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1 The order of the commander-in-chief
a) the commander’s-in-chief order; b) the commander-in-chiefs’ order; c) the commander-in-chief’s order; d) the commander-in-chief’s order’s
2 The house of Mr. Rochester
a) Mr.’s Rochester house; b) Mr. Rochester’s house; c) Mr. Rochester house’s; d) Mr. Rochester houses’
3 The novels of Dickens
a) Dickens’s novels; b) Dickens’ novels; c) Dickens novels’ d) Dickens’s novels’
4 The ball of the boys
a) the boy’s ball; b) the boys’s ball; c) the boys’ ball; d) the boys’ ball’s
5 The life of a bachelor
a) the bachelors’ life b) the bachelors’ life’s; c) the bachelor’s life’s; d) the bachelor’s life
6 A dress of a lady
a) the lady’s dress; b) the ladys’ dress; c) the lady’s dress’s; d) the lady dresses’
7 A distance of two miles
a) two mile’s distance; b) two miles’ distance; c) two mile’s distance’s; d) two mile’s distances
8 The crew of the ship
a) the ships’ crew; b) the ships’ crew’s; c) the ship’s crew; d) the ship’s crew’s
9 The theatres of Moscow
a) Moscows’ theatres; b) Moscow’s theatres’; c) Moscow’s theatres; d) Moscows’ theatres’
10 The mother of Mary and Ann
a) Mary’s and Ann’s mother; b) Mary and Ann’s mother; c) Mary’s and Ann mother; d) Mary’s and Ann’s mother’s
11 The fathers of Peter and John
a) Peter’s and John’s fathers; b) Peter’s and John fathers; c) Peter and John’s fathers; d) Peter’s and John’s fathers’
12 The children of my sister Irene
a) my sister’s Irene children; b) my sister Irene’s children; c) my sisters’ Irene children; d) my sister’s Irene’s children
13 The times of Peter the Great
a) Peter’s the Great times; b) Peter’s the Great’s times; c) Peter the Great’s times; d) Peters’ the Great times
14 This is a new edition of Esenin … poems ….
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
15 That man was Vera … and Nelly… old teacher … of music.
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) –
16 Those were Nick … and Kate … parent ….
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
17 We spent a week … holiday at the Barton ….
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18 We spent two week … holiday with the Barton ….
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19 The book is neither John … nor Mary ….
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20 It was neither John … nor Mary ….
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21 I haven’t heard anything of John … lately.
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22 I haven’t touched a single book of John ….
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23 Father took some money from his pocket and put it into my younger brother ….
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24 His eyes narrowed like a cat ….
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25 He moved around softly like a cat ….
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26 Vakhtangov … life was short but bright.
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
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27 The Bolshoi … theatre is one of the leading Moscow … theatre ….
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28 The Queen … of Belgium … visit to Moscow was timed to the Tchaikovsky … World Competition of Violinists and Pianists.
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
29 Tchaikovsky … house in Klin is now a museum.
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30 The wall … in the hunting club were decorated with mountain goat … and wild deer … horn ….
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
31 A great many scientist … took part in the First International Geophysical Year.
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
32 Many a time did he rewrite some of his novel … chapter … before submitting it to the reader … judgment ….
a) –s; b) ’s; c) s’; d) -
АРТИКЛЬ (THE ARTICLE)
1 Can you play … violin?
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
2 Translate these sentences into … English.
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3 Have you been to … United States of America?
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4 Where are … Alps situated?
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5 Are you fond of travelling by … air?
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6 … Atlantic Ocean washes the coasts of many countries.
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7 She is … tallest girl in the group.
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8 My day off is … Sunday.
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9 What is … English for «девочка»?
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10 … sun was getting warmer.
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11 … door is locked.
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12 Have you got... telephone?
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13 … telephone is out of order.
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14 It is dark on... landing.
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15 Do you like... dogs?
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16 Don’t tease... dog.
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17 Never try to stroke... dog if you don’t know it.
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18 … fountain-pen won’t write.
