Professional Documents
Culture Documents
IV. 1. It couldn't have been Tom that you saw in the department store, for sure.
2. We had to call the doctor because ,of the baby's high temperature.
3. You had better not tell anybody about the discovery.
4. The boys made fun of the man in spite of his old age.
5. Help yourselves to any food you like.
6. What made him resign ?
7. Did the children have a good time during the performance ?
8. We haven't heard from him since March.
9.There Is no need for you to worry about the future.
10. Every pupil was awarded a diploma.
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IV. 1. Does this Rolls Royce belong to your uncle ?
2.Having introduced my guests to each other, I made a long speech on the current
changes in the computer technologies.
3. I wish they had told us they were going to sell their house.
4. George won't lend his tape recorder to you unless you promise to bring
it back by Saturday.
5. Jerry could hardly solve the riddle..
6. Our representatives have been critical of the new concept.
7. It doesn't matter whether they paint the board white or yellow.
8. The new prime minister has been appointed at last.
9.The last time I visited Oslo was in 1978.
10. Mrs Arnold will look after our cat when we are away.
TEST3
II. 1. Stop telling me about this tournament, I don't care about it.
2. We have decided to do up our sitting room in August.
3. Martin's condition was rather heavy, but after a series of antibiotic injections
he got over his illness.
4. Unfortunately, our secret plans had been given away by someone befo.re
we managed to put them into practice.
5. The switchboard operator told me to hold on before she made the connection.
6.The inscription on the label was written in such a small print that I could hardly
make It out.
7. Mr Blackley will take over.
8. At first, they seemed to be amazed at Peter's offer of two thousand pounds,
but in the end, they turned It down.
9. It's essential that you hand in the documents in person by Thursday.
10. Alice is going to put in for the job of a sales assistant in Newcastle.
11.A lorry ran Into a tractor and both drivers were slightly wounded.
12.The guide advised us to wrap up as cold weather was forecast.
13.Around midday, it started to rain 1heavily and the hikers had to wait for about
half an hour before setting off.
14. He stands out even in a large crowd because of his great height.
15. Making unauthorised alterations may bring about a failure of the machine.
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IV. 1. I'm not in the habit of sleeping after work.
2. Little Tommy was looking forward to Christmas.
3.The young clerk was not capable of dealing with this complicated matter.
4. Besides being a good sprinter Alan is also a skilled jumper.
5. Several workers were opposed to joining the strike.
6. Nobody has borrowed my new lawnmower from me.
7. Peter's hair really needs a) to be cut b) cutting.
8. I was made to open the safe by the attacker.
9. In spite of countless obstacles Jim was successful in building his own house.
10. I'll go upstairs to make sure that they have already vacated the rooms.
TEST4
IV. 1.The building designer doesn't approve of the idea of a complete reconstruction.
2. Never before have we visited a more charming place.
3. My new assistant has a good/ thorough knowledge of anaesthetics.
4. Our experiment will be carried out on condition that we gather enough money.
5.The wholesaler gets in touch with new retailers by mail.
6. Mr Thompson does not think much of these innovations.
7. Michael has to work overtime in order to pay off his debts.
8. Each of us has made an attempt a} at comforting the depressed patient.
b) to comfort the depressed patient.
9. I was about to leave my office when the telephone rang.
10. Everybody failed a} in working out the correct answer.
b) to work out the correct answer.
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3.wall 8.names 13.rule
4.home 9.cash 14. lamb
5.tune 10.log 15.sense
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5.Things are beginning to look up now that we have received the aid.
6.At first, I felt like going to the concert, but it was the price of the ticket that
put me off in the end.
7.The season of dry weather has set in too early this year.
8. Lucy says she doesn't feel up to doing so much housework.
9.The pump breakdown has been brought about by an electrical fault.
10.We have been getting on ever since we met each other at the pilgrimage
last year.
11 . The teacher has obliged Robert to take back the offensive remarks he made
to Julia.
12.As a result of a heavy rainfall the athletic event has had to be called off.
13. Thousands of enthusiasts from around the world gathered to see the famous
film star, but to their disappointment, she didn't tum up.
