Unit3 The Possessive Case

Exercise 18

A1) Mr. Smith's house; 2) the girls' doll; 3) Rembrandt's works; 4) the baby's toy; 5) the employees' meeting; 6) those women's bags; 7) our boss's orders; 8) the children's books; 9} my parents' cottage; 10) her cousin's garage

В 1) the world's coal deposits; 2) the sun's influence; 3) the earth's atmosphere; 4) life's joys and grieves; 5) the ship's arrival; 6) Greenland's icy mountains; 7) the company's policy; 8) Russia's gold reserves; 9) the planet's gravitation; 10) the commissions decisions

С 1) Kate and Mary's mother; 2) my aunt Ann's children; 3) Picasso's and Bali's paintings; 4) the commander-in-chief's gun; 5) Ivan the Terrible's times; 6) the Minister of Foreign Trade's speech; 7) The Herald Tribune's correspondent; 8) my father-in-law's flat; 9) Henry the Eighth's wives; 10) Saudi Arabia's oil wells

D 1) three weeks* cruise; 2) two hours' work; 3) five kilometers' distance; 4) four hours' operation; 5) three hours' flight; 6) eight weeks' semester; 7) an hour's rest; 8) three acts' play; 9) ninety minutes' match; 10) three minutes' telephone conversation

Exercise 19

1. Every day at noon we have fifteen minutes' break. 2.1 can't understand why he is so tired. He covered a mile's distance only. 3. The walk to the station was short. It took us ten minutes' time. 4. Last year we had two weeks' holiday in Greece. It was terrific.5. If you want to get there,a trip will take you only five hours' time." 6. Don't take a week's training course. It won't do you good, 7.1 had only five hours' sleep because my train came late. 8. Yesterday we had thirty minutes' lesson because our teacher was to leave at 12 o'clock. 9. If you want to have a voyage round Europe, you will need at least three weeks' time 10. I have five days' workweek.

Exercise 20

1. The only thing she wanted was to see the house of her parents again. 2. No one could explain the behaviour of the young girl at supper yesterday. 3. The rugby match

- (which was held) last Sunday was disappointing. Our team lost, 4. The boy was looking through a magazine for children.

5. After a break which lasted an hour we resumed our work.

6. At that time he lived in a little flat for economy's sake.

7. It was a ride which lasted four and a half hours. 8.1 don't like cow's milk. 9. He was puzzled by the visit of Ann and Peter. 10. When Friday came, he was at his wit's ends. 11. She dropped in at the chemist's to buy some aspirin.

12. This is a coat of John, and that is a coat of Peter.

Exercise 21

1. The president arrived in the country with a three-day visit (three days' visit). 2.1 want to buy a pair of shoes. Do you know where the shoe department is here? 3. Nobody knew what to say and there was a moment's ₍,silence. 4. When he went down to the dining room in the morning, there were the remains of yesterday's supper on the table. 5. The commander-in-chief's report was brief. 6, It seems to me that the generation gap is an eternal / problem. 7. This road is closed. The roadworks are being conducted. 8. Brain drain is an acute problem of developing countries. 9. Do you think it is necessary to..implement birth control in China? 10. Paul and Kate's Arrival was a surprise for aunt Ann. 11. The richest oil deposits are in the Arab Emirates. 12. The problems the Mankind faced at the end of the 20^th century are soil, ' water and air pollution, and also greenhouse effect. 13, After two hours' (a two-hour) walk everybody felt - hungry. 14. The portrait of Rembrandt's wife is one of the most famous pictures of the artist. 15. This is a three-hundred-year castle.

Unit 4 Quantifiers

Exercise 22

1) little; 2) a few; 3) little; 4) a little; 5) little; 6) a little; 7) little, a little; 8) few; 9) a few; 10) a little; 11) a few; 12) little; 13) little; 14) few; 15) a little

Exercise 23

1) a few; 2) few; 3) a little; 4) few; 5) a few; 6) a few; 7) little; 8) few; 9) a little; 10) a few; 11) a little; 12) few; 13) a little; 14) a few; 15) a little

Exercise 24

1. Only a few pupils wrote the test. 2. Few people live to be 80 in Russia. 3.1 have little time for studying. 4. He had quite a few mistakes in his dictation. 5. She has got a little time to prepare for the report.

