6. Having run into serious difficulties, I count on your support and understanding.
7. Miss Honey couldn't help admiring this astonishing child.
8. Ours is a long-standing friendship.
9. Students, studying a foreign language, should read authentic literature.
10. Wherever you go, I'll be there waiting for you.
11. The man behaved as if hiding something tragic.
12. Emma came to the party, though still refusing to dance.
13. The wind came whirling from the mountains.
14. Amanda came running down the stairs.
15. Adrian watched Nicky making his favourite salad.
16. Matilda was seen going to the library every Wednesday.
17. My eyes hurting, I put aside the book.
18. Weather permitting, we shall start tomorrow.
19. The sea rough and choppy, I missed my usual swim that day.
20. Lunch over, we began to work again.
26.1. Complete the table like in the model:
1.
Give the nouns of the opposite sex.
a baron, a count, a god, a duke, an emperor, an usher, a monitor, a manager, a steward, a waiter, a widow, a poet, a prince, a tiger, a
lion, a hero, a tzar.
2.
If you are interested in animals, try matching the male, female and their young.
Male
Female
Young
1. bull
hind
fawn
2. boar
goose
cub
3. buck
cow
calf
4. stag
mare
foal
5. fox
hen
pup
6. dog
vixen
piglet
7. gander
sow
gosling
8. drake
bitch
chick
9. stallion
duck
fawn
10. cock
doe
duckling
27.1. Choose either the infinitive or the present participle of the verbs: bum, crawl, get, move, play, pull, switch on, tap, try, walk, come.
1. I can feel something_______________up my leg!
2. I saw her _______________ the light and _________________ into the room.
1. For a while she stood and watched the men__________________trees.
2. He smelt something_______________, so he rang the fire brigade.
3. We could definitely hear someone ________________________ about
downstairs.
4. We listened to the school orchestra ____________________ the whole
of the Jupiter Symphony with hardly a mistake.
5. I felt someone______________on the shoulder, but when I turned
round, there was no one there.
6. Look at that poor old lady________________to cross the road.
7. I watched the man ____________________ out of his car and
___________out a gun.
II. In the following sentences, use a suitable form of go together with the appropriate activity verb.
Verbs: cycling, dancing, fishing, hiking, horse-riding, sailing, skating, skiing, surfing.
1. Where is Harry? - He ________________but I doubt if he'll catch
anything!
2. ___________ (you) _____________ last night? - No, I don't like
the discos in this place.
3. What are you doing at the weekend? - We____________________if the
boat is ready.
4. If it hadn't been ready, we might _____________________ in the hills
above Budapest.
5. You're wet through! What have you been up to? - We
6. Now that she has her own pony, she_________________every day.
7. If my bicycle were in better condition, I___________________in France
this holiday.
8. The ice rink is closed so we won't ______________________ tomorrow
night.
9. If there were more snow, we________________.
28. Put the following into the correct order.