Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space on the same line.

Running

In ancient Greece running had a special (0) importance at the IMPORTANT

opening event of the Olympics and was part of all

public games.

(1) ___runners were held in great respect and received SUCCESS

the (2) _____ rewards. HIGH

Running is a natural (3) ____, and as well as events like the ACTIVE

marathon that require very special (4) _____, it’s also a PREPARE

(5) ____part o many other sports like football and tennis. CENTRE

If athletes are (6) ____, they can use opportunities to save SKILL

vital seconds and increase their lead over other (7) _____. COMPETE

Regular running helps general health and (8) ______, FIT

sharpening the senses and improving the (9) _______of EFFICIENT

the heart and lungs.

It can also improve stamina and general (10) ______. STRONG

Sound imitation

(Звукоподражание)

ЗВУКОПОДРАЖАНИЕ (ономатопея) слово, которое служит для имитации звуков окружающей действительности средствами языка. Например, в русском языке существует большая группа слов, обозначающих звуки, которые производятся животными: мяу, гав-гав, ква-ква, чик-чирик. Другие слова передают неречевые звуки, производимые человеком: кхе-кхе, чмок, ха-ха-ха, а также разные другие звучания окружающего мира: бух, кап-кап, чпок, пиф-паф.

Например, русскому кукареку соответствует очень похожее слово во в английском: cock-a-doodle-doo.

Match the Russian words with their English equivalents.

 

мычать	thump-thump
квакать	cheep
ворчать	giggle
баю-бай, убаюкивать	whiz
бах, бац; сильный удар	hushbaby/hush
мяукать	babble
тук-тук, наносит тяжелый удар	croak
шикать	quacking
жужжать	neigh
лепет	mew
хлоп, хлопнуть	mumble
писк	grumble
шипение	cackle
кудахтать	buzz
ржание	cuckoo
хихикать	pop
свист	moo
шамкать	boo
куковать	bang
кряканье	fizz

Unit 10

Tests

 

Test 1

Variant 1

Define the part of speech of the following words.

1. existence 2. application 3. numerous 4. liquefy 5. backward 6. undertake 7. digital 8. quantitatively 9. mixture 10. feedback

11. corpuscular 12. indispensable 13. decompose 14. resistance 15. originally 16. collaborate 17. density 18. approximately 19. software 20. intention

2. Fill in blanks transforming the words in brackets:

1. The tailor took my _______ and said my suit would be ready in two weeks. (measure)

2. The cream cakes looked delicious but Harry resisted the _______ to have one. (tempt)

3. The police were puzzled by the _______ disappearance of the jewels. (mystery)

4. Bill always looks smart although his clothes are not very _______. (fashion)

5. Thompson's new novel is a considerable _______ on his last one. (improve)

6. It is very _______ whether the plan will go ahead. (doubt)

7. Despite hours of discussion, the members of the committee could not reach _______. (agree)

8. Karen is a very _______ person and loves outdoor holidays. (energy)

9. Leslie _______ broke a plate while doing the washing up. (accident)

10. Is everything included in the price or are there any _______ charges? (add)

 

Form new words with the help of suitable suffixes or prefixes.

смысл	sense	бессмысленный
темный	dark	темнота
возможный	possible	невозможный
вред	harm	вредный
жалость	ruth	безжалостный
узкий	narrow	узко
командовать	command	командир
физика	physics	физик
принимать	accept	неприемлемый
работа по найму	employ	безработица

Choose the correct word for each sentence.

1. He's a man of great...

a) generousness

b) generoushood

c) generosity

d) generously

 

2. I'll always remember my... as a very happy period of my life.

a) childness

b) childhood

c) childish

d) childless

 

3. We can't go on unless we have his...

a) agreement

b) agreeable

c) agreeability

d) disagree

 

4. She takes great care about her...

a) appearment

b) appearness

c) appearance

d) apparition

 

5. She said nothing in her...

a) defend

b) defence

c) defendant

d) defensive

 

Test 1

Variant 2