Exercise 25

1. Yesterday Jim asked me to repair his car, but I had little time and I had to refuse him. 2. She is very shy. She has few friends. 3. There were quite a few people in the hall, because the film was interesting. 4.1 have a few books on this problem. 5. We have no sugar. Buy a little on your way home. 6. Few people understood what he wanted to say. 7.1 drank a little coffee and was able to work till midnight. 8. There were few mistakes in his translation, 9. They reached a small village; there were a few houses there. 10. They had a little time before the beginning of the performance, and they decided to have a bite. 11.1 don't think he will be a good doctor. He has

little patience. 12. We had little money so we decided to go by bus. 13. Quite a few friends came to visit him. 14. He doesn't have a few dollars to buy the picture. 15. You can take a few sweets.

Exercise 26

l)much; 2) many; 3) much; 4) many; 5) much; 6) many; 7) much; 8) much; 9) many; 10) many; 11) much; 12) many; 13) much; 14) many; 15) much

Exercise 27

1) a lot of; 2) a lot of; 3) much, a lot of; 4) many; 5) a lot of; 6) many; 7) a lot of; 8) a lot of; 9) a lot of; 10) much, a lot of; 11) a lot of; 12) much; 13) many; 14) a lot of, much; 15) a lot of

Exercise 28

1) a great amount; 2) a great number; 3) a great number; 4) a great deal; 5) a great number; 6) a great number, a great deal; 7) a great amount; 8) a great number; 9) a great amount; 10) a great number; 11) a great number; 12) a great deal; 13) a great amount; 14) a great number; 15) a great deal

Exercise 29

1) a few; 2) a few; 3) a lot of (plenty of, a great number); 4) little; 5) a lot of (plenty of), many; 6) a lot of (plenty of, a great deal of); 7) much; 8) few; 9) many; 10) much; 11) much; 12) a lot of (plenty of, a great amount/deal of); 13) much; 14) much; 15) a lot of (plenty of, a great amount/ deal of)

Exercise 30

l)only; 2) quite; 3) only; 4) quite; 5) too; 6) very; 7)very; 8) very; 9) so; 10) very; 11) quite; 12) quite; 13) quite; 14) only; 15) quite

Exercise 31

1. He has written quite a few books, 2,1 can't go to the theatre with you today. I have got so much work to do. 3. There are few English books in our library. 4. There were too many people in the bus, 5. There was little water in the glass, and he poured himself a little, 6. Few people understand his English. He has too many mistakes. 7. Few new houses were built last year. 8. The prime-minister said to the journalists only a few words. 9.1 met few good doctors in my life. But doctor Green, our doctor, gives us plenty of good advice. 10. May I have a little coffee? — No, it's too strong for you. 11.1 think you put too much salt into the soup. 12. It is necessary to have a large amount of money to build a hospital. 13. He bought quite a few shares. 14. A lot of people don't use sugar and salt, 15. He understood only a few words,

Unit 5 The Article

Exercise 32

1) a, the, the, a; 2) the; 3) the, a; 4) the, the; 5) an; 6) the, a; 7) a, the; 8) the, a; 9) the; 10)___, a, a,___, the; 11) a; 12) the; 13) a,___; 14) a; 15) a; 16) the, the, the; 17) the, ___,___,___; 18) a; 19) the; 20) the, the; 21)___,___., the; 22) a,___; 23) the, a; 24)___, a

Exercise 33

A; 1)___; 2) the,___,___,___,___,___; 3) the,___; 4) the, the; 5) the; 6) the,___,___, the,___; 7) the, the, the; 8) the,___the; 9)___,___; 10)___, the; 11) the; 12) the,___,___,___,___,___; 13) the,___; 14) the, the, the; 15) the,___; 16)___,___; 17) the, the,___,___; 18)___,___, the, the,; 19) the; 20) the,___, the,___,___ B; 1)___,___,___; 2) the; 3) the; 4)___,___; 5) a;. б)___; 7)___, а; 8) the, a; 9)____; 10)____; 11) the,____; 12)___; 13) а; 14) а; 15) the; 16)___; 17) а,___,___, the; i8)____; 19) the; 20)____ С; 1)___5 2)___,___,___; 3)___; 4) the; 5)___;