14.This useful handbook will tell you how to bring up your children.
15.After a pause, the judge asked the suspect to go on accounting for his
motives.
IV. 1. At least some of you may be under an obligation to sign the paper.
2. Suddenly, the baby burst a) out crying
b) into tears and nobody knew what to do about it.
3. Certainly, drinking too much alcoho� can do harm to your health.
4. Only a few Members of Parliament voted in favour of the reforms.
5.Anthony accused the other man of being responsible for the collision.
6.With such a poor dealing with the matter he is not likely to succeed.
7. They seemed to have visited the place before.
8. The factory had to be shut down due to low output and poor profits.
9. The hijackers haven't let any of the hostages go.
10. He offered/ expressed his apologies for what he had said to the customer.
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3.theft 8. argument 13.justification
4.fitness 9. hatred 14. supplier
5. savings 10. guidelines 15. breathtaking
IV. 1. However unfavourable our position is , we must put a bold face on it.
2.Come on ! This water is not hot enough to make tea.
3. I can't tend you any money as I am short of it myself.
4. How much did you owe them for their service?
5.Take this map in case you get lost in the city.
6.She says she is/ has got used to stormy weather in this country.
7. It came as a surprise to us that Brian had become a monk.
8. Tum down the radio! This loud music gets on my nerves.
9.Could you explain that theory to me? I can't make any sense of it.
10. Finally, they have made up their mind to launch the rocket next month.
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7. Let him go unpunished and he will certainly do that again.
8. None of the passengers of the jumbo jet survived the crash.
9. Why has the engine gone wrong?
10. Stacey would like her dream of becoming a top model to come true.
TEST9
IV. 1. This is the first time I have read such an interesting article about space
exploration.
2. Ma� hates being told what to do.
3.The moment you take the medicine your cold will be over.
4. Hasn't it ever occurred to you that you could emigrate?
5. It is doubtful whether it will stop raining till afternoon.
6. He must have recognized us at the airport.
7. It was such a strong wind that we could hardly walk.
8. Sorry, we haven't got any free tickets left.
9. Hardly ever does Mike use his tape recorder.
10. Neither Mr Homby nor his wife were invited to the barbecue.
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Ill. 1. comprehensible 6.discontented 11. void
2. nourishing 7. gorgeous 12.awkward
3.laborious 8. (an) enormous 13. mistaken
4. major 9.smooth 14. calamitous
5. solitary 10. futile 15.superficial
IV. 1.Having to dine with his superiors always makes Bob feel uneasy.
2. I am for lifting the trade embargo.
3.a) Ann likes this soap opera the most.
b) This is the soap opera that Ann likes the most.
4.The guide recommended our leaving very early.
5.We are being made to study hard for the exam next term.
6. It looks like rain, I'm afraid.
7. Supposing he proposed, what would you tell him?
8.We have no idea how to cope with such a complicated matter.
9.Our son is anxious a) to see
b) about seeing the military parade.
10.Arnold's sister doesn't speak French so well as he does.
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7. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
8. Eric was the only person to blam,e for the breakdown.
9. It was a foreign passenger who stole Sue's handbag.
10. Joan said she was not accustomed to drinking coffee in the morning.
TEST 13
IV. 1.The chancellor has been reported to be very satisfied with his visit to Japan.
2. Has anybody come to any harm in the road collision ?
3. I came/ ran across Stanley in the department store.
4.Courteous though/ as she seems to be, she can also be very impolite.
5. He is going to step down on account of the corruption allegations.
6. By no means is Julia to blame for the negligence.
7.What am I supposed to do now?
8.We spend our weekends at the lake time/ now and again.
9.Susan admits she didn't enjoy ( herself at ) the banquet in the least.
10. I was ( kept ) in the dark about the rebellion that they were planning.
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II. 1. storage 6. unconvincing 11. authority
2. commercial 7.dreadful 12. gratitude
3. misunderstanding 8.disqualified 13.withdrawal
4. occasionally 9. corrections 14. intolerable
5. attractiveness 10. disarming 15. speechless
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8.The agent claims the house can be put up within three months.
