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Exercise 1

   1. His advice is always so convincing. Why do you never follow it? 2. What nasty weather! It's better to stay at home in such rainy weather. 3. She is making good progress in English. 4.1 am surprised that she (has) believed this strange news. I am afraid, it is not true. Who told it to her? 5.1 think these scales are broken.6. Yesterday I put money here. Where is it? I can't find it. 7.1 think that the premises for our shop are quite good. 8.1 don't like these jeans. I think that pair of jeans is better. 9. The crew were ready to fulfil the order of the captain. 10. Criteria are often changing. 11. Your goods are made very badly. 12. It is necessary to sew new trousers for Nick. I have good blue cloth. 13. He bought a loaf of bread, a carton of milk, a bar of soap, and a tube of toothpaste. 14. The information about the prices is very interesting. 15. There are no traffic-lights, and the crossroads is a very dangerous place. 16. The species of these plants are unknown. 17. Suddenly I heard loud laughter (a loud laugh) behind me. 18. His knowledge in maths is better than mine. 19. Have you taken opera glasses? -- No, we needn't them. Our seats are in the second row. 20, The evidence was very important, and he felt that the jury were against him. 21. In England wages are paid every week. 22. The actors were met with applause. 23. My watch is slow. 24. Carrots are rich in vitamins. 25. She thinks that modern clothes are nice and convenient.

  

  

   Unit 2 Noun Structures

   Exercise 2

   1. The president arrived in the country with a three-day visit (three days' visit). 2.1 want to buy a pair of shoes. Do you know where the shoe department is here? 3. Nobody knew what to say and there was a moment's ₍ ,silence. 4. When he went down to the dining room in the morning, there were the remains of yesterday's supper on the table. 5. The commander-in-chief's report was brief. 6, It seems to me that the generation gap is an eternal / problem. 7. This road is closed. The roadworks are being conducted. 8. Brain drain is an acute problem of developing countries. 9. Do you think it is necessary to ..implement birth control in China? 10. Paul and Kate's Arrival was a surprise for aunt Ann. 11. The richest oil deposits are in the Arab Emirates. 12. The problems the Mankind faced at the end of the 20^th century are soil, ' water and air pollution, and also greenhouse effect. 13, After two hours' (a two-hour) walk everybody felt - hungry. 14. The portrait of Rembrandt's wife is one of the most famous pictures of the artist. 15. This is a three-hundred-year castle.

  

  

   Unit 4 Quantifiers

   Exercise 3

   1. Yesterday Jim asked me to repair his car, but I had little time and I had to refuse him. 2. She is very shy. She has few friends. 3. There were quite a few people in the hall, because the film was interesting. 4.1 have a few books on this problem. 5. We have no sugar. Buy a little on your way home. 6. Few people understood what he wanted to say. 7.1 drank a little coffee and was able to work till midnight. 8. There were few mistakes in his translation, 9. They reached a small village; there were a few houses there. 10. They had a little time before the beginning of the performance, and they decided to have a bite. 11.1 don't think he will be a good doctor. He has

   little patience. 12. We had little money so we decided to go by bus. 13. Quite a few friends came to visit him. 14. He doesn't have a few dollars to buy the picture. 15. You can take a few sweets.