Текст книги "Практический курс английского языка 3 курс"
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3.I greatly doubt...............you say is true.
4.He did ... he could. Everyone can say ... .
5.Mother is absolutely sure..................you've chosen as your career is
not... you should really do.
6.... is ... I've always been telling you about!
7.... embarrasses me is ... none of them has ever thought about their mother.
8.You don't realize ... you are talking about and ... is very sad.
9.... a terrible shock! Just imagine ... !
10.Don't you know ... he always does ... he wants?
11.You must do ... he asks you to.... is a must!
12.– Information? Is ... you need? – ... is true.
13.Is actually happened?
14.Freedom! ... is ... we do need for your land!
15.A shopaholic! ... is ... you are!
16.– Money is ... I need. – ... is no discovery!
17.... letter explains ... went wrong.
18.We all know ... you are! ... is no secret.
19– ... to do next? – ... is the question.
20.... surprised me most was ... he didn't feel guilty.
21.I don't think..............you are doing now is ... you've always wanted
to do.
22.... is evident is ... it's no excuse.
23. The witness wasn't shocked at ... he saw. Не had been warned ... the sight wouldn't be a pleasant one.
65. Translate into English.
1.
Она всегда знала, что каждый из нас больше любит.
2. Вы все мои хорошие друзья.
3. Какую книгу вы читаете? – Ту, что вы дали мне.
4. Это то, что мне давно хотелось узнать.
5. К этому времени собралась небольшая толпа и люди спрашивали друг друга в чем дело.
6. Мы оба вздрогнули, когда увидели друг друга.
7. Вы можете взять любой из двух дисков, но не оба.
8. Они попросили меня сопровождать их, чего мне как раз и хотелось.
9. Из двух сестер Аманда была более красивой.
10. У нас есть две свободные комнаты, можете занять любую.
11. Некоторые из них не смогли прийти; каждый имел серьезную причину.
12. Она из тех, кто далеко пойдет.
13. Этого я от тебя меньше всего ожидала. И теперь виню себя в том, что доверяла тебе все эти годы.
14. Они были похожи как две капли воды, только один был немного выше другого.
15. Когда увидишь остальных, напомни им об этом.
16. Большое вам спасибо за все то хорошее, что вы сделали для нас обоих.
17. Какого цвета должна быть шляпа: белого или голубого?
18. Все было готово. Все были в зале.
SYNTAX
66. Find the subject and state what it is expressed by. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. Nancy, Sarah, Barbara are popular English names.
2. "I" is a much overused word in the English language.
3. Life is too short to be taken seriously.
4. There is a place and time for everything.
5. Meeting old friends is my greatest pleasure.
6. To have been nominated the best actress of the year was beyond her wildest dreams.
7. Travelling broadens the mind; but you must have the mind
8. No progressing is regressing.
9. Two is company, but three is none.
10. The unexpected always happens.
11. It's miserable weather outside again!
12. Yours was the best essay.
13. The weak are sometimes more resilient than the strong.
14. There is no denying the importance of education.
15. It was impossible for him to go back on his word.
16. His regular comings and goings late at night attracted the detective's attention.
17. In the morning the ringing of the bell woke me.
67. State the type of the predicate. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. They looked at me as if they strongly disapproved of me.
2. John and Helen have been travelling for three months and they are terribly homesick.
3. She is made unattractive, in the eyes of the world, by having a strong character.
4. I used to hate coming home when it was almost dark.
5. He seemed to read my mind. "Yes, you're right. My life might have been different."
6. The child is delicate, she ought to have a change of air.
7. What would uncle Henry say if he were alive?
8. Sometimes Bessie would come up to me in my lonely bedroom, bringing a piece of cake; sometimes she would tell me a
bedtime story.
9. I had to get up early to catch the coach.
10. I just dream away the time, and then I can't answer the teacher's question.
11. We started to work like wild and stopped working only at midnight.
12. Gregory stays firm in his beliefs.
13. Gradually it became dark outside. The rain was still beating on the windows.
14. I felt sure it must be a ghost, a visitor from another world.
15. I was eager to see him in the morning, but there was no sign of him.
16. The garden had run wild.
17. Herbert stays cool in such situations.
18. His authority and prestige in the school stood high.
19. My school teacher will drop dead when he sees me!
20. The door stood open, inviting her to come
21. The phone went dead and Pandora was lost to me.
16. 68. Comment on the double predicate in the following sentences and translate them into Russian.
