Exercises

Exercise 1

Прослушайте фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, используя look forward / object. Произнесите свой ответ вслух и напишите его.

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Фраза: I like going on holiday. Ответ: I'm looking forward to going on holiday.

Фраза:	He doesn't like waiting for his girlfriend.
Фраза:	He likes seeing Mary.
Фраза:	They don't like working on Sundays.
Фраза:	She likes eating French food.
Фраза:	I like talking to Bill.
Фраза:	The men don't like doing overtime.

Exercise 2

Прослушайте фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, используя предложенные слова и выражения. Произнесите свой ответ вслух и напишите его.

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Фраза: The children are laughing happily. seem  Ответ: The children seem happy.

Фраза:	The Smiths were talking angrily. sound
Фраза:	The old man got up tiredly. feel
Фраза:	The girl was smiling sadly. appear
Фраза:	Mary is dressed beautifully. look
Фраза:	Peter and John are shouting excitedly. sound
Фраза:	The lions were sleeping peacefully. seem

Exercise 3

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

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Фраза: I'll write the book in six months.

Ответ: It'll take me six months to write the book.

Фраза:  They do the trip in thirty minutes.

Фраза:  He drove to London in two hours.

Фраза:  We'll do the job in three days.

Фраза:  She cooked the meal in half an hour.

Фраза:  You can fly to Spain in an hour and a half.

Фраза:  He'll finish his studies in three years.

Exercise 4

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

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Фраза: I am very interested in the course.

Ответ: The course is very interesting.

Фраза:  The boys were really excited by the match.

Фраза:  The children are quite fascinated by the story.

Фраза:  We were rather surprised at the price.

Фраза:  I was really amazed at the difference.

Фраза:  He is very worried by the report.

Фраза:  We were quite bored by the lesson.

Exercise 5

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

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Вопрос: Does she like tea or coffee?

Ответ: She prefers tea to coffee.

Вопрос: Do they enjoy visiting museums or going to the theatre?

Вопрос: Do you like swimming or sunbathing?

Вопрос: Does he like cooking himself or eating in restaurants?

Вопрос: Do they drink beer or wine?

Вопрос: Does he walk or take buses?

Вопрос: Do they eat onions or garlic?

Exercise 6

Прочтите фразу. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме соответствующего времени. Впишите глаголы в пропуски.

ПРИМЕР   Фраза: It (rain) when I (wake) up last Saturday. Ответ: It was raining when I woke up last Saturday.

Фраза: It always (rain) when I am not working.

Ответ: It always _____ when I am not working.

Фраза: We (plan) to go to the seaside, but then we (decide) to go to the theatre instead.

Ответ: We _____ to go to the seaside, but then we _____ to go to the theatre instead.

Фраза: We (miss) the bus and (arrive) late.

Ответ: We _____the bus and _____late.

Фраза:	We (arrange) to meet Joe outside the theatre and he (wait) for twenty minutes when we (get) there.
Ответ:	We _____ to meet Joe outside the theatre and he _____ for twenty minutes when we _____there.

Фраза: The play (already start) when we (go) in.

Ответ: The play _____when we _____in.

Фраза: It's Monday again today, and I (work) as usual.

Ответ: It's Monday again today, and I _____as usual.

Exercise 7

Прочтите фразу. Впишите в пропуски глаголы, данные в скобках, с окончанием -ing или без него.

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Фраза: We got accustomed to (stand) up all day long. Ответ: We got accustomed to standing up all day long.

Фраза: You won't get away with (steal) that book.

Ответ: You won't get away with _____that book.

Фраза: We used to (enjoy) ourselves before they objected to us (sing).

Ответ: We used to _____ ourselves before they objected to us _____.

Фраза: I am looking forward to (begin) my new job.

Ответ: I am looking forward to _____my new job.

Фраза: He was busy (clean) the car when I arrived.

Ответ: He was busy _____ the car when I arrived.

Фраза: We couldn't help (notice) that he hadn't washed his face.

Ответ: We couldn't help _____ that he hadn't washed his face.

Фраза: We didn't go in because we were afraid of (disturb) them.

Ответ: We didn't go in because we were afraid of _____them.

Exercise 8

Составьте из данных слов предложение. Напишите свой ответ.

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Слова: John / go / prison / visit / brother last Saturday

Ответ: John went to the prison to visit his brother last Saturday.

Слова: she / do / housework / while / Robin / be / school

Слова: my father / come / school / see / headmaster / yesterday

Слова: Peter / be / hospital / three weeks now

Слова:  his friends / go / hospital / see / him / every Sunday

Слова: they / sent / thief / prison / for six months

Слова: the murderer / be / prison / since / end / war

Exercise 9

Прочтите фразу. Выберите подходящее слово из данных в скобках и впишите его.

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Фраза: I walked (quick / quickly) because I felt (cold / coldly). Ответ: I walked quickly because I felt cold.

Фраза: The roses smelt (beautiful / beautifully).

Ответ: The roses smelt _____.

Фраза: He was trying (hard / hardly), but it seemed (impossible / impossibly) for him to win.

Ответ: He was trying _____, but it seemed _____for him to win.

Фраза: The news sounded (serious / seriously), but he didn't appear (worried / worriedly).

Ответ: The news sounded _____, but he didn't appear _____.

Фраза: He drove home (hurried / hurriedly) before it grew (dark / darkly).

Ответ: He drove home _____before it grew _____.

Фраза: The meat looks (good / well) but it doesn't taste (good / well).

Ответ: The meat looks _____but it doesn't taste _____.

Фраза: The fire was burning (bright / brightly) but it didn't feel very (warm / warmly) there.

Ответ: The fire was burning _____but it didn't feel very _____there.

Exercise 10

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, используя данные слова и выражения. Напишите свои ответы.

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Фраза: He became hungry. get / grow

Ответ: He got hungry.

Ответ: He grew hungry.

Фраза:  The weather became much colder early in March. get / grow

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Фраза:  He is becoming angrier every moment. get / grow

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Фраза:  He became deaf in later life. grow / go

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Фраза:  Her hair became white. grow / go

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Фраза:  John is becoming much taller. grow / get

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Фраза:  The corn became yellow in the sun. get / go

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Exercise 11

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные слова.

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Фраза: He's not much _____a student; there's no doubt _____it.

Ответ: He's not much of a student; there's no doubt about it.

Фраза: He will never recover _____this shock. He prefers death _____dishonour.

Фраза: If you put it _____for me I'll come back with more money tomorrow.

Фраза: I thought he was dying _____cancer but he's out and _____again now.

Фраза: We must go to the club straight _____; John always arrives _____time.

Фраза:

The summer continued, but the nights drew _____and winter was clearly _____the way.

Фраза: The years flashed _____, and all _____a sudden it was time for him to leave school.