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M o d e l s : This is a good pencil – Это хороший карандаш.
These are good pencils. – Это хорошие карандаши.
1. These sentences are not very long, are they? 2. This isn't a box. 3. These
are not boxes. 4. This book is very interesting. 5. Those were not very interesting
books. 6. These are simple sentences. 7. This phoneme is easy, those two were
more difficult. 8. These are my notebooks. 9. Are these your things? 10. Those
were very beautiful flowers. 11. Take those flowers, they are very nice. 12. These
are my shoes.
19.
Put into the Singular:
1. These are phonemes. 2. We have English and French books. 3. Roses are
beautiful flowers. 4. Houses have roofs. 5. Those are little children. 6. Foxes are
animals. 7. Watches are small clocks. 8. Classrooms have blackboards. 9. These
are old oaks. 10. Dogs have tails. 11. Those boys are good friends. 12. Balls are
round.
20.
Put general questions to the following statements:
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1. Mrs. Sandford is in bed. 2. These words are easy. 3. She is a good student.
4. They are in the garden. 5. Her daughter is a teacher. 6. The children are at
school. 7. John is 19 years old. 8. Lesson 9 is difficult. 9. It is 10 o'clock. 10. The
flowers are yellow. 11. You are future teachers.
To Lessons 4—5
21. Put disjunctive questions to the following statements:
1. Your family is not large. 2. The children are in the garden. 3. This man is a
doctor. 4. His parents are not in Moscow. 5. It is six o'clock now. 6. Benny is not
in the nursery. 7. They are old friends. 8. This is a very interesting book.
22.
Put general and alternative questions to the following statements: v
1. The girl is small. 2. The children are at school. 3. It is dark in the room, 4.
This is a velvet dress. 5. The dog is in the yard. 6. They are busy all the time.
23.
Make up imperative sentences.
Note. Please is introduced before or after the imperative for polite requests.
Ask your friend: 1. to go to the blackboard; 2. to give you a fountain-pen;
3. to fetch some chalk; 4. to find lesson 11; 5. to speak louder; 6. to meet you at
5; 7. to go to the laboratory with you; 8. to write exercise 3 at home; 9. to learn
this poem by heart; 10. to write down the new words; 11. to repeat the sentence
three times; 12. to look at the blackboard; 13. to listen to the new text; 14. to
show you the way to the theatre
24.
Make up negative imperative sentences:
Tell your friend: 1. not to open the door; 2. not to leave the room; 3. not to
take the chalk; 4. not to write this exercise; 5. not to make such a noise; 6. not to
smoke in the room; 7. not to send a telegram today; 8. not to bite the pencil; 9.
not to talk so loudly; 10. not to go there alone; 11. not to close the window; 12.
not to read text 7; 13. not to be late next time
25.
Make up questions to which the words in bold type are answers:
1. She is always at home in the evening. 2. The books are on the shelf. 3.
Doctor Sandford's wife is in the garden. 4. This is a difficult sentence. 5. His
parents are in Kiev. 6. The children are at school at this time. 7. My mother is
60 years old.
26.
Complete the following sentences translating what is given in brackets:
1. I don't like to go out (когда холодно). 2. Open the window, please (в
комнате жарко). 3. Switch on the light (уже темно). 4. Let's wait a little (еще
очень рано). 5. The lesson begins at 9 (а сейчас только 8 часов). 6. Let's walk
there (это недалеко). 7. Hurry up (пора идти в институт). 8. Let's take a bus
(это очень далеко отсюда). 9. Go to bed (уже 11 часов). 10. Wake up (уже
утро).
27. Use an indefinite article in the following exclamatory sentences
where necessary:
1. What... difficult phoneme this is! 2. What... deep snow! 3. What ... easy
sentences these are! 4. What ... hot water!
5. What ... cold evening! 6. What ... clever student she is!
7. What... good ideas you have! 8. What... beautiful music he is
playing! 9. What... dark eyes your daughter has! 10. What...
silly mistake you have made! 11. What ... fine weather!
12. What ... good advice! 13. What... pretty girl! 14. What ...
talented writer he is! 15. What... lovely child your boy is!
28.
Write the plural of the following nouns:
a country, a wolf, a tomato, a brush, a baby, a watch, a sheep, a postman, a
day, a shelf, a sister-in-law, a text, a roof, a cassette-recorder, a page, a
handkerchief.
