Progress Check 3
1. Complete with: survived, violent, sightings, humped, mythical, rustling, torture, dull, glimpse, illusion.
1 Many old castles used to have ..... chambers.
2 As the wind blew the leaves made a ..... sound.
3 The Kraken would create a ..... whirlpool to pull ships down to the bottom of the sea.
4 Cubist paintings often have ..... colours.
5 Every culture has stories of ..... creatures.
6 Nessie could be a dinosaur that somehow ..... .
7 We caught a(n) ..... of a weird-looking creature hiding in the bushes.
8 ..... of strange creatures have been reported by people all over the world.
9 People who see one picture inside another are experiencing an optical ..... .
10 Nessie has a long neck and a ..... back.
2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1 Kate was bored because she ..... (not/go out) all weekend.
2 We ..... (walk) for an hour when it started to rain.
3 This time last week we ..... (lie) on a beach.
4 After Bill ..... (mow) the lawn, he collected the grass cuttings for compost.
5 I didn't sleep well last night because I ..... (worry) about my exams.
6 Daniel felt ill last night because he ..... (eat) sweets all day.
7 John ..... (wash) the car when it started to rain.
8 Paul ..... (not/read) a book yesterday.
9 Wendy ..... (cook) dinner for over two hours before the guests arrived.
10 Jim ..... (not/finish) all his homework by the time he went to bed.
3. Form compound adjectives using these words: in, blue, well, deep, good.
1 Sam is a very ..... -looking man.
2 I have just arrived. What is the check-..... time in this hotel?
3 My nephew is a cute little ..... -eyed boy.
4 The Kraken was a ..... -sea monster from Norwegian legend.
5 Nessie is a ..... -known monster from Scotland.
4. Complete the gaps with the correct preposition.
1 Jack was nervous ..... camping in the forest.
2 Sue thought ..... a good idea to raise money.
3 Will knew ..... experience not to walk through the woods at night.
4 Have you heard ..... Bigfoot?
5 They succeeded ..... working out the answer.
5. Complete the gaps with the correct particle.
1 Eve came ..... with a great idea for a story.
2 Dave came ..... a secret passage in the castle.
3 A strange feeling came ..... me as I walked home.
4 I can't wait for Villeneuve new film to come ..... .
5 Lee feels ill. He must be coming ..... with the flu.
6. Match to form exchanges.
1 What do you think this means?
2 It might mean you are anxious.
3 What's the matter?
4 Shall we go to the art gallery?
5 That's horrible!
a Why not?
b I know!
c You could be right.
d I can't say for sure.
e I'm just a bit tired.
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### Ответы
#### 1. Complete with the correct word
1. Many old castles used to have **torture** chambers.
2. As the wind blew the leaves made a **rustling** sound.
3. The Kraken would create a **violent** whirlpool to pull ships down to the bottom of the sea.
4. Cubist paintings often have **dull** colours.
5. Every culture has stories of **mythical** creatures.
6. Nessie could be a dinosaur that somehow **survived**.
7. We caught a(n) **glimpse** of a weird-looking creature hiding in the bushes.
8. **Sightings** of strange creatures have been reported by people all over the world.
9. People who see one picture inside another are experiencing an optical **illusion**.
10. Nessie has a long neck and a **humped** back.
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#### 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form
1. Kate was bored because she **had not gone out** / **hadn't gone out** all weekend.
2. We **had been walking** for an hour when it started to rain.
3. This time last week we **were lying** on a beach.
4. After Bill **had mowed** / **had mown** the lawn, he collected the grass cuttings for compost.
5. I didn't sleep well last night because I **was worrying** / **had been worrying** about my exams.
6. Daniel felt ill last night because he **had eaten** / **had been eating** sweets all day.
7. John **was washing** the car when it started to rain.
8. Paul **didn't watch** / **did not watch** a DVD yesterday.
9. Wendy **had been cooking** dinner for over two hours before the guests arrived.
10. Jim **hadn't finished** / **had not finished** all his homework by the time he went to bed.
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#### 3. Form compound adjectives
1. Sam is a very **good-looking** man.
2. I had a nightmare about a **three-headed** monster.
3. My nephew is a cute little **blue-eyed** boy.
4. The Kraken was a **deep-sea** monster from Norwegian legend.
5. Nessie is a **well-known** monster from Scotland.
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#### 4. Complete the gaps with the correct preposition
