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отправили. 18. Интересно, ему уже сказали об этом или нет. 19. На эту книгу редко

ссылаются, хотя она была издана в 1970 году. 20. Над вами будут смеяться, если вы это

скажете.

150.

Use the proper article:

Мог knew that now was his chance to give Miss Carter ... letter. He stood up.

Miss Carter looked at him, ... little surprised. Мог searched his pockets for ...

letter, which took him ... moment or two. Then he held it forth and threw it

quickly on to her knee. It fell to ... floor and she picked it up with ... puzzled

look, As she did this, ... motion caught ... Mor's eye and he looked over ... Miss

Carter's head to see that Demoyte was standing at ... open door and had seen ...

scene. Miss Carter, who had her back to ... door, had not observed him. She put...

letter quickly into ... handbag, which lay beside her, and looked up again at Мог.

(Alter "The Sandcastle" by Iris Murdoch)

151. Comment on the formation and meaning of the tenses in the

following sentences. Translate them into Russian:

1. The sun rises in the East; now it is setting and night is falling. 2.1 haven't

seen your brother lately. Has he gone away? 3.1 am taking the children to the

Zoo this afternoon. 4.1 felt she did not believe a word I was saying. 5. She

suddenly realized that she had left her umbrella in the bus. 6. When shall we see

you again? — I'll call on you as soon as I come back from Canada. 7. He was

tired because he had been working too hard. 8. They haven't spoken to each other

since they quarrelled. 9. We shall be playing in a tennis match on Sunday with

medical students. 10.1 hoped she would soon forget all about it. 11.1 have been

waiting here nearly half an hour. 12.1 must have a rest. I have been running

round the town all day.

To Lesson 18

152.

Point out the Complex Object and the verbs after which this construction is used:

1. She made me do it. 2. I saw him enter the room. 3. We watched the train

disappear. 4. You will hear him speak. 5. Mother didn't let the boy go to the

yard. 6. The teacher made the pupil repeat the rule once more. 7. We wanted

him to repeat the poem. 8. I should like you to come to our place. 9. Nobody

expected him to say that. 10. Who wanted you to go there?

153.

Complete the questions using the Complex Object:

1. Do you want ...? 2. Did you hear ...? 3. Do you expect ...? 4. Has anybody

seen ... ? 5. Did anybody make ... ? 6. Who has noticed ...? 7. Why doesn't the

doctor let...? 8. Do you often see ...? 9. Would you like ...? 10. Did anybody

expect ...? 11. Can you make ...? 12. Who made ...? 13. Did your parents

want ...? 14. Who let...?

154.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:

1. Everybody looked at them with interest. 2. They have finished the work at

last. 3. The children surround their teacher after the lessons. 4. I lost the key

yesterday. 5. He has brought the letter. 6. We shall send for the doctor at once. 7.

One can rely on this man. 8. They were discussing the examination questions. 9.

Have they asked you about it? 10. People met the delegation at the station. 11.

Suddenly we heard some steps. 12. They will tell you everything about it. 13. We

can win peace if we fight for it. 14. Nobody has answered my question yet. 15.

What have people done about it? 16. They are typing the text. You'll have to

wait. 17. Students often ask for this book. 18. People speak well about her. 19.

They spoke to each student. 20. They have just discussed this question.

155.

Use the proper article. Pay attention to the o/-phrases:

a) 1. He leaned on ... back of... chair. 2, He saw the boy on ... roof of... house.

3. ... neck of... bottle was very narrow. 4. It was ... face of... old man. 5. ... cover

of... book was very bright.

b) 1. He gave her ... little bunch of... flowers. 2. I am looking for ... box of ...

matches. 3. She joined ... group of ... students

standing near by. 4. ... whole pack of ... cigarettes got wet and he couldn't

smoke. 5. The house was reached by ... flight of ... steps.

с) 1. She asked for ... glass of ... water. 2. We could see ... drops of ... dew on

the grass. 3. What do you say to ... bottle of... beer? — No beer, thanks, I

prefer ... glass of ... mineral water or just ... cup of... tea. 4. He took ... jug of...

milk standing on the kitchen-table and poured himself a little. 5. Here's ... piece

of... chalk for you to write with.