29.
Write 10 affirmative and 10 negative imperative sentences using the verbs
given below:
to take, to give, to bring, to tell, to speak, to answer, to go, to read, to write, to
come, to repeat, to begin, to forget, to switch on, to show, to look, to listen, to
wait, to put on, to take off.
30.
Use the infinitive as attribute (take the infinitives from the following list):
to remember, to learn, to answer, to eat, to come, to worry about, to say, to
speak to, to do, to read, to apologize.
M о d §1: Benny hasn't any friends to play with.
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1. This is a rule.... 2. There is nothing..., 3. These are the letters ... . 4. You are
just the man ... . 5. This is a poem ... .
6. Have you got anything ... ? 7. He is always the first ... .
8.1 have nothing .... 9. Is there anything ... ? 10. This is the first
thing... 11. It is just the moment....
31.
Form the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives:
old, bad, cold, yellow, loud, clean, large, cosy, comfortable, green, modern,
long, red, dark, good, small, interesting, difficult, important, easy.
32. A. Change the following sentences as shown on the model.
M o d e l s : 1. Tom is as clever as Jim.
2. Tom is not as clever as Jim. Tom is not so
clever as Jim.
1. The Thames is as long as you say. 2. She is as proud as her sister. 3. My
pen is as good as yours. 4. This armchair is as comfortable as that one in Father's
study. 5. The film is as interesting as the play. 6. My bag is as heavy as hers. 7. A
tram is as quick as a bus. 8. She is as beautiful as her mother. 9. The furniture in
her bedroom is as modern as in the sitting-room. 10. My dressing-table is as
small as yours.
B. Change the negative sentences you have written in the following way.
M o d e l s : 1. Tom is not (as, so) clever as Jim, 2. Jim
is cleverer than Tom.
To Lessons 6—7
33.
Make up questions to which the words in bold type are answers:
1. They have got a car of their own. 2. He has a nice, gentle face. 3. We have
a lot of relatives in Moscow. 4. You have got three mistakes in your test. 5. Mr.
Smith has a son and a daughter. 6. My friend has a large family.
34.
Replace the o/-phrases by the noun in the Possessive Case:
1. The wife of Doctor Sandford. 2. The elder sister of Helen.
3. The friend of my brother-in-law. 4. The best suit of my hus-
band. 5. The novels of Dickens. 6. The hat of my sister-in-law.
7. The answers of the students. 8. The tools of the workers.
9. The dress of the girl. 10. The dresses of the girls.
35.
Replace the o/-phrases by the noun in the Possessive Case:
1. The face of the woman is attractive. 2. The faces of these women are
attractive. 3. The coat of my father-in-law is grey.
4. The coats of the passers-by are wet. 5. The voice of the man is
too loud. 6. The voices of the men sound harsh. 7. The toys of
the child are on the floor. 8. The toys of the children are on the
floor.
36. Replace no by not ... any.
Note. No = not ... any and both are grammatically correct, but in colloquial speech
not... any is more common than no.
M o d e l s : The poor boy has no shoes to wear.
The poor boy hasn't any shoes to wear. There are no apples
on the plate. There aren't any apples on the plate. She gives him
no money. She doesn't give him any money.
1. She has got no English books. 2. I have got no friends here. 3. She has no
more money. 4, I have got no cousins.
5. They have got no children. 6. There are no boys or gir's in
the house. 7. He has got no toys to play with. 8.1 see no books
on the table. 9. I want no more, thank you.
37. Translate into English using not . . any:
1. У доктора Смита нет детей. 2. У Бенни нет братьев и сестер. 3. У него нет в этом
городе родственников. 4. У меня нет английских книг. 5. Не давайте вашему мальчику
больше конфет (sweets).
6. У доски нет мела. 7. У меня нет времени разговаривать с тобой.
8. У нас сегодня нет уроков. 9. У нас в контрольной ошибок нет.
10.
Не задавайте мне вопросов.
38. Fill in the blanks with the expressions a lot o f r plenty o f , a great
deal of
Note. In spoken English much and many are usually replaced by these expressions in
simple affirmative sentences. Remember that a great deal o f can be used to replace much
only.
M o d e l s : We have a lot of (plenty of) apples this year.