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19 Have you got... fountain-pens on sale?
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20 Where can I have... coat made to order?
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21 Where did you have... coat made?
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22 In this store they always have a wide choice in... coats and... suits.
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23 … suits are ready-made.
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24 Where is... key?
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25 How many flats are there in... house?
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26 How much are... dinner-sets? How many articles are there in... set?
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27 I’d like to have... hamburger for... breakfast.
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28 Pushkin is... outstanding Russian poet.
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29 Can you play... piano?
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30 Will you play... chess with me?
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31 At... night I had... terrible headache after I had drunk... lot of coffee in... evening.
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32 There is... bend in the road.
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33 Thomas Banks is... last person I want to see.
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34 My favourite subject at school was... History.
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35 He knows... history of the French Revolution well.
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36 Tom’s going to take... his fishing-rod.
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37 Could you phone later, please? Jane’s having... shower.
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38 The rent is 50 dollars... week.
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39 We often go to... theatre and to... cinema.
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40 Yesterday Dad came home at 8 o’clock, we had... dinner and then watched... TV. We went to... bed at 11 p.m.
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41 What... pity they haven’t come!
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42 I can’t find … letter which I received this morning.
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43 – By... way, have you heard anything from Tim lately? … last year he entered... Oxford University.
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44... President is going to open... new hospital in … capital … next month.
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45 Are you going to … country on... Saturday?
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46 They usually go... shopping on … Mondays, but … last Monday they didn’t do... shopping.
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47 Dad came to... school to see my teacher.
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48 «Do this exercise at... school and that one at … home», said our teacher in... loud voice.
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49 Could you tell me... time, please? - It’s... quarter past four.
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50 We are busy today, but we have... little time to spare tomorrow.
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51 The sweater was cheap. It cost only... few pound.
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52 To tell... truth, I didn’t expect to see him.
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53 It’s... high time you stopped being so lazy.
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54... earth goes round... sun.
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55... life is hard in that climate.
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56 What... lovely song!
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57 It took me one and... half hours to get there.
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58... half... dozen eggs, please.
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59 I went to... France last year, but I haven’t been to … Netherlands yet.
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60 I live in... Sovetskaya Street.
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61... Thames flows through... London.
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62... United Kingdom includes... Great Britain and... Northern Ireland.
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63 My train leaves from... Waterloo Station at 7.10 p.m.
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64 St. Bernard dogs are named after a monastery high up in... Alps.
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65... Queen Elizabeth II won’t speak on … TV tomorrow.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
66... USA is... fourth largest country in... world after... Russia,... Canada and... Republic of... China.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
67... English Channel is between... Great Britain and... France.
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68... Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of... London.
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69 … student Tom spent two years in... Africa.
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70... Houses of Parliament has over 1,000 rooms, and 2 miles of corridors.
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71 Would you like to go to... Kremlin?
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
72... Everest is the highest mountain in … world.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
73... West End is … symbol of … wealthy and luxurious life.
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74 Where’s... John’s raincoat?
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75... Pacific is … largest ocean on … our planet.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
76 Have you ever been to... Bolshoi Theatre?
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77 Does... Mark speak... Spanish?
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78 Show me... Canary Islands on this map, please.
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79 How much does it cost to stay at... Grand Hotel?
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80 Although the north of... Scotland is called... Highlands. … mountains aren’t high there -... Ben Nevis (1343 m) is … highest peak.
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81 I’ve made up my mind to go to... Black Sea … next summer.
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82 Two of my classmates entered... Moscow State University last year.
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83... Lake Baikal is … deepest one in … world.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
84... Urals are old and not very high.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
85... Volga is … longest river in... Europe; it flows from... Valdai Hills to... Caspian Sea.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
86... Riviera in... Caucasus is … most popular place in summer.
