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ПАДЕЖ СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНЫХ (POSSESSIVE CASE)




I.E. Ilyina, V.I. Kopelnick, O.G. Lyabina

IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Учебное пособие для студентов неязыковых вузов

Tambov 2010


Рецензенты:

 

доктор филологических наук, профессор И.М. Попова

доктор педагогических наук, доцент М.В. Воропаев

Ильина И.Е., Копельник В.И., Лябина О.Г. Improve Your English Grammar : Учебное пособие. – Тамбов 2010. – 138 с.

 

 

Учебное пособие позволяет определить уровень знаний студентов по английскому языку, а также может быть использовано для промежуточного тестирования обучаемых по мере изучения ими разделов английской грамматики: существительное, артикль, прилагательное, наречие, местоимение, глагол действительного и страдательного залогов, модальные глаголы и неличные формы глагола (инфинитив, причастие и герундий). Учебное пособие состоит из тестов, которые предполагают выбор из нескольких вариантов ответов только один.

Данное учебное пособие предназначено для студентов и аспирантов неязыковых вузов, а также лиц, самостоятельно изучающих английский язык.




СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНОЕ (THE NOUN)

МНОЖЕСТВЕННОЕ ЧИСЛО СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНЫХ
(THE NUMBER)

1 Toe

a) toes; b) tos; c) toe; d) toez

2 City

a) citys; b) cities; c) cityes; d) cityz

3 Hero

a) heros; b) heroz; c) herois; d) heroes

4 Piano

a) pianos; b) pianoes; c) piano; d) pianoz

5 Calf

a) calves; b) calfs; c) calvs; d) calfes

6 Cliff

a) cliffes; b) cliffs; c) clifves; d) clivves

7 Proof

a) proofs; b) proofes; c) prooves; d) proovs

8 Chief

a) chiefes; b) chiefs; c) chieves; d) chievs

9 Stitch

a) stitches; b) stitchs; c) stitch; d) stitchez

10 Bath

a) baths; b) bathes; c) bathez; d) bathz

11 Belief

a) beliefs; b) believes; c) beliefes; d) believs

12 Berry

a) berrys; b) berryes; c) berries; d) berryz

13 Roof

a) roofs; b) rooves; c) roovs; d) roofes

14 Valley

a) valleys ; b) valleyz; c) valley; d) valleies

15 Foot

a) foots; b) foot; c) feet; d) feets

16 Boot

a) boots; b) boot; c)beet ; d) beets

17 Ox

a) oxs; b) oxen; c) oxens; d) oxes

18 Sheep

a) sheeps; b) sheepes; c) sheep; d) sheepez

19 Man

a) mans; b) manes; c) men; d) mens

20 Fox

a) foxen; b) foxs; c) foxes; d) foxens

21 German

a) Germans; b) Germen; c) Germens; d) German

22 Woman

a) womans; b) womens; c) women; d) woman

23 Mouth

a) mouths; b) mouthes; c) mouth; d) mouthez

24 Mouse

a) mouses; b) mice; c) mices; d) mouse

25 Deer

a) deer; b) deers; c) doors; d) deeres

26 Child

a) childs; b) childes; c) children; d) childrens

27 Ship

a) ships; b) shipes; c) ship; d) shipez

28 Goose

a) gooses; b) geese; c) geeses; d) goose

29 Noose

a) nooses; b) neese; c) neeses; d) noose

30 Cheese

a) cheeses; b) chooses; c) choosen; d) cheesen

31 Crisis

a) crises; b) crisises; c) crisisez; d) crisis

32 Phenomenon

a) phenomenons; b) phenomena; c) phenomenones; d) phenomenonen

33 Datum

a) datumes; b) datums; c) datas; d) data

34 Analysis

a) analyses; b) analysises; c) analysis; d) analysisen

35 Room-mate

a) rooms-mates; b) rooms-mate; c) room-mates; d) roomes-mates

36 Man-of-war

a) men-of-wars; b) mens-ofs-wars; c) mans-of-wars; d) men-of-war

37 Passer-by

a) passers-by; b) passer-bys; c) passer-bies; d) passers-bys

38 Sister-in-law

a) sister-in-laws; b) sisters-in-law; c) sisters-ins-laws; d) sister-ins-law

39 Man driver

a) mans drivers; b) man drivers; c) men drivers; d) mens drivers

40 Brethren

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

41 Means

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

42 Scissors

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

43 School-inspector

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

44 Frenchman

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

45 Roman

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

46 Automata

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

47 Trout

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

48 Photo

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

49 Axes

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

50 Physics

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

51 Mechanics

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

52 Cloth

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

53 Commander-in-chief

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

54 Works

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

55 Forget-me-not

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

56 Swine

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

57 Sleeves

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

58 Grief

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

59 Mice

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

60 Species

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

61 Governor-general

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

62 Contents

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

63 Sledges

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

64 Business

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

65 Knowledge

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

66 Clothes

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

67 Bases

a) единственное число; b) множественное число; c) ед. и мн.ч.