1. Andy usually drinks his coffee black.
2. Brian, the manager, played it cool.
3. The leaves fell thick under the trees.
4. Jessica kissed them good-night and left.
5. He drank the bottle dry.
6. The sun shone out bright and warm.
7. Her answer came quick and sharp.
8. His father had died a poor man and after that the family split up.
9. The sunlight sifted golden and heavy through the pines.
10. She sliced the bread thick.
11. I went back to sleep but the dog licked me awake at 9.30, so I took it for a walk.
12. The strawberries arrived fresh and delicious.
69. Select the correct word and give your reasons.
1. I couldn't hear the actors (good, well) from the last row.
2. Ali won the race (easy, easily).
3. The flowers looked (fresh, freshly) to me.
4. We thought that «Streetcar» was a (real, really) good play.
5. I can't read (good, well) with these glasses.
6. Gladioli will smell (sweet, sweetly) in the living-room.
7. The damp air (sure, surely) feels (good, well) after that long dry spell.
8. The prospect of yet another week of hard work makes him feel (bad, badly).
9. He rides his mount (good, well).
10. The Secretary of State stood (firm, firmly) in his decision.
11. Some actors speak their lines far too (loud, loudly).
12. Some actresses speak (soft, softly), but the gallery-goers hear them (clear, clearly) nevertheless.
13. The orchestra sounded (cacophonqus, cacophonously) at the rehearsal.
14. Most (gentle, gently) he stroked the cat's fur.
15. The verdict of guilty made the prisoner feel (angrily, angry) toward the jury.
16. The crowd approved (hearty, heartily) of the busker's music.
17. The jet plane flew by too (quick, quickly) for me to see it but it (sure, surely) sounded (real, really) (noisy, noisily).
18. The dazed victim of the accident gazed (helpless, helplessly) across the road.
19. She clasped the infant (tight, tightly) in her arms.
20. Mother and daughter are very (close, closely) to each other.
70. Check-your articles.
1.
– Hungry man is angry man. – Yes, way to man's heart is through his stomach.
2.
Ravens had gone from Tower: Kingdom would fall.
3.
She asked Mum for advice and she got it; she asked her mum for cash and she didn't get it.
4.
Childhood hatred, like childhood love, can last lifetime.
5.
– It was absolute pleasure having you in my class! – Pleasure was mine.
6.
– Let's have early supper tonight. – Oh, no! I'm weight– watcher.
7.
Queen smiled. She had told black lie.
8.
"My love to you is like Sunday morning, my love to you is like stormy weather."
9.
– I met R. Murphy. – Do you mean R. Murphy who wrote all those grammar books? – Exactly.
10. – Mine is Panasonic, not Sony. What's yours? – Phillips.
11. Monterey Peninsula just out into Pacific Ocean halfway up California coast.
12. Vatican is Pope's Palace on Vatican Hill in Rome. Vatican City is only surviving Papal state.
13. For beginner starting to learn second foreign language this book is must-have.
14. Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey is mentioned in Bible as place where Noah's Ark came to rest.
15. Pan American Highway runs along Andes of South America.
71.Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.
1. Neither Julia nor Michael (is/are) going to the play tonight.
2. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.
3.Dieting (is/are) becoming more popular every day.
4.A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.
5.Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home immediately.
6.Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.
7.There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.
8.The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.
9.A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.
10.Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.
11.Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning.
12.After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/were) in order.
13.The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement.
14.A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away.
15.The jury (is/are) trying to find a solution.
16.The army (has/have) eliminated this section of the training test.
17.The number of students who have withdrawn from class this term (is/are) appalling.
18.There (has/have) been too many interruptions in this class.
19.Every elementary school teacher (has/have) to take this examination.
20.Neither Jill nor her parents (has/have) seen this movie before.
21.John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.
22.The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories.
23.The quality of these recordings (is/are) not very good.
24.If the duties of these officers (isn't/aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
25.The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proved to be extremely harmful.
26.The use of credit cards in place of cash (has/have) increased rapidly in recent years.
27.Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
28.Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/ are) high.
29.Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules.
72.Select verbs that agree with their subjects.