We have a lot of (plenty of, a great deal of) time.
1. They've got ... cassette-recorders in the laboratory. 2. Doctor Sandford's
wife has ... flowers in her garden. 3. She has ... trouble with her boy Benny. 4.
The doctor has ... patients. 5. A housewife has ... work to do. 6. He has got ...
English books in his library. 7. We have got ... spare time today. 8. Their family
is large. They havev.. children. 9. I spend ... money on books. 10. She buys ...
milk for her grandchildren.
11.
I have ... questions to ask. 12. He knows ... interesting
stories.
39.
Make up 8 sentences following the models given below.
Note, Much and many are used in questions and negative sentences, also in affirmative
sentences when preceded by very, too, so.
M ode l s: 1. Have you got many (a lot of) lessons today?
Yes, we have a lot of lessons today. No, we haven't got many
lessons today. She has too many mistakes in her test.
2. Have you got much work today? Yes, I have a lot of work
today. No, I haven't much work today. She eats so much bread.
It isn't good.
40.
Change the following sentences into disjunctive and general questions:
1. There is a tea-pot on the table. 2. There are some flowers
in the vase. 3. There aren't any English books on the shelf. 4.
There is nobody in the garden. 5. There is a lot of milk in the
jug. 6. There aren't any mistakes in your test. 7. There isn't any
chalk at the board. 8. There are some pictures on the walls of
the room. 9. There is some coffee in the cup. 10. There are six
continents in the world. 11. There are a lot of flowers in the
garden. 12. There is nothing in the box. 13. There aren't any
new words in the text. 14. There is a lot of snow in the forest.
41.
Fill In the blanks with some, any, not any, much, many, not much, not
many, very little, a little, very few, a few.
1. Are there ... college-graduates among your friends? —
Yes, there are.... 2. Are there... students in the next classroom?
– No, there aren't.... 3.1 haven't got time, I must hurry. 4.1
have... time and can help you. 5. There are ... cups on the table,
but there aren't glasses. 6. I have very ... time and can't stay
any longer. 7. We know very... about it. 8.1 have... questions to
ask. 9. Verypeople know Doctor Sandford. 10. There are... girls
in the family, are there? 11. There's very... chalk at the
blackboard, go and fetch.... 12. There are ... students in the
hall, are there? 13. There isn't... tea in the tea-pot. 14. There
isn't... paper in the box, I need more. 15. There aren't... pencils
in the box, don't take.... 16. It's a secret. Very... people know
about it. 17. Please add... more tea in my cup.
42.
Use the proper article.
Note. Pay attention to the use of the article with the noun predicative, the noun object
and the noun subject (in sentences with the introductory there).
1. Have you ... grandfather? 2. There is ... garden behind ... house. 3. My
brother-in-law is ... writer and his wife is ... doctor. 4. These are ... difficult
sentences. 5. I have ... father, ... mother and ... little sister. 6. What's ... matter
with you? 7. We are ... students of ... English faculty. 8. There came ... knock
at ... door. 9. Benny is already in ... bed. 10. Once there lived ... captain brave.
11. ... Doctor Smith is still at ... hospital. 12. This isn't ... snow, this is ... ice. 13.
She has ... velvet dress. 14. He is ... good-looking young man of 20. 15. There
are ... beautiful flowers in ... park. 16. Is she ... college graduate?
43.
Translate into English using not ... much and not . . any.
Note. Instead of little and few we usually use a negative verb + much. and a negative
verb + many.
M o d e l s : I haven't much time (instead o f : I have little time).
I haven't many English books (instead o f : I have few English books).
1. У меня мало денег. 2. У вас мало времени. 3. Мы пригласили мало
народу на вечер. 4. У них мало друзей. 5. В чайнике мало чаю. 6. В вашем
саду мало деревьев. 7. У нее мало родственников. 8. У него мало работы. 9.
Во дворе мало снегу. 10. В этой аудитории мало столов. 11. На столе мало
хлеба. 12. На полке мало книг.
44.
Fill in the blanks with it is or there is:
1. ... warm in the room. 2. ... a theatre in our street. 3. ... easy to understand
this rule. 4. ... five o'clock in the afternoon. 5. ... so nice seeing you again. 6. ...
nothing to be done about this. 7. ... often a rainbow after rain. 8. ... too late to go
there now. 9. ... a lot of snow this year. 10. ... a mistake in your dictation. 11. ...
far from my house to the Institute. 12. ... difficult to say what's wrong about it.
