SHE FAILED TO GET INTO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY. SHE FAILED TO GET IN...
22. She failed to get into medical university.
A. passed
B. qualified
C. didn't succeed
D. satisfied
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Nonverbal communication, or "body language", is communication by facial
expressions, head or eyes movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be B just as
important to understand (23) __________ words are. Misunderstandings- often amusing
(24) __________ sometimes serious- can arise between people from different cultures if
they misinterpret nonverbal signals. For example, take the differences in meaning of a
gesture (25) __________ is very common in the United States: a circle made with the
thumb and index finger. To an American, it means that everything (26) __________
OK. To Japanese, it means that you are talking (27) __________
money.
In
France, it means that something is worthless. Meanwhile in Greece, it is an obscene
gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly offend a Greek by using that
particular hand signal.