1. A few of the girls is/ are experienced riders.
2. Each of them has/ have a complete set of maps.
3. Most of the milk is/ are gone.
4. Neither of the cars has/ have a radio.
5. Every one of the packages is/ are heavy.
6. Everyone quickly understands/ understand the rules of the game.
7. Neither of the actresses was/ were nominated.
8. Each is/ are well-trained.
9. All of the fruit was/ were eaten.
10. A few in the crowd is/ are troublesome.
11. The public consists/ consist of you and me.
12. Jack's imagination, as well as his sense of humour, was/were delightful.
13. Carl, not Juan and I, is/ are doing the artwork.
14. No one except the band members leaves/ leave early.
15. Has/ have any of the shipment arrived?
16. Ramon and she likes/ like hiking.
17. Rock and roll is/are wonderful.
18. Neither our phone nor our doorbell was/ were working.
19. Ninety percent of the students is/ are present.
20. A number of girls like/ likes strenuous sports.
73. Select pronouns that agree with their antecedents.
1. After the long hike through the woods, all the scouts complained that... feel hurt.
2. Either Camille or Rose will bring ... cassette player.
3. Everyone at the campground will need to bring ... own tent and bedroll.
4. Some of the women wrote to ... local newspapers about the pollution problems.
5. Every driver checked ... car before the race.
6. Each of the actors had ... own superstition.
7. Both of the girls practiced ... dives off the high tower.
8. Marcia and her younger brother are saving money to have ... car repaired.
9. Someone has parked ... car in my space.
10. All of the girls knew ... parts perfectly by opening night.
11. Neither of the sweaters had ... price tag removed.
12. Everybody should exercise ... right to vote.
13. Many of the crew got ... first case of sickness in the violent storm.
14. Gina and her grandfather proudly showed us ... string of rainbow trout
15. One of the houses had ... windows broken by the hail
16. Everyone bought... own copy of the textbook
17. The President and the Vice-President expressed ... separate opinions about the issue
18. Anyone who needs a pencil should raise ... hand.
19. Either Stu or Mike will lend me ... fishing gear.
20. Each of the cars has ... own parking place.
74. Translate into English paying attention to the agreement of the subject
with the predicate.
1. Обоим – и Александру и Нине, нравится их новый район.
2. Ни один из катеров не пострадал во время шторма.
3. К двум часам Антонио, так же как и другие певцы, был готов к началу конкурса.
4. Один из местных полицейских набрал наибольшее количество очков по стрельбе сегодня.
5. Ни Джон, ни Брюс так и не оправились от ужасного путешествия.
6. «Том и Джерри» – любимый мультфильм моего племянника.
7. На прилавке стоял набор для соли и перца.
8. Каждая официантка работала очень четко и быстро.
9. Некоторые в толпе что-то прятали под пальто.
10. Или Мария или Том отвечают за это оборудование.
11. Дополнительной характеристикой этой модели являются встроенные динамики.
12. Кто-то не выключил мотор в машине.
13. Если кто-то позвонит, попроси его перезвонить вечером.
14. У каждой команды свой цвет и символ.
15. Вот та пара перчаток, которую вы у нас оставили.
16. Будет ли конец этим вопросам?
17. Если кто-то любит природу, то он старается как можно чаще общаться с ней.
18. Все хотели прослушать запись собственного голоса.
19. «Три жизни» Гертруды Стейн оказали большое влияние на многих современных писателей.
75. Can you explain the difference between each pair of sentences?
1. a) Only John can speak Arabic really well,
b) John can only speak Arabic really well.
2.a) Frankly, I cannot talk to her any more,
b) I cannot talk to her frankly any more.
3.a) The post has not come yet.
b) The post still has not come.
4.a) In this company, every employee is important,
b) Every employee is important in this company.
5.a) They soon decided to leave,
b) They decided to leave soon.
6.a) I told you earlier to come round,
b) I told you to come round earlier.
7.a) Earlier, I wanted John to have it.
b) I wanted John to have it earlier.
8.a) In London I only like to eat in expensive restaurants,
b) I only like to eat in expensive restaurants in London.
9.a) Often, you won't catch Peter cheating,
b) You won't often catch Peter cheating.
10.a) I have never been very interested in politics,
b) I never have been very interested in politics.
11.a) I'll see you at nine thirty on Friday,
b) I'll see you on Friday at nine thirty.
12.a) Anna carefully put the letters away,
b) Anna put the letters away carefully.
76. Comment on the cases of inversion in the following sentences.
1. Never again will you watch television! I'm throwing the TV-set right out of the window the moment we get home. I've
had enough of television.
2. Not for love or money shall I change places with you!
3. In vain did he try to prove that he was innocent.
4. Hardly had she started reading the letter when she burst out crying.
5. Far away high up in the mountains lived an old wise man.
6. Such is the way of the world.
7. – Here comes the Dean. – Yes, here she comes.
