"Are you listening carefully, John?" 7. She asked him, "Is Robert coming
tomorrow?" 8. I said, "Is John studying for an examination now?" 9. Father said,
"Mary is doing her morning exercises, I don't want to disturb her." 10. Mother
said, "You are forgetting your manners, John."
117.
Use the proper article:
1. Did you finish ... school ... last year? 2. ... examiner has already come. 3.
What was your mark in... History? 4. He has made ... great progress since ...
beginning of ... term. 5. It is easy for ... child to study ... foreign language. 6.
Where is ... money? — It is on ... table. 7. ... boy is good at ... Mathematics, ...
Physics and ... Chemistry, but his knowledge of ... Literature and ... English is
rather poor. 8. What ... fine weather we are having today! 9. At last he found ...
very interesting work. 10. ... new& he brought yesterday is very important. 11.
What ... clever advice! 12. ... Phonetics is ... branch of ... Linguistics. 13. If you
want to speak without ... mistakes you must study ... Grammar hard. 14. What is
... news? 15. ... exercise 12 must be done in ... written form. 16. Do you often
work in ... laboratory? 17. She attends ... course of ... lectures on ... Russian
Literature at ... University. 18. I am not interested in ... Chemistry. 19. Her
subject is ... History of ... Art. 20. It was clear she had ... good news. 21. ...
advice is good but I cannot follow it.
118.
Comment on the use of tenses in the following examples and translate them into
Russian:
1. Every evening the young fisherman went out upon the sea and threw his
nets into the water. 2. Stanley got up looking for his stick. "Have you, children,
been playing with my stick?" 3. Fleur does what she likes. 4. He liked music but
the piece she was playing had no melody for him. 5. This is getting interesting. 6.
How long have you been married? 7. Don't you know that Mrs. Greenfield has
left us? She's gone to London. 8. He has been studying at the University for б
years. 9. She looked at it for some time and slowly a little frown crept between
her brows. 10. I am always telling Jerry that his uncle means more to him than
his own parents. 11. I am starting again. A new life begins from today. 12. "It's a
pity you interrupted us," said Nora. "We were having an interesting
conversation." 13. At that moment the telephone bell rang. Rosanna took up the
receiver and listened. 14. I was still thinking of it when I came face to face with
Rogei.
119.
Use the required tense (Present and Past Indefinite, Present and Past Continuous,
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous):
1. She (to go) to Italy five years ago. Since then she (not to speak) Italian, and
(to forget) nearly all she (to learn) there.
2. When he (to run) after the tram, he (to fall) and (to hurt) his leg. We (to
have) to carry him home. Now he (to lie) in bed. The doctor just (to leave). The
doctor (to say) he must stay in bed for a week. 3. He (to look) through my album
when I (to enter). "You (to like) my sketches?" I (to ask) him. "They (not to be)
very good." 4. What you (to look) for? — I (to lose) my pen and (to want) to
find it before it (to get) dark. — When you (to lose) it? — I (to think) I (to drop)
it somewhere here when I (to go) to the Institute this afternoon. 5. My friend
Robert (to learn) French for the last three years, and now he (to study) German,
too. 6. You (to speak) to Ann yesterday? — No, I (not to see) her for a long time.
I (not to remember) when I last (to see) her. 7. My brother (to study) modern
English literature for two years and then (to give) it up. 8. I (to look) at this
photograph for five minutes, but I can't see you in it. — I'm afraid you (to look)
at the wrong one. 9. You must stop reading; you have a headache because you
(to read) too long! 10. My elder brother (to join) the army when he (to be)
eighteen. 11. They (to live) in that town for ten years and then (to move) to the
country. 12. We (to live) here for the last six months, and just (to decide) to
move. 13. He (to write) a new play for the last two years, but he (not to finish) it
yet.
To Lesson 15
120. Insert the missing conjunctions and comment on the use of tenses in the
following sentences. (Conjunctions to be used: when, till, before, after, as soon as,
while, tf):
1. I shall believe it ... I see it. 2. You must wait ... the light changes to green.
3. I shall be ready ... you count ten. 4. He will ring up for the taxi ... you finish
packing. 5. I shall tell you a secret... my brother goes out. 6. We shall be starting
immediately ... you finish your dinner. 7. I don't think he will write ... he arrives.
8. I shall always remember you ... I live. 9. I shall be preparing breakfast ... you
are taking a shower. 10. I shall put on my raincoat ... it starts to rain. 11. He'll tell
you ... you ask him. 12. ... you stay in the reading-hall I'll be working in the
laboratory. 13. He will stay here ... you come. 14. ... they show me their
homework, I will correct it..
121.
Translate what is given in brackets using the Present Indefinite or the Future
Indefinite:
1. You will enjoy yourself if you (поедете на Кавказ). 2. Ask him if he
(поедет на Кавказ). 3. We shan't be able to go out if (будет сильный дождь). 4.
They say (собирается дождь); the clouds are gathering. 5. I don't know when he
(придет); the weather is so nasty. 6. Tell him to wait when he (придет). I may
be late. 7. Tell Mother we (не скоро вернемся), it's much too fer away. 8. Tell
Mother not to worry if we (не скоро вернемся); it's much too far away. 9. I'll
talk to him about it if I (увижу его сегодня). 10. I'm not sure if I (увижу его
сегодня). 11. She will > take the children out for a walk if she (окончит работу
раньше). 12.1 don't know if she (окончит работу раньше); she has got a lot to
do. 13. The rain won't do him any harm if he (наденет плащ). 14. Ask him if he
(наденет плащ); it looks like rain.
122.
Complete the following sentences using the Present Indefinite or the Future
Indefinite:
1. If you travel by car to the Crimea ... . 2. I should like to accompany you in
case .... 3. If the weather remains fine ... . 4. We shall wait till ... . 5. I should like
to know when ... . 6. Don't go away before ... . 7, Tell me when ... . 8. The rain
will soak us to the skin unless .... 9. He is clever enough to understand what you
want if... . 10. If it looks like rain .... 11. I am not quite sure if .... 12. I understand
you are going to stay at home till ... . 13. Please, ring me up as soon as ... . 14.
We'd better stay at home if ... . 15. You may go skating after ... . 16. Don't forget
to remind him tomorrow in case ... . 17. We'll remain here and wait for you
until.... 18. He must join us tomorrow; ask him when .... 19. I'm afraid I shan't be
able to join you before .... 20. She promised to come tonight. Please try to find
out if....
123.
Translate into English using you (we) had better + Infinitive:
1. Вам бы лучше остаться дома; сейчас польет дождь. 2. Тебе бы лучше
туда одной не ходить. 3. Нам бы лучше отложить эту работу до завтра. 4.
Вам бы лучше пойти к нам, чем оставаться одному. 5. Тебе бы лучше надеть
плащ, б/Тебе бы лучше подождать Джона и пойти вместе с ним. 7. Нам бы
