Ex. X, р. 243
1. The English Channel in its narrowest part (the Strait(s) of Dover) is only 32 km
wide. 2. The Highlands of Scotland is noted for its wild and desolate beauty. 3. The
rivers of Great Britain are of
no great value as waterways, some of them are joined
by means of canals. 4. The relief of Great Britain varies to a remarkable degree. 5.
They took advantage of their stay in London to brush up their English. 6. The chief
grain crops ar oats and barley. 7. Rivers in England are seldom frozen. Harbours are
ice-free. 8. Next to coal and iron, stone and slate are the most valuable minerals in
England. 9. The rich soil of south-east England is well cultivated. 10. The Welsh
Mountains are very rocky and difficult to climb. 11. The seas surrounding the Britis
Isles are very shallow, usually less than 300 feet deep. 12. Britain's complex geology
is one of the main reasons for its rich variety of scenery. 13. In winter
eastern Britain
faces the colder continent whereas western Britain faces the comparatively warm
Atlantic. 14. In most areas the farmer ploughs only the valley lands and the plains
where soils are deeper and richer. 15. There are various types of wild vegetation,
including the
natural flora of woods, fens and marshes. 16. The Lake District is
famous for its scenery.
Ex. XI, p. 244
1. Tom Ramsay spent two happy years in (many) different capitals of Europe. 2.
Blodwyn, gazing at the dark shapes of mountains before her, knew that rain would
fall before nighttime. 3. The semi circular windows were on the level of the floor. 4.
He was roaming about/walking the streets with two pence in his pocket and nowhere
to go for the night. 5. It was the string of pearls Miss Robinson was wearing and it
was estimated at/was worth 50 thousand pounds. 6. Larry had a wonderfully
melodious voice with a singular diversity of tone. 7. The
children were grateful for
the mechanical toys they had never seen before. 8. His hands were long but not large
for his size, shapely and at the same time strong. 9. She is twenty years older than
me. 10.Unlike the others both could speak good and fluent French. 11. They have
just had a terrific row. 12. I used to roam about the sweet- smelling meadows in the
evening. 13. He was not interested in your views on the
social and moral importance
of their relationship. 14. Though she had lost the fresh bloom of early youth, there
was not a tine on her forehead or under her hazel eyes. 15. The climate is sufficiently
diverse for both sub-tropical and sub-arctic plants to be
grown in the compass of the
British Isles. 16. The British farmer uses a relatively small tract of land producing all
kinds of/different products. 17. Tom ran around and stopped a foot or two from the
flower. 18. On account of/ Because of numerous'rapids the river is not navigable. 19.
Julia Pendleton liked to sit cross-legged on the couch just to show her lovely legs in
silk stockings.