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7. Replace the false cognate with a correct substitute: (*)

1) Addressed sanctions were imposed on that country. 2) When she was applying to graduate school, Jane asked her professor to write a characteristic for her. 3) Please give him my heartfelt greetings. 4) The long-range perspective for this project is very promising. 5) There were 10,000 people at the anti-war meeting. 6) Arkady Raikin was a famous Russian comic. 7) The delegates discussed the actual problem of international humanitarian assistance to cope with the consequences of the earthquake. 8) Reorganizing this huge company will require a complicated combination to restructure the departments. 9) The course of the British pound has not changed drastically over the last few months. 10) It is not a matter of principle to us whether the delegation leaves on Monday or on Tuesday. 11) The course consisted of lectures on political, economical and social problems of development.

Answers to Exercises

1.

1) And so he said, “I’ll call you this evening”, and I replied / answered, “Fine, then we’ll decide what movie we want to see”. 2) John said, “I think that Allan has four sisters and one brother”. 3) “How did you like the play?” “It was wonderful / fantastic / excellent.” 4) The postal clerk / employee made me wait for almost / about an hour when I was sending a registered letter and a package to Moscow. 5) Bob (unless you know that he uses another diminutive such as Rob or Bobbie!), how’s Susan (diminutive could be Sue or Susi, depending on the form she uses). 6) Miss, how do I get to the park from here?

3.

1) Andy Warhol is a popular American painter. 2) Laughing and talking, the students came into the classroom. 3) The principal of our school is Mr. Johnson.

4.

1) Excuse me, where’s the nearest subway stop? 2) Mr. Thompson’s tied up now / I’m afraid Mr. Thomson is seeing a client / tied up right now. 3) I’m so busy right now! I’ve got to get everything done / I’m getting ready for my trip. I’m going to London tomorrow for three weeks. 4) Anna’s around / right here / nearby / she’ll be over / come by right away. 5) I’m going your way / I’m on your way. Could you leave me off / drop me at / near the station? 6) I’ll just go get some milk, and then we’ll have dinner. 7) I was hard up for / running out of money and I borrowed three hundred dollars from my girlfriend. 8) I know that she’s hard up / having money problems right now — she’s got so many expenses because of her mother’s illness, and so I lent her three hundred dollars yesterday.