UNIT2 Exercise VIII, p. 29
1. They seem to know each other. 2. He seems to be very clever. 3. I'm looking forward to meeting you. 4. Nick ottered me his tent, but I refused. 5. I suggested starting on Friday morning. My friends agreed. 6. Tomorrow I'm going away on business Nina has offered to look after my son. 7. His offer to help surprised us. 8. Ann suggested spending our holidays in Yalta. I liked her suggestion.
Exercise I, p. 34
A. what are you and your sister going; I don't know; What are you doing; We are going; Where do you go; We have tried... we prefer; Do you take. . stay; we are taking: It'll be; it is; I'll talk., she thinks.
B. Postcards always spoil; I went; I visited...sat; A friendly waiter taught; he lent; I read... I didn't understand; I thought; My holidays passed... I didn't send; I made; I got up ...bought; I spent... I didn't write.
Exercise II, p. 35
— Hullo, Andrew! Glad to see you.— Hullo, Victor! I haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been all this time? — You see, I've just returned from England. Have you ever been there? — I'm sorry but I haven't been there. But I'm going there next year. Did you enjoy your trip? — Certainly. London is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. I stayed there for two weeks and
I had a good time. Come to see me one of these days. I'll show you my pictures.— All right. See you soon.
UNIT 3 Exercise I, p. 44
1. Victor has just returned from London. I haven't seen him since last year. 2. How long have you been married? — Three years. 3. Have you ever read English books in the original? — No. I have been studying English only half a year. 4. Where have you been? I have been waiting for you since five o'clock. 5. What are you doing now? — I have been typing for two hours already. 6. I haven't seen your sister lately.— She has been in the Crimea the whole month. 7. Who has taken my dictionary? I have been looking for it for half an hour. 8. I'm tired. I have been working in the garden all day long. 9. How long have you been preparing for your exams? — For a month already. 10. Robert is absent today. He has been ill for two weeks. 11. How long have you been collecting stamps? — For ten years. 12. What have you been doing all this time? — I have been watching TV. 13. Have you been sitting here long? — Since 10 o'clock. 14. My brother is in Moscow. I haven't heard from him for a month. 15. I haven't met Paul since we passed the last exam. 16. The students have just left. They have been here all day long.
Exercise I, p. 48
1. Somebody has broken; 2. John has forgotten; I have been expecting; 3. What has happened; 4. Haven't you finished; You have been reading; 5. I have been cooking; 6. What have you been doing; I have been sitting; 7. I have lost; 8. Have you been working; 9. He has appeared; 10. I've been cleaning; I have cleaned; 11. I haven't been waiting.
Exercise II, p. 48
1. The whole evening I've been typing. I have already typed ten pages. 2. We have been writing the test paper for 45 minutes already. Some of the students have already finished it. 3. Have you been waiting for me long? — No, I have just come. 4. What have you been doing this morning? — We have been planting trees in the garden.— How many trees have you planted? — Seven. 5. I have been translating the article for two hours, but I haven't translated it yet.
Exercise I, p. 51
1. Mr Clark worked; 2. She has lived; 3. They have been
married; 4. we were... the weather was; 5. The weather has been, 6. I have never met; 7. We spoke; 8. I haven't spoken.
Exercise II, p. 51
1. Ann and I agreed to go to the cinema yesterday. I waited for her outside the cinema half an hour, but she didn't come. I don't know what has happened to her. 2. When did you last see Robert? — I haven't seen him for two weeks. 3. How long have you been married? — I got married three years ago. 4. Where did you rest last summer? — In the Caucasus.— How long did you stay there? — About a month. 5. Yesterday I came home from work at 6 o'clock, rested about an hour, and then I went to visit my friend. 6. Where is the key? I've been looking for it (for)half an hour already. 7. How long have you you been here? — I came here an hour ago.— Did you meet Nick? — Yes, we talked for ten minutes and then he left.
