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— Oh, really? What are you doing here? It’s time to move on! /

Правда? Что же ты здесь делаешь? Пора двигаться дальше!

Exercises

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1. That woman is sly. She will for sure try to make it out to be an accident. Don’t believe her.

a) She will complain that it was an accident. b) She will believe that it was an accident. c) She will try to persuade you that it was an accident.

2. There was a couple making out next to me on the escalator. I was disgusted.

a) the couple was kissing sexually; b) the couple was arguing; c) the couple was annoying the people around

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3. Suzanne Vega made it big after her hit “Tom’s Diner”.

a) became very unpopular; b) became very famous; c) grew up

4. Make sure you’re not being watched. Only then enter the code.

a) check if you’re watched or not; b) watch around to be sure about everything; c) don’t watch unless you’re sure

5. What you wrote here ... to me. What exactly did you mean?

a) is very important; b) sounds interesting; c) doesn’t make any sense 6. The cigarette smoke ... now that I quit smoking.

a) makes me sick; b) gives me trouble; c) freaks me out

7. I know it’s silly, but I just can’t make up my mind.

a) make a decision; b) solve a problem; c) understand this

8. He will for sure make an offer tomorrow.

a) suggest something; b) propose; c) make a gift

9. I’m sorry, I’m afraid I won’t make it 6 o’clock. Let’s meet at 7.

a) I want to meet at 6 o’clock. b) I won’t be able to see you tonight.

c) I won’t be there at 6.

10. When you don’t understand what the other person is saying, you say: a) What do you mean? b) What do you want? c) Where were you last night?

11. Sally wants to marry a man who is forty years older than her. She must be ... !

a) out of her mind; b) madly in love with him; c) very happy

12. When you suddenly have an idea, you can say that it ... .

a) never occurred to you; b) crossed your mind; c) was interesting to know

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13. When you go live in another home, you ... .

a) move; b) change; c) immigrate

14. You set a time with your friend to meet. Later you realize that you cannot meet on that day. But you definitely want to meet on another day. You call your friend .... .

a) to cancel your date; b) to move your date; c) to set up a tour 15. When you can’t find your passport, you say:

a) My passport is not around. b) My passport is missing. c) My passport was stolen.

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name

имя

• — What’s your first name? / Как вас зовут?

— Mary. / Мэри.

— Can you spell your last name for me? / Вы можете продикто-

вать мне свою фамилию по буквам?

You name it.

Только назови. Все, что придет тебе на ум. (употреб-

ляется вместо «и так далее»)

• — Where will we go for a vacation? / Куда мы поедем отдыхать?

— We can go anywhere: Bali, Thailand, Australia, Jamaica.... You name it! / Мы можем поехать куда угодно: Бали, Таиланд,

Австралия, Ямайка... Только назови!

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