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B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
1. A chair is something to sit …on. 2. A vacuum cleaner is a thing you clean carpets …with. 3. A saucepan is something to boil water …in. 4. A drill is a tool to make holes …with. 5. A credit card is something you pay …by. 6. A straw is something you drink …through. 7. A dictionary is a book you find new words …in. 8. A safe is a thing you keep documents and money …in. 9. A library is a place you borrow books …from. 10. A corkscrew is a tool you open bottles … with. 11. A wallet is a thing you keep money … in. 12. A coat hook is a thing you hang coats … on.
C. Make verbs from the following words. Add or remove suffixes. Don’t forget to use a dictionary where necessary.
Large - enlarge, wide - widen, decoration - decorate, active – act, activate, punishment - punish, accountant - account, dark - darken, modification - modify, danger - endanger, defense - defend, attention - attend, rational - rationalize, electric - electrify, equipment - equip, discussion - discuss, able - enable, certificate - certify, unbelievable - believe, offence - offend, penetration - penetrate, thoughtless - think, inspiration - inspire, origin - originate, situation - situate, container - contain, interesting - interest, different - differ, requirement - require, disconnection - connect, production - produce, appearance - appear, invention - invent, forgetful - forget, description - describe, various - vary, decision - decide, normal - normalize, mode - modify, meaning - mean, comprehensive - comprehend, imagination - imagine, incomparable - compare, resemblance - resemble, explosion - explode, impression - impress, special - specialize, arrangement - arrange, reference - refer.
D. Open the brackets and use the appropriate degree of comparison.
1. Penicillin proved to be one of the most effective drugs. 2. The sun, which is many million times as big as the Earth, is nevertheless, only a star of an average size. 3. I chose this story because it was the shortest of the three. 4. I think that the train is the safest means of travel. 5. I have never had a happier day in my life. 6. It is the greenest grass I have ever seen. 7. India is a sunnier Norway. 8. Chuck is much cleverer than Ray. 9. My sister earned a little less money than I did last year. 10. Every year people in fewer and fewer countries suffer from hunger. 11. Today in Russia families have fewer children than a couple of decades ago. 12. Looks like this term I have less time for anything but work. 13. I have got far less information than I expected. 14. You have brought much more food than I asked you to. 15. The village happened to be twice as far as the pirates had expected.
E. Translate into English using “it is” or “there is”.
1. Холодно. It is cold. 2. На столе несколько тарелок. There are a few plates on the table. 3. До города отсюда очень далеко. It’s very far to town from here. 4. Это просто чудо, что вы мне помогаете. It’s a miracle that you are helping me. 5. На выставке более 500 картин. There are more than 500 paintings at the exhibition. 6. Штормы на море каждую неделю. There are storms at sea every week. 7. Половина шестого. It’s half past five. 8. У нас еще осталось немного времени. There is a little time left. 9. День солнечный и теплый. Не небе ни облачка. The day is sunny and warm. There is not a cloud in the sky. 10. Который час? Уже поздно. What time is it? It’s already late. 11. Существует много видов животных. There are many animal species. 12. В погребе у людоеда почти нет вина. There is almost no wine in the ogre’s cellar. 13. Маленькая надежда еще есть. There is still a little hope. 14. Еще рано. На небе еще звезды. It is early. There are still stares in the sky. 15. В холодильнике мало яиц. There are few eggs in the fridge.
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