Unit 1 - Grammar Exercises

Exercise 3 Read a short passage from the text. Open the brackets and fill in the blank with words in the present simple tense.

#1. Have you ever been afraid of or attracted to someone just because of the way the person ___ (to look)?

#2. When you first meet someone, it is not unusual ___ (to react) to his or her appearance. But these are first impressions, and most people

#3. ___ (to assume) that it takes time to find out what someone

#4. ___ (to be really like). It is possible, however, that a person’s appearance

#5. ___ (to reveal) more than we realize. According to some experts, a person’s face, head, and body

#6. ___ (can/to be able to) reveal a great deal about personality. Physiognomists

#7. ___ (to study) such features as the shape of the head, the length and thickness of the neck, the color and thickness of the hair, and the shape of the nose, mouth, eyes, and chin. They believe that round-faced people

#8. ___ (to be self-confident). Prominent cheekbones show strength of character, while a pointed nose reveals curiosity. Down-turned lips reveal a proud character, while a long, pointed chin

#9. ___ (to indicate) someone who

#10. ___ (to like, to give) orders.

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