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88... Elbrus is … highest peak in... Europe.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
89... Hague, … city in... Western Netherlands near... North Sea, is … seat of … Dutch government.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
90... Strand opens into... Trafalgar Square, with its fountains,... Nelson’s Column,... Admiralty Arch and... National Gallery.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
91 Government offices line … Whitehall, and on the right is... famous Downing Street.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
92... Sahara is … great desert in... North Africa, extending from... Atlantic Ocean to... Nile.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
93... Philippines is … archipelago which consists of thousands of islands.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
94... West Indies is … chain of islands between... North and... South America.
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95 … turquoise surface of... Mediterranean is never so blue as that of... Adriatic.
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96 The travellers stared hard at … distant and blue masses of... Pyrenees.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
97 … Lake Ontario is one of … five Great Lake in … North America.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
98 On … Wednesday... Moscow Times published an article about Marcus Webb.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
99 Every morning during breakfast bagpipes are played outside … Queen’s dining-room in... Buckingham Palace.
a) the; b) a; c) an; d) -
100 … Statue of Liberty was … gift of friendship from … France to … United States.
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101 … judge asked … witness to tell … truth.
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102 … big books on … table are for my history class.
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103 There are only … few seats left for … tonight’s musical at … theatre.
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104 … Queen Elizabeth II is … monarch of … UK.
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105 What did you eat for … lunch yesterday?
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106 I’m having … few friends in for … coffee tomorrow evening.
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107 She lives on … top floor of … old house.
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108 Michael attended … London University.
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109 There is … good Italian restaurant nearby.
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110 Smiths bought … new house.
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111 My daughter is at … doctor’s.
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112 Rome is … old city.
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113 Have you ever visited … Hermitage?
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114 There is always … hope.
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115 Odeon is … largest cinema in the city.
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116 … price of … gold is going up.
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117 I am going to … Paris tonight.
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118 How much are... dinner sets nowadays?
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119 … chorus of young voices repeating … lesson came from … class-room.
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120... echo of her footsteps died away.
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121 Across the yard walked... young men in... black robes and … four-cornered hats.
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122 The yacht,... large and luxurious craft, lay at anchor in … bay.
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123... man, who had preceded her to … entrance, opened … door.
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124 He was evidently... man who had never in his life had … slightest doubt as to his abilities.
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125 Francis had made it a point in knowing... right people who would write about her.
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126 When I begin to feel drowsy, I change... heavy book I am reading for … lighter one.
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127 She shook her head trifle - just... trifle that was meant for «no».
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128 The door was opened after some delay by … very dirty child with... nose that needed attention.
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129... book that reads well gets soon dog-eared.
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130 … boy was casting frightened glances at... dentist who was getting ready.
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131 The man poured himself another glass of wine with... hand that shook with irritable anger.
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132... cover of... book attracts... attention of... children at once.
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133... head of the expedition was... man who had travelled a lot.
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134 Every morning he would come to... top of... hill to drink in the beauty of... pastures of which he felt himself... owner.
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135 He could not forget... face of... girl with... fine profile of... Greek statue.
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136 Mr. Drum was... large man with... head full of grey hair, rather unkempt.
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137 When the sprinter came to... finish... blood was pounding in his head and ears.
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138 … earth shook with... roar of... guns.
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139 When... race was over... winner made... traditional round of... track, carrying... wreath of victory.
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140 Tziolkovsky was... son of... forester.
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141 He was... single child.
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142 He was... only boy of... five children.
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143 What’s that place? – Mako’s Kraal. They have... school there. Young Mako is... teacher.
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144 I think I can give you... piece of... good advice.
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145 I am satisfied with... news I managed to get.
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146 … Napoleon had landed in … Cannes, and such... fatal news had ruined Amelia’s father.
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147 Where have you got such... important information from?
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148 He tried to piece together... information he got from different sources.
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149 How did you manage to stumble upon such... fine piece of... information while we were still in the dark?
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150 He received … evasive answer to his request for... work.
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151 He put away... work, assuring me that he had nothing to do that could not wait till the next day.
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152 I intended to do... little work before going to … bed.
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153 Look at the necklace. What... fine piece of... work!
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154... water is precious in this area and must be paid for.
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155 Don’t drink from this pond,... water is stale.
