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Тренировочные задания
Unit 4
Vocabulary Section
1. Use the derivatives of the words on the right to complete the sentences.
Many (1) Americans have written fine short stories. Edgar Allan Poe was a brilliant and (2)____ storyteller. He wrote tales of mystery. He is a (3) ___ father of the modern detective novel. O. Henry is another (4) ___ short-story writer. His stories have ____ plots1 and unexpected ______s. William Faulkner has lots of (7) _____ characters in his stories. Eudora Welty is another (8) ___ short-story writer. Her (9) ___ tales often take place in small Mississippi towns. a plot [plot] — сюжет | | America origin fame legend care, end memory success usual | |
2. Complete the text with the derivatives of the words on the right.
The first time I visited Giant Oak, I felt small and (1) unimportant. I was even a little afraid of the (2) ___ tree. From the road you could see only some part of this (3) ____ attraction. It was (4) ___ behind a high (5) ____ fence1. Inside the Oak looked (6) ___ . It stood like a terrible monster with its huge arms-branches. The tree was so gigantic that the big (7) ____ yard seemed tiny. (8) ____ I came close to the tree and felt a bit nervous but I climbed the Oak and sat on a branch. I didn’t feel (9) ___ but nothing happened. Giant Oak wasn’t an (10) ___ monster after all. a fence [fens] — забор | | important fame tour main, wood wonder grass slow comfort friendly | |
3. Choose the right words to complete the sentences.
1. The (kookaburra/swallow) kookaburra lives in Australia.
2. People often say that the (owl/magpie) ___ is a wise animal.
3. (Sparrows/Nightingales) ___ fly to Africa to spend winters there.
4. (Starlings/Sparrows) _____usually live near human habitats.
5. (Woodpeckers/Sparrows) ____ don’t live in Australia and the Isle of Madagascar.
6. (Starlings/Seagulls) _____ feed on fish.
7. (Pigeons/Magpies) _____ can be grey, white or brownish.
8. (Ostriches/Emus) ____ are birds of Africa.
9. (Emus/Kookaburras) ____ can’t fly.
10. The (canary/starling) _____ is a typical pet.
4. Match the words in the two columns and complete the sentences (1—5) with the word combinations.
1. breathe 2. support 3. include 4. hide 5. cultivate | | a) in the grass b) plants c) fresh country air d) plans e) birds and insects | |
1. It was good to breathe fresh country air instead of the city smoke.
2. It’s easy for insects to ____ . They are small and are often green or brownish.
3. Animals _____ , humans are animals too.
4. Our civilization began when people learned to ____ and domesticate animals.
5. Jack doesn’t like to ____ which other people offer.
5. Rewrite these sentences using the pronouns someone, anyone, everyone, no one instead of the underlined words.
1. Nobody could understand what Jill was saying. — No one could understand what Jill was saying.
2. Anybody will say you can’t hide here. —
3. Everybody supported Julian’s plan. —
4. There is somebody at the door. —
5. Val has nobody here to speak to, no friend, no relative. —
6. Is there anybody at home? —
7. Everybody knows such facts. —
8. Somebody from your office phoned. —