Ex. 3. Choose the right form in brackets. Translate into Russian. Consult a dictionary if necessary.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 425.

1. The be-all and end-all of the course (is/are) as follows.

2. Alice Springs (is/are) somewhere in Australia, (isn't/aren't) (it/they)?

3. Where are my socks? -- There (is/are) a lot of them in the washing machine.

4. Athletics (includes/include) both track events and field events.

5. All my fishing paraphernalia (is/are) kept under my sofa.

6. Musical exotica (is/are) seldom broadcast on this channel.

7. The royal regalia (has/have) been stolen from the museum.

8. A plethora of suggestions (was/were) considered at the meeting.

9. The kibbutzim (grows/grow) oranges in this area.

10. The tiffosi (was/were) arrested after the match while eating spaghetti.

11. Pyrites (is/are) a natural compound of sulphur with a metal, especially iron, found in the earth and having a shiny yellow appearance like gold.

12. The laity (is/are) a religious group without the special training of priests.

13. The pianist's pyrotechnics in the scherzo (was/were) inimitable.

14. The (was/were) a slight contretemps when both his girlfriends arrived together.

15. The United Arab Emirates (consists/consist) of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ajman and Umm al-Qawain.

16. On the benches (was/were) various folks: men of Bree, a collection of local hobbits (sitting chattering together), a few more dwarves, and other vague figures difficult to make out away in the shadows and corners.

17. But some of our kinsfolk (dwells/dwell) still in peace in Rivendell.

18. Inside the hall there (was/were) piled a large assortment of packages and parcels and small articles of furniture.

19. The cognoscenti (claims/claim) to have special knowledge in art.

20. Half the ideas in his talk (was/were) plagiarized from the article I wrote last year.

21. All aircraft (has/have) been grounded because of thick fog.

22. British Airways (is/are) ditching six services from Aberdeen airport as part of a cost-cutting shake-up of its regional operators.

23. If only I'd known from the beginning that the real you (takes/take) nothing seriously.

24. All my fishing paraphernalia (is/are) kept under my bed.

25. The Apache (lives/live) in the Western US.

26. Noughts and crosses (is/are) a tricky game.

27. Diletanti (has/have) interest in some activity but (doesn't/don't) take it very seriously.

28. A lot of kudos (was/were) gained by winning the contest.

29. There (is/are) a table and 14 students in the room.

30. Mr Brown together with Mr Green (has/have) 53 teeth.

31. Methylated spirits (is/are) sometimes drunk by alcoholics because it is cheap but it is very harmful and dangerous.