10. Underline the correct word or phrase a, b, c or d to fill the spaces in 1-5.

1 We hadn't expected the trip to be exhausting.

A such B so C such a D like this

2 behaviour will get you into trouble with the director.

A Such B Such a C So D Like

3 There were people at the party there was no room to move.

A so much B that much C so many D such many

4 The bill was much expensive for me to pay on my own.

A very B too C high D quite

5 I don't have to speak now.

A enough of time B plenty time C enough time D a time

6 B so 7 A such 8 C so many 9 B too 10 C enough time

11. Underline the correct answer a, b, c or d to fill the spaces in 1-5.

1 If you want sensible advice, go to Jack.

A a B the C a little of D some

2 I don't need all this money - take back.

A it B those C that D them

3 I forgot to take the spaghetti out of the water and went soft.

A they B all C it D she

4 She's excellent at languages but her Spanish better than her Italian.

A hears B listens C are D is

5 I prefer furniture made of wood, don't you?

A a B the C some D ---

1D some 2 A it 3 C it 4 D is 5 D -

Exercise 12.

Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the nouns.

1. Окна в его машине сделаны из небьющегося стек­ла. 2. Он дал мне стакан воды. 3. Это произведения Шекспира. 4. Его нет дома, он на заводе. Он устанавливает новое оборудование. 5. Он считает, что его работа довольно скучная. 6. У тебя есть весы? Я хочу взвесить рыбу. 7. Во многих странах температуру измеря­ют до шкалам Цельсия или Фаренгейта. 8. Я разлил воду, дай мне тряпку, пожалуйста. 9. Ты купила ткань на занавески? 10. У него есть страховой полис на ма­шину. 11. Она всегда критикует политику правитель­ства. 12. Мне нужен утюг, чтобы погладить платье. 13. Эти предметы сделаны из железа. 14. На столе нет ни соли, ни перца. 15. Он посадил в теплицу несколько перцев. 16. Хотите шоколад? 17. Она взяла конфету из коробки. 18. Каждый день он встречается со многими людьми. 19. Много различных народов живет в Азии. 20. У них очень прибыльная компания где-то в Юж­ной Африке. 21. Бизнес — неотъемлемая часть аме­риканского образа жизни.

Exercise 13.

Find the odd word in the chain of the nouns.

Example: tea — butter — onions — meat

1) news; 2) contents; 3) goods; 4) datum; 5) goals; 6) police; 7) equipment; 8) potato; 9) bird; 10) wolves; 11) barracks; 12) accommodation; 13) premises; 14) path; 15) travel

Exercise 14.

Replace the nouns in the possessive case by the prepositional groups where possible.

Example: He always takes his brothers' bocks. — He always takes books of his brothers.

1. The only thing she wanted was to see the house of her parents again. 2. No one could explain the behaviour of the young girl at supper yesterday. 3. The rugby match

- (which was held) last Sunday was disappointing. Our team lost, 4. The boy was looking through a magazine for children.

5. After a break which lasted an hour we resumed our work.

6. At that time he lived in a little flat for economy's sake.

7. It was a ride which lasted four and a half hours. 8.1 don't like cow's milk. 9. He was puzzled by the visit of Ann and Peter. 10. When Friday came, he was at his wit's ends. 11. She dropped in at the chemist's to buy some aspirin.

12. This is a coat of John, and that is a coat of Peter.

Exercise 15.

Paraphrase the following using the possessive case.

Example: The son of our manager — our manager's son

A1) Mr. Smith's house; 2) the girls' doll; 3) Rembrandt's works; 4) the baby's toy; 5) the employees' meeting; 6) those women's bags; 7) our boss's orders; 8) the children's books; 9} my parents' cottage; 10) her cousin's garage

В 1) the world's coal deposits; 2) the sun's influence; 3) the earth's atmosphere; 4) life's joys and grieves; 5) the ship's arrival; 6) Greenland's icy mountains; 7) the company's policy; 8) Russia's gold reserves; 9) the planet's gravitation; 10) the commissions decisions

