TERM TEST 1.

1. CLOZE TEST
BODY LANGUAGE
Have you ever wished you could (0) ..C. … someone’s mind? Well you can – by
watching their body movements. Body language has been studied since the 50s, when US
scientist Ray Birdwhistell began writing about ‘kinetics’ – the study of body movements.
He filmed conversations and then (1) … them back in slow (2) … to examine gestures,
expressions and (3)… . Every day we use our bodies to send messages – nodding instead
of saying ‘yes’, or (4) … to say ‘hello’. But even when we don’t want people to know
how we’re feeling, certain things may still (5) … the truth. When we (6) … a lie, our
bodies often give the (7) … away when we blush or (8) … eye contact, swallow or cover
our mouth with our hand.
You can also use body language to your (9) … . For example, if you are always the
last to be picked for a sports team, take (10) … of these tips.

- Stand with your feet slightly (11) … and with your hands on your hips. This will
make you look stronger, fitter and much more athletic.
- (12) … jogging on the (13) …or limbering up –it gives the message that you can’t
wait to get on the pitch.
- (14) … your team mates right in the eye and smile. But don’t (15) … them a huge
fixed grin or they’ll think you’re desperate.

0 A see B hear C read D know

1. A turned B rewound C showed D played
2. A motion B speed C time D movement
3. A standing B figure C posture D position
4. A shaking B wagging C clapping D waving
5. A discover B reveal C inform D explain
6. A say B make C commit D tell
7. A game B sport C trick D play
8. A removing B avoiding C escaping D ignoring
9. A interest B favour C advantage D reward
10. A note B care C attention D advice
11. A away B apart C ajar D aside
12. A Try B Go C Make D Play
13. A place B spot C point D ground
14. A See B Watch C Look D Observe
15. A make B do C offer D give

2. WORD FORMATION
Six is the year when reading becomes a (1)..(please)…………………………. .It is an
(2)..(imagine)………………………….. age, an age for thinking things out in one’s
head before performing an action. Books, stories, television and films suddenly
become more (3)..(absorb) …………………… because of the child’s (4)..(expansion)
………………………… imagination. As so much more is going in inside the head of
the 6-year-old, he or she often seems more (12) …(occupy)…………………..,
compared with younger children; also more (13) ..(apprehend) …………………….
And sometimes (14) (hesitate) ………………………… . The 6-year-old sometimes
 dawdles where the 5-year-old would have rushed. Despite these changes, the 6-year-
old child is still a (15).. (delight) ………………… , if rather demanding, companion.

3. TRANSFORMATIONS

1. She was offered to deliver a lecture on some modern writer.

They offered that …………………………………………………………………………..

2. I sent an article to “The Times “and the editor rejected it.

The article ………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nobody has told him yet.

He still needs ………………………………………………………………………………

4. The car was reported by the police not to have been left in the street at night but kept
in the garage.
The police ………………………………………………………………………………..

5. No one has lived in that house for years.

That ……………………………………………………………………………………..

6. Many women have to earn money as well as do the housework.

Not only ………………………………………………………………………………..

7. They set off for the station in spite of the heavy rain.
Although ……………………………………………………………………………….

8. It was careless of you to leave the windows open last night.

You shouldn’t ……………………………………………………………………………..

9. We should spend as little money as possible.

The less ……………………………………………………………………………………

10. It seems that no one predicted the results.

No one ………………………………………………………………………………………

11. Marry doesn’t realize how serious the matter of marriage is.
Little ………………………………………………………………………………………..

12. Her chances of becoming a head teacher are practically nil.

She stands……………………………………………………………………………………