Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.

1. open and sincere in expression; straightforward.	bliss
2. to carry out or fulfill the command, order, or instruction.	to bear
3. wishing to do something.	radiant
4. to comprehend completely or correctly.	divine
5. to make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious.	curious
6. a powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.	frank
7. arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness.	to obey
8. supremely good or beautiful; magnificent.	to be tempted
9. glowing; beaming.	to realize
10. extreme happiness; ecstasy.	to bore
11. to have a tolerance for; endure.	passion

Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.

a) ‘There is not a ……………. so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.’

b) The play …………. us.

c) I am very ……………….. to sell my house.

d) Most people ……….. the law.

e) They had a …….. discussion about the issue.

f) I find it very …………….. that you did tell anyone.

g) They had a ……….. time at the ball.

h) I don’t think you ……….. how important this is to her.

i) She was ……………. with health.

j) It was a scene of such domestic ……...

k) We could hardly ………. to be outdoors in the blinding sunlight.

Explain in other words the following phrases. Find in the story sentences with the following expressions and read them aloud. Translate them into Russian and let your fellow students translate them back into English without a book.

 to tone something with something; a very sound couple; to be keen on something; to catch somebody’s heels; to get on with somebody; to be the cream of; to make up one’s mind; to come across something; to have a zest for life.

Put in the missing prepositions.

a) She wanted to laugh … the melodramatic way he was acting.

b) She was afraid to say anything to them … fear … hurting their feelings.

c) She asked them why they hadn’t turned the lights …

d) She was especially fond … a little girl named Betsy.

e) Linda remained … telephone … the police … three hours.

f) I see your point but I’m not sure I agree… you.

g) Both the House and Senate have agreed … the need for the money.

h) Donna agreed … both requests.

i) I will get … touch … solicitors about this.

j) I fell … love … him because … his kind nature.

 

7. Match one of the following adjectives to each description.

frank          passionate             curious     amused         distressed      dreadful   collected   mysterious            absurd      extravagant    bored

a) A …………… person has strong romantic or sexual feelings and expresses them in their behavior.

b) Someone or something that is …………..is strange and is not known about or understood.

c) If someone is …………..they are upset or worried.

d) If you say that someone is ……………..you mean that they are very calm and self-controlled, especially when they are in a difficult or serious situation.

e) ……………. behavior is extreme behavior that is often done for a particular effect.

f) If you say that something is ……………., you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.

g) If you are ……… you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.

h) If a someone is …………. they state or express things in an open and honest way.

i) If you say that something is ………..you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.

j) If you are …………about something you are interested in it and want to know more about it.

k) If you are …………by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile.

 

Complete the sentences the way the author puts it in the story.

b) ‘Although Bertha Young was thirty she still had moments like this when ….’

c) ‘How idiotic civilization is! Why be given a body, if…’

d) She looked into the mirror and ‘it gave her back…’

e) ‘ Why have a baby if it has to be kept…’

f) ‘ She always did fall in love with…’

g) ‘ Harry and she were as much in love…’

h) They had friends …

i) What she appreciated in Harry was…

j) Miss Fulton gave her strange half-smile as though …

k) Harry seemed to dislike Miss Fulton and he often said that …

l) Bertha ‘turned her head towards the hall. And she saw…’