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— The boss is going to be here soon. No one was expecting him. /

Скоро приедет босс. Никто его не ждал.

Exercises

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1. Joanne’s marriage is ... and she’s not even trying to save it.

a) getting better; b) revitalized; c) falling apart

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2. Do you have any money to fall back on in case you lose your job?

a) to use as financial support; b) to put in a bank; c) to borrow from a friend

3. She falls for his lies every time he gets back home in the middle of the night and tells her he got held up at work.

a) doesn’t want to listen to; b) stumbles and falls down; c) believes totally 4. The deal will ... if you fire Lindson. He’s the only person in the company who can do it.

a) succeed; b) fall through; c) survive

5. Come on! I’m not being serious! I’m just ... !

a) trying to be your friend; b) faking you out; c) enjoying myself 6. My mom is ... . It’s a damned if you do and damned if you don’t thing with her. She always sees something bad in any situation.

a) hilarious; b) a very good person; c) a wonderful woman; d) a fault-finder 7. When your friend asks: “What do you feel like doing tonight?” he means: a) What do you want to do? b) Do you want to go out? c) Are you feeling better?

8. Why is the price so low? There’s something fishy about it.

a) suspicious; b) exciting; c) extraordinary

9. The light is blinking. Can you ... ?

a) turn it off; b) fix it; c) get rid of it

10. I’ve been working on this project way to long. I want to finalize it by the end of this week.

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11. You’re ... . You’re pretty and smart.

a) a rare find; b) a very nice woman; c) a very good boss

12. Henry ... last week. He’s now looking for a new job.

a) was hired; b) was fired; c) got asked to go into work

13. There were hitchhikers on the side of the road. They were trying to flag down a cab.

a) get on a bus; b) stop a cab; c) call the police

14. I flat out hate this city. It’s overcrowded. The air is bad. The traffic is horrid!

a) I totally hate this city. b) The city is flat. c) I have a flat in this city 15. M a n : You are so beautiful!

W o m a n : You’re .... .

a) making me happy; b) asking me out; c) flattering me

16. — Do you want to come on Wednesday or Thursday?

— Any day you can make it. It’s ... .

a) optional; b) flexible; c) very important

17. Your friend is not employed in a company. He works from time to time. You can say about him:

a) He’s a very lazy person. b) He thinks that work is not important in life. c) He works freelance.

18. Karen had a date last night. She ended up being terribly frustrated.

a) Karen had a good time. b) Karen wants to see this guy again.

c) Karen was disappointed.

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I’m game if you are.

Я заодно с тобой. Я пойду, если ты пойдешь. (Так го-

ворят, когда соглашаются поучаствовать в чем-либо.)

• — Do you want to go camping with our classmates? / Хочешь пой-

ти в поход с нашими одноклассниками?

— I’m game if you are. / Я пойду, если ты пойдешь.

gas

бензин, топливо

• Excuse me! Is there a gas station around here, please? / Прости-

те! Здесь поблизости есть заправочная станция?

get

получать, иметь

• I need to get some cash. Is there an ATM around here, please? /

Мне нужны наличные. Здесь поблизости есть банкомат?

• Winters are not very cold here. But we get a lot of snow. / Зимы

у нас не очень холодные. Зато много снега.

• — Hello! This is May Sachs on the phone. I was wondering, can I get a flight from Miami to New York this afternoon? / Здрав-

ствуйте! Это Мей Сакс. Я хотела узнать, есть ли рейс

из Майами до Нью-Йорка сегодня днем?

— I’m sorry, but nothing is flying out. / Простите, но ни одного

рейса нет.

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get

приезжать, приходить

• — How did you get there? / Как ты туда добрался?

— By car. There’s no public transportation at all. / На машине. Об-

щественный транспорт там не ходит.

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покупать

• — Those are lovely shoes! / Какие красивые туфли!

— Thank you! / Спасибо!

— Where did you get them? / Где вы их купили?

— I got them in London. / В Лондоне.

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приносить

• — Can you get me a glass of red wine, please? / Не могли бы вы

принести мне бокал красного вина?

— Sure, sir. / Конечно, сэр.

get

звать, доставать