THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING - VOCAB CHECK

Choose the phrase with the closest meaning: Signs of lying are exposed in people’s words rather than their movements.

• The simple fact is that the real clues to deceit are in the words that people use, not the body language.

• He has interviewed thousands of people from more than 60 countries, asking them to describe how they set about telling whether someone is lying.

• The viewers were then invited to make a choice - to telephone in to say which film he was lying about.

• It doesn’t matter if you are male or female, young or old; very few people are able to detect deception.

Detectives are still trying to ____________________ surrounding the death of a wealthy farmer

• take a peek at

• hold a conversation

• attempt to do

• unravel a mystery

He was arrested on charges of attempted ______________ when he tried to use a stolen credit card.

• instance

• large-scale

• deception

• scepticism

Gray Morgan, was largely _______________ for this effort to avoid disrupted schooling but never received appropriate recognition.

• responsible

• consistent

• capable

• profound

At this stage, students can __________ a conversation with a good degree of fluency, read simple technical documents, and write short business reports.

• give

• take

• hold

• meet

Their own programmes were incorporated in the plan, which must have reduced _________ and helped in obtaining priority finance.

• reference

• elaborate toy

• youngster

• scepticism

We __________ a survey into the relationship between a company's sales incentive plan structure and its gain or loss in market share.

• conducted

• had

• found

• asked

Personally, I can't ________________ between diamonds and bits of clear broken glass!

• toss a coin

• tell the difference

• associate with

• shift about

She has such an _____________ face that I find it hard to believe anything bad of her.

• elaborate

• consistent

• accurate

• innocent

Progressive taxes attempt __________ the tax burden of people with a lower ability to pay.

• reducing

• to reducing

• to reduce

• reduce