Become obsolete within only a few years.
Pete worked hard for fear that he might fail in his exam
Напишите глагол, стоящий в скобках, в требуемом по смыслу времени:
· The article is being translatedby Mary now
· If he ... were ill now, she could not come
· I wish hehad passed exam
· I asked her when she would return home the next day
· If I had prepared everything yesterday, I would go to the country now
· If I had prepared everything yesterday, I would go to the country now
· It was raining when we went out
· It had been snowing for a week when we came to Moscow
· She has been here since last year
· He will look after his sick sister until sherecovers
· It was clear that he had dropped something and now he is looking for it under the table
· It was clear that he had dropped something and now he is looking for it under the table
· He had translated the article by 5 o’clock yesterday
Напишите пропущенные в предложении предлоги:
· Have you heard from Ann recently? - Yes, she wrote to me last week.
· Have you heard from Ann recently? – Yes, she wrote to me last week.
· I feel sorry for him. He has no friends.
· I am sorryabout the noise last night. We were having a party.
· You get bored with doing the same thing every day.
· Why are you always so jealous ofother people?
· Do you know that Linda engagedto a friend of mine?
Напишите пропущенные в предложении артикли:
· the Susan Parker that I know lives on the First Avenue.
· The Susan Parker that I know lives on theFirst Avenue.
· He is missing (артикль не нужен) Father so much. a mother should have an endless patience.
· I am afraid the milk has turned, Ann.
· No, you can’t havea chocolate.
· You’ve (артикль не нужен) had three already.
· (артикль не нужен)Florida state University is smaller than theUniversity of Florida.
· She spoke with an indifference which was not convincing.
· Jane had anaccident a few days ago and was taken to (артикль не нужен) hospital.
Установите соответствие между словами в скобках и их синонимами:
· The two companies are going to become oneby the first of the year.
· The old women is too weak to cross the street.
· It is useless to argue with him once he has made up his mind.
· The look of anger on the man’s face showed that he was displeased.
Установите соответствие между фразеологическими единицами и предложениями,
объясняющими их смысл:
· The harrow film on late- night television made my flesh crawl. = It terrified me.
· He always keeps his head in an emergency. = He is always ready to fight.
· I am sick and tired of hearing the subject. = I have heard too much of it.
· He is a jack of all trades. = He can do a little bit of everything.
Выразите несогласие с говорящим в следующей фразе:
· Your sister knows French, doesn’t she? No, she doesn't
· You haven’t got this book, have you? No, I haven’t.
Установите соответствие:
· I can help you. So can I.
· I was in Kiev yesterday. So were they
· I didn’t pass an exam. Neither did I.
· I came yesterday. So did I.
· I can’t translate this sentence. Neither can I.
· I like English. So do I.
Укажите пропущенное в предложении слово:
· I would like to look through other articles.
· The police have arrested Tom lately.
· He has been speaking for an hour.
· Let’s go out for dinner, shall we?
· I would like some potatoes for dinner. Will you cook them?
· When we entered the hall, the curtain had risen
· It’s crowded here. There’s hardly anything to sit down
· You have to return early, don’t you?
Напишите название национальности:
Chine – the Chinese
Spain – Spaniard
The Netherlands – Netherlander
Укажите предложение, наиболее полно раскрывающее смысл следующего
высказывания: A computer can become obsolete within only a few years because computer
technology is constantly improving and changing.
Computer technology is constantly improving and changing; therefore, a computer can
become obsolete within only a few years.
По тексту:
+ The university idea really began to develop during the last quarter of the 19th century.
+ The Civil war ended in 1876.