interest. a. on b. about c. of d. from 13. Peter is very busy _______ his new house. a. over b. with c. for d. on 14. The meaning from touch is dependent _______ the context, the relationship between communicators, and the manner of touch. a. in b. upon c. with d. from 15. When communicating, nonverbal messages can _______ with verbal messages in some ways. a. act b. interact c. mix d. go 16. _______ can be defined as communication include handshakes, holding hands, kissing, back slapping, a pat on the shoulder, and brushing an arm. a. Touches b. Eye contact c. Facial expressions d. Wink 17. A gesture is a non-vocal bodily _______ intended to express meaning. a. action b. glance c. contact d. movement 18. Children can be a little _______ and they like to see quick results. a. shy b. slow c. impatient d. polite 19. They do their work with such cheerfulness, _______ and unselfish dedication. a. friendliness b. laziness c. politeness d. shyness 20. An important source of dissatisfaction was a _______ of challenge. a. lack b. measurement c. sight d. contact 21. When I _______ up this morning, my roommate _______ already. a. am waking / leaves b. wake / has left c. woke / had left d. was waking / left 22. Someone at the door. I _______ it. a. is knocking / will answer b. knocked / would answer c. knocks / have answered d. would knock / was answering 23. In five minutes, they _______ for three hours on the phone. a. are talking b. have talked c. will talk d. will have been talking 24. These workers _______ on strike to ask for higher salary at present. a. are going b. was going c. have gone d. had gone 25. I _______ him very much. He is so brilliant. a. like b. am liking c. have liked d. was liking 26. John said that his brother _______ at home then. a. is b. was c. were d. has been 27. Max told me _______ a book in the evening. a. if he often reads b. he has often read c. that he often read d. he was reading 28. Mary told me _______ home at that moment she _______ her parents with the farm work. a. that if she was / had helped b. if she were / will have helped c. that if she had been / would have helped d. that she had been / would have helped 29. Tim asked Sarah _______ English so far. a. she had been learning how long b. how long was she learning c. how long .she has been learning d. how long she had been learning 30. Tom said that he had been to England _______. a. ten years before b. the years ago c. the following ten years d. the next ten years
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