VII. Find in the text the synonyms of the following words and word combinations. Make up the sentences of your own with them

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1. suddenly;

2. reasonable, practical;

3. normal, rational;

4. shy;

5. wage, pay;

6. allowance;

7. beforehand;

8. to mutter;

9. a snack;

10. cosy.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as reported speech. Try to use different suitable reported verbs:

1. ‘I was a bright pupil,' Miss Honey said. ‘I could easily have got into university. But there was no question of that.'

2. ‘Please don't stop,' Matilda said. ‘You haven't finished yet. How did you manage to get away from her in the end and come and live in this funny little house?'

3. ‘How super!' Matilda cried. ‘So suddenly you had a house all of your own! But how did you pluck up the courage to tell the aunt?'

4. ‘I was free at last,' Miss Honey said. ‘I can't tell you how wonderful it was.'

5. ‘But have you really managed to live here on one pound a week for two years?' Matilda asked.

6. ‘Isn't it awfully cold in the winter?' she asked.

7. ‘You would be a lot better off, Miss Honey,' she said, ‘if you gave up your job and drew unemployment money.'

8. ‘My father's will was never found,' Miss Honey said. ‘It looks as though somebody destroyed it.'

9. ‘Couldn't you try?' Matilda said. ‘Couldn't you hire a good lawyer and make a fight of it?'

10. ‘I don't have the money to do that,' Miss Honey said. ‘And you must remember that this aunt of mine is a much respected figure in the community. She has a lot of influence.'

IX. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1. ____ the space ____ thirty seconds the atmosphere ____ the tiny room had changed completely and now it was vibrating _____ awkwardness and secrets.

2. She gave a shake _____ her shoulders and then carefully she placed her mug _____ the tray.

3. As a matter ____ fact you are the first visitor to come ____ the cottage since I moved ____ two years ago.

4. She was waiting ____ what was coming next.

5. But now, all ____ a sudden I have a sort ____ desperate wish to tell everything ____ somebody.

6. I've seen it _____ my own eyes.

7. The voice she was hearing was surely crying _____ _____ help.

8. It's tucked _______ ____ the woods _________ the hills.

9. My father didn't know that because he was hardly ever _______ but when he did put ______ an appearance, the aunt behaved differently.

10. She shrugged and turned _______ and stared _____ ____ the tiny window.