8. In came Mr. Wormwood in a loud check suit and a yellow tie.
9. I said I was going to win, and I did win.
10. Do believe me, darling! I do love you dearly!
11. It is I who am at fault, not you.
12. It was on this very spot that I first met my wife.
13. Young and tender is the night!
14. In God we trust.
15. You look upset. And so is your mother.
16. Should he turn up, ask him to call us.
17. Had I known it then, my life would have taken another course.
77. Make the sentences more emotional by using inversion.
1. You should not go away under any circumstances. Under no circumstances ....
2. I have never felt so angry in my whole life. Never in ... .
3. You rarely see so many Russian ships in the harbour. Rarely....
4. She not only plays but she composes as well. Not only....
5. I didn't realize until then how much she wanted to go. Not until then ....
6. I realized only much later what he was trying to achieve. Only much ....
7. He had scarcely had time to take his coat off when the phone rang.
Scarcely....
8. We had no sooner said "yes" than they ran upstairs to pack. No sooner....
9. I have begun to think about politics only recently. Only recently....
10. I have seldom heard such rubbish. Seldom ... .
11. We could not talk freely until the others had left. Not until....
12. You will be able to extend your visa only in special circumstances.
Only in....
78.Translate into English.
13. He успел я закончить разговор, как Молли вскочила и выбежала из комнаты.
14. Никогда раньше не слышала я подобной чепухи!
15. Она открыла коробку, и наружу выпрыгнула мышка.
16. Ни единым словом она не обмолвилась о предстоящей помолвке.
17. Это Дженни испекла торт, не я.
18. «Тихий Дон» – роман М.Шолохова о казаках.
19. Он хотел видеть Монику, а не ее родителей.
20. Да будьте же терпеливы с детьми! И забудьте все их проказы!
21. Все дальше и дальше продвигался караван по пустыне.
22. «Ночь нежна» – роман, сделавший С.Фицджеральда знаменитым.
23. Да понимаю я как это важно для всех нас!
24. Будь это не столь важно для тебя, это не задело бы тебя за живое.
25. —; Ты выглядишь вполне довольным. – Так оно и есть.
26. Щедрой была его благодарность!
27. Что меня потрясло, так это реакция моих друзей на мой успех!
79.Make the sentences more emphatic.
1. I managed to speak with him only in the car.
2. The whisper of the sea came from behind the hills.
3. I have never seen a face so happy, sweet and radiant.
4. She cared little for her words.
5. Her grief was great. It was so great that I didn't know how to comfort her.
6. A timid voice came from the back of the room.
7. He had no sooner finished one job than he was given another.
8. She is not only beautiful but talented as well.
9. He little realises what a fool he is making of himself.
10. I couldn't speak of this accident to my mother.
11. He met his match in tennis only once.
12. He watched her sitting like this many a time.
13. The moment was to act now.
14. He fell down.
15. The rocket went up.
80.Translate into English.
1. Как горько мы сожалели о нашем решении, но назад пути не было.
2.
Далеко-далеко в дремучем лесу стоит маленькая избушка и живет в ней ведьма.
3.
Никогда прежде у нас не было так много хороших книг, как сейчас.
4.
Учительница, так же как и ее студенты, собирается на концерт.
5.
Солнце взошло, яркое и зловещее.
6.
Только лишь потому, что это была интересная работа, он согласился ее выполнять.
7.
Мои двоюродные братья, также как и моя сестра, сдают последний экзамен сегодня.
8.
Она умерла молодой, и он даже не помнил ее лица.
9.
Напрасно мы пытались объяснить им, что ни один из них двоих не прав. Они и слушать нас не хотели, что было очень обидно.
10.
Старые всему верят, пожилые все подозревают, молодые все знают.
11. Туман был настолько густым, что полиция была беспомощна.
12. Никогда раньше не мог бы я предположить, что либо тебе, либо мне суждено это осуществить.
13. Мои братья, так же как и я, готовы помочь тебе.
14. Не успел он поставить свои вещи на перрон, как обе, и коробка, и чемодан, пропали.
15. – Каковы его политические взгляды? – Понятия не имею, хотя он и я приятели всю жизнь.
16. Ну и лентяй же ты! Ни за что на свете не буду иметь с тобой никаких дел больше.
17. Ни одна из проблем еще не решена.
18. Случись у тебя свободная минутка, присоединяйся к нашему обсуждению.