68 Kindness … a good quality.

a) is; b) are

69 What time … the news on television?

a) is; b) are

70 All my family … fond of theatre.

a) is; b) are

71 Mathematics … my favourite subject.

a) is; b) are

72 The piece of information that received yesterday … very important.

a) was; b) were

73 A pair of jeans … in the washing machine.

a) is; b) are

74 His trousers … not ironed.

a) was; b) were

75 His clothes … always of the best quality.

a) was; b) were

76 Her scissors … not sharp.

a) is; b) are

77 There … some money in my pocket.

a) is; b) are

78 Mumps … a dangerous disease.

a) is; b) are

79 His advice … always good.

a) is; b) are

80 Phonetics … a branch of linguistics.

a) is; b) are

81 The money … hers.

a) is; b) are

82 His hair … dark.

a) is; b) are

83 Our winter vacation … two weeks.

a) last; b) lasts

84 Your glasses … on the desk last night.

a) was; b) were

85 Their goods … on display.

a) is; b) are

86 The contents of the letter … not been changed.

a) has; b) have

87 The arms in the ammunition depot … old.

a) was; b) were

88 The crowd at the basketball game … wild with excitement.

a) was; b) were

89 Spanish onions … sweet.

a) is; b) are

90 There … many people in the conference hall.

a) was; b) were

91 The jury … trying to reach a decision.

a) is; b) are

92 The police … to interview two men about the robbery last week.

a) want; b) wants

93 I can’t find my binoculars. Do you know where … ?

a) it is; b) they are

94 … the police know how the accident happened?

a) does; b) do

95 Fortunately the news … as bad as we expected.

a) wasn’t; b) weren’t

96 The staff at the school … not happy with their new working conditions.

a) is; b) are

97 A number of people … complained of the noise.

a) has; b) have

98 Do you think three pounds … a big enough tip?

a) is; b) are

99 Hamburger and chips … not a very healthy lunch.

a) is; b) are

100 Two kilos … pretty small for a newborn baby.

a) is; b) are

101 Our teenage son thinks there … a number of good reasons for staying up late and having a good time.

a) is; b) are

102 More than one house in our street … been redecorated recently.

a) has; b) have

103 A couple of dangerous-looking men … waiting for you outside.

a) is; b) are

104 Six weeks … a long time to wait for the news from him.

a) is; b) are

105 The majority of the children’s parents … unemployed.

a) is; b) are

106 A lot of shops … opened on Sundays.

a) is; b) are

107 The Philippines … signed the new human rights agreement.

a) has; b) have

108 The police think that more than one person … in the stolen car.

a) was; b) were

109 Tom and Rosie … late, but the rest of us … on time.

a) was; b) were

110 … bacon and eggs what you usually have for breakfast?

a) is; b) are

111 We’ve just learnt that a couple of our club members … been chosen for the national team.

a) has; b) have

112 I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees … too hot for me.

a) is; b) are

113 I need more money than that. Ten pounds … not enough.

a) is; b) are

114 Three years … a long time to be without a job.

a) is; b) are

115 The majority … .

a) disagrees; b) disagree

116 We were at the head of the valley and below us we saw an old house. «This is where my family … ,» he said.

a) lives; b) live

117 Con’s family … in the process of having tea when we arrived.

a) was; b) were

118 All the family … gathered to see the dog.

a) was ; b) were

119 My family who … occupied each with their particular guest did not notice anything.

a) was; b) were

120 When the family … alone she often read to them before going to bed.

a) was; b) were

121 Do you know what the family … into their heads about this business?

a) has got; b) have got

122 The police … about him for years.

a) has known; b) have known

123 Everybody says the Swiss police … great at finding people.

a) is; b) are

124 The police … not fools. That man did not believe a word of what I said.

a) is; b) are

125 The police … and a sergeant and a constable arrived.

a) was called; b) were called

126 The public … so.

a) doesn’t think; b) don’t think

127 The public … not to leave litter in these woods.

a) is requested; b) are requested

128 As Alan appeared, the crew had quit their loading and … assembled along the rail.

a) was; b) were

129 There … two fish in his basket.

a) was; b) were

130 «Surely I have caught all the fish that … ,» he said to himself and laughed.

