8. Translate the following sentences into English: 1. Мимо пробежали дети. 2. Она посмела зайти за прилавок магазина, так
как очень торопилась. 3. Мне трудно судить о его знаниях физики. 4. Я всегда
сожалею о потерянном времени. 5. Я никогда не сомневалась в его честности.
6. К моему великому удивлению, он не страдает от угрызений совести. 7. Се-
годня холодно, не правда ли? — Наоборот, сегодня тепло 8. К моему большому
удовлетворению она подала заявление в институт. 9. Он блестяще подвел
к концу свое исследование. 10. Как я могу предлагать ей другую работу, если
она сожалеет обо всем.
9. Decide if the following statements are true or false 1. A new model T-Ford went pass the house, the driver turned the
car round the corner and disappeared. 2. He was a tall, lean man, with a
pale clean shaven face. 3. The Mother found the girl Sarah sitting at the
window. 4. Mother went back down stairs and found the black man in
exactly the position she had left him. 5. On Sunday he appeared at the
door and made a lot of noise. 6. Both Mother and Father questioned the
propriety of serving tea. 7. He was courteous and correct but he told
them nothing about himself. 8. Coalhouse Walker found nobody in the
room because they were not familiar with ragtime. 9. Though the music
filled the stairwell to the third floor Sarah still sat ignoring it. 10. The
music produced no effect on the family. 11. Father was very knowledge-
able in music and he put a lot of specific questions.
10. Complete each sentence with suitable words 1. Pulling up before the boy the driver idled his throttle and .......
2. The coloured man was respectful but ............................................
3. Mother could not ........................
4. He was dressed in the affectation of wealth to which ...............
5. This was the most she had said ...................................................
6. The colored man left a bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums which
.......................................
7. Mother was exhilarated by the situation. She ............................
8. Father questioned .....................................................
12. On the contrary he acted as if ………………
13. The music filled the stairwell to the third floor where ........
14. He had left the coat on the chair. He put it on and ignoring
them all .........