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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.