Lesson 2

A: Vocabulary

1. The fight started when one of the two drivers made a rude              at the other one.

a. posture              b. stance               c. gesture              d. movement

2. A psychologist can help you              your fear of height.

a. relax                  b. practice             c. overcome                    d. involve

3. The speaker gave an interesting            on the importance of learning computer skills.

a. communication b. attention            c. expression         d. presentation

4. The television company has lost a large parts of its              since it changed its programming.

a. confidence         b. difference          c. experience         d. audience

5. The teacher          the importance of learning the poems by heart.

a. emphasized        b. included            c. provided            d. reacted

6. It will only be a           visit because we really haven't much time.  

a. certain               b. brief                  c. deep                  d. excellent

7. She is very religious, that's why she has no          of dying.

a. excitement         b. humor               c. fear                   d. importance

8. The restaurant is famous for its friendly             and excellent service.

a. variety               b. nutrient              c. habit                  d. atmosphere

9. He said, with            , that he would have to cancel the appointment.

a. movement          b. embarrassment c. involvement       d. excitement

10. We need to increase           awareness of dangerous diseases like AIDS.

a. public                b. recent                c. silent                 d. possible

11. Please try not be           during the examination.

a. damaged            b. smooth              c. entire                 d. anxious

12. The most important point in making a speech is to be           .

a. brief                  b. attractive           c. nervous             d. emotionless

13. Our teacher          on the main points in each lesson.

a. raises                 b. controls             c. reduces             d. emphasizes

14. We would avoid expressing           information while giving a speech.

a. specific              b. irrelevant           c. valuable             d. flexible

15. You need specific garden          for planting a tree.

a. bricks                b. basis                 c. tools                  d. stretcher

16. I would like to         how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

a. encourage          b. emphasize         c. concentrate        d. increase

17. They tried to hide the truth from Mary, but she was already        of everything.

a. tired                   b. ashamed            c. aware                d. afraid

18. Miss Taylor is an excellent teacher and she has a good          with her students.

a. projection          b. relationship        c. presentation       d. involvement

19. Those who have        in themselves aren't afraid of facing difficulties.

 a. experience        b. confidence        c. experiment         d. excitement

20. Sorry to          you again Ted, but could you just answer one more question?

a. influence            b. disturb              c. protect              d. bend

21. It seems that she isn't          of the dangers of driving fast.

a. aware                 b. anxious             c. nervous             d. positive

22. If you keep the same speed of words when speaking, you       the "voice projection" communication power tools.

a. improve             b. distract              c. create                d. ignore

23. Air traffic control lost radio        with the pilot of the aircraft ten minutes before the accident.

a. contact              b. calorie               c. audience            d. pressure

24. The new coach's relaxed and        manner soon earned him the liking and respect of his team.

a. concerned          b. continuous        c. constant            d. confident

25. I am sure that you will        all the difficulties if you keep on working like this.

a. raise                  b. stretch               c. overcome                    d. forbid

26. She has always had difficulty         with others because she is very shy.

 a. comparing        b. communicating c. disturbing          d. influencing

27. He could not give a good          since he was in a bad mood.

a. gesture               b. reward               c. speech               d. sense

28. As I didn't concentrate on the subject, I couldn't understand it. Concentrate means  

a. take somebody's attention away from sth            b. give special importance to sth

c. give all your attention to sth                                d. state of being ashamed of sth

29. We all need          in our daily diet.

a. humor                b. exercise             c. silence               d. variety

30. The music was so loud that              him from his work.

a. distracted                    b. ignored              c. lowered             d. leaned

31. Maybe I'm losing my sense of            but I didn't find that show at all funny.

a. embarrassment   b. humor               c. excitement         d. fear

32. Her mother had always           on her for support.

a. acted                 b. tapped               c. leaned                d. stood

33. I have great          for his ideas, although I don't agree with them.

a. respect              b. purpose             c. nervousness       d. course

34. She ended her           yesterday and spoke to the police about the accident.

a. stance                b. silence               c. audience            d. balance

35. We don't usually let students take books home, but I'll bend the rules on this             .

a. projection          b. permission         c. communication d. occasion                             

 B: Structure

1. You can change the whole appearance of the room just         it in a certain way.

a. to light               b. in lighting           c. by lighting          d. that lighting

2. You can't               him go if he doesn't want to.

a. force                 b. make                 c. ask                              d. order      

3. She said the letter was personal and wouldn't let him          it.

a. read                   b. to read              c. reading              d. reads

4. Police hope that the public will help them            the terrorists.

a. finding               b. to find               c. found                d. finds

 

5. I tried to thank him            him out to dinner.

a. by inviting          b. for inviting         c. to invite             d. invited

6. Fortunately, he was made           my money back.

a. giving                b. give                   c. gave                  d. to give

7. The government should do more to help young couples             their own homes.

a. buying               b. buys                  c. bought               d. buy

8. The film was very sad. It           me cry.

a. caused               b. allowed             c. let                      d. made

9. I wish you wouldn't wear glasses. They make you          older.

a. looking              b. looked               c. look                  d. to look

10. She didn't permit anyone                  in the house.

a. smokes              b. to smoke           c. smoking            d. smoked

11. Good eye contact                your audience to feel more relaxed.

a. makes                b. lets                    c. helps                 d. misses

12. I told my sister I'd lend her my new shirt if she              me borrow her jacket.

a. allowed              b. let                     c. permitted           d. asked

13. Although he was angry, he couldn't help            .

a. smiling               b. smile                 c. to smile             d. smiled

14. His wife            him to give up smoking.

a. let                      b. made                 c. permit                d. forced

15. Most working environments are improved by            a few plants and pictures.

a. to add                b. adds                  c. adding               d. add

16. This math teacher has always made the students              a solution by themselves.

a. to find               b. found                c. have found        d. find

17. By            hard, we could finally solve the problem.

a. try                     b. tried                  c. trying                 d. to try

18. We were made           silent during his lecture.

a. being                 b. to be                 c. be                     d. been

19. He can't help          seriously.

a. being                 b. to be                 c. be                     d. been

20. Let's           about it any more.

a. not talk              b. not to talk          c. not talking          d. don't talk

21. Would you mind helping me           this can?

a. opens                b. open                 c. opening             d. opened

22. Let your shoes              completely before putting them on.

a. to dry                b. drying               c. dried                 d. dry

23. I want to have a dentist           a hole in my tooth.

a. filling                 b. filled                  c. to fill                 d. fill

24. I can't help              that he knows more than he has told us.

a. thinking              b. think                  c. to think              d. thought

25. We all are made           English when we want to speak English.

a. thinking              b. think                  c. to think              d. thought