EXERCISES. Exercises 1. Put the words in the correct position
Exercises 1. Put the words in the correct position. 1. a) to, b) pass, c) them, d) it. 2. a) we, b) the, c) sweets, d) the, e) children, f) brought. 3. a) in the year 1924, b) he, c) on the first of January, d) was born. 4. a) a book, b) my brother, c) gave, d) to, e) he. 5. a) I, b) to, c) them, d) will give, e) the secretary. 6. a) we, b) important, c) an, d) have received, e) telegram. 7. a) got, b) from, c) a parcel, d) I, e) him.
Exercise 2. Put the adverbs given in brackets in a correct place in a sentence.
1. You are the last to arrive (always). 2. She is late (never). 3. Have you seen him (ever)? 4. Have you spoken to him (yet)? 5. The teacher has not come (yet). 6. I write to him (often), but he answers my letters (seldom). 7. The fire was extinguished (quickly). 8. I am indebted to you for your help (deeply). 9. I shall be glad to visit you (always). 10. He answered our questions (impatiently). 11. We try to work well (always). 12. I have heard of it (often). 13. He gets up before half past eight (never). 14. It has been said (before, often). 15. It was late in the day, and the Sun had disappeared (almost). 16. He is seven years old (already). 17. I do not think he has played (ever, before, so badly). 18. I shall forget it (never). 19. Have you been (lately, there). 20. He is in time (always). 21. The Sun is shining (today, brightly). 22. He was able to carry his trunk (hardly). 23. He has been invited there (never). 24. I had to tell him twice (never). 25. You ought to get off the tram when it is moving (never). 26. He used to come here every morning (always). 27. You can expect him to do that (hardly). 28. I get letters from him (sometimes). 29. You will see him (tomorrow, here). Exercise 3. Put the words in bold type at the beginning of the sentence and make the necessary change. 1. I have never heard such a beautiful voice. 2. Не had hardly stopped speaking when a loud knock was heard at the door. 3. An old house stood at the corner of the street. 4. They were no sooner under shelter than the storm broke out. 5. All her efforts to persuade him were in vain. 6. I pointed out in vain that it was useless to go there. 7. He not only promised to help me, but he placed all his books at my disposal. 8. If they were to come tomorrow, we should be very glad. 9. If had not been so stormy, we should have reached the top of the mountain.
Exercise 4. Translate into English. 1. Пошлите им все каталоги, но покажите мне их сначала. 2. Она прислала приглашение моему брату, а не мне. 3. Они обещали доставить нам эти товары через неделю. 4. Он предложил нам этот план. 5. Кому вы дали свои записи? 6. Я дал их Петрову. 7. Что объяснял вам ваш преподаватель на прошлом уроке? – Он объяснял нам употребление артикля. 8. Письмо, которое он прислал мне, очень удивило меня. 9. Он предложил мне билет в театр. 10. Я предложил вам этот рассказ.
Exercise 5. Translate into English using reverse word order where it is possible. 1. «Садитесь, пожалуйста», - сказал директор. 2. «Как вы себя чувствуете?» - спросил доктор. 3. «Я буду здесь завтра в 5 часов», - сказал он. 4. Вот ваш словарь. 5. Вот они. 6. Вот ваши тетради. 7. Вот ваша аудитория. 8. Где мой учебник? – Вот он. 9. «Я очень рад вас видеть», -сказал он. 10. Напрасно они старались убедить его поехать туда. 11. Никогда я этого не говорил. 12. Не успел он придти домой, как раздался телефонный звонок.
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