13. ... very strange that he hasn't come. 14. ... still very early and ... nobody to be
seen in the street. 15. ... usually a stamp on the envelope. 16. ... so cold out-of-
doors today. 17. ... electricity in all the houses of the town.
45.
Use the proper article:
1. Come to ... blackboard and write... Exercise 12. 2. You have ... spelling
mistake in ... word "nursery". 3. He is ... old friend of mine. 4. There came ... tap
at ... door and in another moment we saw ... small girl enter ... room. 5. He is ...
young artist and, I should say, rather talented. 6. He gave her ... cigarette and
lighted it. 7. I don't feel ... sympathy towards this man. 8. They are going to
build ... new house. 9. Are ... rooms in your flat large or small? 10. ... hour is a
long time. In ... hour you can read ... newspaper, or write ... letter. 11. What ...
beautiful music he is playing! 12. In every remark he found ... meaning but not
always the true meaning. 13. There is ... curiosity in her look. 14. ... Sandfords
have ... nice house. ... house isn't large but comfortable.
46.
Translate into English:
1. В семье есть другие дети? – Нет, я единственный ребенок. 2. Твой брат студент,
и ему 19 лет, не так ли? – Даг он студент, но ему 18 лет, а не 19. 3. На улице много
народу. 4. В кувшине нет молока. 5. У них двое детей – мальчик и девочка. 6. Такие
люди есть, не правда ли? 7. За вашей школой есть сад? – Да. 8. В вашем городе есть
парки? – Да, но немного, два или три. 9. У вас есть
около окна стоят часы. 11. Твои книги и
тетради на полке. 12. На полке есть тетради? – Да, это мои тетради. 13. Что там
на столе? – Там чайник и чашка. 14. Кто в соседней комнате? 15. Есть кто-нибудь в
соседней комнате? 16. Есть в вашей аудитории книжные шкафы? 17. На столе есть
сахар, но мало. 18. У Бенни много игрушек. 19. У Тома игрушек мало. 20. Времени у
нас мало, уже половина второго.
То Lessons 8—9
47. Form the plural of the following nouns:
a lawn, a bush, a deer, a pantry, a sitting-room, a study, a sofa, a phoneme, an
exercise, a housewife, a son-in-law, a nursery, a child, a woman, a family, a boy,
a shelf, a mouse, a penny, a face, a tomato, a mother-in-law, a toy, a sentence, a
leaf, a sheep, a piano, a policeman.
48. Fill in the blanks with there is or it is:
1.... a party at our Institute tonight. 2.... a lot of work to do.
3.... not any coffee left. 4. ... cold today; ... a strong wind. '
5.... not a single mistake in your exercise. 6.... dark;... no moon.
7.... not very far to walk. 8. ... too early to leave yet. 9. ... a cas-
sette-recorder in the classroom. 10.... strange that she is absent
today. 11. ... a post-office near the house I live in. 12. ... a pity
that you can't come with me. 13.... not true to say that she is
my
friend. 14. ... time to begin our lesson. 15. ... no time to write it
down, the lesson is nearly over. 16. ... a fact that he is often
absent from school.
49. Arrange the following nouns into two groups: a) countable nouns, b)
uncountable nouns. Say which can be used with an indefinite article:
apple, literature, sugar, ball, music, sea, news, dress, tomato,
soup, mountain, advice, friendship, foreigner, money, class,
shop, poetry, corner, ice, artist, sentence, subject, mistake.
50.
Use some where necessary.
Note. Uncountable nouns and countable nouns in the plural are preceded by some when
"a certain quantity or number" is implied.
1. Students write on ... paper and also on the blackboard. 2.1
need ... writing-paper to write a letter. 3.1 like ... sweet apples.
4.Please, buy me ... apples. 5. ... children must drink ... milk
every day. 6. ... children do not like ... milk. 7. The tea is very
hot, I must put... milk in it. 8. What must I buy, ... cheese or ...
butter? 9.1 am fond of ... flowers. 10. Put... butter on the pota-
toes. 11. I've brought you ... flowers. 12. Give me ... bread.
13.1
don't like ... tea at this time of the day. 14. I'd like ... hot tea
now. 15. Bring ...water, please.