6)____; 7)___; 8) a; 9) the; 10)___,____; 11) the; 12) a; 13) the; 14)___; 15) the, the; 16)___, the 17____; 18)___; 19) the; 20) the; 21) a D; 1) the,____,____; 2) the, the, the, the,____; 3)___;

4) the; 5) the; 6)____, the; 7).___; 8)____,____; 9)___, the, ___, the; 10) the; 11)___,___,___; 12) the; 13)___,___, (the); 14)___; 15) the; 16) the, the; 17) the; 18)___, the, ___; 19) the, the; 20)___,____ E; 1)___; 2) a; 3)the; 4) the, the; 5)___; 6)___; 7) the; 8) a; 9)___, the; 10)___; 11)___,____,____12___; 13)____,____,____,____,____; 14) the; 15)____16____; 17) the; 18)____; 19) the 20____,____

Exercise 34

1) the; 2)____, the; 3) the,____; 4) the, the; 5) the; 6)___; 7)___; 8) the,___,____; 9) the, the; 10)___,___; 11) the, the; 12) a, a; 13) the,___,___; 14) a, the, a; 15) the, ___; 16)___, a,___; 17)___,___; 18) the, the

Exercise 35

1) the,___; 2) a, the, the; 3) a, a, a, a; 4) the; 5)___, the, the; 6) a, a; 7) a; 8) a; 9) a, the; 10)____, a; 11) a,____,____; 12)-a,___; 13) a, a, an; 14) the; 15) the; 16)___, the; 17)___,___; 18) a,___,___; 19)___,___; 20) the, the; 21) the, a; 22)___; 23) the, the; 24)___, the, the,___;

25)___, the, the; 26) the,___,___; 27)___, the,____28) a, ___29) the, the 30) the,___31) the 32) the, the, the 33)___, the,____34) the 35) the,____the 36) the, a 37)____,____ 38)___, 39) a,____40) the, the 41)____,____,____42)____ 43) an,___44) the 45) the 46) a 47)___,____48)___,___

49) a,___50) the, the, the,___51)___52)___53) the,

the, the, the

Exercise 36

1. Will you pass me the salt, please? 2, The evening was damp and cool 3. It was a cold and windy day. 4. The wine is too sweet. 5.1 like dry wine. 6. She found such a good job (she found such good work), 7. The weather is bad. The night was very cold, I don't want to walk in such cold weather. 8. Man domesticated the dog many years ago. 9. This is unexpected news. 10. He has a deep knowledge in medicine. 11. Cyprus and Malta are famous tourist centres. 12. She lived a hard life. 13. Oil is used for the production of petrol. 14, Scotland is a mountainous part of Great Britain. The highest mountain is peak Ben Nevis. 15. Where are they staying? — at the hotel Continental, It is in the High street.

Unite 6 The Pronoun

Exercise 37

1) its; 2) their, it; 3) my, it; 4) hers, them, her; 5) your, it; 6) their, yours, mine; 7) you, your, mine; 8) hers, yours; 9) yours, your; 10) its; 11) ours; 12) their, ours; 13) ours, his, ours; 14) hers, yours, mine; 15) my, theirs

Exercise 38

1. Who is it? — Open, it's me. 2. My house is on the right side of the street, and theirs is on the left one, 3. Their boat was faster than ours. 4. What's your dog's name? — Its name is Queen. 5. A new road has been built in this region. Its length is more than 300 kilometers. 6. It is your pen, and this is his, but where is mine? 7. She took my keys instead of hers. 8, The best plan is yours. 9. Whose work will be checked up, John's or Kate's? 10. His car is not very big, but it? engine is powerful.

Exercise 39

, 1) myself; 2) yourself; 3) themselves; 4) yourself; 0У himself; 6) themselves; 7) ourselves; 8) herself; 9) itself; 10) himself; 11) herself; 12) yourself; 13) your­self; 14) yourself; 15) yourself; 16) yourself; 17) herself; 18) himself; 19) themselves; 20) myself

Exercise 40

1)___, yourself; 2)___; 3)___, yourself; 4)____;

5)___; 6)___; 7) herself; 8) themselves; 9) ourselves;

10)___

Exercise 41

1.1 saw it myself. 2. You needn't come yourself, 3. He left us to ourselves. 4. She lives by herself. 5. Did you study English (by) yourself? 6. The girl excused herself for her bad behaviour. 7. We were in the room by ourselves. 8. Help yourself to the cake. 9. They divided the work between themselves. 10. You are to take the blame upon yourself.