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156... coal of Newcastle is rich in carbon.
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157... coal gas is formed by burning... coal; it is... gas used for heating and illuminating.
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158... hot coal fell from... fire and burned … hole in the carpet.
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159 According to … Greek myth Prometheus stole... fire from Olympus to give it to … men.
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160 They built... fire to mark the place for … plane to land.
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161... air was filled with … odour of flowers.
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162 There was... air of importance about him.
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163 … tide was out and … children were digging in... wet sand.
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164 This is... tea I am particularly fond of. I don’t think there is... better tea than this.
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165... tea is cultivated in … south of … our country.
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166 «Two teas and... coffee, please, and some milk, too.»
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167 «What will you have for breakfast?» «... egg and … cup of... coffee.»
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168 A sandwich consists of two slices of... buttered bread with... meat,... fish,... egg,... cheese or something of the kind between them.
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169 I won’t eat... fish. It’s not fresh.
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170 The shark is... fish which is destructive to other fishes and dangerous to the man.
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171 Dishes, piled with … fruit, stood at either end of the table.
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172 In … week or two... fruit in our garden will be ripe.
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173 The old man’s head shook from side to side like … ripe fruit in the wind ready to drop.
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174 Andrew was … first to break … silence.
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175 We usually have... dinner at four.
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176 What shall we buy for... supper?
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177 They had... breakfast of … bread-and-butter and … omelette.
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178... dinner has been served.
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179 After this splendid performance they sat down to... supper.
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180 They had... filling but not-too-nourishing breakfast.
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181 They decided on... light supper.
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182... supper was fish and chips.
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183 At last... dinner came to an end, but the three went on sitting for a while over their coffee.
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184 I made his acquaintance at... official dinner.
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185 The consul gave... luncheon in honour of our delegation.
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186 He invited me to … restaurant and treated me to... expensive supper.
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187... room 215 is on... fifth floor.
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188 … car stopped at... corner of... Fifth Avenue and... 112th Street.
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189 I was very thirsty and took... second cup of tea, then... third and only after... fourth I felt that I had enough.
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190 We have made... first step, but it should be regarded only as... first step, as the beginning.
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191 We had better get on... 24.... route No. 9 will take us much more time.
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192 «Conductor, where do I get off to change to... bus 5?»
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193 They went by... seven o’clock train.
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194 I want two tickets for... two-fifteen.
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195 The train for Odessa leaves from... platform 1,... track 3.
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196 Many famous people were frequent visitors at Abramtsevo, among them... writer Gogol,... poet Shevchenko and... actor Shchepkin.
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197 Once upon … time there lived... doctor Aibolit who was … great friend of all animals.
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198... captain Barlow was what was called an «old sea dog».
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199 «Who operated on your son?» «... certain surgeon Kryukov.»
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200... brother Peter was the preacher of the community of Stilleveld.
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201 They met in Moscow,... Russian Oleg,... Indian Rudj and... Italian Antonio. And Moscow made them friends.
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202 Clyde thought that he,... nephew of the wealthy Griffiths, should be admitted into high society.
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203... Curie, husband and wife, were jointly awarded … Noble Prize for physics in 1903.
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204 Sir Christopher Wren,... great British architect, is... creator of St. Paul’s Cathedral and many other wonderful buildings in London.
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205 Democritus,... Greek philosopher, was known to his contemporaries as... laughing philosopher.
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206 I still keep wondering if I’m doing... right thing.
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207 You are... only person whose opinion is of any value to me in... present regrettable circumstances.
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208 He told her he hated... doctors.
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209... second bell sounded, and Mr. March began to walk into... theatre.
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210 They never read anything but... local paper, and... local papers report... London affairs in one line.
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211 It was... only birthday he had celebrated since he was... child.
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212 He was... most interesting man.
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213... young man listened to... conversation with... amused smile.
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214 She lives in... doll’s house at the back of the garden.
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215 They were promised... four days’ rest.
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216 She is out visiting... neighbour’s daughter.
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217 Thirty years before she taught at... smart girls’ school.
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