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a) run to the restroom; b) head straight to the coffee shop; c) check in for the fight

19.I sent you the link to my website. Check it out.

a) click the link and see; b) see if everything is correct; c) download pictures

20.Chin up and do your job. You’ve had problems a lot worse than that.

a) look at the ceiling; b) cheer up; c) touch your chin

21.Russian tourists are notorious for wearing cheesy clothes.

a) weird and tasteless; b) yellow and with holes like cheese; c) very expensive and classy

22.The hikers were chilling out on the side of the road.

a) were trying to call the police; b) were flagging for a cab; c) resting 23.That’s a classy dress! It must be very expensive!

a) stylish b) cheesy c) handmade

24.You walk into a barbershop. You want your hair to look neat. You say: a) I want my hair styled. b) Just clean it up. c) I want a new haircut.

25.It was cloudy in the morning, but in the afternoon the weather ... .

a) got worse; b) got warmer; c) cleared up

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26.We can’t wrap up the project now. Everybody at the studio just started to click.

a) to understand each other and work well together; b) to learn fast; c) to see what’s going on

27.The police are looking for clues to solve the murder.

a) keys; b) evidence; c) secret files

28.I was going to go on this trip on my own. But my friends said they wanted to come along.

a) come with me; b) keep me company; c) call me later

29.— How’s work ... ?

— I’m almost done.

a) moving; b) coming along; c) happening

30.If you say that joke in a public place, you will come off as stupid.

a) people will think that you are stupid; b) people will think you are smart; c) no one will pay attention

31.I wanted to make a compliment, but it came out all wrong.

a) sounded awkward; b) did not sound as a compliment; c) sounded funny

32.I can’t go live out of the country because of my family commitments.

a) family debts; b) problems in the family; c) responsibility for the family 33.You will never get him convinced to change his job even if you promise him a better pay. He lives in his ... . He doesn’t want to get out of it.

a) country house; b) own apartment; c) comfort zone

34.Karen is working in Moscow. She’s on a three year contract.

a) She will work here for three years. b) Her contract obliges her to work in Moscow for three years. c) She wants to work in Moscow for three years.

C

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35.This is a cool place! They usually have DJ’s over from London. You should go there. I promise you’ll like it.

a) classy and fashionable; b) very expensive; c) pretty good

36.This magazine covers medicine and healthcare problems.

a) includes articles on medicine and healthcare; b) doesn’t include articles on medicine and healthcare; c) will soon include articles on medicine and healthcare

37.When your computer crashes, it ... .

a) starts to work faster; b) stops working; c) starts to work slowly 38.The dark street looked creepy. Helena decided to get out of there and onto the lighted place.

a) looked scary; b) looked nice; c) looked funny

39.Liz doesn’t like the way her boyfriend treats her. Tina says: “Cry me a river. You let him treat you like a piece of shit.”

a) You won’t get sympathy for that. b) I feel really sorry for you.

c) Tell me what I can do for you.

40.If you want to lose weight, you have to ... chocolate and bread.

a) eat more; b) buy yourself; c) cut out

41.After the economic crisis many healthcare projects were cut off.

a) stopped completely; b) started; c) temporarily stopped

42.The company’s management is going to make big cuts.

a) to make expenses smaller; b) to make expenses bigger;

c) to make investments

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D

I don’t give a damn.

Мне плевать!

• — She called you and wanted to talk to you. / Она звонила тебе и

хотела с тобой поговорить.

— I don’t give a damn about her anymore. / Мне теперь на нее

наплевать.

date

свидание

• — I have a date tonight. / У меня сегодня свидание.

— Who is the happy man? / И кому повезло?

— My ex-classmate. We ran into each other incidentally at the art exhibit. He asked me out. / Моему бывшему однокласснику. Мы

случайно столкнулись на выставке. Он пригласил меня на сви-

дание.

date

тот, с кем идешь на свидание

• — Do you know that man at the bar? You just talked to him. / Ты зна-

ешь этого парня около бара? Ты только что с ним разговаривала.

— Yeah! He’s my date. / Да! Я с ним встречаюсь.

— Is he really? He just asked for my number. / Правда? Он только

что попросил у меня номер телефона.

It’s a date!

Хорошо! Договорились! (когда договариваются

о встрече)

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• — I want to meet you for real this time. How about tomorrow? /

Я хочу встретиться с тобой по-настоящему в этот раз. Как

насчет завтра?

— It’s a date. Tell me where. / Договорились. Скажи где. (диалог

из фильма “The Lake House”)

dating service

брачное агентство, служба знакомств

• — How did you meet your wife? / Как ты познакомился со своей

женой?

— Oddly enough, I went through a dating service. They found my wife for me! / Как ни странно, через брачное агентство. Они и

нашли мне жену!

day

день

• — Hi! How’re you? / Привет! Как дела?

— Not too good. I just lost two hundred dollars. / Да не очень.

Я только что потерял двести долларов.

— Looks like it’s not your day. / Похоже, это не твой день.

• — Good day so far? / Как сегодня дела, удачно?

— Nope. I screwed up my job interview. / Нет. Я только что за-

валил собеседование по работе.

• Quick! We don’t have all day! / Быстрее! У нас мало времени.

make someone’s day