[учебник] English Grammar Reference and Practice. Drozdova (1175660), страница 40
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by the hour," grumbled the driver. 4. But there were signs that order (restore).................................in the town. 5. Please find out if our father (s e e ).................................. to leave. 6. Shecould have gone to Cambridge if she had wanted to, she (o ffe r)................................ a scholarship. 7. OnFriday she (g iv e )............................... two weeks’ notice at the Works.
8. Then the voice announced that thepassengers (a s k )...............................to pass through the Customs. 9 . 1found the idea of going to Herefordvery upsetting because I (prom ise)............................... a very nice job a couple of weeks before. 10. Not faraway she noticed the film manager in whose office she once (m ake)..............................
to feel so ridiculous.2(В, C) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one of the verbs (А, В, C)below.The reception was all that (expect) (1>..................................When we arrived we (show)(2).................................into some kind of hall where we (d e ta in )(3)..................................with the rest of the actors. Apparently, we(not/allow )(4)................................ yet to mingle with the other crowd. As the guests assembled in the room,it was plain to me that they (choose)(5)................................ carefully. Looking around, I recognised AnthonyBlanche.
He (p o in t)(6).................................out to me often in the streets. I (interrupt)(7)..................................in my observation by a woman reporter whom the manager had led up to me. I (w arn)(8)................................against the dangers of being interviewed by strangers. As we (introduce)(9)...................................I made upmy mind to avoid it at any cost.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.3Awas expectedwere shownwere being detainedwould not be allowedwere chosenhad been pointed outhad been interruptedhad been warnedhad been introducedВhad been expectedhad been shownwere detainedare allowedwould be chosenwas pointed outwas interruptedwas warnedwere being introducedCis expectedwould be shownhad been detainedwere not allowedhad been chosenwould be pointed outwas being interruptedwarnedwere introduced(B) Choose the right verb.Thei Connolly children had been found/were found lurking under the seats of a carriage when the train иbeing emptied/was emptied.
They had been dragged/were dragged out and were stood/stood on theplatform. Since they could not were le ft/be left there, they would be included/were included in the partythat will be sent/was being sent by bus to the village. From that moment, their destiny for ever will beconnected/was connected with that of the village. Nothing ever was discovered/would be discovered aboutthe children’s parents.136REVISION4(В, C) Use the required passive forms.Bridgehampton. Friday. A disastrous fire broke out on the topfloor of the Grand Hotel, Washington Road, in the small hoursof the morning.The alarm (g ive )(1)................................ by the night porter.
Hisattention (d ra w )(2).................................to smoke issuing fromone of the top floor windows by a group of young people whowere returning late from a dance.Within five minutes the town Fire Brigade was on the spot. Thework of fighting the fire and evacuating the guests seriously(hamper) <3>...............................by the non-operation of the lifts.It (believe) (4).................................that the fire (cause) (5).................................. by a short circuit in the liftmachinery and had extended to the whole floor before it (observe)(6).................................The flames (bring)<7>............................... under control in two hours.
Two of the guests staying at the hotel lost their lives. They(tra p )(8)................................in their rooms and evidently (overcom e)(9)................................. by fumes beforethe rescuers could reach them. A third guest (ta ke )(10)................................ to hospital with multiple burns.His condition (re p o rt)<11)................................as being serious.0(C) Use the required active or passive tense form s.1 once (know)(1)...........................a village teacher who was partially blind.
He (deprive)(2)...............................of one eye as the result of infection. His blind eye (ta ke )(3)...............................out, and a glass one (insert)(4)...............................in its socket instead.One day the teacher (n e e d )(5)...............................to leave his class of small children alone for half an houror so. But he (hold) (6)............................... back by one consideration. The children of the class (be)<7>...............................
really unruly. He (kn o w )<8)................................ that if they (leave) (9)................................a lo n e fo r any le n g th o f tim e th e y (b e c o m e )(10) ............................ violent and complaints (make)(11).............................. by their parents.Suddenly he (strike)<12).............................. by an idea. Ina moment his glass eye (ta ke)(13).............................. outof its socket and (place)(14)............................ on the table.“ Now, children,” he said, “ I (g o )(15)................................out for a few minutes but you (observe) (16)............................... all the time by my eye.
If anything (do)(17).............................. which (not approve)(18)...............................by me, it (se e )(19)................................by my eye,and the child (punish) (20)................................. whenI (re tu rn )(21).................................”The children (im press)<22).............................. very muchand the teacher (g o )(23)...............................off.But when he (re tu rn )(24)...............................
an hour later it (se e m )(25)................................. that a hurricane(pass) (26).............................through the classroom. The teacher (astound) (27)................................ “Evidently” ,he thought, “ I (o u tw it)<28)................................. I wonder how.”In the classroom the tables (overturn) <29>................................. the walls (spatter) <30)...............................withink from ink-bombs which (throw) <31).............................during the battle which still (fight)(32)..............................out as a manifestation of high spirits.
In fact, a good time (have)(33)...............................by all.The teacher (wonder)(34)............................why the presence of his glass eye (not respect)(35)...............................He (look) (36)............................. round for it and (see)(37)...............................that it (cover)<38)...............................by a hat.137THEUPASSIVEVOICE(C) Translate the verbs in bold type into English.AМолодой писатель ходил взад и вперёд по комнате. Он пытался найти тему для рассказа. Рассказбыл давно обещан редактору.
Срок подходил, а ничего ещё не было сделано. Молодой писательпосмотрел на книжные полки. «Сколько уже написано, - подумал он. - Все хорошие темы ужемного раз использованы. Вот хотя бы эти рассказы. Они были написаны до моего рождения. И этохорошие рассказы. Без сомнения, их в свое время читали, они нравились, и о них говорили. Носейчас они совершенно забыты. А что, если...»К концу дня один из забытых рассказов был перепечатан и отослан в редакцию. На следующийдень пришло письмо из редакции журнала.«Это безобразие, - писал редактор. - Такие поступки нельзя ни простить, ни понять. Ведь этотрассказ был опубликован в нашем журнале только месяц тому назад».ВЧастная жизнь Хэмфри БогартаНаш старый бухгалтер ушёл на пенсию, и на его место взяли нового.
Через неделю его уже зналивсе, и всем он нравился. Выяснилось, что он женат, и у него есть ребёнок. Было решено, что онхороший человек, тихий и скромный. Мы тогда и не думали, что через несколько недель о нём будетговорить вся контора.Случилось это так. Весна в прошлом году пришла рано. В одно прекрасное утро контора былаполна перешёптываний. Богарта видели в ресторане с девушкой. Они ели мороженое, и он смотрелна неё влюблёнными глазами.Через несколько дней его видели с этой же девушкой в самом тёмном углу парка. Они целовались.Через неделю их встретили на пляже.- Что-то надо сделать, - было общее решение.
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