Theme 3.8

1. Fill in the gaps using active vocabulary in the cluster:

a. orderly:

1. When one _____________, which is obviously a crime he has the right not to _____________it. 2. Please arrange the files _____________ importance. 3. His artistic abilities _____________ astonished everyone who met him first. 4. The concert was a hit so the security was _____________ not to allow anyone strange in the wings. 5. Since you _____________ immediate chief you should consult him. 6. _____________ he was detained in the custody for several days. 7. The maid was always out since the weather was bed, guests stayed in the hotel and she had _____________ all the time.

b. wit:

1. How was it that being considered a person _____________ he allowed the project manager run high of him? 2. Ousted by the luckier and smarter he had to _____________, which constantly hazarded his freedom. 3. Parents insisted on his staying home but the boy _____________ and soon invented an excuse, which compelled them to surrender. 4. His speech was full of _____________ so the audience was looking forward to the next one instead of following the point. 5. One should be _____________ to hazard a remark about his faults. 6. He tried to _____________ to think of something in response to his impudent exclamation. 7. When the mortgage was due they were _____________ where to get the money.

c. benefit:

1. At the _____________ all the smart society was there with Smith as a kingpin. 2. Go easy with him, he will only _____________ your rage. 3. If you get smart with your uncle once again, you’d better recollect what _____________you _____________ from him. 4. The money raised at the concert will be used _____________ of the patients. 5. Your advice is not _____________ him since he preaches the opposite system of values. 6. The court decided to use the indemnity _____________ of those who suffered from the accident. 7. The government has cut unemployment _____________ for those who have declined several job offers.

2. Reformulate using active vocabulary:

1. I am not his subordinate.

2. The ship looked so smart and nice that he was eager to buy it.

3. The child is really clever.

4. This shabby woman was a sample of what we know as people who conflict with the law.

5. He could hardly speak so cold he was.

6. The general put his troops in line so that he could see all the faces he loved and was grateful to.

7. His accuracy soon started irritating her since all she did was scrupulously watched and estimated.

8. Don’t you even try to hush him, there’s no use.

9. Being a convinced objector of military service he avoided army.

10. The court sentenced him to stay in custody for a month.

11. The book turned out to be not useful.

12. In the shady light they saw accurate rows of shelves arranged by colour.

13. Being drunk and aggressive he presented a certain danger for the society.

14. After a scandalous divorce she fell in deep depression.

15. The person was so intellectual and friendly that he won their trust really in no time.

16. The refugees are reported to be always in danger of violence.

3. Fill in the gaps using phrases with order.

1. I am not _______________ from him! 2. By ________________ he had to stay in bed for a fortnight. 3. The captain ___________________ to abandon the ship. 4. The company cannot be classified _______________ of stability since we have no information about it. 5. They are _________________ not to let anybody in. 6. He ___________ a direct ________ from the President. 7. The editor _________________ to reveal the source of information.

4. Choose among neat, tidy, trim and spick-and-span in the following sentences:

1. Reading the letter she immediately recognized the ________ handwriting of the blackmailer. 2. This matter must have cost him a ________ fortune. 3. Keeping her kitchen ____________ she has always been sure where her utensils were. 4. Casting the reporters out of the zone of war conflict they found quite a ___________ solution of the problem of low public opinion about it. 5. Models are known for a _______ waistline and _________ figures. 6. His _________ habits became almost notorious. 7. Running her fingers along a _______ row of books she finally found the one she needed.

5. Choose among disorderly, confused, messy and slovenly in the following sentences:

1. After her quite a _________ divorce she avoided newspapers and loud parties. 2. On a ________ heap of papers he finally found her letter. 3. He has always loathed that __________ way of speaking. 4. The news reported him to be detained for being ______________. 5. By their ________ account of the accident she couldn’t make out who was guilty. 6. During that ________ fight he was badly injured but never blamed anyone. 7. From the ___________ heap of saucepans which lay in the sink she fished out the golden ring she had considered lost for good.

