Inter Test
Inter Test
Inter Test
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Are you going (go) on holiday this year?
1 Sonia is working (work) in the garden. Shall I call her for you?
2 We went (go) to the Edinburgh Festival in August last year.
3 If I found £20 on the floor in a shop, I would give (give) it to one of the assistants.
4 My mother has been going (go) to salsa dance classes for the last two months – she loves it!
5 Wait until Roberto will get (get) here and then the meeting can begin.
6 I think I sent (send) Pedro the wrong file when I emailed him yesterday.
7 Diana told me she wanted (want) to start learning French.
8 I will drink (drink) less coffee at the moment to see if it helps with my headaches.
9 ‘Is Mike at home?’ ‘He went (go) to the shops. He’ll be back in an hour.’
10 When we returned, we saw that somebody had broken (break) one of our windows.
11 I would have invited you to the party if I had known (know) you were around!
12 Students will get their results in June. A letters will be send (send) to their home address.
13 I don’t want to eat curry again! We had had (have) it twice last week.
14 ‘Didn’t you hear your phone ring?’ ‘No, I was listening (listen) to music on headphones.’
15 Mary meets (meet) Anna for lunch most days. Their offices are very close.
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However, up to 90 per cent of communication is non-verbal. So we might say one thing, but our body language
often tells a different story. Body language refers to the pattern of gestures that express our inner thoughts and
feelings in communication.
Unless we are very clever, our bodies will usually try to tell the truth, no matter what our words and facial
expressions are communicating. Here are three of the most common ways that our bodies can give us away:
1) Touching our faces more often than usual. If we are lying, we often cover our mouth with our hand or put a
finger on our lip. Part of us knows that what we are saying is not true, and tries to stop it coming out.
Touching our ear or hair and, most commonly, our nose are signs that we might be feeling anxious, or that
we are angry or frightened but don’t feel able to express it.
2) Gesturing with our hands. Experiments have shown that we use our hands to talk with much less than usual
when what we are saying is not true. We don’t know exactly what our hands are saying, but we know they
are probably communicating something important so we try not to use them. A person who says he or she is
very pleased with something, and they have their arms folded while they are speaking, may actually be
feeling quite the opposite.
3) Moving our legs and feet. These are the most revealing parts of our body as they are the furthest from our
face and we don’t usually pay attention to what they are doing. An interviewer might be listening patiently,
smiling, and nodding, but if he’s tapping his foot, this could tell us that he is not enjoying the interview at all.
Most of us don’t know exactly what someone else’s body language means. But if we feel uneasy in someone’s
company, it may be because their words and their body are saying different things from each other. This
difference can have a significant effect on how we get on with that person.
1 We change the expression on our faces when we want people to believe _______.
A what we’re really thinking B that we’re lying C what we’re saying
2 Our body language shows _______.
A what we want people to think B what we’re really thinking
C that we always tell the truth
3 People who aren’t being honest often _______.
A touch their faces more frequently B try to stop talking C touch their hair
4 People who are afraid tend to _______.
A cover their mouths B touch their noses C touch their hands
5 It’s common to _______ if we aren’t telling the truth.
A use our hands more B use our hands less C look at our hands
6 To decide if someone is telling the truth, looking at their hands is _______ listening to what they say.
A a better indication than B just as effective as C not as effective as
7 When it comes to watching body language, legs and feet _______.
A aren’t as interesting as faces B are the most revealing
C aren’t worth looking at
8 If an interviewer’s foot is moving, he’s probably _______.
A listening very carefully B not enjoying the interview C not paying attention
9 _______ can interpret a person’s body language accurately.
A Few people B Nobody C Most people
10 If a person’s words and body language don’t match, we can feel _______.
A at ease B relaxed C uncomfortable
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