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OPTION B THE DARK SIDE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

1 Some of the greatest moments in human history were fuelled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King,
2 Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would move the hearts of his audience. “Instead of honouring this
3 sacred obligation to liberty,” King shouted, “America has given the Negro people a bad check.” He promised that a
4 land burning “with the heat of oppression” could be “transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice,” and
5 envisioned a future in which “on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of previous slaves and the sons of former slave-
6 owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”
7 Delivering this electrifying message required emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand and
8 manage emotions. Dr. King demonstrated remarkable skill in managing his own emotions and in generating emotions
9 that moved his audience to action. King delivered a perfectly balanced speech based on reason and emotion, on
10 anger and hope.
11 However, emotional intelligence may also have a dark side. Another one of the most influential leaders of the
12 20th century spent years studying the emotional effects of his body language. His name was Adolf Hitler. Practising
13 his hand gestures and analysing images of his movements allowed him to become “an absolutely magnetic public
14 speaker,” says historian Roger Moorhouse. Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our capacities to reason. If
15 their values are different from our own, the results can be devastating. New evidence suggests that, when people
16 have self-serving motives, emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for manipulating others.

7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “wet portion of land in a desert.”
8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “anger” (noun).
9. GIVE ONE SYNONYM FOR “magnetic” (adjective) (line 14) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.
10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT PREPOSITION: “David paid... the drinks.”
11. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR “forbid” (verb).
12. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? aptitude / skill / attraction / ability
13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED. “That afternoon, the speaker gave a
wonderful speech to the London audience.” That afternoon, the London audience...
14. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES
WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM.
15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If people had known Hitler’s intentions...”
16. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: “He asked her if she could tell him the answer to those questions.”
17. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY. “Dr. King was born in America. He was
one of the most famous politicians of the 20th century.”

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Answer 1

7. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “wet portion of land in a desert.”

The correct word is oasis. 


8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “anger” (noun).

Angry - having a strong feeling of or showing annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger.


9. GIVE ONE SYNONYM FOR “magnetic” (adjective) (line 14) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.

Appealing - interesting, alluring. 


10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT PREPOSITION:

“David paid..for.. the drinks.”



11. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR “forbid” (verb).

Allow - give (someone) permission to do something


12. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? aptitude / skill / attraction / ability

Attraction - the action or power of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or something.


13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED. “That afternoon, the speaker gave a  wonderful speech to the London audience.”

That afternoon, the London audience was given a wonderful speech.


14. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM. (came/advice/she/to/me/for)

She came to me for advice.


15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If people had known Hitler’s intentions...”

They would have...stopped him immediately.

16. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: “He asked her if she could tell him the answer to those questions.”

“Can you tell me the answer to these questions?” he asked her.


17. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY. “Dr. King was born in America. He was one of the most famous politicians of the 20th century.”

Dr. King, who was born in America, was one of the most famous politicians of the 20th century.


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