9. I like this photograph so much that I'm going to have it blown up.
10.As far as I know, the ideology of the party doesn't quite appeal to him and
that's why he's thinking of dropping out of its ranks.
11.The news about Sue's pregnancy l,eaked out quickly despite her efforts to
keep it secret.
12. He is not a very outspoken person, so we may find it hard to sound out his
point of view.
13. I can't stop thinking there's something more the scheme needs to come off.
14. Peter used to be fond of collecting mascots, but after his military service he
grew out of the hobby.
15. Don't think you can change his approach, he's too stubborn to be brought
round.
IV. 1.The other day I was fined for driving beyond the speed limit.
2.Your misfortunes are not my fault.
3.There was a suggestion that we should stop manufacturing the low-price items.
4. He would go to any lengths to win the girl's hand.
5.Who's going to be in charge of our section?
6. ·Much as we respect Brian's expertise in archaeology, we're not going to employ
him this time.
7.My son makes much of eating healthy food.
8. The caller's identity was beyond Alice's recall.
9.Does your mother care for a soft drink?
10.Despite being extremely busy Mickey often finds time to look in and ask about
my health.
TEST16
IV. 1. It was a long time ago when motor vehicles took the place of horsecarts.
2.When the official part of the meeting came to a close several people rushed
to the buffet.
3. Patrick says he's feeling off colour today.
4. Let's have a) a photo taken.
b) somebody take a photo for us.
5.John regretted a) that he had made
b) having made such a fuss at the party.
6. It's unknown what caused the collapse of the building.
7.You'll get seriously into trouble unless you apologize to Mrs Dempsey.
8.The American champion is too tough to ever give up.
9.Scream again and I'll make you leave the room.
10. It was not until last Friday that we were told about the removal.
TEST17
IV. 1. You are bound to encounter a lot of difficulties if you opt for a lone expedition.
2.This mammal species is feared to be extinct by the year of 2020.
3.Albert cannot I does not play cards well.
4. David is really confident of Mr Palmer's greater experience.
5. Far from being willing to support the strike, we don't approve of it.
6. Stacey has taken advantage of the sunny weather by getting beautifully
suntanned.
7. Susan did her utmost to make us both reconcile.
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8. No longer is the assembly line in Bristol under our control.
9. These dangerous lizards are peculiar to the tropical regions.
10. Only after the trial had come to a definite end was Malcolm allowed to leave
the prison / set free.
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TEST 19
II. 1. Doctor Carter will be standing in for doctor Smith in the maternity ward
during September.
2.You are supposed to pick out only those items which have_ at least two features
in common.
3.Ordering other people about seems to run in his blood as he was a captain in
the army for ten years.
4. Happily, thanks to the best medical care he pulled through.
5. Try rubbing some citric acid into the cloth, that should take out the spots.
6.I can't think of any sensible reason for which they should have drawn back from
the arrangements.
7.Frank was not cut out for the job of a policeman because of his excitable
character.
8.Have the authorities finished looking into the cause of the explosion yet?
9. It's impossible to live on the low unemployment benefit I come by from
the government.
10. One of the horses wasn't strong enough to keep up the swift pace and
dropped back after the third lap.
11. Everybody put Mr Spark's success down to his extraordinary cleverness
at persuading people to entrust their money with him.
12. I ran into them when I was tidying the study up.
13.Many a change has been brought about in the climate by the global warming.
14.What's the good of setting about so early?
15. It's unbe4ievable how the new lecturer can get his Ideas across.
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4.c 9.a 14.d 19.d
5.b 10.d 15. b 20.d
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TEST 21
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4.striking 9.impressive 14.envious
5. masterpieces 10.justice 15.resistant
TEST 22
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6. Many a change has been introduced in the cooperation by the new deal.
7. No sooner had he received the message than he hurried to hospital to see
what had happened.
8. I held my breath for a long while lest they should discover my presence.
9.There has not been a rise in my salary since January.
10.The more impatient he grew, the more unruly he became.