Exercise 42

1.1 will find out myself if he feels better. 2. We did not expect him to do the work by himself so well, 3. We spent the weekend in the country and enjoyed ourselves gathering mushrooms. 4. You must pull yourself together. Look at yourself. Have a shave, take a cold shower, dry yourself with a towel and have a meal at last. 5. We found ourselves in town at last and decided to relax, 6. Don't go to school today if you feel bad. 7. Look how many delicious things are on the table. Help yourself. 8. She may explain everything by herself. 9. Why are you hiding? 10. "Behave yourselves!" said the teacher in a strict tone.

Exercise 43

1) no; 2) some, any; 3) any; 4) some, any; 5) any; 6) any; ⁷) no; 8) any, any; 9) any; 10) some

Exercise 44

1. Does he live anywhere near here? He does not live anywhere near here. 2. Did anything fall on the floor in the kitchen? Nothing fell on the floor in the kitchen. 3. Is anybody from the Department of Education here? Nobody from the Department of Education is here. 4. Is there anything in what he says? There is nothing in what he says. 5. Did they know anything about it? They knew nothing about it. 6. Is there anybody in the room? There is nobody in the room. 7. Do you want to tell me anything? I don't want to tell you anything, 8. Is anyone knocking at the door? No one is knocking at the door. 9. Did you see this man anywhere? I saw this man nowhere. 10. Has anything happened to her? Nothing has happened to her.

Exercise 45

1) someone; 2) somewhere; 3) anyone; 4) anything; 5) something; 6) anyone; 7) something; 8) anything, nothing; 9) anything; 10) something; 11) something; 12) somewhere; 13) nothing; 14) anyone's; 15) anybody

Exercise 46

1) anyone/anybody; 2) any, some; 3) something; 4) nr; 5) no; 6) some; 7) no; 8) anybody; 9) somehow; 10) any­where; 11) any; 12) anything, nothing; 13) any; 14) any­body/anyone, some; 15) somewhere

Exercise 47

l)some, anybody; 2) nothing; 3) anybody/anyone; 4) none; 5) any; 6) any; 7) none; 8) some; 9) something; 10)any

Exercise 48

A 1. I haven't read any books by this writer. 2. I anything happens, it is not my fault. 3. Can you buy this magazine for me? I see it nowhere. 4. Has anybody else come? 5. The criminal won't be able to disappear Anywhere, nothing and nobody will help him. 6. Could you buy something to eat? We have nothing in the fridge. 7- Why did you get so angry? Nobody knew about his arrival. 8. This man is never afraid of anything. 9.1 found somepne's cap. 10.1 think something has happened to her. 11. Any person can buy these jackets. They are rather cheap. 12. Don't keep silent. Say something.

В 1. Somebody has left the window open. 2. Has anybody phoned me? 3. Have you read anything about the economy of this country? — Hardly anything. 4.1 did not tell any of them about his offer. 5. Would you like something to drink? 6. He knew hardly anybody in the town. 7. Did any of them invite you to the party? 8, Would you like to go anywhere in summer? 9. Some of us must go there. 10. The policeman showed me several photos, but I did not recognize anybody. 11. He informed nothing of it. 12. If anybody calls, I'll be at home at 8 o'clock. 13. We refused to do anything. 14. He did it without anybody's permission. 15. Did you have something in your eye?

