Ex.2.6. Translate from Russian into English.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 526.
Ex.2.5. Replace the underlined words with words from Vocabulary List I with a similar meaning.
1) She has a lot of influence over her boss.
2) Our sales are decreasing.
3) The influence of the press and television is really great nowadays.
4) The charity made an urgent request for more money.
5) The company has been exerting pressure on me to get another qualification.
6) I'll have to postpone my visit until next months.
7) Jealousy is not part of his character.
8) The plane stopped gaining height at 20,000 feet.
9) There has been a slight reduction in the price of food this month.
10) I think putting on a lot of powder and paint is suitable only on the stage.
11) He thought he could beat anyone at golf, but he met his equal in Peter.
12) The voters made a choice in favour of higher taxes rather than any reduction in services.
1. Он изобрёл достаточное количество успокоительных средств, чтобы держать в своих руках контроль над всей фармакологической промышленностью. 2. Она – самореализовавшийся учёный, кандидат наук. Он провёл много лет в одиночном заключении. Её друзья считают, что они не очень подходят друг другу. 3. Уровень инфляции стабилизировался. Общее снижение цен способствовало росту влияния правительства. 4. Зависть ей не свойственна. 5. Он не смог выполнить своё обещание: свадьбу пришлось отложить. 6. Ему приходилось выбирать между мольбой о прощении и немедленной смертью. Он выбрал первое. 7. Мечта встретить достойного противника по теннису стала его навязчивой идеей год назад. Теперь она осуществилась: вчера Питер у него выиграл.
Ex.2.7. Underline the correct –ed or –ing adjectives in the following text.
| SCHOOL REPORT SHOCKS PARENTS Teachers are finding it increasingly difficult to control classes of young pupils, says a report published yesterday. The evidence from the 100 schools which were involved in the study is not encouraged/encouraging (1). The report paints a depressing/ depressed (2) picture of schools up and down the country, with teachers feeling disappointed/disppointing (3) not only by students' results in tests but by the worrying/worried (4) increase in violent behaviour in class and in the playground. ‘I am worn out at the end of the day; my job is exhausted/exhausting (5), I can tell you,' complained one teacher. One of the most disturbed/disturbing (6) revelations is the use of drugs by youngsters. Although teachers were not totally surprised/surprising (7) by the findings, parents are worrying/worried (8); some even described the report as shocked/shocking (9) and demanded immediate action. Pupils who were asked to comment on the report said they found school uninterested/uninteresting (10); they blamed teachers for teaching boring/bored (11) lessons. The report is particularly embarrassed/embarrassing (12) for the Minister of Education who claimed recently that British education is ‘the best in the world'. |
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