a) swims; b) swim

131 When he came the baseball team … on the school field.

a) was practising; b) were practising

132 The team … baths at the moment and then … back here for tea.

a) is having, is coming; b) are having, are coming

133 The team … tomorrow morning.

a) is playing; b) are playing

134 The summons … already overdue.

a) was; b) were

135 My trousers … now.

a) is being cleaned; b) are being cleaned

136 Do you know what the news … ?

a) is; b) are

137 The ashes … still hot.

a) is; b) are

138 The job is unpaid, but a number of persons … willing to undertake it.

a) is; b) are

139 There … important information in the letter.

a) is; b) are

140 The clergy … generally dressed in black.

a) is; b) are

141 The Government … the matter for a long time but they have shown no signs of reaching agreement.

a) has discussed; b) have discussed

142 The Government … to pass the bill.

a) has decided; b) have decided

143 He was reserved concerning himself but a fluent talker when politics … under discussion.

a) was; b) were

144 Politics … always … me.

a) has interested; b) have interested

145 Ethics … a difficult study.

a) is; b) are

146 The company … shelter from the rain in the village inn. They are going to have lunch there.

a) has found; b) have found

147 In the meantime the young couple … to live in the old house.

a) was; b) were

148 That day people … to meet at her friend’s house.

a) was; b) were

149 I had to find out whether the committee … competent enough to consider the project.

a) was; b) were

150 The committee … of the opinion that the matter should be dealt with at once.

a) was; b) were

151 Close by, a group of men … . They kept the waiter busy with their orders.

a) was sitting; b) were sitting

152 A group of students … on a tour to London in summer.

a) is going; b) are going

153 The board … extraordinarily kind to you.

a) is; b) are

154 The board … going to consider your application at the next sitting.

a) is; b) are

155 There … a few little craft anchored in the harbour.

a) was; b) were

156 The staff … all gathered in the main office when I came.

a) was; b) were

157 His staff … very small. I don’t know how he managed to do any business at all.

a) was; b) were

158 You’ve bought a nice car. Your money … well spent.

a) is; b) are

159 His advice … always … useful to me.

a) has been; b) have been

160 Out on the airfield tonight, all aircraft … to long delays.

a) is being subjected; b) are being subjected

161 Official news … brief.

a) is; b) are

162 Have some bread and butter. The bread and butter … on the counter.

a) is; b) are

163 A box as well as a book … .

a) is stolen; b) are stolen

164 The wedding party … to abandon their cars and literally to fight their way into the Old Town Hall on foot.

a) is forced; b) are forced

165 The cattle … , probably driven off.

a) is all gone; b) are all gone

166 It utterly spoils an excursion if you have folk in the boat who … all the time a good deal more of their dress than of the trip.

a) is thinking; b) are thinking

167 His yacht struck a reef and sank somewhere off the North of Scotland; and he managed to swim to an uninhabited island. All the rest of the passengers … .

