Expert Proficiency Unit 3

Many experts ____ regular visits to psychologists rather than using self-help books.

• motivate

• advocate

• interpret

• subscribe

The environment and atmosphere at the spa hotel was _____ to total relaxation. It was the most relaxing holiday I’ve ever had.

• conducive

• ispiring

• encouraging

• assertive

Certain food can _____ a sense of calm in a person.

• reap

• derive

• persuade

• evoke

It’s a _____ that everyone can be happier by following advice in self-help books.

• fallacy

• masquerade

• detriment

• dissatisfaction

The writer makes his ____ eloquently and with total conviction, but I think some of them could do more harm than good.

• fabrications

• pronnouncements

• proponents

• inspirations

Many self-help books use _____ that is almost impossible to understand in the hope of making the message seem more convincing.

• prose

• speech

• jargon

• style

Heather finally _____ the conclusion that she’d have to do something about her stress levels.

• made

• arrived

• came

• reached

For questions 8–19, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use

only one word in each space.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR BOSS?

Gemma was delighted when she got her new job. Unfortunately, she soon discovered that her boss was a (1) __________ in sheep’s clothing. While he appeared helpful and kind in public, he would ‘forget’ to give her key information for her job so that she made a lot of mistakes.

If it (2) __________ not for him, the job would have been perfect.

It was no (3) __________ just watching him.