8. How long have you had this car? — Five years. 9. How long have you lived in Minsk? — Since 1978.
Exercise I, p. 54
1. It was still raining... I came; It has been raining; 2. I have been sitting; I have already drunk; ,3. What have you been doing; I haven't seen; 4. They haven't been working; They have been. 5. It hasn't rained; 6. I have been going; 7. Peter has been writing; He has already written; 8. I have been sleeping... I haven't woken;
9. I bought... I haven't worn; 10. He has already seen; He saw., he was; 11. When did you meet; I met; 12. Have you ever spoken; I spoke; 13. Peter has lived; He lived... he went; 14. I have just had; I finished; 15. I have made; I made; 16. I have never played... I played... I was; 17. I haven't heard... she went; 18. I lay. 19. Have you ever travelled; I went; 20. Have you lived; I have lived; I was born; Have you been; I went; 21. How long have you been; I arrived; I have been; Have you seen; 22. Williams live; They have only lived, They arrived... arranged; They haven't
made.....they think; The neighbours have been...Mr Williams has
invited... he will hold; His friends are coming (will come); The Williams family lived... they came; Mr Williams didn't like; he was visiting... he met... who offered; Mrs Williams wanted... they arrived... the sun was shining... she began; 23. Jack looked; Jili arrived; I have been waiting; he said; Were you; Jack went; he said; I got...you were not; I came... waited... you didn't come; What have you been doing; Jack asked; I have just been.
Exercise II, p. 55
1. Mr Smith is waiting for you.— How long has he been waiting? — About twenty minutes.— Let him come in. 2. Where are the
letters? I want to send them today.— The secretary has just brought them. She has been typing the whole day. 4. Can (May) I speak to Mr Voronov? — I'm afraid not. He has just gone out. 4. Let's go to the cinema. We haven't been at the cinema for ages.— Good idea. Nick says, that he has seen an interesting detective at the "Moscow" cinema. Would you like to see it? — Yes, I'm very fond of detectives. 5. When did you graduate from the Institute? — In 1975.— How long have you worked at this plant? — Five years.— Where did you work before? — At a research institute.
UNIT 4
Exercise VI, p. 62
1. Hullo! Haven't seen you for ages! How are you? — Fine, thank you. And you? — Quite well, thank you. 2. Good morning! Is the chief in? — No, he is at a meeting. Come at 12.—Thank you. Good-bye. 3. I must be off. I have an appointment at 9 o'clock. Remember me to your wife and parents.— Thank you. Good-bye. 4. Glad to see you. How are you getting on? — All the same, thank you. And how are you? — Not too good I'm afraid. My wife has fallen ill with flue.— Sorry to hear that. 5.Hullo! How are you? — Not too bad, thank you.— And how is your brother getting on? — He is fine.— Glad to hear that. 6. I hear Eve Brown is going to get married.— That's interesting news. It will be her third marriage. 7. I haven't seen your sister lately. How is she getting on? — Very well, thank you. She is now abroad, in Italy.— How long is she going to stay there? — A year and a half.— Give my regards to her.— Sure. 8. How are you, Victor? — Not too good, I'm afraid.— What's wrong? (What's the matter?) — I haven't passed my exam in biology.— Sorry to hear that. I'm sure you will soon pass it.— I hope so. I have been preparing for it for a week already.
Exercise I, p. 66
1. some; any; no; 2. something; everything; anything; nothing; 3. somebody; anybody; nobody; everybody; 4. somewhere; everywhere; anywhere.
Exercise II, p. 67
1. a little; 2. a few; 3. a few; 4. a little; 5. a few; 6. a little;
7. a few; 8. a few; 9. few; 10. little.
Exercise III, p. 67
1. much; 2. much; 3. many; 4. much; 5. many; 6. much; 7. many;
8. many; 9. much; 10. many; 11. many; 12. much.
Exercise IV, p. 67
Neither; both; neither; all; none.
Exercise V, p. 67
1. itself; 2. themselves; 3. myself; 4. himself; 5. herself, 6. yourself; 7. yourself; 8. ourselves; 9. yourself; 10. themselves; 11. himself; 12. herself.
UN IT 5
Exercise XVI, p. 78
1. Could you hand her this message? — Gladly. 2. Will you please wait for me a little? — All right. 3. Shall we drop in at this cafe? — Good idea.— What would you like — tea or coffee? — Tea with lemon.— Shall we eat anything? You must be hungry.— Yes. I'd like to try the beefsteak.— Anything else? — No, that's all.— So, we can make our order. Waiter! — Yes, sir? — Please, bring us two beefsteaks and tea with lemon.— All right, sir. 4. Could you give me a lift to the station? — With pleasure. 5. Could you do me a favour? I want to call at the post-office for the parcel. Will you, please, look after Ann while I'm out? — Certainly, I'll come in no time.
