Контрольные задания > Задание 3. Прочитайте предложения. Преобразуйте слово в колонке справа так, чтобы им можно было заполнить пропуск в предложении. Впишите полученное слово в бланк ответов. В начале дан пример (0).
Set yourself (0) ... goals.
The end of the film was completely (1) ....
Who was it? Oh, it was an English tourist asking me for (2) ....
I hope I'll be able to (3) ... this fear of spiders.
Her husband is really (4).... He didn't remember when her birthday was.
The film was a complete (5) ... It didn't earn any money at all.
They managed to (6) ... the building and now it is a shopping centre.
That actor desperately wanted to (7) ... in the film business.
Some TV presenters want viewers to (8) ... them, perhaps because hating them actually makes people keep watching their TV shows.
Вопрос:
Задание 3. Прочитайте предложения. Преобразуйте слово в колонке справа так, чтобы им можно было заполнить пропуск в предложении. Впишите полученное слово в бланк ответов. В начале дан пример (0).
Set yourself (0) ... goals.
The end of the film was completely (1) ....
Who was it? Oh, it was an English tourist asking me for (2) ....
I hope I'll be able to (3) ... this fear of spiders.
Her husband is really (4).... He didn't remember when her birthday was.
The film was a complete (5) ... It didn't earn any money at all.
They managed to (6) ... the building and now it is a shopping centre.
That actor desperately wanted to (7) ... in the film business.
Some TV presenters want viewers to (8) ... them, perhaps because hating them actually makes people keep watching their TV shows.
Ответ:
Let's fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words:
(0) Set yourself achievable goals. (ACHIEVE -> ACHIEVABLE)
* Explanation: We need an adjective to describe the goals. 'Achievable' means 'possible to achieve'.
(1) The end of the film was completely predictable. (PREDICT -> PREDICTABLE)
* Explanation: We need an adjective here to describe the ending of the film. 'Predictable' means that it was possible to guess what would happen.
(2) Who was it? Oh, it was an English tourist asking me for directions. (DIRECT -> DIRECTIONS)
* Explanation: Here we need the plural form of the noun, meaning instructions on how to get somewhere.
(3) I hope I'll be able to overcome this fear of spiders. (COME -> OVERCOME)
* Explanation: 'Overcome' means to successfully deal with or control a problem or feeling.
(4) Her husband is really forgetful. (FORGET -> FORGETFUL)
* Explanation: We need an adjective to describe the husband's characteristic. 'Forgetful' means having a tendency to forget things.
(5) The film was a complete failure. (FAIL -> FAILURE)
* Explanation: Here we need a noun to describe the film. 'Failure' means a lack of success.
(6) They managed to restore the building and now it is a shopping centre. (STORE -> RESTORE)
* Explanation: 'Restore' means to return something to its original condition.
(7) That actor desperately wanted to succeed in the film business. (SUCCESS -> SUCCEED)
* Explanation: Here we need the verb 'succeed', meaning to achieve what you want.
(8) Some TV presenters want viewers to like them, perhaps because hating them actually makes people keep watching their TV shows. (LIKE -> LIKE)
* Explanation: In this case, the word 'like' is suitable without any transformation. 'Like' in this context means to find them pleasing or enjoyable.
Answers:
(0) achievable
(1) predictable
(2) directions
(3) overcome
(4) forgetful
(5) failure
(6) restore
(7) succeed
(8) like