Reading and Use of English part 1 Exam skills 4. Collocation is one aspect that is tested in Reading and Use of English Part 4. Complete the following word combinations with the correct part of speech. diective _+ noun a mutual friend / a fake identity +noun bank account / a sense of humour + noun make a mistake / take @ photograph verb+ come into fashion / mistake someone for someone else + verb deeply regret something / distinctly remember something 2 Make common collocations by combining a word from list A with a word or phrase from list B. There are five words In A that do not combine with anything in B, Read the text quickly for general understanding before | ‘A:act close conceal confidential cover friend judge peer perform rank you look at the four options B: information pressure sb by their appearance suspiciously your true identity for each gap. —{ Exam practice } Multiple-choice cloze 3 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). Should children wear school uniform? In Brain, the sve of whether or not chicren shoul be By contrast, Japanese schools ae very (6) ___ about (0) 124 to wear schoo! uniform has been ‘he wearing of uriform, Boys in secondary schoo wear a dark O debated for many years. Newspapers jacket with buttons down the front, while girls wear a blue and frequently include reports of children being (2) white uniform (7)_______on annineteenth-century sailor home fr wearing the wrong (B)____of shoes or the suit There is correct nth for gts’ skits, and teachers wil \wrong colour of pullover Britain has no national uniform sometimes use a tape measure to check thi, In Japan, a5 in many 4) _: it is the responsibility of each head teacher to other countries, children find ways of (8) es ‘the decide whether thei students should wear uriform, and ori rus, (6) down exactly what that uniform shouldbe © A encouraged —_B allowed G made D persuaded 41 Astongy Bho © heavy D powertuly 2 Assent B directed ——¢ shown D lead 3A fashion 8 mode © model D sie 4A polioy B principle strategy ——_—D_—procedure 5 A put 8 lay © ne D decide 6 A heay 8B stern ¢ strong D strict 7 A founded 8B related © based D associated 8 A-changing ——=B adapting = bending twisting Over to you 4 Discuss these questions. ‘a How do you feel about uniforms that students and others have to wear? 'b Do you think uniforms help to create a strong group Identity or crush individuality? 15 Tyun ‘Aqquap! pue aouereaddeunit 1 16 . Seeing verbs C ° o o © ) ) J ) ° o 2 Complete these sentences with the correct body words. ‘a When | asked her the time, she Just shrugged her ___and said she didn’t know. | went upstairs in a hurry and stubbed my ‘Some fortune-tellers read people's | always wear my watch on my left Babies craw! around on their hands and = He sat with his ______on the table and his ____ in his hands. on one of the stairs, 3. Complete these sentences with the correct form of a verb from the list below. More than one answer may be possible. gaze look notice see stare watch a She __ exactly ike my sister. | couldn't take my eyes off her. She must have wondered why | was. at her. Many teenagers spend more time playing computer games than _ television. ____1 There's a fantastic rainbow in the sky. He's my greatest hero, but when I tried to get his autograph, he didn't even me. @ The couple — was theirs. #1 could just about — lovingly at their newborn baby. They couldn't believe he the station through the fog. 4 The eyes in some paintings appear to follow the viewer around the room. How do you think artists achieve this illusion? When you have discussed this, turn to page 153 for an explanation.