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Working with the vocabulary

1. Read the story, and find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.

  1. to grasp smth

  2. drooping

  3. to adjust

(n) an adjustment

  1. to toy with smth

  2. a stumper

  3. to feed smth with smth

to feed smth into smth

  1. to humour smb

  2. a creative urge

  3. to corner the market

  4. a by-product

  5. sloppy

  6. reluctantly

  7. to give it a try

2. Remember the contexts in which Word List items are used, say who or what they referred to.

3. Find the English equivalents for these:

  1. невозможный, невыполнимый

  2. гениальный

  3. нажать на нужную кнопку

  4. открыть литературное агентство

  5. это похоже на жульничество (мошенничество \ аферу)

  6. непонятное, неизвестное слово

  7. плодовитый автор

  8. по плану

  9. посредственность, бездарность; заурядный человек

4. Explain what it means:

  1. to toy with smth

  2. stand to reason

  3. to be worked up

  4. to work out

  5. to be sold on the idea

  6. to sit up and take notice

  7. to make a monkey out of smb

  8. to get the hang of smth

5. Fill in prepositions where necessary:

A. Fill in the prepositions and complete the table:

  1. The speed with which the new engine works may be grasped by the fact that it can provide the correct answer in five seconds … a problem that would occupy a mathematician for a month.

  2. The automatic computing engine uses pulses of electricity, generated … the rate of a million a second, to solve all calculations that resolve themselves into addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

  3. I don't think I have to remind you that your own contribution, especially … the original plans, was an important one.

  4. Then gradually (the head still motionless), a subtle change spreading over the face, astonishment becoming pleasure, ….. increasing gradually, spreading out until at last the whole face was open wide and shining … extreme delight.

  5. It was at this stage that young Knipe began to display a real talent … big business..

an answer smth

… the rate

contribution smth

to shine smth(=emotions)

talent smth / doing smth

B. Fill in the prepositions:

  1. The number of reported crimes is increasing … an alarming rate.

  2. I told my assistants to work … their own rate but if they don’t find an answer … this problem we are done.

  3. Clark eyes shone … such anger, his hands shook with honest indignation which was so perfectly human but he had no answer … the accusations.

  4. He knew that he’d made a very positive contribution … the success of the project and his eyes shone … delight.

  5. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution … Quantum Theory.

  6. The school sees its job as preparing students to make a contribution … society as many students show considerable talent … helping others at an early age. .

  7. Have you been making regular contributions … a pension plan?

  8. 'It was wonderful! This could be the answer … all our problems.' Kate replied, her eyes shining … excitement.

  9. … the rate you work, you'll never finish! We need a persuasive speaker with a natural talent … leadership.

  10. Bethenny absolutely shone … love and Jason reflected it! She always showed considerable talent … getting what she wanted.

6. Match the synonyms:

  1. to grasp

  2. sloppy

  3. reluctant

  4. to humour

  5. impracticable

  6. ingenious

  7. to set up

  8. trickery

  9. to smack of smth

  10. to toy with smth

  11. worked up

  12. to work out

  13. sold on smth

  14. to make a monkey out of

  15. to get the hang of smth

    1. creative

    2. enthusiastic about smth

    3. establish

    4. excited

    5. flirt with smth

    6. indulge

    7. master smth

    8. partake of smth

    9. ridicule

    10. sentimental

    11. solve

    12. swindle

    13. understand

    14. unrealizable

    15. unwilling