a) was drowned; b) were drowned

168 Nobody … to get against me.

a) is going; b) are going

169 The Himalayas … the eastern end of a great series of folded mountains.

a) is; b) are

170 The only works in our town … to be closed.

a) is; b) are

171 It is I who … this house.

a) is buying; b) are buying

172 The ten years he had lived in the North … him greatly.

a) has changed; b) have changed

173 The Merry Wives of Windsor … one of the best comedies in English literature.

a) is; b) are

174 I don’t care what your family … . It’s all their doing. I am going to live a new life.

a) says; b) say

175 Forty guineas for a room each week … not an uncommon figure at that time.

a) was; b) were

176 My brother as well as I … ready to accompany you to the station.

a) is; b) are

177 Three metres … not enough for this dress.

a) is; b) are

178 It … his stories that amused me so much.

a) was; b) were

179 Who … these people?

a) is; b) are

180 I’ve never seen anything quite like that meeting; a great number of men, women, and children in the city … there.

a) was; b) were

181 Harry and I … pals all our lives.

a) is; b) are

182 The majority of the people … their minds made up.

a) has; b) have

183 Mathematics … the basis of many science.

a) forms; b) form

184 Her hair … fair.

a) is; b) are

185 The money … to John.

a) belong; b) belongs

186 Where … my glasses?

a) is; b) are

187 The contents of the book … at the end.

a) is; b) are

188 Spaghetti … delicious and nutritious.

a) are; b) is

189 The trousers you bought for me … fit me.

a) doesn’t; b) don’t

190 Fortunately the news … as bad as we had expected.

a) wasn’t; b) weren’t

191 The police … to interview Mr. Black about the robbery.

a) want; b) wants

192 Can I borrow your scissors? Mine … sharp enough.

a) isn’t; b) aren’t

 




ПАДЕЖ СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНЫХ (POSSESSIVE CASE)

 

1 The order of the commander-in-chief

a) the commander’s-in-chief order; b) the commander-in-chiefs’ order; c) the commander-in-chief’s order; d) the commander-in-chief’s order’s

2 The house of Mr. Rochester

a) Mr.’s Rochester house; b) Mr. Rochester’s house; c) Mr. Rochester house’s; d) Mr. Rochester houses’

3 The novels of Dickens

a) Dickens’s novels; b) Dickens’ novels; c) Dickens novels’ d) Dickens’s novels’

4 The ball of the boys

a) the boy’s ball; b) the boys’s ball; c) the boys’ ball; d) the boys’ ball’s

5 The life of a bachelor

a) the bachelors’ life b) the bachelors’ life’s; c) the bachelor’s life’s; d) the bachelor’s life

6 A dress of a lady

a) the lady’s dress; b) the ladys’ dress; c) the lady’s dress’s; d) the lady dresses’

7 A distance of two miles

a) two mile’s distance; b) two miles’ distance; c) two mile’s distance’s; d) two mile’s distances

8 The crew of the ship

a) the ships’ crew; b) the ships’ crew’s; c) the ship’s crew; d) the ship’s crew’s

9 The theatres of Moscow

a) Moscows’ theatres; b) Moscow’s theatres’; c) Moscow’s theatres; d) Moscows’ theatres’

10 The mother of Mary and Ann

a) Mary’s and Ann’s mother; b) Mary and Ann’s mother; c) Mary’s and Ann mother; d) Mary’s and Ann’s mother’s

11 The fathers of Peter and John

a) Peter’s and John’s fathers; b) Peter’s and John fathers; c) Peter and John’s fathers; d) Peter’s and John’s fathers’

12 The children of my sister Irene

a) my sister’s Irene children; b) my sister Irene’s children; c) my sisters’ Irene children; d) my sister’s Irene’s children

13 The times of Peter the Great

a) Peter’s the Great times; b) Peter’s the Great’s times; c) Peter the Great’s times; d) Peters’ the Great times

14 This is a new edition of Esenin … poems … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

15 That man was Vera … and Nelly… old teacher … of music.

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) –

16 Those were Nick … and Kate … parent … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

17 We spent a week … holiday at the Barton … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

18 We spent two week … holiday with the Barton … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

19 The book is neither John … nor Mary … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

20 It was neither John … nor Mary … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

21 I haven’t heard anything of John … lately.

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

22 I haven’t touched a single book of John … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

23 Father took some money from his pocket and put it into my younger brother … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

24 His eyes narrowed like a cat … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

25 He moved around softly like a cat … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

26 Vakhtangov … life was short but bright.

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

27 The Bolshoi … theatre is one of the leading Moscow … theatre … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

28 The Queen … of Belgium … visit to Moscow was timed to the Tchaikovsky … World Competition of Violinists and Pianists.

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

29 Tchaikovsky … house in Klin is now a museum.

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

30 The wall … in the hunting club were decorated with mountain goat … and wild deer … horn … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

31 A great many scientist … took part in the First International Geophysical Year.

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -

32 Many a time did he rewrite some of his novel … chapter … before submitting it to the reader … judgment … .

a) –s; b) ’s ; c) s’; d) -



АРТИКЛЬ (THE ARTICLE)

1 Can you play … violin?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

2 Translate these sentences into … English.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

3 Have you been to … United States of America?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

4 Where are … Alps situated?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

5 Are you fond of travelling by … air?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

6 … Atlantic Ocean washes the coasts of many countries.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

7 She is … tallest girl in the group.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

8 My day off is … Sunday.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

9 What is … English for «девочка»?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

10 … sun was getting warmer.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

11 … door is locked.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

12 Have you got ... telephone?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

13 … telephone is out of order.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

14 It is dark on ... landing.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

15 Do you like ... dogs?

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

16 Don’t tease ... dog.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

17 Never try to stroke ... dog if you don’t know it.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

18 … fountain-pen won’t write.

a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -

19 Have you got ... fountain-pens on sale?

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20 Where can I have ... coat made to order?