6. Translate using active vocabulary.

1. Хто б не скористувався коштами від цього благодійного концерту, він очевидно відкрито кинув виклик громадській думці. 2. Опір ворога був подавлений шквальним вогнем. 3. Він – справжній солдат, завжди підтягнутий, сумлінно виконує свій борг і непохитно виносить труднощі. 4. Неслухняність треба строго карати, інакше підкорити собі цю орду вам не вдасться. 5. Незважаючи на свою педантичність, поваги ні в кого Хопкінс не викликав. Нас виводили з себе його акуратний почерк, охайна манера одягатися й звичка одержувати накази з такою посмішкою, начебто без них йому було не прожити. 6. Почувши настільки нахабну відповідь, міс Дороті страшно розгубилася, і їй довелося прикласти величезних зусиль, щоб зібратися з думками знову. 7. На концерті були присутні всі вершки суспільства, одягнені в усе супермодне, з фальшивими посмішками й із ненавистю один до одного, яку вони ледве могли приборкати. 8. Будучи напівбожевільним модником, він тільки й думав, як би з безформної купи ганчірок, які складали його гардероб, зобразити щось витончене. 9. Беззаперечне підпорядкування наказам звичайно властиво або дуже сумлінним, або дуже слабким людям. 10. Залишений на сваволю долі, він жив власним розумом, при цьому часто кидаючи виклик суспільним правилам. 11. Припини давити на маля, він сам розбереться. 12. За п’яний дебош за рішенням суду він був затриманий на 5 діб. 13. Лікарі мені наказали побільше бувати на повітрі, а я сиджу отут з вами й відчайдушно намагаюся знайти витончений вихід з цього стану справ. 14. Мало того, що він не усвідомлює своєї провини, він ще сміє блищати дотепністю з абсолютно непристойних приводів.

7. Fill in the gaps using active vocabulary in the following sentences:

1. ________________ committed by armed mobs of rebels in Iraq shocked the world.

2. Anna stood in front as if she were cut out from the solid stone, her __________________ figure sharp against the dark window.

3. Nowadays young people are much more ecologically _____________ then their predecessors.

4. With an ________________smile he looked at them, aware of his advantage.

5. The _______________ withdrawal of the army brought the whole country is the state of panic.

6. The arguments between the deputies ended with a _____________ fight, the set-to commented by all the newspapers.

7. One should be ________________ to argue with such a bonehead, your boss is.

8. He sat at the bar bee-lining __________whiskeys until the whole world blurred into one ugly and sweat-soaked face of a bartender.

9. At the end of the last month he again was convicted for a ______________ in a public place.

10. Then the musicians were harassed by incessant demands of _______________ for either the victims of the quake or the orphans.

11. Still __________________ sleep, he tried to make up his mind where to ring first, to the police or the ambulance.

12. Gordon openly argued and even mocked at Master’s thesis. Bewildered by such a(n) _______________ conduct of the young Professor, Masters left the room without saying a word.

13. This situation is killing me, however, again I will have to ________________it.

14. She woke up at the dawn hearing _______________ voices downstairs and tingling of the cups.

15. At the end of the summit they were offered a __________________ solution of the problem.

8. Fill in the gaps using active vocabulary:

1. Being a _______________ objector he was harassed by police and military authorities for several years.

2. Under blinding blizzard being ____________ with cold, he could hardly realize that he had already been staying outdoors for 12 hours.

3. She was denied the admission in the theatre studio for her _________ way of speaking – one could tell her southern descent immediately.

4. The stewardesses nearly dropped dead at the end of the flight, since all the time they had to _____________, since the passengers terribly suffered airsickness in the area of turbulence.

5. Goldsmith is not simply and efficient detective, he is an exquisite one. I have never come across such _____________ solutions of the most sophisticated cases.

6. It was __________ of you to initiate him in the mystery. He will let us down.

7. With such wild temper of her husband she is never ______________.

8. He had the ____________ to say that he had seen her for the first time in his life!

9. To be a good professional one should have a ___________ mind and a __________ way of doing his job.

10. He had to ________________ his wits to find an answer adequate to her question.

11. During the ______________ demonstration of the left parties lots of participants have been injured.

12. He has always surprised by his ability to drink __________ whiskey in pints and stay sober.

13. A good housewife always keeps her kitchen ______________, one would never see __________ saucepans in her sink.

14. What do you think are you doing here? – You are not the one to tell me what to do, I do not ________ your orders.

15. At the farewell party the only person who __________ his delight was Mr. Conny, who looked forward to the next portion of tenants.

