Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

note if you like. I'll be seeing him tomorrow as we work together."

132. Choose the proper word from brackets and say in which of the

sentences look is a link-verb: *

1. She looks (nice, nicely) in her new hat. 2. She looked (pleasant, pleasantly)

and made everybody feel at ease. 3. She

looked (pleasant, pleasantly) at the little boy. 4. Father looked (stern, sternly)

at me and I felt unhappy. 5. The girl looked (happy, happily) at her father, but the

father looked (angry, angrily). 6. The woman looked (helpless, helplessly). 7.

The woman looked (helpless, helplessly) about. 8. What's the matter with you?

You look so (sad, sadly). 9. She looked (sad, sadly) at me and turned away. 10.

Everything is all right with the little girl; she looks (gay, gaily) and (cheerful,

cheerfully) again.

133.

Translate into English. Pay attention to the sequence of tenses:

1. Ему очень хотелось поехать на юг, и мы не думали, что он вернется

так скоро. 2.Он сказал, что, когда он занимается, он всегда выключает

радио. 3. Отец сказал, что мы отправимся, как только я кончу завтрак. 4.

Мы говорили о своей будущей работе. Петр сказал, что он поедет учить

ребят в свою родную деревню. Там хорошая школа. 5. У нас было мало

времени, так как мы уезжали на следующий день. 6. Он очень, торопился,

так как боялся, что сестра будет ждать его. 7. Моя сестренка чувствовала

себя несчастной, когда получила двойку за сочинение. 8. Я пойду домой,

как только кончу прослушивать пленку пятого урока. 9. Мой старший брат

сказал мне, чтобы я не включал магнитофон, если я не знаю, как это делать.

10. Я как раз завтракал, когда зашел мой приятель и сказал, что мне

придется поторопиться, если я хочу присоединиться к нему. Они

отправятся рано. 11. Мы решили, что пока ты будешь делать перевод, Аня

будет помогать нам, потом мы поможем ей вымыть посуду и убрать комнату

до того, как ее мама придет с работы. 12. Джон сказал, что он все устроит

сам для нашей поездки на взморье. 13. Мы надеемся, что, когда он

вернется, он примет участие в нашей дискуссии о современной

американской литературе. 14. Он ответил, что мы не сможем уладить этот

вопрос, пока не поговорим с деканом. 15. Джемма знала, что Артур не

изменит своего решения, даже если она даст ему совет, и, кроме того, она

не хотела давать ему никаких советов.

134.

Use the proper article:

Robert Robinson, my old acquaintance, had worked at ... plant in Detroit.

There ... technical school was started for advertising reasons. ... newspapers had

stressed ... fact that... school would be open to all... workers "regardless of

colour."

Robinson's life before he came to that school had been full of ... hardships.

His home was in one of... southern states where he had become ... instrument-

maker. ... unemployment caught

up with him, and he went to Detroit where ... newspapers prorr ised ...

employment. In Detroit ... new period in his life began- . endless search for ...

work. He managed to enter ... technic* school. He was ... only coloured

student there. ... newspapei made the most of it and even featured his

photograph at... worl ... papers, however, did not mention ... fact that he was

paid les than ... white workers, and they kept quiet about ... animosit that he

was met with every morning.

135.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect instead of the infin tives in brackets:

1. Margot (to go) to the door and (to lock) it, and (to return) with the key. 2.

He sighed again and again, like one who (to escape) from danger. 3. Then I (to

search) for a piece of paper and a pencil, and I (to write) a message for the maid.

He (to make) tea and (to eat) the biscuits which Mrs. Aberdeen (to bring) him. 5.

Ansell (to give) an angry sigh, and at that moment there (to be) a tap on the door,

6. When the cinema (to be) over they (to go) for a walk across the dark, damp

fields. 7. The doorj (to open). A tall young woman (to stand) framed in the light

thatj (to fall) from the passage. j3?Cassie (to spend) the night at home,j and on

entering the dining-room (to glance) at the space above1 the fire, He (to walk)

about our sitting-room all afternoon,! murmuriifg to himself. 10. It (to be) all so

sudden that for a; moment no one (to know) what (to happen). 11. He (to tell)

mej that they (to be) at the same public school and (to be) friends j ever since.

12. At the age of seventy-four he (to be) excited as ai boy about his expedition.

13. Near the door he (to see) the man he (to notice) at the station. 14. The house

(to be) much smaller than he (to think) at first.

136.

Change the following sentences into disjunctive questions:

1. He is having dinner now. 2. They usually have dinner at six. 3. She has a

music lesson every Wednesday. 4. They had a quarrel yesterday. 5. She is having

a music lesson now. 6. He had to take four exams. 7. Next week you'll have to

prepare for your last exam. 8. She had to wait for a long time. 9. We have. to

arrange everything by tomorrow. 10. He had to pay a lot of j money for this TV-

set. 11. They will have to start tomorrow morning. 12. He has to work a lot at his

English.

137.

Use the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect instead of the

infinitives in brackets:

1. Yes, Hatte? What you (to say)? 2. He even (not to count) the money that

Lammiter (to hold) out to him. 3. I (to look) at her. She (to smile) to herself and