Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. p

2. d

3. l

4. c

5. o

6. n

7.a

8. e

9. b

10. h

11. q

12. g

13. m

14. k

15. j

16. f

17. i

II.

1. d

2. g

3. b

4. a

5. c

6. e

7. f

III.

1. 2g 3d

2. 2k 3i

3. 2a 3k

4. 2j 3f

5. 2b 3l

6. 2e 3g

7. 2h 3a

8. 2f 3j

9. 2c 3c

10. 2d 3h

11. 2i 3b

12. 2l 3e

V.

1. f

2. n

3. i

4. e

5. b

6. j

7. a

8. g

9. h

10. l

11. d

12. m

13. c

14. k

VI.

1. constructіon sіte; 2. commercіal development; 3. metropolіs; 4. state, power; 5. lіneal descendant; 6. іnspect a sіte; 7. mountaіn range; 8. summіt; 9. pіne wood; 10. area, zone; 11. sellіng terrіtory; 12. steep hіll; 13. shіppіng canal; 14. place; 15. dense forest.

VII.

1. peaks; 2. valleys. 3. development; 4. terrіtory; 5. typhoon; 6. dіversіty; 7. contіnent; 8. praіrіe; 9. marsh; 10. boundary.

III.

1. on; 2. from, of; 3. of, in, in; 4. of, of, by; 5. along, of; 6. of, of; 7. together, by; 8. of, to, of; 9. around, for; 10. of; 11. in, of.

IV.

1. the, _; 2. the, the, _; 3. the, the; 4. the, _; 5. _, the, _; 6. the, the; 7. the, the, a; 8. the, the, the; 9. the, _, the; 10. the, an, _; 11. the, a, _; 12. the, a, _.

V.

1. diversity; 2. bordering on; 3. marsh; 4. average annual temperature; 5. joined together; 6. in the east, in the west; 7. dominated by, mixed forests; 8. coniferous forests, principal; 9. boundary; 10. irregular; 11. stretches; 12. for short; 13. flowing; 14. permanent site.

VI.

1. Washington was chosen as permanent site for the nation’s capital by George Washington. 2. In general, the climate in North America is much colder than in Europe and the average annual temperature of New York is 11°С. 3. The total area of the USA is over nine million square kilometers. 4. Canada to the north and Mexico to the south are the only countries bordering on the United States. 5. The south has a subtropical climate, hot winds blowing from the Gulf of Mexico often bring typhoons. 6. The continental part of the USA consists of four physical geographical parts: two highland and two lowland regions. 7. Between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains there are the central lowlands, called the prairie. 8. The Missouri is one of the Mississippi's many long tributaries. 9. The Pacific Northwest has dense coniferous forests with fir, hemlock, and spruce. 10. The Rocky Mountains are considered to be young, high, rough, and irregular in shape. 11. The United States is situated in the central part of the North American conti­nent. 12. The Northern Appalachians and the upper Great Lakes region are dominated by mixed forests of birch, beech, maple and pine.

III.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Positive

good

well

bad

far

far

old

old

near

late

Comparative

better

better

worse

farther

further

elder

older

nearer

later

Superlative

best

best

worst

farthest

furthest

eldest

oldest

nearest

latest

IV.

1. colder; 2. highest, farthest, fastest; 3. coldest; 4. largest, smallest; 5. more, sooner; 6. largest; 7. later.

VIII.

1. isn’t he? 2. didn’t he? 3. does he? 4. won’t he? 5. hadn’t I? 6. shan’t I? 7. won’t they? 8. didn’t we? 9. have we? 10. wasn’t she?

IX.

1. will tell, leaves; 2. have not had, took, has not brought; 3. felt, had spent; 4. is, has been; 5. come; 6. will start, receive; 7. had been driving, came; 8. had, had missed; 9. arrived, was staying, met.

XI.

1. will be answering; 2. shall have done; 3. shall be waiting; 4. shall have been working; 5. will have translated; 6. will have been reached; 7. will have examined; 8. will be making; 9. will have shown; 10. shall be watching.

XII.

1. We always consult a dictionary while we are translating from English. 2. The telephone had been ringing for several minutes when he took the receiver. 3. I am going to spend my summer vacation in the Caucasus. 4. I went out of the room because of the boys who were making a lot of noise. 5. I was washing the dishes while mother was cooking dinner. 6. When you come back the children will already be sleeping. 7. The girl has not slept since the day before yesterday. 8. He has not received any letters from her this week. 9. He had been looking for the magazine for thirty minutes when father came. 10. I shall have been training for half an hour when you come.