16. Do not worry for the baby, he has his _____________ , he will manage.

17. Minding all the ______________ he has received from his relatives, he simply cannot behave like that!

18. The account of the accident was so _______________ that the police could not detain anyone, whereas there had been two people badly hurt.

19. We won’t be able to come in here. The ushers are ____________ not to let anybody in till 5 o’clock.

20. After quite a ____________ divorce she decided to change her place of living, her hairdo and her ambitions.

21. Dr. White’s professional activities have been classified a(n) _____________, since euthanasia he used to practice with his patients is prohibited in the country.

22. In the _________ light he could hardly discern the silhouettes of his companions.

23. His smart house must have cost him a ___________ penny, I can tell you.

24. The humanity in its rush of _____________ the nature completely forgot that they are also its part. Supposing the nature starts taking revenge of its tamer? Actually, it has started to.

25. She could never boast a ________ waistline.

26. Look at their ___________ garden, it looks they have been planting flowers with a ruler!

27. How was her speech at the party? – Oh, it made a hit but I believe it was a(n) __________.

9. Translate the following:

1. Брауни були дивною родиною, усі знали, що вони ведуть авантюрний спосіб життя, ходили якісь глухі чутки про їх конфлікти з законом, хоча хуліганство у нетверезому становищі або відвертий злочин були не в їхніх правилах.

2. Йому завжди був властивий високий інтелектуальний розвиток, здатність непохитно виносити труднощі й приборкувати страсті, які, втім, рідко виникали у цій сумлінній особистості (self).

3. Урядові війська отримали строгий наказ покинути місто; їхні відчайдушні спроби прорватися з оточення (to break the encirclement) і приборкати вогонь супротивника зробили відступ безладним.

4. Мері була неймовірною модницею, протягом усього дня вона зберігала вигляд «з голочки». Було незрозуміло, яку користь вона із цього витягала, проте, вона мала звичку до акуратності на все життя, її бездоганному вигляду також сприяла струнка статура.

5. У м’якому світлі цієї акуратної кімнати він не бачив нікого, але гостро відчував чиюсь присутність. Йому не хотілося думати, що він божеволіє, маючи методичний розум, він намагався знайти цьому пояснення.

10. Translate the following:

1. Кімната для чергових була в зразковому порядку. 2. Він не є вашим підлеглим, тож як старанно він виконує роботу – не ваша справа. 3. Він залишається в ліжку за наказом лікаря. 4. Вона дуже добре зналася у моді, але це не стало їй у пригоді. Вона тільки кинула виклик громадській думці. 5. Чепурна покоївка відчинила йому двері: за ними була кімната, у приглушеному світлі якої, він відчував, ховалося щось незвичайне. 6. Ледве прокинувшись, він ніяк не міг зрозуміти, що сталося. Потім, зібрався з думками та, користуючись власним методичним розумом, знайшов дуже витончений вихід. 7. Дядько Джим завжди пив віскі нерозбавленим. 8. Їхній садок так гарно доглянутий, аж заздрощі беруть! – Нічого гарного, дерева вишукані, немов війська на параді. Садок – у великому порядку, це й все. 9. Подивись на його автівку! Крута, чи не так? – Так, і коштує, мабуть, купу грошей! 10. Я не стану терпіти твою зухвалість! Ти ж усвідомлюєш власну провину. тому так поводишся. 11. Тероризм є злочином проти людяності, який спрямований на серйозне порушення громадського порядку. 12. За рішенням суду, його заарештували на 6 діб за хуліганство в п’яному вигляді. 13. Він вміло ховає страждання під усмішкою, але ж мене не можна обманути. Ліки йому не допомагають. 14. Під час благодійного концерту він дуже витончено виконав дві сонати. 15. Її тонка талія та струнка статура наводили на думку, що вона часто виводить з себе жінок суспільства своїм виглядом. 16. Кинутий на призволяще, він був змушений вести авантюрний спосіб життя. 17. Її думки завжди були настільки чіткими, а логіка – настільки бездоганною, що її безладна доповідь про події викликали підозри. 18. Кухня була в ідеальному порядку, ніщо не нагадувало про те, що тільки вчора вона була повна брудних каструль. 19. Після скандального розлучення актор вирішив припинити спілкування з пресою, чим розлютив її неймовірно. 20. Якою дурницею з мого боку було намагатися приборкати його амбіції! 21. Коли йому про це сказали, він дуже розгубився. 22. Треба розташувати книги у порядку важливості для проекту. 23. Після розмови з шефом він почувався пригніченим, знову його сором’язливість перешкодила йому. 24. Навіть якщо вважається, що людина дуже акуратна, вона не обов’язково виглядає як з голочки чи елегантно. 25. Робота зроблена дуже майстерно та старанно.

