Question

1. Fill in the missing word. Three words are extra. (писать только слова в два столбика по 5)

mounts, recovered, irresponsible, witnesses, murderer, foster, legal, separated, divorced, illegal, accident, burglar, threatened

1. They caught the _________ red-handed as he was carrying the stolen TV out of the house.
2. He _________ to tell the newspapers unless he got three thousand pounds.
3. Her parents didn’t get on well, so they decided to get __________.
4. It was _____________of him to allow this to happen.
5. When his parents were both killed in a car accident, he was placed with _________ parents.
6. As the pressure ____________in the run-up to the exams, a lot of teens feel stressed out.
7. When she __________from her husband, she moved to her parents’ house.
8. Not much has been said about the __________ since that time.
9. In Britain if you’re under 16 it’s ___________ to buy cigarettes.
10. The _________ was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Answer 1

1. They caught the burglar red-handed as he was carrying the stolen TV out of the house.

Они поймали грабителя с поличным, когда он выносил украденный телевизор из дома.

2. He threatened to tell the newspapers unless he got three thousand pounds.

Он пригрозил рассказать (об этом) в газетах, если не получит три тысячи фунтов.

3. Her parents didn’t get on well, so they decided to get divorced.

Ее родители не ладили и решили развестись.

4. It was irresponsible of him to allow this to happen.

Это было безответственно с его стороны.

5. When his parents were both killed in a car accident, he was placed with foster parents.

Когда его родители погибли в автокатастрофе, его поместили к приемным родителям.

6. As the pressure mounts in the run-up to the exams, a lot of teens feel stressed out.

По мере того, как накануне экзаменов давление нарастает, многие подростки испытывают стресс.

7. When she separated from her husband, she moved to her parents’ house.

Когда она рассталась с мужем, то переехала в дом родителей.

8. Not much has been said about the accident since that time.

С тех пор об аварии было сказано немногое.

9. In Britain if you’re under 16 it’s illegal to buy cigarettes.

В Великобритании, если вам меньше 16 лет, вам запрещено (считается незаконным) покупать сигареты.

10. The murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Убийца был приговорен к пожизненному заключению.