Практический курс английского языка 3 курс - [8]

young man who is regular in his life and work. He turned out to be an industrious worker. 12. He was not bad-looking and had a

good regular job. 13. The table was shaky, as one of its legs was broken. 14. The rain is pouring constantly down all the time

B.

1. After he had finished packing, the room was in a state of disorder. 2. But for your carelessness you would not have got

into trouble. 3. But even he must have known that he had done the job badly. 4. There is a slight break in the vase. 5. He's fond of

making jokes. 6. Poor as they were the workers were ready to give money to their common cause. 7. He regularly writes poems for

our newspaper. 8. He came to lunch in a particularly jolly mood. 9. He did the job with such energy that he accomplished a shining

success. 10. After supper everyone was in a better mood. 11. When he is ill, he does not touch food for days. 12. The soup has a

flavour of onions. 13. It is impossible to explain why different people like different things. 14. What do you know of his likings or

dislikings? 15. After our quarrel even my favourite dish seemed unsavoury.

4.

Explain or comment on the following sentences:

A. 1. Charles had planned to see Arthur Brown in Hall and on the side pick up such gossip as was going. 2. You meet

other boats there and river gossip is exchanged. 3. He had mentioned that George was attracting some gossip. 4. He gave

people pieces of gossip in the same way that he gave them drinks. 5. Bess was an in curable gossip. 6. Bant marvelled

how gossip travelled. 7. At last the town gossips left her alone. 8. Next day, while he was at his office winding up its last

tattered affairs, I telephoned Mrs. Skelton. 9. Don't you see that she can wind anyone round her little finger? 10.Bits of

the wall peeling, a banister leg was loose. 11. The wallpaper peeled off in long, broad ribbons. 12. Sitting down and

peeling off her gloves, Jane took a mirror out of her bag and looked at herself. 13. It was quite an undertaking to scrape

all the rust off. 14.The lazy boy was lucky to scrape through the exams. 15. John had scraped together enough money

for his first year at college. 16.1 ran the risk of getting into some scrapes. 17. "If you don't take care, your friend will get

you into a serious scrape, some day," said Carrie. 18. My father and I scraped together the change in our pockets and

found enough for breakfast at a diner. 19. Steady! There is a broken step here. 20. He was a steady visitor at their home.

21 He said unsteadily: "I understand, Mrs. Evans." 22. Caroline repeated the ejaculation not in so steady a tone. 23. The

snow was falling steadily out of a tawny sky. 24. He clutched at her to steady himself. 25. He is a steady fighter for

peace. 26. "No," said Mary steadily, "he never comes here." 27. He moved forward unsteadily in the darkness. 28. I'm a

bit of a philanderer, my dear, you need a steadier chap. 29. He's got a character and steady employment, and he's no

fool. 30. "I ain't going," was his steady answer to all her threats and requests. 31. He lost weight steadily.*

B. 1. You've made a mess of the job. I wish you had refused to do it. 2. Why did you leave the table in such an awful

mess? 3. Nothing to do, but sweep up the mess — and such nice eggs. 4. "Now we've got to clear up this mess," he said.

"All I hope is that it doesn't take too long." 5. I thought of the mess he was bound to make of it. 6. This word is a crack-

jaw for foreigners. 7. He is a hard nut to crack. 8. He is fond of cracking jokes, but they are not to my taste. 9. A cracked

bell can never sound well. ( proverb) 10. All is lost that is poured into a cracked dish. 11. His contributions to science are

invaluable. 12. Mr. W'infield listened and soon understood that he was expected to contribute to the conversation. 13.

M.Sholokhov contributed most generously and with great skill to world literature. 14. My own earliest boating

recollection is of five of us contributing three-pence and taking a boat on the lake.

14.This is not the right spirit to begin some new work in. 16. We found him alone, spent and spiritless. 17. His spirits

rose when the door swung open and he saw Saundra on the threshold. 18. Despite all her troubles she too seemed caught

up in the spirit of the occasion. 19. Can you taste any pepper in this soup? 20. I don't know that I ever tasted pumpkin

pie as good as hers. 21. His tastes did not seem to have changed. 22. The house was handsome, he conceded, but it

wasn't to his taste. 23. "Your taste in brandy, Doctor, is much better than your taste in music," said Chris. 24. After that,

having acquired a taste for the water, I did a good deal of rafting.

5.Choose the right word:

peel — scrape

1. New potatoes are nice to the taste, but I hate ... them. 2. I've boiled potatoes in their jackets, will you ... them?

steady — firm

1. The chair was not ... because one of its legs was broken. 2. The oak-tree stood ... in the earth. 3. Mr. Convoy was a ... cus tomer

at the bookshop. 4. His decision was ....