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about you. 6. I've just been asking him; he says he knows nothing. 7. They have

been watching me all the time. I don't like it. 8. She has been waiting in the

library for a long time. 9. What have you-been doing since I last saw you? 10.

Where have you been all the time?

140.

Translate into English using the appropriate tenses:

1. Он уехал в тот день, когда я приехал. 2. Все эти дни он работал упорнее, чем ты.

3. Почему ты не слушаешь, когда я говорю с тобой? 4. Она долго работала в саду. 9на

не знала, что происходит в доме. 5. Не возвращайся, пока не найдешь его. 6. Вы давно

знаете друг друга? 7. Не говори ему, когда мы приедем. 8. Я сейчас работаю усиленно,

чтобы догнать группу. Я был болен две недели. 9. В тот вечер у нас было очень мало

времени, так как мы уезжали на следующий день. 10. Маленькая Кити только что

прыгала по комнате; где она сейчас? 11. Наступил вечер, а дождь все шел. 12.

Извините, я не знала, что вы меня ждали. 13. Он сказал вам, когда придет? 14. Я знаю

его, давно знаю. 15. Ваш мальчик очень подрос за эти месяцы. 16. Я был очень занят с

тех пор, как видел вас в последний раз. 17. Я вижу, все смеются. Ты опять

рассказываешь небылицы! (to tell tales) 18. Он сказал, что они выполняют эту работу с

августа. 19. Она смотрела на меня с минуту, потом отвернулась и вышла из комнаты.

20. Я уверена, что все будут смеяться над тобой, если ты наденешь эту шляпу. 21.

Сколько времени вы занимаетесь спортом? — С детства. 22. Девочка вскочила со

скамьи, на которой сидела, и побежала встречать мать, которая как раз входила в сад с

улицы. 23. Лекция еще не началась, и

студенты болтали и смеялись. 24. Я увидел его прежде, чем он меня. Он

отвернулся, и я понял, что он опять не ответит на мои вопросы.

141. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the wirh-phrases (attributive and adverbial):

1. ... driver was ... young fellow with ... large red hands, ... long legs and ...

orange hair. 2. They watched them go with ... amused look. 3. She always met

me with ... smile. 4. He sat down to table with ... great pleasure. 5. They have

been working with ... enthusiasm all this time. 6. It was ... little house with ...

green windows and ... brown door. 7. It was ... cold winter with ... sunny weather

and ... severe frosts. 8. The child looked at us with ... surprise. 9. He was ...

young man with ... pleasant open smile. 10. He spoke with ... bitterness.

To Lesson 17

142.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:

a) 1. They often invite me to their parties. 2. People speak English in different

parts of the world. 3. One uses milk for making butter. 4. We form the Passive

Voice with the help of the auxiliary verb "to be". 5. They build a lot of new

houses in this district every year.

b) 1. They built this house in 1950. 2. Somebody locked the front door. 3.

Someone broke my pen last night. 4. They punished the boy for that. 5. They

finished their work in time.

c) 1. People will forget it very soon. 2. They will translate this book next year.

3. They will tell you when to come.

4. Where will they build a new library? 5. Someone will ask him

about it.

143.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:

1. No one has seen him anywhere this week. 2. Somebody has invited her to

the party. 3. They have done all the exercises in written form. 4. They had done

everything before we came.

5. I thought they had already sent the letter. 6. Evidently some-

. body had informed him of the news before they announced it.

7. They are constructing some new metro lines now. 8. Wait

a little. They are examining the last student there. 9. They are discussing this

question now. 10. We could not use the cassette-recorder, they were repairing it.

11. When I switched on the radio they were broadcasting a very interesting

programme. 12. They have not yet told him about it. 13. The branches of the tree

hid her face. 14.1 know her family. Her brother Charles has taken me there more

than once. 15.1 am sure your presents will please them. 16. They informed me

that they had seen you in Oxford Street.

144.

Use the proper article. Pay attention to the article in adverbial phrases of manner:

1. She nodded to me with ... smile. 2. I shall do it with ... pleasure. 3. He

closed the dooi with ... bang. 4. Everybody looked at her with ... approval. 5.

They were talking in ... low voices. 6. Though he said it in ... whisper I heard

everything. 7. She was pulling her gloves on in ... very slow way. 8. She went up

the steps like ... bird. 9.1 was trembling like ... leaf. 10. She said it in ... matter-

of-fact voice. 11. The young man smiled in ...amazement. 12. She was weeping

like... child. 13. With... deep sigh she rang the bell. 14. They were walking

along ... side by. . side. 15. He worked from ... morning till... night but earned

very little. 16. She told me everything ... word for ... word. 17. The boys were all

dirty from... head to ... foot. 18.1 always meet them walking... arm in... arm.

145.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice making the indirect object the

subject of the passive construction.

Note. It is more usual in English to make the indirect object the subject of the passive

construction.