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Владимир Дмитриевич Аракин
sympathetic
unsympathetic; 2) having or showing kind feeling towards others,
sympathetically
10. fail
pass,
him. His sight (health) was beginning to fail him. I'll never fail you. Words failed me. 4) to neglect, omit, e.
to his mother. Don't fail to let me know. I fail to see your meaning. I could not fail to perceive who she was.
failure n 1) lack of success, e.
a complete failure as an actress.
Word Combinations and Phrases
to alter manners (habits, points of view, plans, one's way of living, a dress)
a ring at the bell (a knock at the door)
to reach out (up, down) for smth.
to have a fancy for smth.
to keep body and soul together
to drive up
to a house (come up to the door)
to be littered with books (papers, lumber, etc.)
to have not the least notion (of smth.)
to remind smb. of smth.
a dim recollection shabby clothes (house, man, street)
to be (feel, make oneself) at
home somewhere
to exchange smth. (for smth.)
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. a) Listen to the recording of Text Seven and mark the stresses and tunes, b) Repeat the text in the intervals after the model.
2. Put fifteen questions to the text.
3. Pick out from Text Seven the sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given on p. 223 and translate them into Russian in
writing.
4. Complete the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases (p. 223):
1. When one is no longer young, it is not an easy thing ... one's habits. 2. The coat is a size too large for you, you must ... . 3. I'm
tired o f . . . my plans every time you change your mind. 4. She had scarcely finished speaking before there was a ... and a knock. 5.
Without a word she ... pen and paper. 6. Lora ... the letter, but the man was quick enough to catch hold of it. 7. She daren't even ... the
switch lest the movement should wake him. 8. Clare is easily carried away; when she ... she cannot think of anything else. 9. Some
more cake? — Thank you, I have quite ... chocolate cake. 10. Dave had to do all kinds of odd jobs that came his way to ... .11. The
moment David saw the car ... the house, he rushed out to meet his friends. 12. I found myself in a room ... books, papers and all kind
of lumber. 13. I'm at my wits' end. I have not... of where to look for him. 14. I have ... what he's hinting at. Do his words make sense