Exercise 49

'1) everybody, everything, anybody; 2) every, any; 3) everything, anything; 4) any; 5) everybody, anybody; 6)anybody; 7) anybody; 8)everybody; 9)anything, everybody, everything; 10) everybody

Exercise 50

A1) every; 2) each; 3) each; 4) every; 5) each; 6) every; 7) every; 8) every; 9) each; 10) every

В l)any; 2) neither, none; 3) neither; 4) either, neither; 5) none; 6) either; 7) either; 8) none; 9) either; 10) neither

Exercise 51

l)is; 2) is; 3) are; 4) are; 5) is; 6) are; 7) is; 8)аre_; 9) are; 10) are; 11) are, 12) is, 13) are, is

Exercise 52

Ib, 2d, За, 4с, 5c, 6a, 7b, 8d, 9b, 10с

Exercise 53

1) there; 2) it; 3) there; 4) there; 5) there; 6) there; 7) it; 8) there; 9) there; 10) it; 11) there; 12) it, there-; 13) it; 14) it, there; 15) there

Exercise 54

1. If any of you wants to ask a question, raise yon hand. 2. Both of them were ready to help her, but neither-of them knew how to do it. 3. If you take another few steps, you'll see the sea. 4. Every girl wants to b beautiful. 5. Everybody was glad to see her. 6. There,» was a wood on either bank of the river. 7. Each of us ca make such a mistake. 8. I've got two bags: one is black the other is brown. 9. Neither Tom nor his parents went at home. 10. The doctor examined each patient in turn\

Unit 7 The Adjective / The Adverb

Exercise 55

1) new soft red Italian suede shoes; 2) a tall elderly Englishman; 3) valuable ancient oval Venetian glass; 4) a shiny large brown leather case; 5) a nice old square wooden table; 6) a beautiful modern large stone cottage; 7) are old thin blue porcelain tea cup; 8) a handsome tall young blonde man; 9) several beautiful old English castles; 10) a lot of pretty young French girls; 11) my best dark-blue silk shirt; 12) many young German factory workers

Exercise 56

1) frightening, boring; 2) surprised, surprising; 3) tiring, exhausted; 4) disappointing, disappointed; 5) embarrassing; 6) embarrassed; 7) worried; 8) depressing; 9) depressing; 10)satisfied.

Exercise 57

l)more kind-hearted (kinder-hearted); 2) more famous; 3) the most convenient; 4) better-read (more well-read); 5) straighter/the straightest; 6) busier; 7) hotter; 8) the fewest.

is becoming more and more popular. 3. Crime is becoming more and more common. 4. The light in the room is becoming dimmer and dimmer. 5. Computers are becoming less and less (more and more) expensive. 6. Factories are employing fewer and fewer workers. 7. His heart is beating harder and harder. 8. Moscow is becoming more and more beautiful. 9. His voice is becoming weaker and weaker. 10. Nights in winter are becoming longer and longer.

Exercise 63

l)the longest; 2) the most successful; 3)the most crowded; 4) the oldest; 5) the tallest; 6) the most useful; 7) the most expensive; 8) the richest; 9) the latest; 10) the most valuable; 11) the farthest; 12) the snowiest, the coldest; 13) the most dangerous; 14) most expensive; 15) the deepest; 16) next; 17) the oldest; 18) the last; 19) the hardest; 20) the farthest

Exercise 64

1. Take this suitcase, it is lighter than yours. 2. There are the most expensive shops in the West End. 3. What are you going to do next? 4.1 think he is older than you but younger than me. 5. This is the most talented pupil in our group. 6. Though we had the worst seats, we liked the performance very much. 7. Where is the nearest post-office? 8. The last train arrived at midnight. 9. The latest news \vas not interesting at all. 10. They received the further information on this question.

Exercise §5

1.1 really hate travelling by air. 2. She entirely trusted him. 3.1 fully understand your situation. 4. It is not his fault о He did not at all want it to happen (He did not want it to happen at all). 5. The rain completely spoiled my day. 6. We did the job fairly quickly. 7. Though he tried hard to persuade her, she half believed his story. 8. He firmly believes that he is right. 9, The prices are reasonably cheap at the hotel. 10. I was too tired even to eat.