51. Point out countable nouns by using an indefinite article.
Note. Remember that uncountable nouns in their general sense never take any article.
1. He is ... honesty itself. 2. ... iron is ... metal. 3. ... knife is
made of... metal. 4.1 want... glass of... milk. 5.1 like ... jam on...
piece of... bread. 6. We can write ... letter in ... ink or with ...
pencil. 7.1 prefer ... book of... poetry to stories of... adventure.
8. Can you give me ... piece of... advice? 9, No news is ... good
news. 10.... kindness is... good quality.
52.
Change the following sentences into the plural where possible:
1. The house is not large but it is comfortable. 2. A study is a room where
we study, read or write. 3. The furniture is old-fashioned. 4. There is a pantry
in the house. 5. Have you got an exercise to do? 6. There is a green lawn
behind the house. 7. Is his family large? 8. This television-set costs a lot of
money. 9. What is there in that box? 10. This cupboard is new and modern.
11. There is no soup in my plate. 12. Is the curtain white or yellow? 13. There
is a lot of snow in winter. 14. The woman's dress is bright. 15. A city is a big
town. 16. The child's toy is on the floor.
53.
Choose the correct form of the possessive pronouns in brackets.
Note. The conjoint form of the possessive pronoun stands before a noun The
absolute form is used instead of a noun not to repeat it
1. This is (my, mine) bag. 2. This bag is (my, mine). 3. Is (her, hers) family
large or small? 4. (Her, hers) skates are better than (your, yours). 5. Whose hat is
this? – It's (my, mine). 6. Is he a friend of (your, yours)? 7. Don't stay at (their,
theirs) house; stay at (our, ours). 8. She is in bed in (her, hers) room. 9. (My,
mine) pen won't write,, please give me (your, yours). 10. She's an old friend of
(my, rni^e). 11. Is this dictionary (my, mine) or (your, yours)? 12. (Her, hers) is
the best composition.
54. Translate into English using personal and possessive pronouns in the appropriate
form:
1 Дай мне на минутку твой словарь. 2 Скажи это ему, а не мне. 3. Где она? Я ее не
вижу. 4. Доктор Сэндфорд – его приятель. 5. Что с ней? Она больна? 6. Это не моя
тетрадь. Моя в голубой обложке (cover). 7. Ей сегодня лучше. Скажите об этом доктору.
8. Я хочу поговорить с ней. 9. Возьми этот цветок и передай его Бетти 10. Не
спрашивайте нас, спросите их. 11. Это плохой карандаш. Я не могу им писать. 12. Не
садитесь на этот стул, у него сломана ножка (leg). 13. Моя комната больше, чем ваша.
14. Это старая книга, у нее пожелтевшие (yellow) страницы (leaves).
55.
Choose the proper word from brackets:
1. (Can, may) you play the piano? 2. (.Can, may) Benny watch TV before
going to bed? 3. I think I (can, p&y) do the work myself. 4 (Can, may) your
friend speak English? 5. (Car*."T
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may) I have another cup of tea? 6. You (can, may) stay a little longer if you
like. 7. I (cannot, may not) hear you. Speak louder, please. 8. You (can, may)
take the book home. 9. (Can, may) I leave my bag with you? 10. I (cannot, may
not) believe that.
56.
Give negative replies to the following questions.
Note. M u st n ' t in a reply means – нельзя (запрещение), needn't – не нужно (нет
необходимости), can't – нельзя (невозможно), I' m a f ra i d not – вежливый отказ.
1. May I go out and play in the street? – ... . It's dangerous to play in the
street. 2. May I open the window? – .... It's cold outside. 3. Must he come here
today? – .... He may come tomorrow. 4. May I take your textbook for a
moment? – ... . I must finish the exercise. 5. Must I bring the ear-phones? – ... .
It is the monitor's task. 6. Can I see the Dean? – ... . He is busy. 7. Must we all
come to the laboratory at 12? – ... . You may come half an Hour later. 8. May I
write with your pencil? – ... . It is broken. 9. May I take it home? – ... . The
book is not mine. 10. Can I speak to the secretary? – .... He is out.
57.
Translate into English using modal verbs:
1. Можно вам помочь? – Пожалуйста. 2. Вы должны запомнить адрес и пойти туда
тотчас же. 3. Какой-то человек хочет вас видеть. – Можете попросить его сюда. 4.
