Практический курс английского языка 1 курс. Ключи - [36]

9. Have you been Living here for a long lime?

10. Has he really been studying (for) so long?

11. Have you already packed the things? The taxi has already been wailing for us for ten minutes.

12. He has always been interested in Physics. He is working at a now problem now. He has already been working at it for two months.

13. N. writes very good novels. Not long ago he finished a novel and now he is writing a new one. He lias been writ­ing it for more than a month and says he is writing it with pleasure.

11. We have been here since the beginning of the month, but

the weather has been keeping nasty all the time. 16. It has been raining since the very morning.

Ex. V, p. 310

a) toothless, hopeless, careless, sleepless, cloudless, pitiless, voiceless, homeless, thoughtless, restless, harmless, penni­less

b) dangerous, famous, nervous, courageous, industrious Ex. VI, p. 311

1. George Meadows was a man of fifty and his wife, Mrs. George, was a year or two younger. They were both fine people in Lhe prime of life. Their three daughters were lovely and their two sons were handsome and strong. They had no notions about being gentlemen and la­dies; they knew their place, were happy and deserved their happiness, as they were merry, industrious and kindly.

2. The master of the house was not George, but his mother, who was twice the man her son was, as they said in the village.

3. The story amused the author because it was like an old ballad.

4. The previous day the Meadows received a letter that in­formed theni of Uncle George's coming.

5. Captain Meadows was an old man with a wrinkled yellow face. He was very thin and his skin hung on his bones like an old suit too large for him.

6– Captain Meadows told them a lot of interesting stories about his adventures ami about many things he had seen and done.

7. That was a man who had made a success of his life, because he had enjoyed it.

3. He boasted that he was happy to be back in his old home that he would live for another twenty years,

9. Mrs. Meadows said that he had always been a harum-scarum fellow.

10. She said she was glad he had come back.

E* ХИ. p. 312

1, industrious 2– merry / jolly 3. merry, kindly / good-natured A. deserve 5. wrinkled, shrewd fi. marry, marriage 7. extremely / remarkably / extraordinarily 8. surprised, amused 9. introduce 10. acquaint 11. deserved L2. boasted 13. alive, died 14, admiring

Ex. XIII, p. 313

1. to introduce 2. introduced, to gel acquainted 3. acquainted

4. introduced 5. acquainted 6. introduce, aequninted 7r to get acquainted 8. meet 9. met 10. met

Ex. XIV, p. 313

1.—, —2-to 3, with 4. lo, to 5, of 6. about / on, in 7. at

5. to,—9. — 10.—. of 11. To, at 12. of 13. like 14. like

Ex. XV, p. 314

1. — 2. a, the 3. —, —, a 4. — Б-a 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. the 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. The, — 14. a. a 15. a. A, —. —. a, —

Ex. XVI, p. 314

A. L; They were laughing so merrily that I could not help Laugh­ing / bursting into laughter f breaking into a laugh too.

2. The Russian people are talented and industrious / hard­working.

3. Mr. Dick was very kindly / good-natured / kind-hearted. He was kind to Davy and the boy loved this funny and merry man,

4– Though Mr. Burton looked very good-natured, lie was a cruel man in fact.

5. I think the boy does not deserve punishment-

6. When he smiled there were kind wrinkles in the corners of his hazel eyea.

7. Miss Betsy was a shrewd / acute woman.

8. When his mother and brother died, Davy decided • made up his mind to find his aunt.

9. Oliver's parents died and he was very lonely.

10. His strange behaviour surprised / astonished ua.

11. It was a wonderful piece of news and Jean could not help informing Robert of it.

12. The girl was very / extremely / wonderfully / astonish­ingly clever for her age.

1 3. Irene's beauty was wonderful and people could not help admiring her.

14. To our surprise he was at home / he was in.

15. Wo informed him that we would have a meeting three days later.

В. 1. Her long curly hair was of nice / beautiful chestnut col­our.

2. The funny looks / appearance of the child amused the old lady / woman.

3. The boy amused us telling funny stories.

4. He introduced Die to his wife, I had dreamed of getting acquainted with her for a long lime.

5. Mr. Hill acquainted Eric with his new work.

6. He introduced us to his parents {who( we had not been acquainted with yet.

7. Miss Emily did not know who(m) to merry: to Tom or to George.

8. Michael married Fleur though shedid not love him.

9. The you ng people married two у ears a go and they are very happy. They deserve their happiness.

10. Though Soumes realised that his marriage was not a suc­cess he did not want to give up / abandon Irene.

11. As every boy Tom Sawyer liked to boast.

12. We could not help admiring the magnificent performance of the young actor in the play "Thunderstorm".

13. Mr. Pickwick was a short fat kind-hearted man.

14. Florence's large dark eyes with dark curving eyelashes, fair hair and wonderful skin made her extremely beauti­ful.

15. She is not pretty, but she is very attractive. And her hands are shapely.