Exercise 66

1) quite; 2) very, 3) a bit, 4) very/quite; 5) a bit; 6) quite/very; 7) a bit; 8) quite; 9) quite; 10) quite, a bit

Exercise 67

1) so; 2) such; 3) so; 4) so; 5) so; 6) so; 7) so; 8) such; 9) so; 10) such

Exercise 63

1) easier/more easily; 2) the nearest; 3) best; 4) smarter/more smartly; 5) longer; 6) later; 7) more frequently; 8) more carefully; 9) louder; 10) quicker, the fastest

Exercise 69

1) the most incredible; 2) the brightest; 3) harder, more comfortable; 4) deeper; 5) more self-confident; 6) the tallest; 7) easier; 8) better off; 9) the saddest; 10) the most "powerful; 11) sadder; 12) more irritating; 13) shorter, more direct; 14) older, younger; 15) more good-looking (better-looking), better

Exercise 70

1. The more interesting the book is, the faster you read it. 2. The earlier you come, the quicker we'll finish the work. 3. The hotter the weather is, the worse I feel. 4. The sooner he takes the medicine, the better he will feel. 5. The less she ate, the angrier she was. 6. The longer the children saw the film, the more frightened they felt. 7. The later you come, the less you will sleep. 8, The more you study, the cleverer you will become. 9, The colder the winter is, the hotter the summer will be. 10, The nearer you come up, the better you will see the picture.

Exercise 71

L The more he speaks, the less he is listened to. 2. The longer the night is, the shorter the day is. 8. The sooner you start work, the quicker you'll do it. 4. The more you stay out-of-doors, the better you will feel. 5. The less we love a woman, the more she likes us. 6. The more carefully you do your homework, the fewer mistakes you will make. 7. The more he worked, the less time he devoted to his family. 8. The more he played, the more he lost. 9. The farther we were going, the less familiar the forest seemed to us. 10. The older he got, the more he looked like his father,

Exercise 72

1. My job is as important as yours. 2. The bicycle is not so fast as the car. 3. His knowledge is not as poor as hers. 4. He is as lazy as his brother. 5. Their furniture is not as expensive as ours. 6. Belgium is not so big as France. 7. My wages are not as high as hers. 8. She is not as beautiful as her sister. 9. He is not as tall as I am. 10. Tverskaya street is as crowded as Arbat street.

Exercise 73

1} than; 2) as... as; 3) the same... as; 4) as... as, than; 5) the same... as; 6) than, as... as; 7) as... as, the same... as, than; 8) than; 9) the same as; 10) as... as

Exercise 74

1. He spent not so much time to translate this article as you did. 2. She played her part as well as two days ago. 3. That day Tom wrote as many letters as he did the day before. 4. This news is not as interesting as the one we heard last week. 5. He received the same education as you, 6. Today the frost is not as severe as it was yesterday. We can go for a walk. 7, Goods in this shop are not as expensive as in that one. 8. The living standard in Russia is not so high as in the USA. 9. Michael's new car is as powerful as mine. 10. The traffic is not so heavy in this street as in the centre.

Exercise 75

A 1. He is not half as clever as I thought. 2. It took her three times as long as she expected. 3. She is not going to marry a man who is twice as old as she is. 4. He can lift a box three times as heavy as that one. 5. The new stadium is several times as large as the old one. 6. He does it two times as quickly as she does. 7. Petrol is several times as expensive as it was two years ago. 8. Her new flat is three times as large as her old one. 9. Grapes in autumn are several times as cheap as they are in winter. 10. He spends twice as much as we do.

В 1.1 have three times as many discs as Nick has. 2. This TV model costs twice as much as that one. 3. It took me four times as long to get there as it took her. 4.1 earn twice as much as she does. 5. This room is twice as little as that one.

Exercise 76

1. You essay is twice as long as mine. 2. This tree is twice as tall as that one. 3. Do you like the coat? — Yes, but it is three times as expensive as that one. 4. Today it's twice as cold as it was yesterday. 5. She looks twice as young as her sister. 6. All his friends are twice as old as he is. 7. Though this flat is twice as small as that one, I like it better. 8. This translation is two times as simple as that one. I am sure you will cope with it. 9. The Speedometer shows that the car is going two times as fast as it went before. 10. If you go there by train, you'll get there several times as slow as by plane.

Exercise 77

1. No sooner had she received the money than she went shopping, 2. No sooner had he opened the door than he felt the smell of gas, 3. Hardly had they come into the house when the rain started. 4. No sooner had he eaten the first coxirse than the telephone rang. 5. Hardly had she knocked at the door when he opened it, 6. Hardly had the sun risen when they started off. 7. No sooner had he read the newspaper article than he phoned her. 8. Hardly had she bought a car when she got into an accident. 9. No sooner had he looked at the title than he realized that it was the book he had wanted for such a long time. 10. Hardly had the meeting begun when the participants decided to re-elect the committee.

