TEST YOURSELF 1

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  recently                   
2.  facial                       
3.  tomorrow               
4.  confidence

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  communicate
2.  impatient                 
3.  interesting     
4.  apologize

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. carpet                       
2.  visit                         
3.  summer                   
4.  include

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  expression               
2.  example                  
3.  friendliness   
4.  superior

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  nervous                   
2.  body                        
3.  verbal                      
4.  polite

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.

It is of great ______ to show your interest and politeness when you are having a job interview.

1.  importance             
2.  important                
3.  importantly      
4.  unimportant

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.

A new ______ satellite has just been launched into the earth's orbit to take some necessary photographs.

1.  communicate                              
2.  communication
3.  communicative                           
4.  communicatively

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.

Facial ______ show one's feelings when he is communicating.

1.  expressions    
2.  expresses                
3.  expressive       
4.  expressively

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.

Some people get married not simply because they are ______ love.

1.  for                           
2.  with                         
3.  in                                      
4.  on

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.

Expressing ______ confidence is important to those who want to succeed in ______ job interview.

1.  a / the                      
2.  the / Ø           
3.  a / a                         
4.  Ø / a

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.

She never looks ______ anyone who she is talking ______. She seems to be lack ______ confidence.

1.  at / to / of      
2.  for / with / in
3.  up / for / with          
4.  on / about / for

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.

Education is very necessary ______ leading a good life.

1.  on                                     
2.  in                             
3.  for                           
4.  with

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.

He came to ______ for what had happened because he had clearly been in the wrong.

1.  apologize                
2.  compliment   
3.  promise                   
4.  serve

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.

He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

1.  politeness         
2.  rudeness            
3.  encouragement        
4.  measurement

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.

John looked up at Jane and tried a smile of love, of ______, of gratitude.

1.  dislike                     
2.  unreliability             
3.  trust                        
4.  anger

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.

Body language includes our ______, facial expressions, and gestures.

1.  posture                   
2.  mature           
3.  picture           
4.  body

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.

Parents interpret facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling

1.  translate                  
2.  understand   
3.  read               
4.  comprehend

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.

She told him _______.

1.  patient           
2.  to be patient  
3.  was patient    
4.  that being patient

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.

Later a wine reception will be followed by a concert before guests tuck into a banquet.

1.  an enormous breakfast     
2.  a formal conference
3.  an informal party                       
4.  a formal party

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.

He asked us do not make so much noise ______ he was working.

1.  and that if               
2.  and                          
3.  and that         
4.  and added that

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.

Daniel asked me if I thought _______.

1.  it will rain today                         
2.  it will rain that day
3.  it would rain today           
4.  it would rain that day

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.

Barbara asked me _______ the homework that week.

1.  that she must do                         
2.  if she has to do
3.  if she had to do                         
4.  if did she have to do

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.

Jennifer asked me _______ the week before.

1.  where had I gone              
2.  where I had gone
3.  where did I gone                         
4.  I had gone where

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.

Robert wanted to know if I was leaving the _______ Friday.

1.  following                
2.  ago                          
3.  previous                  
4.  before

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.

I ______ to the shops, but I ______ anything because I ______ my wallet.

1.  go / cannot buy / will lose             
2.  was going / did not buy / have lost
3.  am going / am not buying / will lose
4.  went / could not buy / had lost

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.

I _______ well recently. I _______ to see my doctor yesterday. He said that I _______ some rest.

1.  do not sleep / went / would need  
2.  have not slept / went / needed
3.  did not sleep /go / will need           
4.  had not slept / went / had needed

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.

They _______ him for weeks.

1.  do not see      
2.  did not see         
3.  have not seen      
4. will not have seen

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.

Every day Mary _______ on the computer, but today she _______ a typewriter because there is no power.

1.  types / is using                           
2.  is tying / uses
3.  has typed / will use           
4.  types / has used

Error Identification.

Facial expression involves  (A) some of smallest (B) body movements, but its impact may be greater (C) than any other (D) body language.

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.

She said that she hadn't visited the UK _______.

1.  before                     
2.  then                         
3.  now                         
4.  ago