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1.1 led him to the study without.... 2. She turned away without ... . 3. Pete ... than ever. 4. The weather ... than ever. 5. Why would

he ...? 6. Why wouldn't the girl...? 7. She was not clever enough .... 8. She was still young enough ... . 9. The boy laughed as loudly as

... . 10. She couldn't jump as high as ... .11. He grew merry as a cricket and ... . 12. The play was so comic that they ... . 13. How tired

she must...! 14. How they must...!

2. Paraphrase the following sentences using the Speech Patterns:

1. Why should he come bothering you when he is not invited?

2. She disappeared into the kitchen and did not notice the girl.

3. Now John plays the piano better than he ever had. 4. Mary speaks English better than she ever had. 5. Why will he wish to throw

aside such an opportunity? 6. Why do I wish to go to the trouble of looking after him? 7. She was sufficiently clever to get what she

wanted. 8. He was a nice kid sufficiently old to have his driver's license. 9. The boy laughed very noisily when he took a ride on a

merry-go-round. 10. Kate was very pleased and her cheeks became red.

3. Translate the following sentences into English

1. Мальчик отправился на каток, не сказав об этом матери. 2. Он пришел без приглашения и чувствовал себя неловко. 3. В

этих соревнованиях у него было больше, чем когда-либо, преимуществ по сравнению с его соперниками. 4. Сильнее, чем

когда-либо, ему хотелось отправиться в путешествие. 5. С какой стати я стану принимать ее приглашение? Она мне глубоко

несимпатична. 6. С какой стати Том будет щадить твои чувства? Ты сам был нетактичен. 7. Семейная вражда (family feud)

была достаточно глубокой, чтобы все отношения между ними были порваны. 8. Она была достаточно решительна, чтобы

продолжать работу. 9. Кусты были густые, как щетка. 10. Так же как и ты, я не люблю это блюдо. 11. Она выглядела

хорошенькой, словно картинка из иллюстрированного журнала. 12. Сидя перед телевизором, дети покатывались со смеху. 13.

Энн вскрикнула от волнения, когда увидела конверт в почтовом ящике. 14. Как он, должно быть, восхищался этой картиной!

15. Как, должно быть, было тяжело грести против течения!

4. Make up two sentences of your own on each pattern.

5. Make up situations in dialogue form using the Speech Patterns (to be done in pairs).

TEXT FOUR THE FUN THEY HAD

By LAsimov

A professor of biochemistry and a science writer, I.Asimov is well-known as science fiction writer as well. In 1957 he won the Edison Foundation award

for Building Blocks of the Universe, and in 1960 the Howard W.Blakeslee award for The Living River in which he analysed the chemical composition of the blood and related it to other manifestations in our universe, litis also the author of The Intelligent Man's Guide to Sciences, an encyclopedic work covering in brief essay all of science for the layman. Besides all this, Lucky Stars and The Pirates of the Asteroids (1953), The Kingdom of the Sun (1960), The End ofEternity (1962) are only a feWscience fiction books that came from under his pen.