156.

Translate into English using the Complex Object with the infinitive:

1. Я слышал, как кто-то вошел в комнату. 2. Я видел, как они вместе вышли из

дому. 3. Мы не ожидали, что он вернется так скоро. 4. Никто не слышал, как ребенок

открыл дверь. 5. Это за-* ставит тебя подумать, как исправить ошибку. 6. Мы хотели,

чтобы они рассказали нам что-нибудь о Москве. 7. Я часто слышал, как она задавала

один и тот же вопрос. 8. Интересно, что заставило его отказаться? 9. Мы Фидели, как

дети побежали в сад. 10. Я хочу, чтобы все перевели эту статью. 11. Мы не хотим,

чтобы вы это делали одни. 12. Он почувствовал, как из окна подул холодный ветер. 13.

Тетя хочет, чтобы мы провели лето с нею. 14. Мы ожидали, что делегация приедет в

конце недели. 15. Я хочу, чтобы вы были более внимательны. 16. Он почувствовал, что

вода поднялась ему до колен. 17. Заставьте ее помочь вам. 18. Они ожидали, что мы

примем участие в обсуждении. 19. Я слышала, как кто-то открыл и закрыл дверь. 20.

Она хочет, чтобы ее сын поступил в университет.

157.

Change the following dialogue into indirect speech:

A n n : Will you join me? I am going to the grocery.

H e l e n : Come along, I have spare time, and will you go with me to the

Department store?

A n n : Surely. Do you want to buy a new dress, a blouse or a skirt? I know

you are very fond of blouses.

H e l e n : That's right. How do you know?

A n n : It's quite easy to guess. You have a new blouse nearly every other

day.

H e l e n : You see, this time I want to buy a pair of shoes.

A n n : Haven't you bought brown shoes recently?

H e l e n : I bought those for my mother.

158. Translate into English using the Passive Voice:

1. Письмо получено вчера. 2. Этот роман не переведен на английский язык. 3.

Работа будет закончена сегодня. 4. Когда будет издана ваша статья? 5. Тебя

пригласили на вечер? — Нет еще, но я уверена, что меня пригласят.' 6. Почему за ним

послали так поздно? 7. Он сделал все, о чем его просили. 8. Вас просят подняться

наверх. 9. Его речь на собрании была такой интересной, что

0ней потом много говорили. 10. Покажите мне, где в вашем городе строится

новый театр. 11. Этот материал сейчас носят. Он не дорогой и хорошо стирается. 12.

Этого лектора всегда слушают с интересом. 13. Факты, о которых вы говорите, были

опубликованы на прошлой неделе. 14. О ней очень хорошо отзываются. 15. Доктор

сказал, что больного надо немедленно отправить в больницу. 16. В нашей стране о

детях хорошо заботятся. 17. Мне только что предложили интересную работу. 18. В этот

момент обсуждался очень важный вопрос и все внимательно слушали.

159. Use the proper article:

1. ... building Lammiter saw now was ... garage (once it had been ... stable

and ... coach-house). 2. ... curiosity is ... vivid emotion. 3. He looked like ... man

with several problems on his mind. 4. She went to ... window for ... air. ... pain

about her heart was dreadful. 5. It was not ... answer he had expected. 6. He

asked her if she could get him ... clothes in which he could pass unnoticed. 7. ...

young man in ... photograph seemed familiar to me. 8. She stared at him with ...

strange look that he could not interpret. 9. On ... evening of St. Valentine's day

Boldwood sat down to ... supper as usual. 10. Suddenly round ... corner of ...

house ... group of ... men appeared. 11. "... boy is all right," he said in ... low

voice. 12. ... new information about them? Do you really have ... new

information? 13. When we returned to ... town it was already ... late autumn. 14.

Oh, darling, it's ... Behrman's masterpiece — he painted it there ... night when ...

last leaf fell. 15. My brother has ... little cottage ... mile or so from here, and

1 have been spending ... couple of... days with him.

160.

Translate the following sentences into English paying attention