Практическая грамматика английского языка. Сборник упражнений

PRONOUN

EXERCISE 30. Read the following proverbs and give their Russian equivalents.

1.Many a little makes a nickel.

2.Many hands make light work.

3.Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off.

4.Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.

5.More than enough is too much.

6.The more you have, the more you want.

7.Too many cooks spoil the broth.

EXERCISE 31. Use all (all of) or both (both of).

1.The defendants were proved guilty.

2.They were unnaturally silent.

3.They live together in the same house.

4.These are problems of no importance.

5.He and Edith agreed to come.

6.Nick and Nelly would be cross with you if you don’t come.

7.The children in the senior group can look after themselves.

8.Father and me can understand your feelings, Martin.

9.We are Indo-Europeans.

10.Her parents are teachers.

11.He got angry with them.

12.We were young, Tom and me.

13.She is fond of you.

14.The prospects excited and worried me.

EXERCISE 32. Insert each other, one another.

1.They can’t help themselves, they love .......... .

2.The place is full of crazy people who talk to .......... all the time and ignore everybody else.

3.They have known .......... for years and years.

4.The members of this club meet regularly in ..........’s homes.

5.She and John looked at .......... .

6.He began opening bottles, .......... after .......... .

7.We know ..........’s minds very well.

8.All the children kept silent. They didn’t dare to look at .......... .

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Вопросы для самопроверки:

Read and translate the sentences. Comment on the pronouns in bold type.

1.– What dress are you going to wear for the dance today? – The one which I bought in Paris.

2.The old man who(m) you met in the park was my uncle.

3.I do not like people who talk about themselves all the time.

4.Is it the car that used to belong to your father?

5.She is the biggest liar that I know.

6.I need a place where I can work undisturbed.

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EXERCISE 3. Write answers to these problems.

1.23 and 36 is .......... .

2.24 times 8 is .......... .

3.80 minus 20 is .......... .

4.65 divided by 13 is .......... .

5.Add 10 and 6, multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11. What have you got left?

6.Divide 33 by 11, multiply by 7, and subtract 16. What number is left?

EXERCISE 4. Answer these questions. Write your answers in words.

1.When were you born?

2.How much do you weigh?

3.What is the number of the flat or the house where you live?

4.Is that an odd or an even number?

5.What is the approximate population of your town?

6.What is the approximate population of your country?

7.What is the normal temperature of a healthy person?

8.How many kilometres are there in a mile?

9.How many years are there in a millennium?

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Вопросы для самопроверки:

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

1.She is a second cousin of Mark’s father.

2.He was quite certain she had no need or desire to meet with him a second time.

3.Edvina returned to her book without giving her mother a second glance or a second thought.

4.It’s said that everything goes in threes.

5.And then, to be a second wife was so much more difficult than to be a first.

6.I’m glad they’ve gone to Venice for a second honeymoon.

7.He was heavily defeated in a second round of local elections.

8.In the bookshop to his delight Maxim spotted a copy of “The Young Lions” by Irwin Shaw, his favourite writer. It was a first edition, published in 1948.

9.Over the years I have acquired a sixth sense about my mother’s mood.

10.Is it possible to find a second job?

11.Athird clerk left her desk and prepared to leave.

12.Without a second thought Blackie said urgently, “I have a solution, Emma! Marry me!”

13.The boy slopped through the ledge on all fours.

14.I think it’s better his way, that we go out in twos and threes – less noticeable, for one thing.

15.I was worried. Everything seemed to be at sixes and sevens.

16.I began, as they say, to put two and two together.

17.Afirst class college offers you the highest standards of educating.

18.Elevenses is a light snack that you have in the middle of the morning.

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THE VERB

ТЕМА: THE VERB

Упражнения

EXERCISE 1.

a) Comment at the use of the Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous:

1.I’m glad to know that you are coming to England this summer.

2.Your teeth are chattering. What’s the matter with you?

3.I am always telling Jerry that his uncle means more to him than his parents.

4.Anne is working hard for her exams now, she couldn’t take them in spring.

5.Hotels on the south coast are expensive.

6.Do you hear anything? – Yes, I hear music.

7.We may visit you and stay with you next year if it is convenient to you then.

8.I believe he’ll be much stronger after he spends his holidays in the mountains.

b) Use the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous instead of the infinitives in brackets:

1.What you (to think) of this drawing? – I (to think) it (to be) excellent.

2.A holiday camp usually (to have) its own swimming-pool and tennis courts.

3.She (to play) at the concert tonight.

4.You(tolike)tospendyourholidayswithhundredsofotherpeople?

5.What you (to listen) to? – It (to seem) to me I (to hear) a strange noise outside.

6.You (to read) anything in English now? – Yes, I (to read) a play by Oscar Wilde.

7.I’ll join them in their trip with pleasure if they (to invite) me.

8.I (not to see) what you (to drive) at.

9.You (to enjoy) the trip?

10.Can I see Doctor Trench? – I’m sorry you can’t; he (to have) his breakfast li. I (not to like) the girl; she continually (to bother) me with silly questions.

