Choose the right item to complete the sentences. The novel was just great: I read a ... of pages and couldn't put the book down. a) pair b) two c) couple Here is your cup of coffee. Would you like anything ...? a) apart b) except c) besides It's not easy to predict what is ... us in the future. a) awaiting b) waiting c) expecting Travelling by train is not ... so thrilling as travelling by sea. a) quite b) quiet c) quietly Could you drop me ... on the corner of the road? Thanks very much. a) out b) in c) off Mr Smith looked at us ... but didn't say a word. a) nervousness b) nervous c) nervously I like listening to music or reading a magazine while travelling ... train. a) on b) by c) in Pirates kept their gold in huge wooden ... a) suitcases b) rucksacks c) trunks Is it a ... train or do I have to change? a) thorough b) through c) threw

Відповідь:

1)pair2)except 3)awaiting 4)quite 5)off 6)nervously 7)by 8) suitcases 9) thorough

Пояснення:

ответ:

1. the subject of the conversation is a job interview.

2. “hello, i’m calling in regard to the ad you placed in the new york times. are you still hiring? ”

3. one is an hr manager at a restaurant, the other potential employee. i believe they are related in this way, firstly because of the manager specifying the jobs responsibilities, and secondly because of the potential employees question about the amount of work nights.

4. i believe its a phone conversation. with the hr manager being at work, because work related calls are taken during working hours.

5. during the restaurants working hours, reason explained above.

6. the first interlocutor seems tired, he is acting in a condescending way- first explaining what the job entails and then, as if it wasn’t clear, specifying what it does not. the second one seems to feel slightly nervous, surprised to hear the responsibilities, but kind of shrugging it off.

7. “all right, please come in at 11 am tomorrow for training, looking forward to a productive time. goodbye! ”

“thank you! can’t wait to join your work family, see you tomorrow! ”

объяснение:

assuming it actually says waiting a table, and not at table.

- What are you doing?
- It's a secret. It'll be a birthday present for my Mom.
- Can I help you?
- Do you have any free time?
- Sure. Today is Saturday and I'll do my homework tomorrow, on Sunday.
- Will you find some splash-paper and pencils?
- I know, they are in the desk in my room.

Where do you sit at the lessons? I usually sit at the first desk.
He is not sitting at the first desk now. He is sitting at the second desk with his friend.
When did she buy this cake? She bought it in the morning and we are going to eat a half of it for dinner.
What is she doing now? She is putting butter on her bread and drinking strong tea with sugar in it.
My mother went by taxi after work last year when she worked in Moscow.
Hush! Your little brother is sleeping in the next room.