Exercise 78

1 о Не got so tired that hardly had he come home when he went to bed at once. 2. No sooner had we finished work than the telephone rang. 3. Hardly had she entered the room, when she felt somebody in the house. 4. No sooner had she seen a mouse than she began crying.

5. Hardly had we left home when it started raining.

6. Hardly had we greeted each other when he came up to the telephone.

Exercise 79

1) deep; 2) pretty; 3) right; 4) fast; 5) close; 6) fast; 7) high; 8) deep; 9) pretty; 10) close; 11) hard; 12) hard; 13) straight; 14) easy; 15) right; 16) easy; 17) ill; 18) high; 19) straight; 20) ill

Exercise 80

Ij, 2f, 3e, 4h, 5c, 6g, 7i, 8d, 9b, Юа

Exercise 81

1) near; 2) late; 3) closely; 4) pretty; 5) lately; 6) prettily; 7) nearly; 8) hard; 9) highly; 10) close; 11) hard by 12) justly; 13) high, hardly; 14) shortly; 15) wide-open

Exercise 82

l)calm; 2) good; 3) angrily; 4) cheap; 5) well, bad; 6) terrible; 7) quiet; 8) bad; 9) strange; 10) awful; 11) good

Exercise 83

1. He has a bad headache. He can hardly speak. 2. Why are you late for work every day? You probably get up too late. 3. How are you today? — Thanks, well. 4. You are speaking too fast. They don't understand you. 5.1 like going to the restaurant. The meal always tastes good there. 6. He doesn't feel well today. 7. He is preparing hard for his exams. 8.1 am very tired. I slept badly last night. 9. He runs very fast. 10.1 haven't seen him lately.

11. Come on, Nick! Why do you always eat so slowly?

12. How nice your perfume smells! 13. Her work is very bard. She has to work hard. She hardly has time to eat. 14. The train was late and so I came home late. 15. She has fluent (good) English. She speaks English very well.

Unite 8 The Numeral

Exercise 85

l)five hundred and sixty-seven; 2) six and a half; 3)three thousand, two hundred and sixty-seven; 4) eight point nine three; 5) nought point three four; 6) seven and a quarter; 7) two million, three hundred and fifty-nine thousand; 8) eleven point oh six; 9) fifty eight per cent; 10) the ninth of May; 11) the third of August; 12) nine six nine, six four, eight five; 13) three degrees below zero/minus three degrees Centigrade; 14) (in) nineteen oh seven/nineteen hundred and seven; 15) three cubed/in the third power; 16) three billion; 17) seven thousand and eighty two; 18) forty-fi ve; 19) thirty Per cent; 20) four (to) one

Exercise 36

1) eighty-one; 2) one hundred and thirty-two; 3) one hundred and eighty; 4) five hundred and thirty; 5) sixty-seven; 6) eight; 7) fifteen; 8) thirty-two

Exercise 87

1) ten thousand people; 2) two dozen eggs; 3) twenty-first; 4) four six seven, five oh/zero, nine two; 5) two hundred and fifteen pages; 6) nought point six one two plus six point oh two; 7) twenty-five per cent; 8) three nil; 9) two degrees below zero; 10) nineteen eighty-one

Exercise 88

1. He paid for this necklace fifteen thousand and five hundred dollars. 2. Please wait for half an hour. The documents will be ready soon. 3. We must hurry. The plane is to fly in an hour and a half. 4. How many unemployed are there in the town? — Two thousand three hundred and thirty-eight at present. 5. Jane bought three dozen eggs. 6. He was born on the third of October nineteen seventy-nine. 7. There were three thousand students at the meeting. 8. Thousands of students graduate from Oxford and Cambridge colleges every year. 9. Millions of stars were brightly sparkling in the black southern sky. 10. If you want to call a fire brigade, phone oh one. 11. His fortune is three million dollars. 12. One fourth is twenty-five per cent. 13. This castle was built at the times of Henry the Fifth. 14. An inch is two and a half centimetres. 15. These houses were built in the nineties of the nineteenth century.