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НЕЛИЧНЫЕ ФОРМЫ ГЛАГОЛА

I. Найдите и исправьте ошибки в употреблении выделенных слов. В
некоторых предложениях ошибок нет.
1. What’s wrong with Helen? She looks worrying.
2. There was such an amusing film on TV last night that I stayed up until 2 a.m.
3. Bill wouldn’t feel tiring all the time if he went to bed earlier.
4. There’s a short-term vacancy at the local post-office, in case you are
interested.
5. They say she studied classics at Oxford so it’s hardly surprised she knows
Latin and Ancient Greek.
6. The number of students taking the university exam has steadily increased
year by year.
7. Millions of viewers tuned in to watch Dangerous Situations, largely because of
its excited plot.
8. I do think that people are always interesting in famous people’s private lives.
9. The vast majority of experts claim that a balanced diet and exercise are the
key to a long life.
10. Betty had toothache so she made an appointment with the dentist for the
following day.
11. Everyone was disappointing when the headmaster cancelled the trip at
the last moment.
12. Jim said he was surprised I didn’t like the film because he thought it was
just to my liking.
13. Please make sure all your child’s school clothes are marked with the
child’s name.
14. The interview was very tense at the beginning, but then the atmosphere
became more relaxing.
15. I never read the gossip column in the paper as I’m not interested in
celebrities’ lives.
16. Alice was so surprising at how tall her cousin had grown that she just
stood in the doorway and stared at him.
17. The number of school-leavers going on to university has declined since the
government introduced higher tuition fees.
18. The student whose essay on climate change wins the competition will have
his or her writing posted on the website of the world nature charity.

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19. Australia is an island continent whose climate ranges from tropical
rainforests to deserts and mountains covered with snow.
20. I am firmly of the opinion that money doesn’t always equal happiness or
result in a satisfying life.
21. I found it very excited to meet a footballer from our national team, as I had
never met anyone famous before.
22. There’s a wonderful nature reserve on the outskirts of my city, which is
completely unspoilt by human activity.
23. To her birthday party, my daughter invited five of her friends, none of
whom expressed any kind of thanks, which was upsetting, of course.
24. I had been really stressed, so I wanted the kind of holiday where you lie in
the sun and do nothing for a week.
25. I never thought I’d like folk songs as they seemed so bored when I was
young, but I listen to them a lot now.

II. Найдите и исправьте ошибки в употреблении выделенных слов. В

некоторых предложениях ошибок нет.
1. Alice’s parents were very surprising when she said that she’d never wanted
to go to university.
2. The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing
girl.
3. I think some of the personal questions asked on chat shows are often a bit
irritated for guests.
4. Maria’s already lent me a lot of money and I feel embarrassed asking her for
more.
5. On the day of my graduation, I felt both nervous and exciting about finally
getting my degree.
6. Amanda’s well qualified but unless she makes more effort, she’ll end up
unemployed.
7. The police have been searching for the stolen car for nearly a month now
without any luck.
8. The film was really excited but the actor who played the main part was rather
unconvincing.
9. Lee has made lots of money, but he is constantly worried that he might lose
it one day.

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10. I’m really interested in graffiti, and I think it’s a great way for young
people to express themselves.
11. It’s not surprised that people with little education and few skills are often
unemployed.
12. There’s so much traffic going into the city now that the authorities will
have to widen some main roads.
13. The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of
over 600 million records worldwide.
14. Monday was a school holiday and, unfortunately, it rained all day, so the
children kept telling me they were boring.
15. There’s nothing more irritated than trying to tie a shoe lace when one
end is much shorter than the other.
16. Recently, we’ve seen a fascinating trend on social media — a series of
challenges that involve people doing unusual things.
17. More than two-thirds of all astronauts suffer from motion sickness while
travelling in space, which can last as long as a few days.
18. When in England, be sure to wander through the winding streets of York
and walk along the ancient city walls that are over 700 years old.
19. Technological change happens so fast that an exciting new device is old
and bored after only a few years.
20. My dad said he felt very dissatisfied with the quality of the food at the
restaurant and he complained to the waiter, which was rather embarrassing.
21. There’s no need to say that endangered species, which are rarely seen
outside the zoo, are a great attraction.
22. Although a lot of interest has been shown in my house, the majority of
potential buyers seem surprising at how small it is.
23. As the skies around the world’s airports get more and more crowded, the
number of potentially dangerous incidents is increasing.
24. The company Planet Ocean has plans for an excited underwater hotel,
which they hope to build in locations all over the world.
25. The number of fitness and health clubs and gyms is becoming even more
widespread, catering to both men and women of all ages and from all
backgrounds.

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III. Найдите и исправьте ошибки в употреблении выделенных слов. В
некоторых предложениях ошибок нет.
1. You need to take a holiday to get away from the bored routine of the office
for a while.
2. There will be hundreds of people waiting to greet the champions, so you’d
better be there very early.
3. Liddy didn’t want to change school, but it was surprised how quickly she got
used to the new one.
4. I love going to the theatre, but I am often disappointed by the show itself,
which fails to live up to my expectations.
5. I have never been very interested in science but this was such an excited
book that I couldn’t put it down.
6. Jenny, who’s fifteen, is angry with her parents as she is punished for coming
home after 11 p.m., but everyone else’s parents let them stay out late.
7. Surfing can be frightened at first sight as you don’t know what you’re
doing, but then the more you practise, the easier it becomes.
8. While travelling, it’s often much easier to buy sweets and snacks than to
find healthier options such as fruit or a salad.
9. You may be surprising to learn that Hitchcock started making movies as
early as the 1920s, when most films were silent.
10. They were looking for self-motivated people who could take the
initiative and work on the project on their own.
11. Salt, whose qualities have been known since prehistoric times, is used in
almost every dish in the world and is admired by millions of people.
12. When giving a presentation, be enthusiastic — it will help to make your
audience stay interesting in what you have to say.
13. Alice had become increasingly boring in her job, so she resigned from the
company in order to take up a more challenging post.
14. They’re going to pull down the house whose walls have been damaged by
the flood and then they will ask for a loan to put up new walls.
15. I find it excited to see people achieving new records in athletics and I’m
always amazed at the skill of football and rugby players.
16. The teacher drew a very confusing diagram on the board; the
disappointing students said that they couldn’t understand it.

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17. Researchers have discovered that the speed at which people drive can be
dramatically affected by the speed of the music that they are listening to in
their cars.
18. Sam was tired of commuting such a long way, so he was quite exciting
when a local company offered him a job.
19. I was trying to write up some of my reports, but the children kept
interrupting me and I just became irritating.
20. I’ve always been interesting in the law, so when a friend offered to take
me to see a court case, I couldn’t turn her down.
21. Illegal downloading is said to be the most common global crime, with an
estimated 30 billion songs downloaded since 1999.
22. The most excited developments in architecture these days are to be
found in Asia, where cities are developing at an amazing speed.
23. The opening ceremony in Qatar was much more excited than the
ceremonies held in Sydney and Atlanta.
24. By choosing a career in advertising or public relations you will be in this
complex and excited business of communication.
25. People have always been interested in how animals communicate, and
scientists are doing a lot of research in this area. Hopefully, they will discover
something interesting.

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