81. Check your articles.
1. Man comes form different world than you. He belongs to privileged, he is one of chosen.
2. Man who wastes money is known as spendthrift.
3. Tina thinks Ted is failure, so man drinks. More he drinks, more he fails.
4. My friend works for dating service. His job is to match men and women who want to build family.
5. Article, small word, often causes problems.
6. We must give house new coat of paint tomorrow. And on Sunday we shall give house final coat of paint.
7. Only place where success comes before work is in dictionary.
8. Atlantic is said to be called "Kitchen of Weather".
9. Six countries of West Indies are Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.
10. Tone of story is set from very beginning.
11. Walt Disney, famous film animator and producer, created Disneyland, large pleasure park, which was opened in California
in 1955.
12. Beautiful fjords and breathtaking scenery of Western Norway turn week's holiday into unforgettable experience.
13. Novel is not-to-be-missed book which has become bestseller.
14. Roy isn't type of man to make woman happy.
15. – What do men call man who can cook? – Chef. – What do men call woman who can cook? – Housewife.
16. Discovery of ruins of ancient palace was climax of very exciting expedition.
17. With fifth century came fall of Roman Empire.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
82. Give a complex analysis of the following texts, paying special attention to the non-finite forms of the verb, cases of inversion, double predicates, sub -
stantivized parts of speech.
1.
Not for a moment did Miss Honey doubt now, that she had met a truly extraordinary mathematical brain and the word
child– genius went flitting through her head. She knew that these sort of wonders do pop up in the world from time to time, but
only once or twice in a hundred years. After all, Mozart was only five when he started composing for the piano and look what
happened to him. So the teacher could not resist the temptation of exploring still further the mind of this astonishing child. She
knew that she ought to be paying some attention to the rest of the class but in vain did she try to do it. She was altogether too
excited to let the matter rest.
2. "This particular type of poetry is called a limerick," Miss Honey, the teacher, said. "This one is very famous," she said,
picking up the book and returning to her table in front of the class. "A witty limerick is very hard to write," she added, "they
look easy but they most certainly are not." "I know," Matilda said. "I've tried quite a few times but mine are never any good."
"I insist upon hearing one of them," Miss Honey said, smiling one of her rare smiles. On hearing the limerick, written about
her, Miss Honey's pale and pleasant face blushed a brilliant scarlet.
And now Miss Honey's hopes began to expand even further. She started wondering whether permission might not be got from
the parents for her to give private tuition to Matilda after school. "There is no point," she said to the girl, "in you siting in class
doing nothing while I am teaching the rest of the form how to spell cat and rat and mouse." The prospect of coaching a child as
bright as this appealed enormously to her professional instinct as a teacher. Having got the address from the school records,
Miss Honey found a house in a pleasant street. She rang the bell, and while she stood waiting she could hear the television
blaring inside.
3. The door was opened by a small ratty-looking man, Matilda's father. "Please forgive me for butting in on you like this. I
am Matilda's teacher at school and it is important I have a word with you and your wife. I expect you know that your daughter
has a brilliant mind." "We are not in favour of blue-stocking girls. A girl should think about making herself look attractive. A
girl doesn't get a man by being brainy," the father said. Miss Honey could hardly believe what she was hearing. In vain did she
try to explain that with the proper coaching Matilda could be brought up to university status in two or three years. "Who wants
to go to university for heaven's sake! All they learn there is bad habits!" "But if you got sued for selling someone a rotten
second-hand car, you'd have to get a lawyer and he'd be a university graduate. Do not despise clever people, Mr. Wormwood,
said Miss Honey and away she went."
4. Lavender was in the row behind Matilda, feeling a bit guilty. She hadn't intended to get her friend into trouble.
"You are not fit to be in this school!" The Headmistress was now shouting. "You ought to be behind bars, that's where you
ought to be! I shall have you drummed out of this establishment in utter disgrace! I shall have the prefects chase you down the
corridor and out of the front-door with hockey-sticks! I shall have the staff escort you home after armed guard! And then I shall
make absolutely sure you are sent to a reformatory for delinquent girls for the minimum of forty years!"
But Matilda was also losing her school. She didn't in the least mind being accused of having done something she had
actually done. She could see the justice of that. It was, however, a totally new experience for her to be accused of a crime that
she definitely had not committed. She had had absolutely nothing to do with that beastly creature in the glass!
Matilda, sitting in the second row, cupped her face in her hands, and this time she concentrated the whole of her mind and her
brain and her will up into her eyes. Without making any sound at all she kept on shouting inside her head for the glass to go
over. She saw it wobble, then, it tilted and fell on the table. Miss Honey's mouth dropped open but she didn't say a word. She
couldn't. The shock of seeing the miracle performed had struck her dumb. She had gaped at the glass, leaning well away from
it. Never, never in the life had she seen anything of the kind happen! She looked at Matilda. She saw the child white in the face,
trembling all over, the eyes glazed, staring straight ahead and seeing nothing.
