Опубликовано 13.06.2017 по предмету Английский язык от Гость >> <<

USE OF ENGLISH
Fill in the gaps with one of the alternatives below.
On Saturday at about 9 pm I was walking home from a party and (1)__________ two guys talking to
Jimmy. They didnt sound (2)_____________ friendly. Jimmy is in his early teens and he lives next
door to me, so no wonder that I got interested. Those two were apparently (3)___________ money.
Jimmy objected with (4)_________but I sensed that he was very scared. 1 approached them and demanded to know what (5)__________ .One of the guys said that he knew me as he (6) my photo in the local newspaper. They mocked at me calling me the Chess King and threatened that they (7) __ the chessboard on my square head, if I didnt clear off at once. Naturally, I felt (8)_______ at the way they talked to me. I really had a chess kit with me and it stuck out of my rucksack. It is true that I (9)______ the title of the Chess King when I won the regional chess competition. However, the guys probably didnt read the newspaper regularly. Otherwise, they would have been aware of some other competition —the regional karate tournament — after which I was entitled to wear the black belt...
1
a) noticed
b) was noticing
c) had noticed
d) had noticed
2
a) obviously
b) particularly
c) unexpectedly
d) surprisingly
3
a) asking for
b) demanding
c) declaring
d) claiming
4
a) delight
b) honesty
c) surprise
d) dignity
5
a) was going on
b) is going on
c) will be going on
d) would be going on
6
a) saw
b) has seen
c) had seen
d) would see
7
a) will smash
b) would smash
c) have smashed
d) had smashed
8
a) enthusiastic
b) awkward
c) concerned
d) indignant
9
a) was awarded
b) awarded
c) award
d) would be awarded
TASK 2. Fill in the gaps with any appropriate word. You should use only one word for a gap.
plan as mature response suppress down identity evoke
1 — I cant manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time. Its utterly impossible! — Theres nothing impossible there. If you say that you are (1)________ enough to control your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to (2)______your time.
2 — Allan looks a bit (3)_____. Whats wrong?
— I didnt mean any offense. Honestly. But I wasnt able to (4) _______a laugh when he was talking about time management. To talk about planning time, when hes never on time himself!
3 — That new cafe looks nice, doesnt it? Have you been there?
— Yes. Theyve opened it in (5) _______to local demand, (6) ______people need a place where they can have a quick and cheap lunch.

Ответ оставил Гость

1 - a
2 - a
3 - c
4 - d
5 - b
6 - a
7 - a
8 - d
9 - b


1 - I cant manage so many different tasks and activities at the same time. Its utterly impossible! — Theres nothing impossible there. If you say that you are  mature enough to control your life yourself, you have to be responsible and able to plan your time.

2 — Allan looks a bit    Whats wrong?

— I didnt mean any offense. Honestly. But I wasnt able to suppress down a laugh when he was talking about time management. To talk about planning time, when hes never on time himself!

3 — That new cafe looks nice, doesnt it? Have you been there?

— Yes. Theyve opened it in response to local demand,  identity  people need a place where they can have a quick and cheap lunch.