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21 Where did you have ... coat made?

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22 In this store they always have a wide choice in ... coats and ... suits.

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23 … suits are ready-made.

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24 Where is ... key?

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25 How many flats are there in ... house?

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26 How much are ... dinner-sets? How many articles are there in ... set?

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27 I’d like to have ... hamburger for ... breakfast.

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28 Pushkin is ... outstanding Russian poet.

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29 Can you play ... piano?

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30 Will you play ... chess with me?

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31 At ... night I had ... terrible headache after I had drunk ... lot of coffee in ... evening.

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32 There is ... bend in the road.

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33 Thomas Banks is ... last person I want to see.

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34 My favourite subject at school was ... History.

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35 He knows ... history of the French Revolution well.

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36 Tom’s going to take ... his fishing-rod.

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37 Could you phone later, please? Jane’s having ... shower.

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38 The rent is 50 dollars ... week.

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39 We often go to ... theatre and to ... cinema.

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40 Yesterday Dad came home at 8 o’clock, we had ... dinner and then watched ... TV. We went to ... bed at 11 p.m.

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41 What ... pity they haven’t come!

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42 I can’t find … letter which I received this morning.

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43 – By ... way, have you heard anything from Tim lately? … last year he entered ... Oxford University.

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44 ... President is going to open ... new hospital in … capital … next month.

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45 Are you going to … country on ... Saturday?

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46 They usually go ... shopping on … Mondays, but … last Monday they didn’t do ... shopping.

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47 Dad came to ...  school to see my teacher.

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48 «Do this exercise at ... school and that one at … home», said our teacher in ... loud voice.

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49 Could you tell me ... time, please? - It’s ... quarter past four.

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50 We are busy today, but we have ... little time to spare tomorrow.

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51 The sweater was cheap. It cost only ... few pound.

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52 To tell ... truth, I didn’t expect to see him.

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53 It’s ... high time you stopped being so lazy.

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54 ... earth goes round ... sun.

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55 ... life is hard in that climate.

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56 What ... lovely song!

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57 It took me one and ... half hours to get there.

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58 ... half ... dozen eggs, please.

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59 I went to ... France last year, but I haven’t been to … Netherlands yet.

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60 I live in ... Sovetskaya Street.

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61 ... Thames flows through ... London.

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62 ... United Kingdom includes ... Great Britain and ... Northern Ireland.

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63 My train leaves from ... Waterloo Station at 7.10 p.m.

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64 St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high up in ... Alps.

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65 ... Queen Elizabeth II won’t speak on … TV tomorrow.

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66 ... USA is ... fourth largest country in ... world after ... Russia, ... Canada and ... Republic of ... China.

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67 ... English Channel is between ... Great Britain and ... France.

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68 ... Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of ... London.

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69 … student Tom spent two years in ... Africa.

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70 ... Houses of Parliament has over 1,000 rooms, and 2 miles of corridors.

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71 Would you like to go to ... Kremlin?

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72 ... Everest is the highest mountain in … world.

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73 ... West End is … symbol of … wealthy and luxurious life.

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74 Where’s ... John’s raincoat?

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75 ... Pacific is … largest ocean on … our planet.

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76 Have you ever been to ... Bolshoi Theatre?

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77 Does ... Mark speak ... Spanish?

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78 Show me ... Canary Islands on this map, please.

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79 How much does it cost to stay at ... Grand Hotel?

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80 Although the north of ... Scotland is called ... Highlands. … mountains aren’t high there - ... Ben Nevis (1343 m) is … highest peak.

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81 I’ve made up my mind to go to ... Black Sea … next summer.

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82 Two of my classmates entered ... Moscow State University last year.

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83 ... Lake Baikal is … deepest one in … world.

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84 ... Urals are old and not very high.

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85 ... Volga is … longest river in ... Europe; it flows from ... Valdai Hills to ... Caspian Sea.

