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4. When someone quits their job because they have health problems, you can say that they retire .... .

a) for security reasons; b) for health reasons; c) because they are very tired 5. Can you recommend something for an appetizer?

By this question the person ... .

a) wants the waiter to wish him good appetite; b) wants advice on the first dish; c) wants to recommend something

6. When you did something wrong, your boss asks you to ... .

a) get rid of it; b) forget it; c) redo it

7. — You have to pay the telephone bill today.

— ... .

a) I’m glad you remember. b) It’s not a big deal. c) Thank you for the reminder.

8. You just take the camera to the nearest store where they sell this brand, and they do ... .

a) the following; b) the settings; c) the rest

9. I tried to get him convinced, but it was pointless. I don’t want to go down that road again.

a) go in that direction; b) go along the highway; c) be in this situation R

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10. The situation has been ... . I say we don’t make any investments at the moment.

a) stable; b) rocky; c) weird

11. He didn’t have any good ... when he was growing up and he became a thief.

a) parents; b) role models; c) teachers at school

12. When you feel tired and stressed out after work, you can say: a) It’s been a rough day. b) My boss was rough today. c) My work was rough.

13. Craig is running things while the boss is away on a long vacation.

a) Craig is in charge of the office. b) Graig is running well. c) Things are running with Craig.

14. When you’re not going to be on time, you say:

a) We’re running out. b) We’re running late. c) We’re running back.

15. When someone says that in the long run something was good for them, they mean:

a) after some time it turned out to be good; b) after some time it turned out to be bad; с) it was not very good in retrospective look 16. I’ve just worked thirty hours running. I’m going to crash now.

a) on the run; b) straight; c) with short breaks

17. Cathleen has red eyes and ... . She must have caught a cold.

a) dirty hair; b) runny nose; c) itchy skin

18. One dishonest deal ... his career.

a) killed; b) ruined; c) made

19. When you lose a certain skill, you ... .

a) get old; b) get lazy; c) get rusty

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schedule

расписание, распорядок дня; планировать

• My schedule is pretty tight. / У меня плотное расписание.

• The meeting was scheduled for 4 pm. / Встреча была запланиро-

вана на четыре часа дня.

school

учебное заведение (школа, детский сад, университет)

• — Why are you at home? Do you not have classes? / Почему ты

дома? У тебя что, нет занятий?

— My school is on break this week. / На этой неделе у нас в школе

каникулы.

see

иметь деловую встречу

• — Let’s go out tonight. / Давай сходим сегодня куда-нибудь.

— I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m seeing my dentist. / Прости, я не могу.

У меня прием у стоматолога.

see

встречаться

• — I think you’re a very interesting person. Let’s get to know each other better. How about we go out for lunch? / Думаю, ты очень

интересный человек. Давай познакомимся поближе. Как на-

счет того, чтобы сходить пообедать вместе?

— I’d love to, but the truth is I’m seeing someone. / Я бы с удоволь-

ствием, но, сказать по правде, я не одна.

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see

убеждаться, организовать что-либо, позаботиться о

чем-либо

• — I promise it will never happen again. / Обещаю, это больше не

повторится.

— See that it doesn’t. / Да уж, позаботься об этом.

• — He will not help you unless you’re nice to him. / Он не будет вам

помогать, если вы не будете к нему добры.

— We’ll see about that. / А это мы еще посмотрим.

sell

продавать

• — What do they sell here? / Что здесь продают?

— Women’s clothing mostly. / В основном женскую одежду.

session

встреча, занятия, период чего-либо

• — We have another graffiti session next week. Are you in? / На сле-

дующей неделе у нас еще одна тусовка по граффити. Ты с нами?

— Sure! / Конечно.

set up

подстраивать, подставлять

• — I don’t understand what’s going on. / Я не понимаю, что проис-

ходит.

— I’ll tell you what’s going on. Your friend set you up. He only used you to get to the CEO. He is not going to share the money with you. / Я расскажу тебе, что происходит. Твой друг тебя под-