(From "Matilda" by R.Dahl)
83. Choose the alternative that fits the sentence.
1. I shall not waste time (to reply, reply, replying) to his letter.
2. It's high time (we go, we went, to go).
3. I'd rather (stay, staying, to stay) in tonight.
4. There is no point (to argue, in arguing, you argue) with him.
5. We had to stand up (to get, getting, to getting) a better view of the game.
6. I think we had better (go, going, to go).
7. I will agree (help, helping, to help) you as long as you behave yourself.
8. Would you care (to have, have, having) a look at my latest effort?
9. It's nearly lunch time. Why don't we stop (to have, to having, having) a snack?
10. Isn't it about time (you started, you start, starting) taking life seriously?
11. It's no use (you complain, to complain, complaining), nobody will take any notice of you.
12. I'm longing (see, to see, to seeing) you again.
13. He seems (feel, feeling, to be feeling) better today.
14. The car needs (to service, being serviced, servicing).
15. I daren't (go, to go, going) out after dark.
16. What's the use (to worry, you worry, of worrying)?
17. If you need anything, please do not hesitate (to ask, asking, ask).
18. Hadn't we better (leave, leaving, to leave) soon?
84.Combine the two sentences into one using the necessary pronoun.
1.The air surrounds us. It consists of various elements.
2.I had a stick. I defended myself with it.
3.Your brother surprised me with his learning. I was introduced to him yesterday.
4.Silk is much worn in Europe. The Chinese had the merit if discovering it.
5.The palace is magnificent. The Queen lives in it.
6.You have told me something. I shall not forget it.
7.Bill came home on a certain day. I do not remember it.
8.The bridge is very high. I passed over it yesterday.
9.The water is very refreshing. I tasted it.
10. The picture was very fine. The artist took along time to paint it.
11.The climate is warm. It prevails in India.
12.Rats do much damage. They multiply very fast.
13.I had money on me. I gave it to a beggar.
14He did not like the bread. I was'in the habit of eating it.
15.Show me the book. You have read it.
16.The sun is far away. Our light comes from it.
17.Steel pens last a long time. They were invented long ago.
18.The ship was very small. Columbus crossed the Atlantic in it.
19.The microscope is very useful. We can see invisible objects with it.
20.The nineteenth century was called the age of machinery. Machinery came into use in it.
21.The swallows were assembling for their flight. I saw them yesterday.
22.The cup was very old. The servant broke it.
85. Insert the right article.
I. In 1665 ... great plague raged in London. ... insanitary conditions of ... houses, ... narrowness of ... streets, ... dirty habits
of ... people, all helped to spread ... disease. ... people died in ... thousands, and every day ... carts used to go round from ...
house to ... house to collect... dead, accompanied by ... man crying: "Bring out your dead!" ... rich who could afford to do so
left ... town and fled to ... country, while ... poor remained and died in great numbers.
... next year ... second misfortune came upon ... unfortunate city, namely, great fire. Out of... blue it started in ... baker's shop,
and aided by ... east wind, rapidly consumed ... wooden houses of which ... large portion of ... town was built, raging for ...
few days. Even ... great cathedral of St. Paul's was destroyed by. . fire, which, leaping across ... narrow streets reached right to
... banks of ... Thames. But ... disaster did much ... good. It destroyed many of ... dirty, unhealthy streets, and swept away ...
homes of disease, enabling ... better houses to be erected in their place.
II. ... Sir Ralph the Rover was ... wicked pirate who sailed about from ... sea to ... sea attacking ... innocent merchant ships
and robbing them of... cargo. One day he came to ... coast of Scotland and saw ... dangerous rock on which ... bell had been
placed to warn ... sailors of... presence of ... danger. Sir Ralph thought that if he removed ... bell,... merchant ships would be
wrecked upon it, and then he could easily rob them.... great pirate rowed to ... rock in ... small boat with ... party of... sailors
and cut off... bell, which sank down into ... deep water. He then sailed away across ... sea and enriched himself in ... various
parts of... world.
After about... year he returned and reached ... neighbourhood of ... famous rock.... thick fog came on, and he could not tell
where he was, though he feared he must be somewhere near ... dangerous place. How strongly he wished now that he had not