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86 ... Riviera in ... Caucasus is … most popular place in summer.

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88 ... Elbrus is … highest peak in ... Europe.

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89 ... Hague, … city in ... Western Netherlands near ... North Sea, is … seat of … Dutch government.

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90 ... Strand opens into ... Trafalgar Square, with its fountains, ... Nelson’s Column, ... Admiralty Arch and ... National Gallery.

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91 Government offices line … Whitehall, and on the right is ... famous Downing Street.

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92 ... Sahara is … great desert in ... North Africa, extending from ... Atlantic Ocean to ... Nile.

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93 ... Philippines is … archipelago which consists of thousands of islands.

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94 ... West Indies is … chain of islands between ... North and ... South America.

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95 … turquoise surface of ... Mediterranean is never so blue as that of ... Adriatic.

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96 The travellers stared hard at … distant and blue masses of ... Pyrenees.

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97 … Lake Ontario is one of … five Great Lake in … North America.

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98 On … Wednesday ... Moscow Times published an article about Marcus Webb.

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99 Every morning during breakfast bagpipes are played outside … Queen’s dining-room in ... Buckingham Palace.

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100 … Statue of Liberty was … gift of friendship from … France to … United States.

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101 … judge asked … witness to tell … truth.

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102 … big books on … table are for my history class.

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103 There are only … few seats left for … tonight’s musical at … theatre.

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104 … Queen Elizabeth II is … monarch of … UK.

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105 What did you eat for … lunch yesterday?

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106 I’m having … few friends in for … coffee tomorrow evening.

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107 She lives on … top floor of … old house.

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108 Michael attended … London University.

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109 There is … good Italian restaurant nearby.

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110 Smiths bought … new house.

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111 My daughter is at … doctor’s.

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112 Rome is … old city.

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113 Have you ever visited … Hermitage?

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114 There is always … hope.

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115 Odeon is … largest cinema in the city.

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116 … price of … gold is going up.

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117 I am going to … Paris tonight.

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118 How much are ... dinner sets nowadays?

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119 … chorus of young voices repeating … lesson came from … class-room.

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120 ... echo of her footsteps died away.

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121 Across the yard walked ... young men in ... black robes and … four-cornered hats.

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122 The yacht, ... large and luxurious craft, lay at anchor in … bay.

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123 ... man, who had preceded her to … entrance, opened … door.

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124 He was evidently ... man who had never in his life had … slightest doubt as to his abilities.

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125 Francis had made it a point in knowing ... right people who would write about her.

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126 When I begin to feel drowsy, I change ... heavy book I am reading for … lighter one.

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127 She shook her head trifle - just ... trifle that was meant for «no».

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128 The door was opened after some delay by … very dirty child with ... nose that needed attention.

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129 ... book that reads well gets soon dog-eared.

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130 … boy was casting frightened glances at ... dentist who was getting ready.

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131 The man poured himself another glass of wine with ... hand that shook with irritable anger.

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132 ... cover of ... book attracts ... attention of ... children at once.

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133 ... head of the expedition was ... man who had travelled a lot.

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134 Every morning he would come to ... top of ... hill to drink in the beauty of ... pastures of which he felt himself ... owner.

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135 He could not forget ... face of ... girl with ... fine profile of ... Greek statue.

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136 Mr. Drum was ... large man with ... head full of grey hair, rather unkempt.

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137 When the sprinter came to ... finish ... blood was pounding in his head and ears.

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138 … earth shook with ... roar of ... guns.

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139 When ... race was over ... winner made ... traditional round of ... track, carrying ... wreath of victory.

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140 Tziolkovsky was ... son of ... forester.

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141 He was ... single child.

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142 He was ... only boy of ... five children.

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143 What’s that place? – Mako’s Kraal. They have ... school there. Young Mako is ... teacher.

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144 I think I can give you ... piece of ... good advice.

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145 I am satisfied with ... news I managed to get.

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146 … Napoleon had landed in … Cannes, and such ... fatal news had ruined Amelia’s father.

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147 Where have you got such ... important information from?

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148 He tried to piece together ... information he got from different sources.

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149 How did you manage to stumble upon such ... fine piece of ... information while we were still in the dark?

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150 He received … evasive answer to his request for ... work.

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151 He put away ... work, assuring me that he had nothing to do that could not wait till the next day.

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152 I intended to do ... little work before going to … bed.

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153 Look at the necklace. What ... fine piece of ... work!