TEST 23
II. 1. Mary isn't very wasteful with her i111come, she prefers to put away some
money for her studies in Oxford.
2.At the age of seventeen Ronald was called up and stationed in Oklahoma.
3. It seemed highly suspicious that none of the guards noticed the inmates
running away from their cells.
4. We are hoping the campaign will go off or else we'll lose our trading partners.
5. I'm going to have those tables set out in a horseshoe shape.
6.Another twenty well trained engineers have been taken on to accelerate
the design work in the assembly department.
7. It's no use looking back on the past only.
8. Father says he's too worn out after working the nightshift.
9.This is the area where most of the decrepit buildings have been pulled down
and the luxurious hotels have been erected.
10. Believe it or not, but the prices of the domestic cereal products have gone up
too much to be competitive with tlhe imported ones.
11. Dan, would you be so kind as to hand over these tickets to Christine ?
12.Almost two thousand people turned out to greet the pop star at the airport.
13. I only needed to mention the financial profits of the venture and everybody
came round to it.
14.Sorry Sir, but your appointment has been put off until next week.
15. The whole business sounds too irrational to me to risk running through
all my life savings.
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3.Should he need my address, I'll leave a note on the desk.
4.I'm sorry Sir, but the 5.30 train is behind / is not on schedule.
5.Jutes was the only person praised by the headmaster.
6. Have you made up your mind whether to join our chess club or not ?
7.Angie has a suspicion that this man stole her watch.
8.This is the first such a scandal in our school.
9.Don't the hinges need greasing I to be greased ?
10.At a guess, there are about twenty applications for the job.
TEST 24
IV. 1.Were it not for the money from our sponsors, we would never prepare
the show.
2. The deadline for submitting your essays is the 30th of June.
3.I'm very sorry Sir, but there are no I we have no free places left.
4. She is insistent on weeding the garden now.
5.The political situation in this region is said to be changing.
6. Never do we have time to play with the children in the afternoon.
7. Frank isn't the only person capable of translating this book into Polish
by any means.
8. Little has she spoken since the accident.
9.Get a move on or else we will miss the train.
10.The only option (that) Celia had was to take a huge loan from the bank.
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IV. 1. If you hope to be a good driver you must abide by the traffic regulations.
2. I do not go along with the conclusions you have put forward.
3.You should get/ You had better get/ Get down to work otherwise you
won't be able to pass the entrance exam.
4. Is it possible for Mr Bailey to deliver the letters by tomorrow ?
5. For fear of getting soaked Alfred put on his raincoat.
6. Did she make good use of her spare time ?
7.Where is the annual meeting taking place ?
8. In all probability, they have had problems with their car.
9. Even though she was warned firmly not to use the faulty oven, she kept
doing so.
10. It's nearly impossible to reach the peak of the mountain on foot.
TEST 26
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Ill. 1.for 4. behind 7.at, on 10.beyond
2.on, with 5. to, in 8. for, for 11.into, on
3.to 6.of 9. in 12.to
13.with
14.at
15.on
TEST 27
II. 1. One of the boys from my class objects to taking part in the performance
and I don't really know how to get round him.
2.We were warned not to stand up to the boss' decisions or else we would
be fired.
3.The question was so delicate and problematic that there was nobody
willing to bring it up.
4.We invariably look to Paul whenever giving a lift to the airport is the matter.
5.Your report dwells on the side effects of the venture.
6.This automobile manufacturer turns out about a thousand cars a year.
7. The visitors leaving for Dublin will be picked up by a bus after breakfast.
8. In the face of all these arguments I had to back down.
9. Even the extensive advertising campaign hasn't prevented the demand
for our printers from falling off.
10. She is having you on.
11.I just ran across them .
12. Don't worry, he only makes out that he is such a strict teacher.
13.After a half an hour search the hunters decided to give up tracking down
the stags.
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14. We were convinced Patrick would take to uncle Jerry the moment he
met him.
15. But real problems cropped up when it became clear my business partner
had vanished with all the money.
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IV. 1.There is nothing/ not anything more I can do to make you feel
comfortable.
2.The life of many wild animals is in peril.
