Решение задач «Linda has difficulty getting her ideas _________ to her parents»,
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Linda has difficulty getting her ideas _________ to her parents. It took Kelly two weeks to get _________ the flu. Sindy gave _________ Jo’s secret and now everyone knows it. Helen forgot to give Noll _________ his workbook. You have a lot of spare time in the morning. Why don’t you take _________ jogging? Alice is easy-going and cheerful. I suppose she takes _________ her mother. Amy shouldn’t turn _________ this job. It’s her chance. I’m sure Dave will turn _________ soon. Greg ran _________ his classmate in the shopping mall. We’ve run _________ salt. Can you go and buy some? Task 2 (24 points). Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb given. The team wouldn’t have lost the competition if the coach _____________ better. (work) Ann _____________ glasses when she reads. (use) If Lina were older, she _____________ alone. (travel) They _____________ to the gym unless they get tired. (go) We will go for a picnic as soon as it _____________ raining. (stop) If I _____________ the house, I wouldn’t get enough money to buy a new one. (not sell) Sarah _____________ her tests unless she had studied hard. (fail) If the washing machine broke down, I _____________ what to do. (not know) Only if the climate weren’t so hot, we _____________ live in this country. (can) When I _____________ sick, I always stay home. (feel) If Tom and Amy had visited us, we _____________ a good time together. (spend) Imagine I catch some fish, _____________ them for dinner? (you / cook) Task 3 (14 points). Change the sentences to reported speech. Use inform, remark, tell, ask, explain and others instead of say. Example: 0. Pam said, “Come here.” — Pam ordered me to come there. Ann said, “I will play tennis tomorrow.” _____________________________________________________________ Sally said, “I woke up early.” _____________________________________________________________ The teacher said to Greg, “You have to learn this poem by heart.” _____________________________________________________________ Jake said to his boss, “This is my first business trip.” _____________________________________________________________ May said, “I’m going to visit my granny next week.” _____________________________________________________________ Mike said, “Did your brother find a new job?” _____________________________________________________________ Kelly said to her mother, “Buy me a new dress.” _____________________________________________________________ Task 4 (12 points). Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice. Example: 0. The plumber fixed the sink. — The sink was fixed by the plumber. The secretary is preparing some important contracts for her boss. _____________________________________________________________ The businessmen will have reached the agreements by tomorrow. _____________________________________________________________ People all over the world watch these sports events. _____________________________________________________________ The employers should pay the employees more. _____________________________________________________________ Somebody stole Dave’s wallet in the shop. _____________________________________________________________ Molly hasn’t watered the flowers for three days. _____________________________________________________________ Task 5 (12 points). Fill in the gaps with the gerund, full or bare infinitive. My husband suggested _______________ by car instead of by train. (travel) It seems easy _______________ the problem. (solve) Children were looking forward to _______________ holidays in the summer camp. (spend) Mark tried to avoid _______________ mistakes in his essay. (make) Fred’s mother let him _______________ for a walk with his friends after he had done his homework. (go) Can you imagine _______________ a celebrity during your trip? (meet) Jake is used to _______________ up late on Sundays. (wake) Tom denied _______________ said these words. (have) Noll forgot _______________ the window when he left. (close) Alex has decided _______________ his distant relatives. (visit) Mia promised _______________ a card to her aunt. (send) The doctor made me _______________ pills when I was sick. (take) Task 6 (12 points). Combine the two sentences to one, using a relative pronoun. Example: 0. This is the office. I worked there. — This is the office where I worked. That is the girl. Tom spoke to her the other day. _____________________________________________________________ The Browns saw a man. His car was parked in front of the house. _____________________________________________________________ My parents like the house. They bought it three years ago. _____________________________________________________________ The bakery is the best in the city. We usually buy cakes and pies there. _____________________________________________________________ That is the town. I grew up there. _____________________________________________________________ The man is in the garden now. He is my uncle. _____________________________________________________________