Exercise I, p. 82
to; past; at; to; near; from; of; on; for; for; with; of; of; for; out of; at.
Exercise II, p. 83
-; a; -; the; -; -; the; the; the; the; -; -; -; -; -; -; -; a; a; -; -; the; -; -; a; -; -; the; -; a; the; .the; the; a; the.
Exercise III, p. 83
Have you had dinner? — Not yet.— Neither have I. I'm very hungry. Let's have dinner somewhere together.— All right. Shall we go to the cafe in Main Street? — I'd love to. I have been there several times. I like that cafe very much. The cooking and the service are good there.
(In the cafe)
— What is on the menu today? — There are a lot of dishes to my taste. I'd like chicken soup, beefsteak and a glass of orange juice. And you? — As for me, I'll have a mutton chop and a bottle of beer. I don't want soup today.— Do you want ice-cream? — No, I don't like ice-cream.— Would you like anything to drink? — Let's have a bottle of dry wine.— Anything else? — No, that's all Let's call the waiter and make our order.
UNIT 6 Exercise I, p. 87
So am I; So did I; neither did 1; 'So were the rest of us; neither does Monika; so am I; neither have I; So has Monika; so are the people.
Exercise II, p. 88
1. Nick speaks English well.— So does his wife. 2. I haven't seen this film.— Neither have I. 3. We are going on an excursion on the week-end.— So are we. 4. Ann didn't come to the concert yesterday.— Neither did her brother. 5. I can't play golf.— Neither can I. 6. Yesterday I had to work hard.— So did I. 7. John likes figure skating.— So does his wife. 8. I don't know his address.— Neither do I. 9. Robert will come.— So will Victor. 10. I have already booked a ticket.— So have I. 11. Yesterday I saw Nick.— So did I. 12. I didn't like the concert.—Neither did I. 13. I'm glad to see you.— So am I. 14. I shan't be present at the meeting.— Neither shall I.
Exercise I, p. 90
aren't you; aren't you; don't you; don't you; didn't you; were you; aren't you; didn't you; weren't you; did you; didn't you; do you; didn't you; didn't you; weren't you; didn't you; wasn't there; do you; am I; isn't it.
Exercise II, p. 91
1. You live in Main Street, don't you? — Yes, I have lived there for five years.— You know Oleg Lobov, don't you? — Yes, he is my neighbour.— Can you hand him my message? — Sure. 2. Nick left for Moscow last week, didn't he? — Yes, he did.— He hasn't come back yet, has he? — No, he hasn't.— But he will come by Saturday, won't he? — I think so. 3. You ran't play chess, can you? — No, I can't.— But you play draughts, don't you? — Yes, I do.— Then let's play a game of draughts.
UNIT7 Exercise I, p. 100
1. she and Arthur had held; 2. Peter was going... he saw... he hadn't met; 3. I hadn't fallen... I heard; 4. ! spoke... I thought... I had met; 5. we got... we found... the train had already left; I was waiting I was reading; 6. they had gone... I went; 7. I got back... they had sold; 8. He was...he had been working; 9. she opened... she read; 10. They had been sitting... the taxi finally arrived; 11. They left... he had finished; 12. He quickly forgot... he
had learnt; 13. we came... the Smiths had already lived; 14. He told... he had been fishing... he had never caught; 15. she (had) heard... she phoned; 16. he looked... he understood... he had got off; 17. Jack had done; He went; The weather was; It had stopped... the moon was shining. 18. Judy's father had managed; They caught... spent; They arrived... joined; they realised they had left.
Exercise II, p. 101
1. When I came to see Victor, he wasn't at home. He had gone to the station to meet his friend. 2. The tourists had been waiting for the bus very long, so when it arrived, it was already too late and they didn't want to go anywhere. 3. When I had told him everything he understood what had happened. 4. She looked at the watch. It was about 12 o'clock. She had been working at her report for 6 hours. 5. By the end of June 1 had passed all my exams and was free. 6. On Friday he wasn't at work. The day before he had gone away on business. 7. When I called Nick, I learnt that he had been ill for two weeks. 8. I had worked at a plant before I entered the Institute. 9. The meeting hadn't begun yet, when we came. 10. When i came home, the children were already sleeping. My wife said that they had been sleeping since 9 o'clock. 11. Victor said that he had reserved a room at the Ukraine hotel. 12. He had lived abroad for three years, before he came to Minsk.