Должен ли я уплатить вам сейчас же? – Нет, не нужно; я^могу подождать. 5. Вы
должны подписать письмо и поставить дату, 6. Он может это сделать вовремя, не так
ли? 7. Могу я повидать доктора Сэндфорда? – (а) Да, он в кабинете. Сюда,
пожалуйста, (б) Нет, его нет дома. 8. Можно включить радио? ■– Боюсь, что нет. Дети
должны идти спать. 9. Можно пока положить книги на этот стол. 10. Чем могу быть вам
полезен? – Вы можете сделать для меня многое. 11. Пока (в настоящее время) этого
делать не нужно. 12. Можно задать вам вопрос? – Пожалуйста.
То Lesson 10
58. Use the required tense instead of the infinitives in brackets:
1. My little sister (to go) to school every day. 2. The sun (to rise) in the East.
3. Be<$/students never (to work) hard. 4. It often (to snow) in winter. 5. He (to
wake'up) at seven and (to have)
breakfast at half past seven. 6. The teacher (to point) at the blackboard when
he (to want) to explain something. 7. Mother always (to cook) in the morning. 8.
I (to see) what you mean.
9. She (to say), she (to hear) nothing. 10. There (to'be) a girl
downstairs who (to want) to see you. 11. My friend (to go) there
nearly every week.
59. Write the following sentences in the negative and interrogative:
1. He takes English lessons. 2. She walks to the Institute.
3. They often go to the laboratory. 4. She writes to her mother
every day. 5. He comes to see us on Sunday. 6. Tony reads
newspapers in the evening, before going to bed.
60. Read quickly in the Singular:1
1. My friends want to study French. 2. They remember everything. 3.
Children receive a lot of pleasure from this game.
4. Do these girls go to the theatre on Saturday? 5. His friends
work in St.Petersburg. 6. The children play all the morning and
sleep in the afternoon. 7. My friends like meat and do not like
fish. 8. They live in small houses which have three rooms. 9. His
brothers work h^rd all day, and want to rest in the evening.
10.
They get new books from the library every week. 11. The
postmen bring letters three times a day. 12. They want to buy
some toys, because their sons have a birthday tomorrow.
13. These girls come to our library every Thursday. 14. Their
holidays finish in August. 15. The boys wake up at seven.
16. Housewives have to work very hard. 17. On Saturday they go
to the cinema. 18. They know English well and can answer all my
questions. 19. Our fathers work in an office and do not come
home for lunch. 20. They do not believe her stories.
61. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative:
1. They receive the Times. 2. Benny knocks at the door of his father's study
every morning. 3. They want to see this film. 4. There are a few mistakes in your
composition. 5. Benny often shows Mr. White his toys. 6. She remembers
everything. 7. She
1 Most of the examples of this exercise have been borrowed from "Living English
Structure" by W. Stannard Allen, London, 1955.
must sign that paper. 8. The boy has a lot of friends to play with. 9. He can
speak English well. 10. Our lessons begin at 8.30. 11. He likes to read
newspapers after breakfast. 12. My cousin lives in St.Petersburg.
62.
Put disjunctive questions to the following statements:
1. It gets dark very early in winter. 2. We can have a good time together. 3.
Victory Day is the greatest holiday in our country. 4. It doesn't take you long to
get to the University. 5. They have a lot of relatives in Moscow. 6. There isn't any
chalk at the blackboard. 7. You don't remember the new woroo. 8. She hasn't got
any mistakes in her translation. 9. Benny and John are his nephews. 10. Some of
our students live in the hostel. 11. She spends a lot of time in the laboratory.
63.
Use the proper article:
1. He read ... leading article slowly moving his lips over ... words. 2. ...
thought of Nessie faded from his mind. 3. I was ... interpreter during ... war. 4.
We were shocked by. . scene that followed. 5. And then ... lady came in, ... tall
young lady. 6. We were met by ... handsome young man. ... man was ... guide.
7. ... street was empty. But suddenly she noticed ... old woman on ... opposite
side of... street. 8. Long ago this park was ... large private garden. 9. She changed
... wrapper in which she did the housework for ... black satin blotise and ... skirt.