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11.Please wait till he (to finish).

12.Nell (to have) a rest in the south, too, I (to guess). – Yes, you (to guess) right.

13.You often (to get) letters from her? – Not so very often.

EXERCISE 2. Translate the sentences into English, using I hear and I am told where possible:

Notes:

1.In spoken English I hear is often used instead of I have heard. Examples: I hear you wanted to see me.

He is going to write a new play, I hear. I hear you have been asking for me?

2.I am told and I was told both correspond to the Russian «мне сказали», I am told is used with reference to the present.

Example: I am told she is seriously ill. (= I hear she is seriously ill.)

1.Я слышал, он пишет новую книгу.

2.Мне сказали, что он занимается переводами с немецкого.

3.Я слышала, что он поправляется.

4.Я слышала, вы собираетесь нас покинуть.

5.Я слышал, что они вернулись из Англии.’

6.Мне сказали, что вы сделали вчера интересный доклад.

7.Он уже уехал в Петербург, я слышала.

8.Я слышала, что он хорошо поет.

9.Я слышу, он поет в соседней комнате.

10.Нам сказали, что они приезжают послезавтра.

11.Я слышала, вы получили письмо от своего друга Марио.

12.Джейн прекрасно проводит время на побережье, я слышала.

EXERCISE 3.

a)CommentonthePresentPerfectandthePresentPerfectContinuous:

1.I’m sorry I can’t accept your invitation; we have already made our plans for the holiday.

2.Hello,Anne. Haven’t seen you since the end of the term.

3.I think there is something in the stories that have been going around.

4.You haven’t yet said a word about your holiday, Mike. – I’ve been waiting for my chance to put a word in.

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THE VERB

b) Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous instead of, the infinitives in brackets:

1.«How long you (to be) here?» she demanded angrily.

2.This pair of shoes is just what I (to look for) to match my new frock.

3.I wantyoutorememberthatInever(toask)youforanythingbefore.

4.What’s that noise? – Mary (to break) a tea-cup.

5.I (to think) about it the last three days, it’s such a bother to me. So it really is a relief to talk it over with you.

6.Listen to me, all of you! I (to come) with the most tremendous news.

7.I see you (not to do) much. What you (to do} all the morning?

8.It’s hard to believe that it (to be) only two years and a half since I met him.

9.We(nottosee)Edwardforalongtime.He(tochange)verymuch?– No, he is just the same.

10.Of course, we trust her. After all, Margaret and I (to know) Lucy all our lives.

11.I (not to wear) this dress for two years.

12.My watch (to go) for three days and it (not to stop) yet

13.Jack (to go) to Bulgaria for a holiday, I hear. I myself never (to be) there.

c)Translate these sentences into Russian:

1.I’ve been wanting a word with you, Lewis.

2.She hasn’t bought any new clothes since the beginning of the year.

3.He has written me only once since he went away; I’ve sent him four letters.

4.I’m going to suggest something to you. I’ve been talking it over with your mother.

5.Beryl has been telling me the most amazing things. Surely, she must be exaggerating.

6.I’ve asked him to lunch on Sunday.

7.That’s what I’ve been trying to remember since I met him.

8.«It can’t be true. It’s a dream I’ve been having,» she thought.

9.You know, I’ve missed you very much these last few weeks.

10.I’m afraid I don’t understand you, Gerald. I haven’t changed my mind. Have you changed yours?

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EXERCISE 4. Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets:

N o t e : Remember that the Present Perfect is always associated with the present, and the Past Indefinite refers the action to some past moment.

1.It is half past eight and you (not to do) your morning exercises yet.

2.I (to get up) with a headache today and (to decide) to walk to my office instead of taking a bus. Now I am feeling much better.

3.You (to meet) any interesting people at the holiday camp?

4.She (not to have) a holiday for two years.

5.You (to enjoy) Mary’s singing?

6.Where you (to buy) these lovely gloves?

7.Where she (to go)? Maybe she is in the lab? – No, I just (to be) there. It’s locked.

8.Why you (to shut) your book? Please open it again on page ten.

9.I am sorry. What you (to say), Mr. Hartley?

10.His face seems familiar to me. When and where I (to see) him?

11.Ihearyoujust(toget)married.Whentheceremony(totakeplace)?

12.Old George (not to be) here for years!

13.You (to read) «The Man of Property»? – I (to begin) the book last week and just (to finish) it.

14.Afew months ago they (to pull) down some old houses in our street and (to begin) to build a new block of flats.

15.Do you remember my name, or you (to forget) it?

16.When I (to call) on him I (to find) that he (to be) out.

17.His first question to the girl (to be): «Where you (to see) the man?»

18.What (to be) her answer to your question?

19.Where you (to put) my umbrella? I need it.

20.He (to sit) there quietly for a while and then (to leave) unnoticed.

EXERCISE 5.

a) Comment on the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous:

1.He was tired – he was so very tired. It seemed to him that he had been tired for a very long time.

2.Grant went to the drawing-room, where Alison was sitting with a book.

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