UNIT 3 Section 1 (D) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 3 Section 1 (D)

 

Examination Practice A. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space A TALENT FOR LYING Although we are all natural born liars, most of us seem to take it for granted that lying (1) _______________________ bad. However, psychologists argue that lying is just (2) _______________________ important as any other social skill we possess. We learn (3)_______________________ art of deception very early in life; by the age of five, we have not only become quite efficient at lying, but we have also learnt how to read people's reactions and act accordingly. (4)_______________________ example, if someone is avoiding direct eye contact with us, this makes us think that we're being lied to so we might lie, too. A person's smile is also (5) _______________________ giveaway. A genuine smile makes the skin near the eyes crease, whereas a "put on" smile doesn’t have the (6)_______________________ effect on the facial features (7)_______________________ a real one. Even though both women and men know how to watch (8)_______________________ for clues that somebody is lying, it is a fact that women are (9)_______________________ more skilful liars (10)________________________men. Despite this, women are also more affected by other people’s feelings, so they have more sympathy (11)_______________________ them. As a result, women tend to be (12)_______________________ willing to have an honest conversation.   B. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given unchanged. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1 Sarah is a better swimmer than Jessica. swim Jessica doesn’t __________________________________________________________Sarah. 2 Mark and Tony are equally tall. height Mark is__________________________________________________________ Tony. 3 Jane is more enthusiastic about sports than Brendan is. keen Brendan isn’t _________________________________ ________________________ Jane is. 4 The baby’s temperature kept rising, so we took him to hospital. higher The baby’s temperature was__________________________________________________, so we took him to hospital. 5 Patrick doesn’t usually forget his appointments. like It is __________________________________________________________his appointments. 6 As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing. harder The darker __________________________________________________ it was for us to see. 7 Daniel is the worst cook I’ve ever known. cook None of the people I know ____________________________________________ Daniel. 8 I couldn’t find a bigger house in the area. the This was ______________________________________________I could find in the area. 9 The children’s performance made quite an impression on us. rather We were ________________________:________________________ the children’s performance. 10 Jeremy doesn’t run as fast as Jonathan. so Jeremy is not  ___________________________________________Jonathan.

ANSWER KEY

A 1 is 2 as 3 the 4 for 5 a 6 same 7 as 8 out 9 far/much 10 than 11 for 12 more B 1 swim as well as 2 the same height as 3 as keen on sports as 4 getting higher and higher 5 not like Patrick to forget 6 it got, the harder 7 cook as badly as 8 the biggest house 9 rather impressed by 10 so fast a runner as