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newspapers had

stressed ... fact that... school would be open to all... workers "regardless of

colour."

Robinson's life before he came to that school had been full of ... hardships.

His home was in one of... southern states where he had become ... instrument-

maker. ... unemployment caught

up with him, and he went to Detroit where ... newspapers prorr ised ...

employment. In Detroit ... new period in his life began- . endless search for ...

work. He managed to enter ... technic* school. He was ... only coloured

student there. ... newspapei made the most of it and even featured his

photograph at... worl ... papers, however, did not mention ... fact that he was

paid les than ... white workers, and they kept quiet about ... animosit that he

was met with every morning.

135.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect instead of the infin tives in brackets:

1. Margot (to go) to the door and (to lock) it, and (to return) with the key. 2.

He sighed again and again, like one who (to escape) from danger. 3. Then I (to

search) for a piece of paper and a pencil, and I (to write) a message for the maid.

He (to make) tea and (to eat) the biscuits which Mrs. Aberdeen (to bring) him. 5.

Ansell (to give) an angry sigh, and at that moment there (to be) a tap on the door,

6. When the cinema (to be) over they (to go) for a walk across the dark, damp

fields. 7. The doorj (to open). A tall young woman (to stand) framed in the light

thatj (to fall) from the passage. j3?Cassie (to spend) the night at home,j and on

entering the dining-room (to glance) at the space above1 the fire, He (to walk)

about our sitting-room all afternoon,! murmuriifg to himself. 10. It (to be) all so

sudden that for a; moment no one (to know) what (to happen). 11. He (to tell)

mej that they (to be) at the same public school and (to be) friends j ever since.

12. At the age of seventy-four he (to be) excited as ai boy about his expedition.

13. Near the door he (to see) the man he (to notice) at the station. 14. The house

(to be) much smaller than he (to think) at first.

136.

Change the following sentences into disjunctive questions:

1. He is having dinner now. 2. They usually have dinner at six. 3. She has a

music lesson every Wednesday. 4. They had a quarrel yesterday. 5. She is having

a music lesson now. 6. He had to take four exams. 7. Next week you'll have to

prepare for your last exam. 8. She had to wait for a long time. 9. We have. to

arrange everything by tomorrow. 10. He had to pay a lot of j money for this TV-

set. 11. They will have to start tomorrow morning. 12. He has to work a lot at his

English.

137.

Use the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect instead of the

infinitives in brackets:

1. Yes, Hatte? What you (to say)? 2. He even (not to count) the money that

Lammiter (to hold) out to him. 3. I (to look) at her. She (to smile) to herself and

(not to answer) my question at once. I (to repeat) it. 4. For some time she (not to

realize) where she (to be) and what (to happen). 5. Then she (to get) up and (to

go) to the kitchen and (to open) the fridge. 6. Toby and Michael (to smile) at

each other and (to begin) to walk slowly towards the lake. 7. The silence in the

room (to tell) that the rain (to stop). 8. She (can) not think why she (not to think)

of this before, she (to say). 9. He (to go) away on the very day I (to arrive). 10.

My mother (to make) sandwiches in the kitchen and (not to hear) the bell. 11. He

(to go) to school for the first time with a bunch of flowers in his hand, and it (to

seem) to him that everyone (to turn) to look at him. 12. After he (to leave) school

he (can) not find a job and (to decide) to go to New York. 13. The grass (to be)

damp; it (to tell) us that rain (to fall) in the night. 14. Now he (to look) at me

with wide open eyes. 15. He (can) not help thinking that he (to see) that face

somewhere before. 16. After he (to read) "The Gadfly" he (to tell) all his friends

that he never (to read) a better book. 17. Roger (to say) he (to come) back in an

hour. 18. She (to turn) half about and (to see) that the rain (to stop) and it (to be)

a little brighter outside. 19. After the war they (to part) and he (to tell) me that he

(not to see) her since. 20. She (to go) back to take her gloves and bag which she

(to leave) on the hall table. 21. The storm (to pass) and the sun (to shine) on the

green leaves of the trees. 22. He (to look) through the window and (not to seem)

to notice me.

138.

Use the Past Indefinite, the Past Continnous or the Past Perfect Continuous

instead of the infinitives in brackets:

1. He (to read) his evening paper as usual when a friend of his called him on

the telephone. 2. He (to read) before the fire for half an hour when the telephone

rang. 3. When we went to see them last night, they (to play) chess; they said they

(to play) since six o'clock. 4. She felt chilly after she (to swim) for an hour. 5.

They told me that Ben still (to swim). 6. The boys (to play) football and did not

hear their mother calling them from the window. 7. The boys were tired because

they (to play) football. 8. We (to work) in silence for some time when John

spoke.

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9. He (to look) at the fire and (to think) of something. 10. He (to look) three

or five minutes at the fire and then turned his face to me; it was sad. 11. At last I

found the book, which I (to look) for all day. 12. He asked me what I (to look)

for. 13. When I entered the room Sir George (to talk) in a loud voice. 14. They

told me Sir George just (to talk) about me. 15. Monty (to tremble) too in fits

which shook his body from top to bottom. 16, She (to put) aside the book she (to

read) and (to stand) up from the table.

139.

Translate into Russian and then change the following sentences into indirect

speech:

1. How long have you been sitting here? 2. It has been raining since morning,

and we cannot go out. 3. She has been teaching in that school since 1968. 4. He

has been working since I came here. 5. Come in! We have just been

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