1. Jack was nervous **about** camping in the forest.
2. Sue thought **of** a good idea to raise money.
3. Will knew **from** experience not to walk through the woods at night.
4. Have you heard **of** / **about** Bigfoot?
5. They succeeded **in** working out the answer.
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#### 5. Complete the gaps with the correct particle (Phrasal verb *come*)
1. Eve came **up** with a great idea for a story.
2. Dave came **across** a secret passage in the castle.
3. A strange feeling came **over** me as I walked home.
4. I can't wait for Spielberg's new film to come **out**.
5. Lee feels ill. He must be coming **down** with the flu.
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#### 6. Match to form exchanges
1. What do you think this means? — **d** (I can't say for sure.)
2. It might mean you are anxious. — **c** (You could be right.)
3. What's the matter? — **e** (I'm just a bit tired.)
4. Shall we go to the art gallery? — **a** (Why not?)
5. That's horrible! — **b** (I know!)
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### Объяснения и правила
#### Задание 1 (Лексика)
* **torture chambers** — камеры пыток (устойчивое историческое словосочетание).
* **rustling sound** — шелестящий звук (характерный звук листьев на ветру).
* **violent whirlpool** — яростный / бурный водоворот.
* **dull colours** — тусклые, приглушенные цвета (характерно для картин кубизма).
* **mythical creatures** — мифические существа.
* **survived** — выжил (прошедшее время от глагола *survive*).
* **catch a glimpse of** — устойчивая идиома «увидеть мельком / краем глаза».
* **sightings** — случаи наблюдения / свидетельства очевидцев.
* **optical illusion** — оптическая иллюзия.
* **humped back** — спина с горбом / горбатая спина (классическое описание Лох-Несского чудовища).
#### Задание 2 (Времена группы Past)
1. **Past Perfect** (*had not gone out*): действие произошло до того, как Кейт стало скучно в прошлом.
2. **Past Perfect Continuous** (*had been walking*): действие длилось в течение определенного времени (*for an hour*) непосредственно до момента в прошлом (*when it started to rain*).
3. **Past Continuous** (*were lying*): процесс происходил в конкретный точный момент в прошлом (*this time last week*).
4. **Past Perfect** (*had mowed / had mown*): предлог *after* указывает, что покос газона полностью завершился до следующего действия.
5. **Past Continuous** (*was worrying*): передает фоновый длительный процесс переживаний ночью.
6. **Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous** (*had eaten / had been eating*): результат предшествующего действия в прошлом.
7. **Past Continuous** (*was washing*): длительное действие в прошлом было прервано кратким событием в Past Simple (*started*).
8. **Past Simple** (*didn't watch*): простое констатирование факта с указателем времени *yesterday*.
9. **Past Perfect Continuous** (*had been cooking*): процесс длился (*for over two hours*) вплоть до прибытия гостей.
10. **Past Perfect** (*hadn't finished*): действие не было завершено к определенному моменту в прошлом (*by the time*).
#### Задание 3 (Сложные прилагательные)
* **good-looking** — привлекательный, симпатичный.
* **three-headed** — трехголовый.
* **blue-eyed** — голубоглазый.
* **deep-sea** — глубоководный.
* **well-known** — известный, знаменитый.
#### Задание 4 (Зависимые предлоги)
* **nervous about** — нервничать из-за чего-либо.
* **think of** — придумать что-либо (идею).
* **know from experience** — знать по личному опыту.
* **hear of / about** — слышать о ком-то / о чем-то.
* **succeed in (+ V-ing)** — преуспеть в чем-либо.
#### Задание 5 (Фразовый глагол *come*)
* **come up with** — придумать (план, идею).
* **come across** — случайно натолкнуться / обнаружить.
* **come over** — охватить, овладеть (о чувстве, эмоции).
* **come out** — выйти в свет / на экраны (о фильме, книге).
* **come down with** — слечь с болезнью, заболеть чем-либо.
#### Задание 6 (Диалогические клише)
* *«Что, по-твоему, это значит?»* $\rightarrow$ **«Не могу сказать наверняка.»**
* *«Возможно, это значит, что ты тревожишься.»* $\rightarrow$ **«Возможно, ты прав.»**
* *«В чем дело? / Что случилось?»* $\rightarrow$ **«Я просто немного устал.»**
* *«Не пойти ли нам в картинную галерею?»* $\rightarrow$ **«Почему бы и нет?»**
* *«Это ужасно!»* $\rightarrow$ **«Я знаю!»**