ей письмо вместо того, чтобы послать телеграмму. 21. Удалось ли вам найти ее адрес? 22. Я отложил чтение этого неприятного письма до последнего момента. 23. Я поблагодарил за то, что он помог нам.

25. Закончите предложения глаголом в -ing форме.

1. Shall we get a taxi home? - No, it isn't far. It's not worth getting a taxi. 2. If you need help, why don't you ask Tom? It's no use ... .He won't be able to help us. 3. I don't really want to go out tonight. Well, stay at home! There's no point ... if you don't want to. 4. Shall I phone Ann now? No, it's no good .... She won't be at home. 5. Are you going to complain about what happened? No, it's not worth ..." . Nobody will do anything about it. 6. Do you ever read newspapers? No, I think it's a waste of time ....

26. Закончите предложения, используя (not) worth -ing и один из глаголов.

Consider, keep, read, repair, see, visit.

1. The film isn't very good. It's not worth seeing. 2. It would cost

too much to repair this watch 3. If you have time, you should go to

the museum 4. It's quite an interesting suggestion 5. There's an

interesting article in the paper today 6. We can throw these old

clothes away. They ....

27. Составьте предложения, начиная с There's по point....

1. Why have a car if you never use it? There's no point in having

a ear if you never use it. 2. Don't eat if you're not hungry 3. Why

\sork if you don't need money? ... .4. Don't study if you feel tired

28. Напишите предложения со словом difficulty.

1. I managed to get a visa but it was difficult. I had difficulty getting a visa. 2. I can't remember people's names. I have difficulty ... . 3. Lucy managed to get a job without difficulty. She had no ... . 4. Do you find it difficult to understand him? Do you have ... . 5. It won't be difficult to get a ticket for the concert. 6. You won't have any ... .

29. Закончите предложения, используя глагол в -ing форме по смыслу.

1. It's waste of money ... things you don't need. 2. Every morning

I spend about an hour ... the newspaper. 3. "What's Carol doing?" "She's busy ... letters." 4. I think you waste too much time ... television. 5. There's a beautiful view from that hill. It is worth ... to the top.

30. Закончите предложения одним из выражений. Используйте глагол в нужной форме.

go skiing, go shopping, go swimming, go sailing, go riding

1. Barry lives by the sea and he's got a boat, so he often ... .2. There's plenty of snow in the mountains so we'll be able to ... . 3. It was a very hot day, so we ... . in the river. 4. Margaret has got two horses. She often ... .5. The shops are shut now. It's too late to ... .

31. Переведите, используя герундий.

1. He стоит беспокоиться об этом. Ты не можешь ничего сделать. 2. Нет смысла покупать машину, если ты не умеешь водить. 3. Пустая трата времени ждать его здесь. 4. Не стоит брать такси. Это недалеко отсюда. 5. Бесполезно просить маму об этом. Она не разрешит пойти туда. 6. Нет смысла тратить деньги на вещи, лучше путешествовать. 7. Тебе трудно было сдавать экзамены? 8. В выходные мы обычно ходим за покупками.

32. Раскройте скобки, употребляя герундий в нужной форме.

1. Не was always ready for (to help) people. 2. He was very glad of (to help) in his difficulty. 3. On (to allow) to leave the room the children immediately ran out into the yard and began (to play). 4. In (to make) this experiment they came across some very interesting phenomena. 5.The results of the experiment must be checked and rechecked before (to publish). 6. The watch requires (to repair). 7. The problem is not worth (to discuss). 8. Why do you avoid (to speak) to me? 9. She tried to avoid (to speak) to. 10. The doctor insisted on (to send) the sick man to hospital. 11. The child insisted on (to send) home at once. 12. Do you mind him (to examine) by a heart specialist? 13. He showed no sign of (to recognize) me. 14. She showed no sign of (to surprise). 15. He had a strange habit of (to interfere) in other people's business. 16. I was angry at (to interrupt) every other moment. 17. The machine needs (to clean). 18. He seemed sorry for (to be) inattentive to his child. 19. She confessed to (to forget) to send the letter. 20. After