1.
— Hungry man is angry man. — Yes, way to man's heart is through his stomach.
2.
Ravens had gone from Tower: Kingdom would fall.
3.
She asked Mum for advice and she got it; she asked her mum for cash and she didn't get it.
4.
Childhood hatred, like childhood love, can last lifetime.
5.
— It was absolute pleasure having you in my class! — Pleasure was mine.
6.
— Let's have early supper tonight. — Oh, no! I'm weight- watcher.
7.
Queen smiled. She had told black lie.
8.
"My love to you is like Sunday morning, my love to you is like stormy weather."
9.
— I met R. Murphy. — Do you mean R. Murphy who wrote all those grammar books? — Exactly.
10. — Mine is Panasonic, not Sony. What's yours? — Phillips.
11. Monterey Peninsula just out into Pacific Ocean halfway up California coast.
12. Vatican is Pope's Palace on Vatican Hill in Rome. Vatican City is only surviving Papal state.
13. For beginner starting to learn second foreign language this book is must-have.
14. Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey is mentioned in Bible as place where Noah's Ark came to rest.
15. Pan American Highway runs along Andes of South America.
71.Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.
1. Neither Julia nor Michael (is/are) going to the play tonight.
2. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.
3.Dieting (is/are) becoming more popular every day.
4.A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.
5.Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home immediately.
6.Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.
7.There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.
8.The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.
9.A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.
10.Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.
11.Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning.
12.After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/were) in order.
13.The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement.
14.A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away.
15.The jury (is/are) trying to find a solution.
16.The army (has/have) eliminated this section of the training test.
17.The number of students who have withdrawn from class this term (is/are) appalling.
18.There (has/have) been too many interruptions in this class.
19.Every elementary school teacher (has/have) to take this examination.
20.Neither Jill nor her parents (has/have) seen this movie before.
21.John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.
22.The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories.
23.The quality of these recordings (is/are) not very good.
24.If the duties of these officers (isn't/aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
25.The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proved to be extremely harmful.
26.The use of credit cards in place of cash (has/have) increased rapidly in recent years.
27.Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
28.Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/ are) high.
29.Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules.
72.Select verbs that agree with their subjects.
1. A few of the girls is/ are experienced riders.
2. Each of them has/ have a complete set of maps.
3. Most of the milk is/ are gone.
4. Neither of the cars has/ have a radio.
5. Every one of the packages is/ are heavy.
6. Everyone quickly understands/ understand the rules of the game.
7. Neither of the actresses was/ were nominated.
8. Each is/ are well-trained.
9. All of the fruit was/ were eaten.
10. A few in the crowd is/ are troublesome.
11. The public consists/ consist of you and me.
12. Jack's imagination, as well as his sense of humour, was/were delightful.
13. Carl, not Juan and I, is/ are doing the artwork.
14. No one except the band members leaves/ leave early.
15. Has/ have any of the shipment arrived?
16. Ramon and she likes/ like hiking.
17. Rock and roll is/are wonderful.
18. Neither our phone nor our doorbell was/ were working.
19. Ninety percent of the students is/ are present.
20. A number of girls like/ likes strenuous sports.
73. Select pronouns that agree with their antecedents.
1. After the long hike through the woods, all the scouts complained that... feel hurt.
2. Either Camille or Rose will bring ... cassette player.
3. Everyone at the campground will need to bring ... own tent and bedroll.
4. Some of the women wrote to ... local newspapers about the pollution problems.
5. Every driver checked ... car before the race.
6. Each of the actors had ... own superstition.
7. Both of the girls practiced ... dives off the high tower.
8. Marcia and her younger brother are saving money to have ... car repaired.
9. Someone has parked ... car in my space.
10. All of the girls knew ... parts perfectly by opening night.
11. Neither of the sweaters had ... price tag removed.
12. Everybody should exercise ... right to vote.
13. Many of the crew got ... first case of sickness in the violent storm.
14. Gina and her grandfather proudly showed us ... string of rainbow trout
15. One of the houses had ... windows broken by the hail
16. Everyone bought... own copy of the textbook
17. The President and the Vice-President expressed ... separate opinions about the issue
18. Anyone who needs a pencil should raise ... hand.
19. Either Stu or Mike will lend me ... fishing gear.
20. Each of the cars has ... own parking place.
74. Translate into English paying attention to the agreement of the subject
with the predicate.
1. Обоим — и Александру и Нине, нравится их новый район.
2. Ни один из катеров не пострадал во время шторма.
3. К двум часам Антонио, так же как и другие певцы, был готов к началу конкурса.
4. Один из местных полицейских набрал наибольшее количество очков по стрельбе сегодня.
5. Ни Джон, ни Брюс так и не оправились от ужасного путешествия.
6. «Том и Джерри» — любимый мультфильм моего племянника.
7. На прилавке стоял набор для соли и перца.
8. Каждая официантка работала очень четко и быстро.
9. Некоторые в толпе что-то прятали под пальто.
10. Или Мария или Том отвечают за это оборудование.
11. Дополнительной характеристикой этой модели являются встроенные динамики.
12. Кто-то не выключил мотор в машине.
13. Если кто-то позвонит, попроси его перезвонить вечером.
14. У каждой команды свой цвет и символ.
15. Вот та пара перчаток, которую вы у нас оставили.
16. Будет ли конец этим вопросам?
17. Если кто-то любит природу, то он старается как можно чаще общаться с ней.
18. Все хотели прослушать запись собственного голоса.
19. «Три жизни» Гертруды Стейн оказали большое влияние на многих современных писателей.
75. Can you explain the difference between each pair of sentences?
1. a) Only John can speak Arabic really well,
b) John can only speak Arabic really well.
2.a) Frankly, I cannot talk to her any more,
b) I cannot talk to her frankly any more.
3.a) The post has not come yet.
b) The post still has not come.
4.a) In this company, every employee is important,
b) Every employee is important in this company.
5.a) They soon decided to leave,
