Упражнения

I.Переведите.

1.Mary was busy laying the table. 2.Is it worth going there? 3.She didn’t agree to coming here. 4.He is looking forward to seeing her. 5.Thank you for calling. 6.We think of going there. 6.He was afraid of missing his train. 7.I’m tired of waiting. 8.He is used to living with his parents. 9.There was little hope of finding the man. 10.They gave up the idea of selling their car. 11.I don’t like his manner of reading. 12.I don’t see any use in going there.

II.Трансформируйте предложение в соответствии с образцом и переведите его.

Образец: He began to work for this company in 1995. He began working for this company in 1995. Он начал работать на эту компанию в 1995 году.

1.I prefer to go by air. 2.Try to stand up. 3.I (would) like him to be nice to you. 4.I propose to start tomorrow. 5.I forgot to answer his letter. 6. He stopped to read the notice. 7.They stopped to smoke. 8.The children began to play. 9.Please continue to write. 10.She likes to travel. 11.They hate to work. 12.They were ashamed to be late.

III.Вставьте предлоги in, on, after, before, without

1…. copying the text, he made a few mistakes. 2…. coming home from school he began to work. 3…. saying this he left the classroom. 4.He called me … leaving. 5.Mr Brown went out … saying a word. 6.He came in … knocking. 7…. going to the theatre I called on my sister. 8…. having breakfast Nick left for work. 9…. receiving the answer of the firm I was ready to discuss my CV at an interview. 10.There isn’t any difficulty … translating this text. 11.There is no sense … working for this company. 12…. coming to the office he looked through the papers. 13…. entering the room, we found it empty. 14…. reading he closed the book.

IV.Выберите нужный предлог и предложения переведите.

1..She is fond … (on, of, in) reading. 2.They are interested … (in, at, of) buying this goods. 3.Jane is good … (in, at, on) lecturing on Russian art. 4.They are used …(to, from, on) getting up early. 5.He is engaged … (at, to, in) writing a book. 6.She gave … (back, up, to) smoking. 7.The girl succeeded … (on, in, for) improving her pronunciation. 8.The snow prevented me… (of, from, on) walking. 9. We think … on, of, to) going to the south in summer. 10. He insisted… (in, on, at) her returning home. 11.She is afraid … (on, of, at) catching cold. 12.She doesn’t agree … ( to, for, by) working at an office.

V.Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.

1. Watching football matches can be exciting enough, but of course it is more exciting playing football. 2. She stopped coming to see us, and I wondered what had happened to her. 3.Can you remember having seen the man before? 4.She was terrified of having spoken to anybody, and even more, of being spoken to. 5.He was on the point of leaving the club, as the porter stopped him. 6.After being corrected by the teacher, the students’papers were returned to them. 7.I wondered at my mother’s having allowed the journey. 8.I understand perfectly your wishing to start the work at once. 9. Everybody will discuss the event, there is no preventing it. 10. At last he broke the silence by inviting everybody to walk into the dining-room. 11. On being told the news she turned pale. 12.The place is worth visiting.