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6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and postlogues:
1. When I lifted the jug up, the handle came .off. .2. The child loved to watch the stars come .out.. at night. 3. Her hair come .down.. to her shoulders. 4. Come .on.., child, or we'll be late! 5. The meaning comes .out.. as you read further. 6. I've just come .by.. a beautiful poem in this book. 7. How did this dangerous state of affairs come .about.. ? 8. At this point, the water only comes .up to.. your knees.
9. Can you help me to open this bottle? The cork won't come .off...
10. I came .by.. an old friend in the library this morning. 11. I'm going away and I may never come .back?.. . 12. I hope he came .by.. all that money honestly. 13. It was a good scheme and it nearly came .out... 14. When he came .to.. he could not, for a moment, recognize his surroundings. 15. How's your work coming .on.. ? 16. Will you come .out.. for a walk after tea?
7. Choose the right word:
object(s) — subject(s); to object — to oppose; to obtain — to come by; to happen — to come about; to yield — to give in
1. How did you .come by.. that scratch on your cheek? 2. I haven't been able .to obtain.. that record anywhere; can you .come.. it for me? 3. The accident .happened.. last week. 4. How did it .come about.. that you did not report the theft until two days after it occurred? 5. After months of refusing, Irene .subjected.. to Soames and agreed to marry him. 6. Mr Davidson had never been known ... to temptation. 7. He become an .object.. of ridicule among the other children. 8. There were many .subjects.. of delight and interest claiming his attention. 9. My favourite .subject.. at school were history and geography. 10. The .subject .. of the painting is the Battle of Waterloo. 11. Ruth had .opposed?.. his writing because it did not earn money. 12. Like many of the scientists he had been actively .objected.. to the use of the bomb. 13. I .oppose.. most strongly to this remark.
9. a) Find the Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs:
1. Easy come, easy go. – Бог дал, Бог взял. Легко пришло, легко ушло
2. Everything comes to him who waits. – Кто ищет, тот всегда найдёт. Ищите и обрящете. К тому, кто ждёт, все придёт. Ср. Кто ждёт, тот дождётся
3. A bad penny always comes back. (Ein falscher Pfennig kommt immer zurück.)
4. Christmas comes but once a year. – Рождество раз в год бывает, но когда оно приходит - с собой веселие приносит. Смысл: праздник бывает не каждый день
5. Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. – Проклятия, подобно цыплятам, возвращаются на свой насест. Ср. Не рой другому яму, сам в нее попадешь. Отольются кошке мышкины слезки
6. Tomorrow never comes. – "Завтра" никогда не наступает. Ср. Не корми завтраками, а сделай сегодня. У завтра нет конца. Завтраками сыт не будешь
7. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. – (J. Keats) — Прекрасное создание всегда являет радость.
8. A little learning is a dangerous thing.