11. Reformulate using active vocabulary.

to conquer nature; to suppress the enemy’s fire; frustrated mood; quiet voices;

to feel pain; to feel guilty; to feel changes of the atmosphere; to be knowledgeable in politics; to know a thing or two about fashion; to be self-confident; to know what social position one occupies; shy; a diligent worker;

to smile broadly; to endure sufferings bravely; to smile demonstrating one’s approval;

shelves where books stand in neat rows; well-organized elections; an officer on duty; hooliganism; aggressive crowd; breaking order; to be ones’ subordinate; according to the court’s sentence; to be forbidden to do smth.; to visit patients; of the 1^st class; paying postage on receiving; as recommended by doctor;

offensive behaviour; utterly indecent; always in danger of a criminal attack; offending society; just terrible!

perfectly in order; tall and slim figure; an elegant dress; well done piece of work; a witty and short remark; accurate handwriting; straight whiskey; elegantly; clean and elegantly dressed person; a logic way of thinking; a person who always puts things in the right place; a smart ship; a hat which looks brand new; disorganized demonstration; drunken hooliganism; a great fight; ill-structured report; a dirty and disorderly room; a job connected with hard labour; a shabby woman;

to be intellectual enough; to go crazy; to be puzzled; to rally one’s thoughts; to shift for oneself; to know which way the wind blows; clever; a clever remark;

showing disrespect; a rude and ungrounded accusation; I won’t stand your being smart with me! it was a bad idea to; to think slowly because of sleep;

to take advantage of smth.; to be useless for smb.; meant to be used by smb.; to receive financial support from smb.; to make use of smth.

12. Fill in the gaps:

1. You almost married an actor! What a(n)_____________! The girl of your circle should have been more ______________________.

2. In a _________ heap of clothes he noticed something that only a ______________ person could see, something so outstanding that might create a new trend in fashion.

3. After a _____________ demonstration they had called the police for some men started setting shops on fire and _______ fighting.

4. Their moods were really _____________ after a scene, which reminded them their long past leisure among the intellectuals of ___________.

5. She wrote these threats in her usual ___________ handwriting, following her ________ habits of a(n) ______________ heartless person.

6. If you don’t stop being ____________ with me, it may cost you a(n) _______________.

7. Why should I obey him? I don’t ________________ him!

8. A ____________ mind, __________ solutions of the most intricate tasks and intellect _________ make a real scientist.

9. As ______________ he had to stay at home he decided to _____________ his papers, which lay on his usually __________desk in a(n) __________ heap now.

10. Seeing her distancing from him farther and farther and being helpless to influence this, he was almost _____________, a(n) ___________ divorce was not in his plans.

11. ____________ her approval of the boy’s ___________ performance of the song, Miss Shackley paid her tribute to their teacher.

12. The text looses its integrity if contains ______________ ideas.

13. Their Professor took care of their getting rid of the ______________ way of speaking inherent in the provincial inhabitants.

14. Supposing they will get lost in the forest, they do not have _________________ to find the way out by themselves.

15. Harry loved his ________ ship, which aroused everyone’s envy.

16. They did not let anyone in since they were _________________ to keep an eye open for crazy admirers haunting the film star.

17. Wearing a _______ uniform, the housemaid looked really ____________.

18. ____court order he has been retained in the custody for being ______________ during the celebrations.

19. His attack of the helpless woman was classified as a(n) ___________.

20. From 1 to 6 p.m. he had to ________________ since he was the only IT maintenance manager in the district.

21. Her Mum always keeps her _____________________.

22. Joe was _____________ enough to accuse me of doing a(n) ____________ I would never make up.

23. After redundancies they had to __________________, that is shift for themselves sometimes exceeding the limits of the allowed.

24. There was no mistaking ________ behind her easy talk.

25. His _________ account of the events suggested that he was literally ____________ having witnessed such a terrible accident.

26. Instead of a(n)__________ (adv) organized procedure he faced a ____________ mob which was threatening.