Column A Column B
pickled A eggs
poached B rice
steamed C vegetables
mashed D meat
roast E potatoes
B Fill in the correct word. There are three odd words.
Scissors pinch sprinkle nourishing basically bargain flea optician’s
It takes me some time to find a good ……….
Traditional Spanish tortilla, which is ………………… a thick potato omelette, is very popular dish.
You should add another ………….. of pepper to the sauce.
There is only one ……………… market in Russia.
………………… the salt and herbs over the top.
C Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
They won the first prize two years ……
just b. ago c. yet
We haven’t left the library …………
recently b. yet c. ever
………….have you been living here?
so far b. how long c. since
This place has changed …………our last visit.
for b. since c. already
Alex has been going out a lot ………….
Last b. recently c. yet
D Put the correct preposition.
Mary went …………the flu yesterday and she stayed at home.
Boys have gone ………..the kitten and caught it.
Don’t use this cheese! It’s gone ……….
Dad is so sad. He is going …………..a difficult time.
The price of oil has gone …………recently.
E Put the adjectives in the correct order.
There’s a/an cotton/English/new/nice cushion on the sofa.
Can you give me that striped/black and white/small/Chinese tea-pot?
Bob is a/an American/young/tall/excellent jumper.
Bring me a/an wooden/traditional/beautiful/Russian matreshka-doll, please.
I like your a/an Thai/silk/square/old/blue scarf.
F Complete the sentences using a lot of, a few, a little, much, many and the words money/minutes/time/sugar/people/days/things. There are some odd words.
I’d like …………………………..in my tea, please.
They leave for Italy in ……………………………
Let’s go now because we don’t have …………………….. before the film starts.
He’s going to be …………………………..late.
They found ……………………………….to buy at the eco-bazaar.
G Fill in the gaps with a/an/the where necessary.
Ann can play ………violin.
…….Browns left for their annual holiday to ………USA from …………..Heathrow Airport.
We go to …….Bolshoi Theatre once a year.
When ……car crashed it was going at 100 miles ………hour.
In ………. Paris we went on …….boat trip down…………River Seine.
H Complete the sentences using idioms: spill the beans/crying over spilt milk/one’s cup of tea/a piece of cake/take everything with a pinch of salt
The test is very easy. It’ ………………………………….
It’s no use…………………………………… you’ve done it badly.
Great! Cartoons are really …………………………………….!
When Liz tells you something you should……………………………….
Please don’t ……………………… It’s a secret.
Partial renewal or renewal of components comprises the intermediate renewal1 of
major or minor components - switches, crossings, worn rails, insulating rail-joints, etc.
- Day-to-day maintenance includes maintenance of desirable standards of all com-
ponents of railway track and alignment which can be done mechanically or manually.
(3) Day-to-day maintenance includes tamping, lining, patrolling and other tasks.
Complete renewal as well as earthworks and reballasting require both temporary speed re-
strictions (TSRs) and ’abnormal’ possession of the fine. Earthworks, reballasting and day-
to-day maintenance may require ‘abnormal’ possessions only, while partial renewal of
components requires, at the worst, a ‘normal’ possession.
(4) A ‘normal’ possession is one which requires no alteration to regular services. An
‘abnormal’ possession does require alterations, and sometimes it may take up to 50 hours
to carry out this work. Generally, a weekend ‘abnormal’ possession lasts some 15-20
hours.
Note: 1) intermediate renewal – средний ремонт.
Ex. 7. Search the text for the English equivalents of the following Russian
phrases:
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