Grammar and Vocabulary. Unit 1.
I.
Write the words according to their definitions.
1 to make a very
loud noise, 2 occasion, 3 emotion you can not control, 4 serious, 5 lack of
knowledge about something, 6 to make somebody feel impatient, 7 cruel, 8
shocked and angry, 9 impossible to refuse, 10 to make a sincere statement that
you are telling the truth, 11 to strike, 12 a rude remark.
II
Complete the sentences with the right preposition.
1. The
wounded animal roared ____ pain.
2. I
swear ____ you, I don’t know anything.
3. Ignorance
___ the law is not an excuse.
4. Little
Charles hit his arm ____ the table.
5. Fred’s
behavior was an insult ____ his parents.
6. How
dear you shout and swear ____ them?
7. Unfortunately,
the situation was ____ our control.
8. Jenny’s
remarks were indecent and we all felt indignant ____ them.
9. She
was shouting and swearing ____ everybody.
10. Never
dear you hit her ____ the face.
11. He
said he couldn’t swear ___ it, but in his view Nora had stolen the documents.
12. His
complex ideas were ____ my understanding.
III
Complete the sentences with the suitable words.
1. Come
to the party and (take, bring, fetch) your friend.
2. Brokenhearted
she (cry, sob, weep) silently at night not to disturb her family.
3. Don’t
you dear (cry, sob, weep) in public.
4. Above
all the prisoner (long, yearn, wish) for freedom.
5. It’s
not so difficult to teach your dog to (take, bring, fetch)
sticks.
6. In
the evening we used to go and (take, bring, fetch) milk from the
nearby farm.
7. She
(cry, sob, weep) hysterically her whole body shaking.
8. We
are meeting at 8 near the school, don’t forget to (take, bring, fetch)
your packed lunches with you.
9. She
(long, yearn, wish) she had stayed at home.
IV
Choose the right words to complete the sentences.
1. Suddenly
I hit (on/out) a radical solution to the problem.
2. If
you criticise the way James works, he is sure to hit (back/for)
3. He
didn’t see the people attacking him, he just hit (back/out) wildly in all
directions.
4. Can
I hit you up (for/out) some cigarettes?
5. Somehow
they hit (on/out) the number that opened the bank’s safe.
6. In
his speech the minister hit (out/up for) at racism in the armed forces.
V. Translate these
word-combinations into English.
1 любопытный
случай, 2 встретить яростное сопротивление, 3 не поддаться искушению, 4
принимать как личное оскорбление, 5 общественное негодование, 6 какая досада, 7
приступ смеха, 8 признавать свое невежество, 9 работать урывками, 10 устроить
истерику
VI write the
missing word from the table.
|
N
|
noun
|
verb
|
adjective
|
|
1
|
-
|
annoy
|
annoying
|
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2
|
fit
|
fit
|
-
|
|
3
|
ignorance
|
-
|
ignorant
|
|
4
|
swear
|
swear
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-
|
|
5
|
insult
|
insult
|
-
|
|
6
|
-
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resist
|
resistant
|
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7
|
roar
|
-
|
roaring
|
VII What parts of
speech are the words in bold?
1 They are still
working. 2 The day was still and calm. 3 Never insult people you
care for. 4 I”ve heard anything like that insult. 5 She hit her hand and
gave a loud cry. 6 Why do you cry, Willy?
VIII Find mistakes
and correct them.
1 The weigh to a
man’s heart is through his stomach. 2 The Great Patriotic wore broke out
in1941. 3 He was too week after the disease. 4 Pete is number won in the list.
5 The wind blue
off a man’s hat. 6 Wear is the money? 7Your fair, please. 8 Oh, deer! 9 Tom has
court a new butterfly. 10Look! Ann has died her hare again!
IX Match the
parts of the proverbs and give their Russian equivalent.
1They that
dance a …all beer and skittles
2 Life is not
b … makes a brittle wife
3 A brilliant
daughter c … is half the battle
4 Forbidden
apple d … soon forgotten
5 long
absent e …. Must pay the fiddler
6 Courage in
danger f … infects the rest
7 Who answers suddenly
g … and ride out tomorrow
8 One rotten apple
in the barrel h … knows little
9 You saddle
today i … hidden paths
10 Love
knows j …. Is the sweetest
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