MODULE 1
9
• Multiple Choice Cloze
5
For questions 1‒8, read the text below and decide which
answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
You are standing in a
0)
. . . . . . . .
area. Suddenly there is a disturbance,
and even though you can’t see what’s
going on, you, and those near you,
immediately feel
1)
. . . . . . . . and quickly
move away.
Scientists have long known about animal
2)
. . . . . . . . to danger. For
instance, if one animal begins to run away, then all the other animals in
the group will follow. But scientists have been baffled by what causes
3)
. . . . . . . . behaviour in humans. What is it that causes fear to spread
so quickly through a group of people?
Researchers at Harvard believe they may have begun to unravel the
mystery. In the past it was accepted that people judged emotional
situations simply by looking at faces. What this new study has
4)
. . . . . . . . is that the position of the body is also very important.
To test their theory, the scientists showed pictures of people
5)
. . . . . . . .
in different poses but with their faces rubbed out. The pictures showed
people in happy, neutral and fearful positions. While the test subjects
6)
. . . . . . . . at the pictures, their brains were scanned to see how they
reacted. The researchers found that the fearful position caused a very
strong reaction despite the lack of any facial expression in the pictures.The
effects suggest that humans react instinctively to a position of fear in other
people and that this
7)
. . . . . . . . in our behaviour has helped humans to
8)
. . . . . . . . in dangerous situations throughout our evolution.
0 A
filled
B
jammed
C
packed
D
public
1 A
irritable
B
nervous
C
impatient
D
doubtful
2 A
replies
B
explanations
C
answers
D
responses
3 A
same
B
equal
C
like
D
similar
4 A
founded
B
realised
C
exposed
D
discovered
5 A
forming
B
having
C
standing
D
taking
6 A
glared
B
noticed
C
looked
D
watched
7 A
effect
B
development
C
result
D
conclusion
8 A
remain
B
keep
C
survive
D
live
7
Complete the sentences so that
they are true for you.
1 (good)
actor in the world ...
I think
the best actor in the world is ...
2 (funny)
person I know ...
3 (tiring)
job ...
4 (expensive)
restaurant in my
town ...
5 (cold)
place in my country ...
6 (difficult)
language in the world ...
7 (windy)
place in my country ...
• Key word transformations
8
Complete the sentences using
the words in bold. Use two to
five words.
1
Bill earns more money than Ann.
as
Ann doesn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . Bill.
2
If you practise, you’ll get better.
the
The more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . will get.
3
We finished in half the time she
took.
twice
It took her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . it took us to finish.
4
This is the fastest she can run.
any
She can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . this.
5
He didn’t expect it to cost so much.
paid
He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
he expected.
6
I can’t attend the meeting next
week.
present
I won’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the meeting next week.
2
It is . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(hard)
to forget
than to forgive.
3
Happy people tend to be . . . . . . . . . .
(self‒centred)
than unhappy ones.
4
Painting is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(relaxing)
than listening to music.
5
Rich people are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(happy)
than poor people.
• Comparisons
GR p. 153
6
Complete the sentences with a positive or negative
comparative form to show your opinion.
1
Doctors should be paid . . . . . . . . . . .
(much)
money than
footballers.
D
Exam Practice: Use of English
Exam Practice:
Use of English
