Exercises

Exercise 1

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него вслух в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

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Вопрос: Is Mrs. Williams as old as Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Smith? Ответ: She isn't as old as Mrs. Jones, but she's older than Mrs. Smith.

Вопрос:	Did you buy as many books as Malcolm or James?
Вопрос:	Is the grey car as expensive as the blue one or the red one?
Вопрос:	Is Peter as good as John or James?
Вопрос:	Was this year as bad as last year or the year before?
Вопрос:	Is Mary as beautiful as Sheila or Jane?
Вопрос:	Is London as far from here as Cambridge or Oxford?

Exercise 2

Прочтите фразу. Измените еёе в соответствии с примером (выразите согласие). Произнесите свой ответ вслух и напишите его.

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Фраза: That was the worst meal I've ever had. Ответ: I agree. I've never had such a bad meal before.

Фраза:	They served us the toughest meat I've ever eaten.
Фраза:	And our waiter was the rudest man I've ever met.
Фраза:	And the music they played was terrible
Фраза:	And they gave us the sourest wine I've ever tasted.
Фраза:	And that was the most uncomfortable chair I've ever sat in.
Фраза:	That blonde was the most beautiful girl I've ever set eyes on.

Exercise 3

Прочтите фразу и вопрос. Ответьте на вопрос в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: We've got five cars. The grey one is quite powerful. What about the blue one?

Ответ: The blue one is the most powerful of the five.

Фраза: This is a very bad class, but James is a good student. What about Paul?

Фраза: We've got a good army, but Bill isn't a skilful soldier. What about Ted?

Фраза: This is a lazy group of workmen, but Bill is a hard worker. What about Ted?

Фраза: These four books are all boring. This old one is very boring. What about that one?

Фраза: We've got a very good team, but Ford is a bad player. What about Evans?

Фраза: All these people are very poor. Bill's got little money. What about Ted?

Exercise 4

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на вопрос в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: Doesn't he like football or tennis?

Ответ: He doesn't like football, but he does tike tennis.

Фраза: Doesn't your husband drink wine or beer?

Фраза: Didn't they want to see Peter or Mary?

Фраза: Don't you like my new shirt and tie?

Фраза: Don't you like dogs or cats?

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: She only goes to England occasionally.

Ответ: She does go to England, but only occasionally.

Фраза: He only takes a holiday in winter when he isn't busy.

Фраза: They only drive to work when it's raining.

Exercise 5

Прочтите фразу и вопрос. Ответьте на вопрос в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: What a terrible dress! Would you wear it?

Ответ: No, I'd never wear a dress like that.

Фраза: What a strange car! Would you buy it?

Фраза: What an awful house! Would you live in it?

Фраза: What a horrible man! Would you marry him?

Прочтите фразы. Измените их в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: And this one's too bright. You can hardly bear to look at it.

Ответ: Yes, it's so bright that you can hardly bear to look at it.

Фраза: It's too big. You couldn't park it anywhere.

Фраза: It's too ugly. It depresses you to look at it.

Фраза: He's too stupid. You can't even talk to him.

Exercise 6

Прочтите фразу. Поставьте прилагательные, данные в скобках, в форму соответствующей степени сравнения. Впишите в пропуски прилагательные и / или подходящие союзы там, где это необходимо.

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Фраза: This grey car is (old) _____ the red one. Ответ: This grey car is older than the red one.

Фраза: Why is the grey car (expensive) _____ the red one?

Ответ: Why is the grey car _____the red one?

Фраза: It isn't (old) _____ . It's the same age _____the red one.

Ответ: It isn't _____ . It's the same age _____the red one.

Фраза: The red one is (cheap) _____ one in the garage at the moment.

Ответ: The red one is _____ one in the garage at the moment.

Фраза: But of course the red car is not (good) _____ as our other cars.

Ответ: But of course the red car is not _____ as our other cars.

Фраза: Is that blue car there the same model _____ the red one?

Ответ: Is that blue car there the same model _____the red one?

Фраза:	The blue car is similar to the red one, but it's got a (powerful) _____ engine _____the red one.
Ответ:	The blue car is similar to the red one, but it's got a _____engine _____the red one.

Exercise 7

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, используя so / such a / such и выделенные выражения. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: I can't drink this coffee because it's too hot. This coffee ...

Ответ: This coffee is so hot that I can't drink it.

Фраза: I can hardly hold my pen because my hands are very cold. My hands ...

Фраза: That's the coldest water I've ever swum in. I've never ...

Фраза: I can't afford to run my car because petrol is too expensive. Petrol ...

Фраза: Those are the highest mountains I've ever seen. I've never ...

Фраза: No one ever talks to him because he's a very rude man. He's ...

Фраза: That's the best advice you've ever given me. You've never ...

Exercise 8

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него в соответствии с примером, употребляя данные слова и выражения. Напишите свой ответ.

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Вопрос: Don't you like swimming? only / July / when / hot

Ответ: Yes, I do like swimming, but only in July when it's hot.

Вопрос: Doesn't he ever go to the theatre? only / rarely

Вопрос: Didn't she eat any potatoes? only / few

Вопрос: Don't they understand French? not speak / very well

Вопрос: Doesn't Peter want to see Mary? not want / see / John

Вопрос: Didn't they enjoy the party? be / very tired

Вопрос: Don't you want to learn Russian?  not have / time

Exercise 9

Прочтите фразу. Выберите выражение, близкое по смыслу к выделенному.

Начало формы

Фраза: I'm off to work now.

Конец формы

I don't like going to work

I'm not working

I'm too ill to work

I'm going to work

Начало формы

Фраза: They don't get on well together

Конец формы

like each other much

catch the bus at the same time

start work together

go to bed at the same time

Начало формы

Фраза: Peter won't go unless Mary goes.

will go if Mary doesn't

will go if Mary goes

won't go if Mary goes

won't go with Mary

Фраза: I can't put up with them.

give them a bed

work with them

wait for their arrival

bear their company

Фраза: He passed the exam.

missed

wrote

took part in

succeeded in

Фраза: We will get by without them.

can do it but they can't

can manage without them

will pass but they won't

won't let them pass

Exercise 10

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные слова.

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Фраза: If you could mix water _____ petrol, it would be cheap to _____a car.

Ответ: If you could mix water with petrol , it would be cheap to run a car.

Фраза: She takes a delight _____ making catty remarks _____ her neighbours.

Фраза: When you have added _____ all these numbers, come and tell me.

Фраза: They try to make _____ that they are superior _____ everyone else _____the street.

Фраза: I've a good mind _____ tell them what I think _____them.

Фраза: I got sick _____ doing the same job for years _____end.

Фраза: Don't walk so fast. I can't keep _____ _____you.