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General Comprehension

  1. Who said it?

  1. "Don't move. Don't take a laxative. I'll get a doctor".

  2. "Gee, I had a sensayish time".

  3. "I want a raccoon coat".

  4. "It's just been a casual kick - just a few laughs, that's all".

  5. "Tell me more of this keen stuff".

  6. "It's not a bit fair. What chance has the second man got if the first man calls him a liar before he even begins talking?"

  7. "Okay. If you don't want to be in the swim, I guess it's your business".

  8. "How can you say that we are well matched on the basis of only five dates?

  9. "All the Big Men on Campus are wearing them. Where you've been?"

  10. "Look at me - a brilliant student, a tremendous intellectual, a man with an assured future".

  1. Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements. Prove your answer using the text.

  1. Raccoon coats were all the rage at that time and Petey wished to own one as he wanted to follow the general fashion.

  2. The narrator's father got a raccoon coat when he graduated from university.

  3. The narrator was ready to give up on Polly after his first attempt to teach her logics.

  4. Polly enjoyed her classes on logical fallacies.

  5. Polly became actually more intelligent after she learnt the fallacies.

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. astute, adj

  2. a faddist

  3. to be swept up

  4. a craze

  5. a raccoon coat

  6. to be in the swim

  7. to have the makings

  8. to smarten up

  9. keen, adj

  10. to wane

  11. to take up smth

  12. a fallacy

  13. doggedly

  14. to fire away

  15. to hammer away without letup

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

  2. Explain what it means:

  1. to have nothing upstairs

  2. to go steady (old-fashioned)

  3. a logic-proof head

  4. to knock smb out

  5. pin-up proportions

  1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions from the story:

  1. It so happened that I knew where to get my hands … a raccoon coat.

  2. I nodded with satisfaction. “In other words, if you were … the picture, the field would be open. Is that right?”

  3. I sat down in a chair and pretended to read a book, but … the corner of my eye I kept watching Petey.

  4. It happened that I, as a law student, was taking a course in logic myself, so I had all the facts … my fingertips.

  5. I went … it, as in all things, systematically.

  1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:

A.

up (3) away (2) out of (2) out on at in about

  1. The company needs to smarten … their act if they are to keep customers.

  2. He was swept … by the general enthusiasm for the war.

  3. She kept hammering … at that point all through the meeting.

  4. The movie just knocked me ….

  5. I made sure I had all the facts … my fingertips before attending the meeting.

  6. She's only marrying him to get her hands … his money.

  7. Morris is likely to win, with Jones … the picture now.

  8. Since leaving the company, he's no longer … the swim of things.

  9. 'Do you mind if I ask you something, Woody?' 'Fire ….'

  10. … the corner of her eye she saw the dog running towards her.

  11. Roger took painting … for a while, but soon lost interest.

  12. I want to learn German but I don't know the best way to go … it.

B.

up (3) away (2) out of (2) out on at in about

  1. 'I'd like to ask you some questions about your childhood, if I may.' 'Fire ….'

  2. I know their address is here somewhere, but I can't lay my hands … it right now.

  3. Have you ever thought of taking … acting?

  4. You'll have to smarten … if you want to work in television.

  5. I saw something move … the corner of my eye.

  6. They made seven co-productions and have swept … Moscow in dance.

  7. She went … her preparations in a quiet businesslike way.

  8. The headteacher takes her duties … in August.

  9. He has all the latest statistics … his fingertips.

  10. How should I go … finding a job?

  11. Injury has effectively put Woods … the picture as far as international matches are concerned.

  12. Keep on hammering … at achieving your goals.