Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 29 стр.

     4. “I must look just simply a wreck” describes:
        a) the girl’s eyes;
        b) her tired appearance;
        ñ) how she looks at her boyfriend;
        d) the state of her clothes.
D. Exercises
Fill in the correct preposition from the list below: in, for, of, about, on,
to, through, by, at, in, with.
       1. Go easy ... the sugar, he said.
       2. He was sitting ... his desk all evening.
       3. I’ll meet you ... the bus stop, she said.
       4. I have ordered some cream ... your coffee.
       5. Do you like milk ... your tea?
       6. I’ll put you ... the bus, he told her.
       7. He told the girl all ... the party the night before.
       8. He always went to work ... train.
Change the following sentences into exclamations, using What...!
       1. She wore lovely clothes. What lovely ...!
       2. He was a handsome young man.
       3. There were a lot of old ladies in the tea-room.
       4. She had beautiful blue eyes.
       5. The girl had had a nice cup of tea.
Change the following sentences by using used to or usually + verb.
       1. He is in the habit of swimming before breakfast.
       2. They were in the habit of drinking a lot.
       3. She has been in the habit of telephoning in the afternoon.
       4. We were in the habit of meeting at the tea-room on Saturdays.
       5. I am not in the habit of speaking to strangers.
E. After reading the whole story, answer these questions:
     1. How long had the girl been waiting at the table for the young
man to arrive?
     2. What was the young man’s occupation?
     3. Who did he say had thrown a party the night before?
     4. What did the girl say she had been doing the night before?
     5. What was it the girl said made her sick?
     6. Who was the young man going to call up after the girl left him?
     7. What was the girl going to do that evening?
     8. What colour were the tables in the tea-room?
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