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II. Give a word or phrase for the following definition.

1. that for which one is responsible

2. to be unlike

3. separate into parts

4. an effect, consequence or result of power

5. a piece of furniture at which one reads and writes

6. a careful test of or inquiry into a person’s knowledge

7. pick out the most suitable

8. power to do things; cleverness

9. an official document showing that a person has finished a course of study

10. a payment made or asked for services given by a professional man or by public bodies

11. a student at a university who has not yet taken a degree

12. money from a government

13. something lent to another, especially a sum of money

III. Match the name of an educational institution in the left column with its definition in the right column.

1. school a. an institution relating to or dealing with several arts and

sciences

2. primary school b. a school where students live, are fed and looked after

3. secondary school c. one carried on as a business, without government aid

4. grammar school d. a school for children of all abilities

5. comprehensive e. a secondary school receiving financial help from the state

6. private school f. elementary (earliest) school

7. boarding school g. an institution where the highest type of education is given

and research carried out

8. college h. an institution for teaching and learning

9. university i. an educational institution which gives degrees to its stu-

dents; a part of the university

10. polytechnic j. the school for boys and girls who have left a primary

school

IV. Find in the text words and phrases with the opposite meaning.

1. optional 2. you have to pay for schools 3. to be similar 4. to fail an exam

5. selective schools 6. to be expelled from 7. state schools

V. Match the English idioms in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column. Use them in a proper context.

  1. to bury one’s talent как дважды два четыре

  2. to have one’s hands full как рыба в воде

  3. two and two make four зарыть талант в землю

  4. like a duck to water иметь хлопот полон рот

  5. to come easy мозги как решето

  6. by trial and error мудрая как сова

  7. a memory like a sieve методом проб и ошибок

  8. as wise as an owl (a wise легко даваться

old owl)

  1. on the tip of one’s tongue набор слов

  2. to make up for lost time начать с азов

  3. to chew someone out на кончике языка

  4. to start from scratch наверстать упущенное

  5. not to have a clue намылить голову

  6. gibberish не иметь понятия

  7. to leave a lot to be desired получить по шее

  8. not to lift (stir) a finger оставлять желать много лучшего

  9. to get it in the neck придерживаться темы

  10. to dot the i’s and cross the t’s палец о палец не ударить

  11. to stick to the point приходить в голову

  12. to cross one’s mind поставить точки над и

  13. to work like a horse раскинуть мозгами

  14. to work round the clock ты что, язык проглотил?

  15. a willing horse с блеском

  16. with flying colours тянуть время

  17. to rack (cudgel) one’s brains работать, как вол

  18. Have you lost your tongue? работать круглые сутки

  19. to play for time учинить разнос

  20. to raise hell ходить вокруг да около

  21. to beat about the bush рабочая лошадка