Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the correct form. Translate the sentences into Russian. to apologize; connection; detail; to introduce; introductory; impossible; impression; impressive; nasty (2); to offer; offer; possibility (2); to postpone; postponement; to puzzle (2); to realize (2); solution; to solve; to suggest;
suggestion.
1. In physics as in chemistry there are problems which have not been ... to this day. 2. The ... of the human mind have not yet been studied properly. 3. He didn't ... his mistake until it was too late. 4. To be frank, her silence ... me; it was not at all like her to let such things pass unnoticed. 5. It was much later that I came to realize that the first ... was hardly ever correct. 6. The secretary was most helpful, in fact she herself ... to get in touch with the railway station and arrange for the tickets to be delivered the same day. 7. He phoned to ... for the misunderstanding saying it had all been his fault. 8. With the little time we have, it's no use going into ... . 9. It was at the professor's ... that some important changes were ... into the program of studies. 10. It was a promising ... and well worth thinking over. 11. You should not have made that remark. It sounded a bit
... . 12. It was agreed that the discussion should be ... for a couple of days. 13. He spent his days among books looking for a possible ... to the problem. 14. The bank clerk was extremely apologetic, yet firm, saying that no further ... of payments could be made. 15. I was blind not to have seen the ... between those two facts much earlier. 16. We were all ... at his behaviour, to say the least it was a little funny. 17. It was my friend who ... that the ... talk at the conference should be given by Professor Nikitin. 18. It took her some time to ... that there was something behind the question and it wasn't half as innocent as it sounded. 19. The house was badly in need of repairs, yet he had no ... to do anything about it at the moment. 20. He was greatly displeased to hear about my refusal to take part in the game, in fact he was quite ... about it. 21. Finding it ... to make his opponents see his point, he gave up. 22. The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts has an ... collection of paintings by Gauguin.
I knew we would have a wonderful New Year celebration, always did. My mum promised she would cook the festive dinner. She said she had asked dad to do the shopping. She also said they didn't need my help. They only wanted me to come in time to see the New Year in together with them.
Everything went wrong from the start.
Dad didn't do the shopping because his car had broken down. The day before New Year's Eve when dad fixed his car he could at last go and do the shopping. Unfortunately a snowstorm began. I tried my best to stop dad from going. It was difficult as I was talking to him on the phone. My mum joined in and we both thought it was too dangerous.
I asked my parents not to worry. I decided we could do something less traditional. I added I would buy a cake and some food and bring it myself as the weather was not bad where I was. I hoped the snowstorm would stop on New Year's Eve and I would safely arrive to celebrate the holiday with my parents.
The snowstorm did stop the next day but it brought down some electriity lines.
I arrived in time. We welcomed in the New Year by candle light, ate some food, had a relaxing talk and a good laugh.
It was a very unusual New Year but certainly unforgettable!