Hell is where the cooks are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, the police is German and all is organized by

the Italians.

4. She loves this monster and will see no wrong in him.

5. The lawyer did the impossible — the accused was set free.

6. If there is one secret weapon that's possessed by the successful, it is that they are highly organized.

7. If ifs and ans were pots and pans ...

8. Bottle green has always been my favourite colour.

9. — How can you tell if a man has done the washing? — All your clothes are of a fashionable grey.

10. Elevenses (brunches) are popular with people who don't have to get up early.

11. Forget the past! You have the present and the future to think of.

12. — What money would you like? — Four fives and ten ones.

13. You'll be given enough eatables to last you for the rest of your lives!

14. We talked about what we wanted to do in the war and after, if there was an after.

15. For afters we usually have fruit or tea.

16. — I know I am a nobody. — Yes, we are just sweet nothings.

17. He greeted the doorman with a brief shake of his head, indicating a negative.

18. At night I lay awake looking at the stars and thinking: "These are stepping stones into the unknown."

19. They loved to the full and fought to the death.

20. The sky was a Wedgwood blue.

21. I am a conservative, not a liberal like you!

22. — It takes two to tango. — Yes, it takes two to make a dream come true.

23. I am at sixes and sevens with you, Fred.

39. Insert the right article with substantivized words.

1. — Where do ... wicked go after death? — They go to hell.

2. His hair was already grey, her own was still ... rich honey brown.

3. Bali is a heaven where ... famous, ... rich and ... privileged go for a holiday.

4. He is ... conservative and won't change his views all of ... sudden.

5. ... Scandinavians are much of merchants: ... Swedish produce all the materials, ... Norwegians transport them, and ... Danish sell

them.

6. — Is the weather changing for ... worse? — I hope for ... better.

7. Simon flew to America as he wanted to have a look at the land of... free.

8. ... old and ... young, ... rich and ... poor have their own problems.

9. ... unemployed cannot be expected to live on the savings.

10. "Twice in my life have I preyed, and a fat lot of... good it did me."

11. Some Tibetians believed that the souls of ... dead were reborn.

12. Every child should pass the medical check-up. It's ... must!

13. One evening she telephoned me out of... blue and said she was in some kind of trouble.

14. ... black and ... white are her favourite colours.

15. Jimmy is ... radical and believes in his mission to change the world.

16. Only ... wealthy can have the luxury of doing nothing.

17. He got... second wind and came to the finish first.

40. Give the Russian equivalents of the following proverbs with substantivized words.

10.A blind leader of the blind.

11. A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.

12. A word is enough to the wise.

13. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.