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Exercise 8. ELSE, SOME/ANY MORE, OTHER, OTHERS, ANOTHER.
Fill in the blanks in the sentences.
There are some evenings when I just want to go straight to bed. There are ___________evenings when nothing could keep me from going out.
He has got a job he likes, he’s always in good health, he’s happily married, he earns quite a lot. What ________ does he want?
1. Byron, Dickens, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth
Morocco, Zaire, Kenya, Ecuador, Nigeria
Bread, butter, cheese, yoghurt, cream
Eagle, dove, robin, cuckoo, emu
Wool, nylon, cotton, silk, linen
Peas, cabbage, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach
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1. Я потерял и кошелёк, и документы.
Кроме кошелька пропали ещё и все документы.
В этом магазине продаются также и видеокассеты.
Она не просто выходит из себя, она становится буйной.
Не буду покупать эту машину. Не очень-то она новая, да еще и была в ремонте.
Погода для путешествия была совсем неподходящая. Вдобавок, на полпути сломалась машина.
неполный рабочий день.
3. Мы неплохо провели время, несмотря на погоду.
I The government has announced that sharp downturn in economic
activity, it will not abandon its anti-inflation policy. 2 unemployment
Increased by 250,000 last month, tight control of government spending is seen as the key to recovery.
{reviewing a motorshow) * the new Splendido XL2 contains
many improvements, the price remains the same as for the XL1. At 24,000
pounds, the car represents excellent value, * it is obviously not
a vehicle for the average motorist.
3. Famines and food shortages have increased in the Third World
Improved methods of agriculture. Moreover, there is actually a
Exercise 13. Insert appropriate contrast and concession linkers.
1. you say, I don’t care.
2. I advise the children about money, I never actually pay their debts.
3. The classrooms are small, not unsuitable.
4. the difference in their ages, they were close friends.
5. cold it is, she always goes swimming.
6 I think she's Swiss. I’m not sure,
7. Demand lor this car is high its high price.
8. He was reading the newspaper she was washing up.
9. Humans are capable of error the computer is not.
1. Mr Major spoke to Mr. Kohl shortly before the Chancellor flew to India.
2. Now he's more focused on his work. Before, he was distracted, always making plans to go out.
3. Several government officials were injured. Earlier, two bridges and several buildings were damaged by fires.
4. You will sleep and stay asleep until you are told to awake.
5. What about the dead man on the runway ? You previously said that if any of the hostages were harmed you would move in immediately.
1. the event had happened such a short time before, a surprising
amount of information had already been collected. These devices were very sophisticated considering they were homemade.
2. These two basic factors must continue to apply in the future, the
country remains peaceful and politically stable.
3. __________ no decision is ever 100 percent right, it's how we feel about our decisions that counts.
4. I convince you, you can convince Waddington in turn.
5. I don't see what I can do for you, you have no evidence.
6. ___________they are such an important part of undergraduate courses, lectures are often presented in a remarkably poor manner.
Exercise 2. Fill the gaps with the verbs: bring about, cause, lead to and give rise to. Sometimes several options are possible.
Exercise 5. THUS vs. AND THUS. Link the messages below so that it makes sense.
1. The government intends to reduce taxes / it wants to increase its popularity.
2. There had been riots in the streets / the army decided to take control.
3. The police fired tear gas / they managed to disperse the protesters.
4. The government has announced a programme of reform / it will improve social benefits for the poor.
5. The health minister claimed that great progress has been made / 240 new hospitals have been built.
6. The opposition parties voted against the proposal / they meant to prevent it from becoming law.
1. The institution of marriage inevitably causes frustration in relationships.
3. The increase of crime is a direct result of insufficiently severe punishment.
Exercise 2. Complete the following purpose clauses with a suitable linking expression. Note that some sentences can be made without using any connector.
1. A stranger in the crowd had hoisted Phillip up on the shoulder he might
see the procession depart.
2. A cockscrew is a tool _________ opening bottles.
3. She caught his eye and they looked away from each other not to
laugh.
4. She left the door unlocked him to get in later.
5. Governments need to create employment both parents and children feel
that they are part of society and can contribute towards it.
6. He dyed his heard avoid being recognized.
7. Recently, many people have changed their names to make a statement
about their ethnic identity.
8. Any holes and openings should be fenced people can’t fall down them.
9. There were no carpets not to attract dust.
10. The superintendent was busy stationing his men round the house the ever-increasing spectators shouldn’t get too close.
. The desks are kept some distance apart to prevent cheating.
12. I don't let him climb trees he tears his trousers.
13. He wrote his diary in code prevent his wife from reading it.
5. For his birthday Tom received a pair of blue and white woollen socks knitted by his aunt, a present he had no use for whatsoever.
6. There was only one person who was against the idea, myself.
I Виолончель похожа на скрипку - только больше по размеру.
II У Молли такая же работа, как и у моей сестры, но она работает
I Мы хорошо провели время, только погода была холодная.
II Погода была холодная, атак мы хорошо провели время.
IExercise 7. Insert NAMELY vs. I. E. in the sentences below. Translate into Russian.
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I1. The Prime Minister was educated at one of the most famous public schools in England. Eton.
II2. She dedicated her last book to ‘Dear Bill, who made it all possible’, the cousin who had helped her when she was a young writer.
3. The competition to stage the Olympics was closely fought between two great Latin American cities, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
4. There was one make of computer, which seemed to offer particularly good value for money on the basis of our tests, the Tranox 486.