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154 ... water is precious in this area and must be paid for.

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155 Don’t drink from this pond, ... water is stale.

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156 ... coal of Newcastle is rich in carbon.

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157 ... coal gas is formed by burning ... coal; it is ... gas used for heating and illuminating.

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158... hot coal fell from ... fire and burned … hole in the carpet.

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159 According to … Greek myth Prometheus stole ... fire from Olympus to give it to … men.

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160 They built ... fire to mark the place for … plane to land.

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161 ... air was filled with … odour of flowers.

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162 There was ... air of importance about him.

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163 … tide was out and … children were digging in ... wet sand.

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164 This is ... tea I am particularly fond of. I don’t think there is ... better tea than this.

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165 ... tea is cultivated in … south of … our country.

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166 «Two teas and ... coffee, please, and some milk, too.»

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167 «What will you have for breakfast?» « ... egg and … cup of ... coffee.»

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168 A sandwich consists of two slices of ... buttered bread with ... meat, ... fish, ... egg, ... cheese or something of the kind between them.

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169 I won’t eat ... fish. It’s not fresh.

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170 The shark is ... fish which is destructive to other fishes and dangerous to the man.

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171 Dishes, piled with … fruit, stood at either end of the table.

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172 In … week or two ... fruit in our garden will be ripe.

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173 The old man’s head shook from side to side like … ripe fruit in the wind ready to drop.

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174 Andrew was … first to break … silence.

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175 We usually have ... dinner at four.

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176 What shall we buy for ... supper?

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177 They had ... breakfast of … bread-and-butter and … omelette.

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178 ... dinner has been served.

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179 After this splendid performance they sat down to ... supper.

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180 They had ... filling but not-too-nourishing breakfast.

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181 They decided on ... light supper.

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182 ... supper was fish and chips.

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183 At last ... dinner came to an end, but the three went on sitting for a while over their coffee.

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184 I made his acquaintance at ... official dinner.

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185 The consul gave ... luncheon in honour of our delegation.

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186 He invited me to … restaurant and treated me to ... expensive supper.

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187 ... room 215 is on ... fifth floor.

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188 … car stopped at ... corner of ... Fifth Avenue and ... 112th Street.

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189 I was very thirsty and took ... second cup of tea, then ... third and only after ... fourth I felt that I had enough.

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190 We have made ... first step, but it should be regarded only as ... first step, as the beginning.

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191 We had better get on ... 24. ... route No. 9 will take us much more time.

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192 «Conductor, where do I get off to change to ... bus 5?»

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193 They went by ... seven o’clock train.

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194 I want two tickets for ... two-fifteen.

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195 The train for Odessa leaves from ... platform 1, ... track 3.

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196 Many famous people were frequent visitors at Abramtsevo, among them ... writer Gogol, ... poet Shevchenko and ... actor Shchepkin.

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197 Once upon … time there lived ... doctor Aibolit who was … great friend of all animals.

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198 ... captain Barlow was what was called an «old sea dog».

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199 «Who operated on your son?» « ... certain surgeon Kryukov.»

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200 ... brother Peter was the preacher of the community of Stilleveld.

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201 They met in Moscow, ... Russian Oleg, ... Indian Rudj and ... Italian Antonio. And Moscow made them friends.

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202 Clyde thought that he, ... nephew of the wealthy Griffiths, should be admitted into high society.

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203 ... Curie, husband and wife, were jointly awarded … Noble Prize for physics in 1903.

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204 Sir Christopher Wren, ... great British architect, is ... creator of St. Paul’s Cathedral and many other wonderful buildings in London.

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205 Democritus, ... Greek philosopher, was known to his contemporaries as ... laughing philosopher.

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206 I still keep wondering if I’m doing ... right thing.

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207 You are ... only person whose opinion is of any value to me in ... present regrettable circumstances.

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208 He told her he hated ... doctors.

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209 ... second bell sounded, and Mr. March began to walk into ... theatre.

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210 They never read anything but ... local paper, and ... local papers report ... London affairs in one line.

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211 It was ... only birthday he had celebrated since he was ... child.

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212 He was ... most interesting man.

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213 ... young man listened to ... conversation with ... amused smile.

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214 She lives in ... doll’s house at the back of the garden.

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215 They were promised ... four days’ rest.

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216 She is out visiting ... neighbour’s daughter.

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217 Thirty years before she taught at ... smart girls’ school.

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