Практическая грамматика английского языка. Сборник упражнений

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EXERCISE 19. Read and translate the sentences. Comment on the words in bold type.

1.She was now listening to whoever it was on the other end of the line.

2.And now let’s go in and join the others.

3.However, there were other matters for us grown-ups to consider.

4.All European languages belong to the same family except for Finnish, Hungarian, Basque and one or two others.

5.Bees carry pollen from one plant to another.

6.The boxers went on hitting each other.

7.Some books are useful to read, others are just a waste of time.

8.He produced two films. One became a classic, the other passed unnoticed.

9.My Dad says he needs another car.

10.Some people are bitterly frustrated when this happens. Others are not.

11.One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

12.I’ve got another three books to read.

13.On the one hand it is true, on the other not quite.

14.In 1900 the Uffizi gallery in Florence had 2,395 paintings on display. Today it shows just 500. The others are locked away, almost never seen.

EXERCISE 20. Read and translate the sentences.

1.All was quiet in the street.

2.They all live together in the same house.

3.We would all be disappointed if you cancelled the meeting.

4.He was all smiles.

5.Look, give me a chance. That’s all I want.

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6.Get back to the others and we’ll forget the whole thing.

7.They’re the best in the whole world.

8.The whole of Europe is in crisis.

9.I have never told this to anyone else in my whole life.

10.He ate a whole plate of porridge.

11.I read the whole book in one evening. 12.All is well that ends well.

EXERCISE 21. Read and translate the sentences. Say what part of speech the word one is in the sentence.

1.Ten minus one is nine.

2.If there was one thing Julie couldn’t do without it was tea.

3.I’ll have this one, thank you.

4.These trousers aren’t as tight as the other ones.

5.We’ll discuss it one day when you are feeling better.

6.– Want a drink? – I think I’ll have one.

7.Come along now, little ones, off to bed.

8.One can get a free dinner here.

9.People were standing around in ones and twos.

10.It’s nearly one o’clock.

11.Goodbye, dear one.

12.Hugh was not one to be easily fooled.

13.One will have to do it oneself then.

14.– Which is your file? – The one on the upper shelf.

15.Constant pain gets one down.

16.One can never tell, but to my mind he could make a fairly good husband.

EXERCISE 22. Use one or ones instead of the nouns in bold type where possible.

1.These oranges are tired. Have you got fresher oranges?

2.These gloves are a bit tight. Can you show bigger gloves?

3.This shirt is too bright. I need a darker shirt. 4. I looked through the files and took the file which I hadn’t seen before.

5.I have had enough ice cream. Give me no more ice cream.

6.– Which case is Fred’s? – The case with a tag.

7.The difference between a good doctor and a bad doctor lies in his competence.

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8.This advice is more useful than the advice you gave me last week.

9.The new manager is much more competent than the manager we had last year. 10. Today’s news is much more encouraging than the

news we got yesterday.

11.I’ve lost my purse. I’m going to buy a new purse one of these days.

12.The weather this week is no better than the weather we had last week.

EXERCISE23.Read the proverbs and give their Russian equivalents.

1.One law for the rich and another for the poor.

2.One cannot be in two places at once.

3.One good turn deserves another.

4.One is never too old to learn.

5.One swallow does not make a summer.

6.They brag most who can do least.

7.You cannot have it both ways.

8.They also serve who only stand and wait.

9.You may lead a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.

10.You never know what you can do till you try.

11.You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.

12.One learns by experience.

EXERCISE 24. Read the dialogue and retell it in indirect speech.

TWO OF EVERYTHING

–Mary, is it true, have you got two houses?

–Oh, yes. I’ve got one in London and one in the country.

–Oh, me got a very small flat. It’s got two rooms, and a kitchen, and a bathroom.

–Poor you! And I’ve got two television-sets. One upstairs, one downstairs. Both colour of course.

–Marvellous! Our TV is very small. It’s black and white.

–And I’ve got two cars. They both have stereo radios.

–Oh, my husband’s car is very old. He’s got a Mini.

–And I’ve got two villas. One in Spain, and one in France.

–Gosh, that’s wonderful! You are very lucky.

–Well, yes, but I’ve also got a little problem.

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EXERCISE 26. Read and translate the sentences. Comment on the words in bold type.

1.The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them: a man may live long, yet get little from life.

2.She was a woman of great charisma, and few could resist the force of her compelling personality.

3.It is best to listen much, speak little, and not become angry.

4.Less is more.

5.Those fighter pilots, not much older than twenty, had defended England in the skies in 1940 and had been known as “The Few”.

6.“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” W. Churchill had said in his speech in the House of Commons.

7.She believed that the less people knew about you, the safer you were, for if they knew nothing, they could do you no harm.

8.But few things came as a surprise to Emma anymore.

9.Few doctors doubt now the importance of a diet.

10.If you are more careful, you will make fewer stupid mistakes.

11.She knew now that men like him were among the very few.

12.There are a few matters to attend to.

13.Try to persuade her to eat a little.

EXERCISE 27. Combine the following words with many or much.

Spaghetti, sheep, a coin, support, traffic, a mug, housework, weather, a slice, knowledge, a notebook, furniture, a language, butter, equipment, a computer, deer, children, progress, scissors, means, linen, a fish, blankets, money, teachers, series, mail, sandwich, toast, make-up, light.

EXERCISE 28. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative.

1.There is a lot of fruit this year.

2.There are a lot of apple trees in our garden.

3.There are a lot of slang words in his vocabulary.

4.There is a lot of interesting news in today’s e-mail.

5.There are a lot of things which you still don’t understand.

6.There is a lot of snow in winter in Siberia.

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