С 1) Kate and Mary's mother; 2) my aunt Ann's children; 3) Picasso's and Bali's paintings; 4) the commander-in-chief's gun; 5) Ivan the Terrible's times; 6) the Minister of Foreign Trade's speech; 7) The Herald Tribune's correspondent; 8) my father-in-law's flat; 9) Henry the Eighth's wives; 10) Saudi Arabia's oil wells

D 1) three weeks* cruise; 2) two hours' work; 3) five kilometers' distance; 4) four hours' operation; 5) three hours' flight; 6) eight weeks' semester; 7) an hour's rest; 8) three acts' play; 9) ninety minutes' match; 10) three minutes' telephone conversation

Exercise 16.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary.

1) the; 2)____, the; 3) the,____; 4) the, the; 5) the; 6)___; 7)___; 8) the,___,____; 9) the, the; 10)___,___; 11) the, the; 12) a, a; 13) the,___,___; 14) a, the, a; 15) the, ___; 16)___, a,___; 17)___,___; 18) the, the

Exercise 17.

la, 2d, 3b, 4b, 5d, 6c, 7c, 8d, 9d, 10с, lla, 12c, 13a, 14b, 15a, 16d, 17a, 18a, 19b, 20d, 21a, 22c, 23d, 24a, 25a

Exercise 18.. a-ago; b-for; c-during; d-for; e-ago; f-for; g-ago; h-while; i-during.

Exercise 19.. b-on; c-at, on; d-at; e-on; f-at; g-in; h-at; i-during/in; j-on, since; k-for; l-at; m-at, until; n-by.

Exercise 20.. a-in; b-in; c-on; d-on, under; e-in; f-in; g-for; h-in, in; i-in; j-by.

Exercise 21.. a solution to the problem; on the contrary; in general; on average; in the end, after all, at last; by himself; by chance, by accident; on purpose; to be responsible for; in favour of; for ever, for good; in theory and in practice; to differ from; to have much in common; to be terribly short of time, to be pressed with time; to be good in something; in advance.

Exercise 22

1. He must have heard about it. 2. This house must have been built at the beginning of the century. 3. You must not stop work till you finish it. 4. They must be having a lesson now. 5. Take it easy, he must have done it by chance. 6. He must be sleeping now. 7.I have been looking for the house for half an hour already and can't find it anywhere. She must have given me the wrong address. 8.1 did not have to do the drawing. 9. Evidently, he had no time to finish work by Friday and had to spend the weekend doing it because it was to be done by Monday. 10. Evidently, she hasn't watered the garden. The ground is very dry. 11. There was no choice and they had to agree. 12. She must be waiting for us at home. 13. She must wait for us at home. 14. Evidently, she was not told that we had already returned. 15. She had to apologize though it was unpleasant for her.

Exercise 23

1) watering; 2) fixed; 3) to come; 4) repaired; 5) to prepare; 6) cutting; 7) to book; 8) looked after; 9) papered; 10) to get

Exercise 24

1) come; 2) to carry; 3) to worry; 4) to tell; 5) phone; 6) ask; 7) to go; 8) leave; 9) help; 10) to talk

Exercise 25

1) needn't; 2) needn't; 3) needn't; 4) mustn't; 5) mustn't; 6) needn't; 7) needn't; 8) needn't; 9) mustn't; 10) mustn't

Exercise 26

1) needn't have gone; 2) didn't need to cook; 3) needn't have hurried; 4) didn't have to return; 5) didn't have to take; 6) needn't have come; 7) didn't have to go; 8) needn't have made; 9) didn't have to wake up; 10) needn't have spent

Exercise 27

1. You needn't have told Mike about it. 2. He needn't be asked about it. 3.1 need your help. 4. You needn't have learned the text by heart; the teacher did not ask it.

5. In the evening the temperature fell and he decided that he didn't have to go to the doctor's. 6. Don't you see that his hair needs cutting? 7. He needn't have refused the invitation. 8. You bought your car only a year ago. Does it need to be painted? 9. My computer needs fixing. 10. John did not have to go to London, and he decided to spend the weekend in Brighton.