Exercise I, p. 103
1. We shall have finished; 2. The lesson will have started;
3. he will have been living (will have lived); 4. he will have begun; 5. They will have been travelling; 6. She will have had; 7. They will have built; 8. I will have spent; 9. We shall have been flying; 10. The play will have begun; 11. they will have completed; 12. I will have been working.
UNIT 8
Exercise V, p. 106
1. Don't make iip. work so hard. She is tired of this work. 2. I made the typist type the letter again, because there were a lot of mistakes in it. 3. Why did you make him go there so late?
4. I'll do all I can to help her. 5. The film is different from the book. It is much more interesting. 6. She is proud of her son. He is very hard-working and does very well at school.
Exercise I, p. 120
to; to; on; with; outside; at; at; for; at; in; for; for.
Exercise II, p. 120
What are you doing tonight? — Nothing special, why? — Would you like to go to the cinema? — That's not a bad idea. I haven't been at the cinema for several weeks.— The Moscow cinema is showing "Gone with the Wind" based on Mitchel's novel.— My friend has already seen it. He says it is a wonderful film. Of course, we mustn't miss it.— Then I shall buy two tickets for the eight o'clock show. Does this time suit you? — Perfectly, thank you. And where shall we meet? — Let's meet at my house at 7 o'clock.— All right. See you soon.
UNIT 9
Exercise I, p. 129
1. I wonder where they usually spend their holidays. 2. I think that she hasn't come yet. 3. I hope that he won't miss the train, though he left for the railway station late. 4. I remember that I went away on business in September. 5. I wonder whether he will speak at the meeting. 6. She says that she doesn't like theatre. 7. I don't know when they will come back. 8. He says he was late for the lecture yesterday. 9. She wants to know at what hotel they are staying. 10. She says she has been teaching English for 20 years already. 11. He asks why you don't phone him. 12. Do you know when the train arrives in Warsaw? 13. Do you remember where we rested in 1980? 14. I'm afraid they missed the six o'clock train. 15. Ask her when she will come. 16. Tell him where she lives. 17. I don't know why Robert doesn't write to me. 18. I am not sure whether I shall see her tomorrow. 19. Do you know if there is a post-office not far from here? 20.1 think she will have typed the documents by 5 o'clock. 21. I've no idea what he is doing here. 22. I'm afraid that she has lost her way.
Exercise I, p. 135
1. the train stopped I looked... didn't see; I had sent... I thought... they would meet; they were waiting; We went... didn't find; We thought... something had happened; We had been waiting... we understood... they would not come; they had received... could not; 2. he had gone... who was coming; 3. I went; I took... looked; a waiter came... \ had chosen; I had chosen; I would take; 4. she had enjoyed ... she would spend; 5. I offered, She said... she had a headache... didn't want.
Exercise II, p. 135
1. Yesterday evening my brother called me and asked whether I wanted to go to the cinema. I agreed and I wasn't disappointed.
I liked the film very much. 2. I hoped that I would catch the last train, but I missed it. 3. Yesterday on my way home I called on Nick. He said he had just received a telegram from his mother and in an hour he was going to the station to meet her. 4. When I saw Nina, I understood, that she was upset by something. She said that her mother had fallen ill. 5. The other day I met John. He said he had bought himself a new car. 6. When I called on my friend, her mother said that she was not at home: she was taking an exam but she would be back soon. 7. In June my sister and I are leaving for the Caucasus. Our brother said that he would join us as soon as he passed his exams. 8. Yesterday I asked Steve to repair my iron. He said that his friends were waiting for him and he couldn't help me. He promised that he would repair the iron today.— Last month he promised to repair my bicycle, but he never did.— I hope that he will keep his promise this time. 9. I was surprised when I learnt that Robert hadn't passed his exam. He said that he had been preparing for it for a long time. 10. Peter said that he would be waiting for me at the entrance to the stadium and asked me not to be late.