3. If I were you I would dispose of the files.
4.The Wrights don't have much money to make ends meet.
5. Immediately you reach the nearest town you should ask for some medical
support.
6.She was nowhere to be found.
7. I couldn't make head or tail of what he said.
8. Is it advisable for you to practice the piano so often?
9.We are running low on our supplies of firewood.
10.Carol a) has an obligation
b) is under an obligation to do the washing up at home.
TEST 29
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v. 1.d 6.c 11.b 16.d
2.b 7.d 12.a 17.a
3.a 8.b 13.d 18.c
4.d 9.b 14.d 19.d
5.b 10. C 15.b 20. a
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TEST 31
II. 1. How big are the profits we can expect the London branch to turn In
this year?
2. I suggest we lay In more coal in case the forecasts of a long and heavy
winter should come true.
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3.However, the thieves had made 10ft with their loot by that time.
4. I suppose he dropped out right at the beginning of the course.
5.Why don't we call on the management to have a serious debate with
the Unions?
6.You mean the one who is being waited on?
7.The autopsy revealed the man was done in with a knife.
8. Please keep hanging on.
9. But, if you push him a little he should give in to your demands.
10.Suddenly, the question of a half a million dollars missing from the safe
sprang up leaving the cashiers speechless for a while.
11.How about rounding up a few fniends and helping Lucy organize the
charity collection?
12. I'm having these trousers taken up as they are a bit too long for my size.
13. Has Danny seen about the New Year's reception yet ?
14.Will you accept me right away or do I have to put in an application form?
15. It was so stuffy in the hall that a few people lost their consciousness and
the medical staff had a hard time of bringing them to.
TEST 32
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II. 1. likeness 6.composure 11.rashness
2.voluntary 7.vanity 12. invalidity
3.unpardonable 8.affectionate 13. endurance
4. imprisoned 9. invariably 14. empowered
5. foreseeable 10.expenses 15. desensitized
IV. 1.They say about half of the staff will be given the sack.
2.Not wishing to wake us up mother left the room rather quickly.
3. I haven't the faintest idea how much of that syrup she ought to be given.
4.After his uncle's death Lou came into the house and the garden.
5. The CD player was repaired at Mark's expense.
6.They might not have been notified about the changes in the timetable.
7.What surprised us was the fact that no support was offered to the survivors.
8. It is up to her whether the costs are to be reimbursed or not.
9. It is common knowledge that the newspaper is published by the socialists.
10. Provided that there are no protests from the public the ballot will be
carried out.
TEST 33
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IV. 1.What right have you got to order me about ?
2. If you happen to come across the missing file let me know at once, please.
3. The statement boils down to making the public aware of the present
situation.
4. Sally has a strong distrust of modem technology.
5. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
6.We all had confidence that Tom would succeed in passing his final exams.
7. Being too shy, Julia won't speak to the boy first.
8. It was three years ago that/ when Michael painted his last picture.
9. I owe my precious life to the lifeguard.
10. The structure of the Royal Palace made a big/ considerable impact on the
ambassador.
TEST 34
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V. 1. quandary 6. dint 11.storm
2.ranks 7.arrears 12.chalk
3. jump 8. line 13. track
4.belt 9. miss 14. nick
5.limb 10.whim 15.sleeve
TEST 35
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V. 1.d 6.a 11.a 16.c
2.a 7.b 12.c 17.a
3.b 8.b 13.d 18.c
4.d 9.c 14.b 19.b
5.d 10.a 15.a 20.d
TEST 36
IV. 1. Much to our regret, we inform you that there is no more demand for
your rubber products.
2.The lecture was comprehensible to hardly anyone.
3.There's no better way to make her work hard than by promising her
a reward.
4.Apart from being-a passionate skier, Mark also takes part in chess
tournaments.
5.Ann takes great pleasure in painting her landscapes.
6. I had mixed feelings about their engagement.
7.So long as you promise not to do any wrong , you are allowed to play
in my garden.
8.There being no more questions, I think we can call it a day.
9. All things considered, it was a nice party.
10.Since she met that boy she's been wrapped up in him.
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