Ex. XII a), p. 133
1. Мы могли бы с тем же успехом потанцевать и сейчас. 2, Я бы предпочел взять такси. Я очень устал. 3. Недопустимо/Нельзя наказывать ребенка за то, чего он не совершал. 1. Если это в его силах, он никогда не заставляет себя ждать. 5. Мы должны помешать ему наломать дров/заварить кашу. (>. Возьми мои перчатки, в них твои руки не замерзнут. 7. Что толку украшать эту старую шляпку, все равно она не станет выглядеть лучше. 8. К девяти часам у нас уже все было готово для поездки. 9. Мы сумели сделать так, что она поверила на
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шему рассказу. 10. Боюсь, что я весь день буду занята приготовлениями к вечеринке. 11. Нельзя оставлять детей на улице после наступления темноты. 12. Если не хотите, чтобы вас оштрафовали, сохраняйте/не выбрасывайте билет до конца поездки.
Ex. XIV, р. 134
1. The dress is just wonderful. It is very becoming to you. 2.1 havent seen you for ages. How are you getting on? 3.1 liked the cake you treated me to. How do you make it? 4. Turn the page/ Turn over the page and do Exercise 3. 5. He turned out a very good story-teller. I enjoyed his stories immensely. 6. We shall discuss the matter on our way home. 7. Im sure youll get over all the difficulties in the end. 8. Pete didnt want to take his younger brother fishing, he was afraid that he would be in his way. 9. The students of Group 3 will help to decorate the hall with flowers and mottoes. 10. The father had promised to take the boys for a drive into the country on Sunday. But unfortunately the weather changed in the morning, and they had to stay (at) home. 11. Celia waved her hand to Lanny until the train was out of sight. 12. For such a big occasion all the children were dressed in their best. 13. When all the things were packed in a suit-case, it turned out that the ticket had somehow got there too, and I had to turn everything upside down in search of it. 14. The children were allowed to stay home from school as the mothers birthday was a great occasion for all the family.
Ex. XV, p. 135
1. Im so busy/I have so much work (to do)/Im so snowed under, that I just cant afford to waste/wasting (lose/losing) time. 2. Heres the hat I told you about. Im sure it will be very becoming to you/it will become you very much. 3.1 cant imagine how you will manage to get over/to cope with aU these difficulties. 4.1 couldnt afford such an expensive present./I couldnt afford tobuy/buyingsuch an expensive present. 5.1 hope we will be able to get to the underground/subway station before it is closed. 6.1 have got a letter from him today. He writes that he has a lot of work to do and he is hardly ever able even to treat himself to going to the cinema. 7. You are getting up and down, coming in and going out all the time. It will never do to work like that. 8. We