10. ... marble clock on ... mantelpiece softly chimed twelve. 11. He had ... wild
desire to run away. 12.1 want you to explain ... incident we had this morning. 13.
What ... nice cheerful fellow he is! 14. ... young woman of about 30 with ...
pleasant face rose to greet them when they entered ... room.
64.
Change the following a) into the negative, b) into the interrogative:
1. You remember her address. 2. He comes home at 7 o'clock. 3. Directors
sign a lot of papers. 4. They receive several newspapers. 5. He has breakfast at 8
o'clock. 6. Benny likes fruit. 7. She lives near the metro station. 8. The girl plays
the piano very well. 9. Men shave every day. 10. He spends all his money on
books. 11. The last train leaves at midnight. 12. They speak English at the
lessons. 13. My parents want to buy new furniture. 14. The girls help their
mother. 15, On Sundays they have
dinner at home. 16. The dog usually barks at night. 17. Some girls enjoy
dances. 18. Mary looks well. 19. He knows the right answer. 20. John loves
Helen. 21. She cuts her hair every month. 22. The old woman feels very cold.
65.
Make up sentences using the following words:
1. at once, can, all, we, questions, your, answer. 2. autumn, prefer, I, in,
holiday, to have, a. 3. comes, late, my, often, elder, home, brother. 4. is, lawn,
there, a, house, our, in front of, 5. telegram, her, to, a, send, he, must. 6. advice,
always, she, very, good, gives, me. 7. they, mistakes, a lot of, make, spelling. 8.
pronunciation, has, she, got, not, mistakes, any, in. 9. every, day, first-year, must,
students, work, laboratory, at, the. 10. our, great, is, a, in, country, holiday, May,
of, ninth, the.
66.
Translate into English using appropriate pronouns:
1. Это мои перчатки, а где твои? 2. Это мой или твой карандаш? 3. Это
твой карандаш. Мой зеленый. 4. Возьми эту лампу и поставь на мой стол. 5.
Это твои тетради? 6. Я не могу взять этот зонтик, он не мой. 7. Кто из вас
Нелли? – Это я. 8. Вот книжки! Которая твоя? 9. Какого цвета твое новое
платье? 10. Кто знает ответ? Я! 1
–
IOHH нас не знают, но мы хорошо их
знаем. 12. Это очень странные факты. 13. Мне нравятся твои туфли, но мои
лучше. 14. Что с ним? Он болен? 15. Какие книги вы любите? 16. Кто там?
– Это я.
67.
Change the following general questions into disjunctive ones:
1. Is Doctor Sandford still at the hospital? 2. Does your grandmother live in
the country? 3. Have you many English books at home? 4. Are there any new
words in this text? 5. Do you usually have dinner with your family? 6, Do you
want to see this new film? 7. Can your cousin play the piano? 8. Does he not
study German? 9. Is there a study in your flat? 10. Must we sign this paper at
once? 11. Do little children sleep twice a day? 12. Are his parents not in Moscow
now? 13. Do all the members of your family read the Times? 14. Do you not
remember all the new words?
68.
Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with nouns
denoting parts of the day:
1. Late in ... afternoon they went back to London. 2. It was such ... cold and
windy night that we had to look for shelter.
3. ...morning was breaking when we started. 4. It happened on ... very day of
his arrival. 5. It was ... evening when we parted at last. 6. It has been ...
wonderful evening for me. 7. It is pleasant to go to the country on ... warm
summer day. 8. ... night was so wet that no one was about. 9. ... morning was
perfect. 10. It is ... early morning. 11. ... night was silent. 12. I thought it was ...
morning. 13. It was ... late night when he arrived. 14. ... evening was still and
warm. 15. It all happened early in ... morning. 16. What ... exciting day it has
been! 17. It is ... last day that we are together. 18. We arrived there late at ...
night. ... next morning we were to begin our work. 19. It was ... day to tempt one
out-of-doors – cool and bright.
60. Put the words in bold type into the Singular and make other changes if necessary:
1. They know the town well and can show you the way to the theatre. 2. My
friends live in Kiev, they study at the University. 3. Do these boys go to school in
the morning or in the afternoon? 4. They want to buy some English books which
they need for their work. 5. These girls sing well but they cannot play the piano.
6. Housewives work very much at home. 7. Two of my friends work at this plant,
they are engineers. 8. These little girls like when their brothers play with them. 9.
