Exercises

Exercise 1

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него вслух в соответствии с примером, используя полную форму вспомогательного глагола. Напишите свой ответ.

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Вопрос: I think Mary baked these cakes, didn't she? Ответ: Yes, these cakes were baked by Mary.

Вопрос:	But her mother usually does the cooking, doesn't she?
Вопрос:	And you usually type them, don't you?
Вопрос:	A famous architect designed this building, didn't he?
Вопрос:	But the builders did the job badly, didn't they?
Вопрос:	Your teacher advised you what to do, didn't he?
Вопрос:	I believe the manager always dictates the letters, doesn't he?

Exercise 2

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него вслух в соответствии с примером, используя предложенные выражения. Напишите свой ответ.

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Вопрос: How wide is the English Channel? - Oh, about 21 miles. Ответ: It's about 21 miles wide.

Вопрос:	What's the height of Mount Everest? - Oh, nearly six miles.
Вопрос:	How deep is the Pacific Ocean? - Oh, around five miles.
Вопрос:	What's the length of a football pitch? - At least 100 yards.
Вопрос:	How long is your car? - Just over 14 feet.
Вопрос:	What's the depth of Charles' pool? - Exactly eight feet.
Вопрос:	What's the width of Oxford Street? - Oh, about 20 yards.

Exercise 3

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

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Вопрос: Mr. Fielding is a nice man, isn't he?

Ответ: Yes, he is.

Вопрос: He never minds helping people, does he?

Вопрос: But Mrs. Jones wouldn't help anyone, would she?

Вопрос: She disliked Mrs. Williams on sight, didn't she?

Вопрос: She has said some nasty things about her, hasn't she?

Вопрос: But you can't believe everything she says, can you?

Вопрос: Mr. Williams won't invite her to the party, will he?

Exercise 4

Прочтите фразу. Задайте к ней вопрос в соответствии с примером, используя местоимение в позиции подлежащего. Напишите свой вопрос.

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Фраза: That was a terrible game.

Ответ: Yes, it was a terrible game, wasn't it?

Фраза: It wasn't worth watching.

Фраза: Ford played like a fool.

Фраза: And Evans didn't play much better.

Фраза: They've lost the last ten games.

Фраза: They've hardly won a game since September.

Фраза: And they won't win again if they play like that.

Exercise 5

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, поставив глагол в Passive Voice. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: They were building huge blocks of flats all last year.

Ответ: Huge blocks of flats were being built all last year.

Фраза: They have already erected many of these buildings.

Фраза: But I heard that they'd scrapped the plans.

Фраза: They won't build flats like that any more.

Фраза: I think they're considering a new idea.

Фраза: But they wouldn't have told me about it anyway.

Фраза: They'll have made their decision by the end of the year.

Exercise 6

Прочтите фразу и измените ее в соответствии с примером: - поставьте глагол в Passive Voice, употребляя при необходимости предлог by; - используйте полные формы вспомогательных глаголов. Напишите свой ответ.

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Фраза: They are doing some building work in Park Avenue.

Ответ: Some building work is being done in Park Avenue.

Фраза: Some workmen have knocked them down.

Фраза: They are going to build a huge ugly factory on the site.

Фраза: They'll have completed it by the end of next summer.

Фраза: Some terrible architect called Mason designed it.

Фраза: They're knocking down one or two others.

Фраза: The council always makes these decisions.

Exercise 7

Напишите данные цифры словами.

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Фраза: 23

Ответ: twenty three

Фраза: 14

Фраза: 49

Фраза: 257

Фраза: 140

Фраза: 4,052

Фраза: 3,502,101

Exercise 8

Завершите вопрос.

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Фраза: Peter wrote this book, _____?

Ответ: Peter wrote this book, didn’t he?

Фраза: I suppose you have read Peter's book, _____?

Фраза: You can hardly understand what Peter is talking about, _____?

Фраза: Peter has written a lot of books lately, _____?

Фраза: I know. But few people buy Peter's books, _____?

Фраза: Peter's books are so boring, _____?

Фраза: Peter won't make much money from his books, _____?

Exercise 9

Прочтите фразу. Образуйте от данного в скобках слова подходящую по смыслу часть речи. Впишите полученное слово в пропуск.

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Фраза: Mr. Fielding is a very (help) neighbour. Ответ: Mr. Fielding is a very helpful neighbour.

Фраза: India gained her (depend) from Britain after World War II. 

Ответ: India gained her _____ from Britain after World War II.

Фраза: The building was a hundred feet in (high). 

Ответ: The building was a hundred feet in _____.

Фраза: They will make the (decide) soon.

Ответ: They will make the _____soon.

Фраза: The (solve) to the problem will be difficult to find.

Ответ: The _____ to the problem will be difficult to find.

Фраза: The lesson was so (interesting) that I went to sleep in the middle.

Ответ: The lesson was so _____ that I went to sleep in the middle.

Фраза: There is a grave (short) of food in this country now.

Ответ: There is a grave _____ of food in this country now.

Exercise 10

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные слова.

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Фраза: The children's health suffered _____the luck _____execise.

Ответ: The children's health suffered from the luck of exercise.

Фраза: This artist's pictures are much sought _____.

Фраза: He inflicted a lot of pain _____his family _____a result _____ his thoughtlessness.

Фраза: That decision brought _____ the fall of the government.

Фраза: He drank a cold beer to cool _____after the game.

Фраза: The little boy was overjoyed _____ his presents.

Фраза: John was doing a spot _____ work in the garden when I passed _____yesterday.