Ex. III (B), p. 178

Unit Seven Ex. I (B), p. 177

1. Jackson had no hope of getting another job. 2. He had an unpleasant habit of interrupting people. 3. She had no intention of inviting him to her birthday party. 4. Mr. Cowlishaw ran the risk of ruining his career if he refused to do as Mrs. Clowes

wished. 5. He is the right person for me. 6. I am not familiar with the present state of affairs. 7. His refusal to give evidence was the main reason for their quarrel. 8. Avis grew up in a well-to-do family, she was an only child and, as she realized later, she knew nothing about life. 10. Sasha was the only boy in our group.

I

1. The audience was carried away by the music. There was complete silence in the hall. Nobody dared to stir. 2. He hated to upset her and gave in though he was convinced that she was wrong. 3. He was given a month's notice. 4. The appearance of the Invisible Man in ping gave rise to a lot of rumours (to a great deal of talk). 5. I was given to understand that there was no hope of (my) getting the (that) job (filling the (that) vacancy). 6. He decided to do it at his own risk. 7. He gave me to understand that he did not trust me. 8. Don't give way to despair, things are not so bad as they seem. 9. There is no risk (danger) of (your) catching cold if you put on a warm coat. 10. Crane had many rivals and he could not hope to win Kat-rina's heart, but he wouldn't.(refused to) give in. 11. Mrs. Packletide flushed as if Miss Mebbin had caught her red-handed. 12. Mrs. Packletide did not dare to give Miss Mebbin notice, but she made up her mind never to confide in her again. 13. The expedition was caught in a heavy snowstorm and the geologists were forced to spend the night in a small hut on the bank of the river. 14. Her book report left much to be desired. 15. A book in a bright cover caught my eye. 16. After the quarrel he was unable to look her in the fa:e. 17. He dared not confide (he didn't dare to confide) his secrets to anybody. 18. On the face of it the consul's plan looked absolutely safe and the Kid agreed. 19. His mother went out to work (left for work) early in the morning and Johnny was left to himself the whole day. 20. Eliza could no longer control herself and gave way to tears. 21. Gregg made a favourable impression on Lautisse and the latter decided to take him into his confidence.

II

1. Loona Bimberton's popularity grew more and more every day and it got on Mrs. Packletide's nerves. However, she did not want anybody to think that she was jealous of Loona, therefore she made up her mind to give a luncheon-party in honour of her rival.

2. She had already appointed a (the) date for the occasion, but had not yet invited her guests, when it occurred to her that she too might (could) gain popularity if she had in her drawing-room the skin of a tiger she had shot with her own hands. She was so carried away by the idea, that she could not sleep peacefully. So she set out at once for India.

3. One day she was told that an old tiger had appeared on the outskirts of the local jungle (at the edge of the jungle)! He had abandoned big-game killing and confined his appetite to the smaller domestic animals. "I advise you to take the opportunity and shoot that tiger. Just try, it won't be much of a risk (you won't run much risk, if you try)," said Miss Mebbin, her paid companion. "The people in the village can arrange it.

4. Mrs. Packletide gladly agreed. But on the day of the shooting party the tiger disappeared. At any rate he was not to be found anywhere: Mrs. Packletide was annoyed.

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