Сборник упражнений по грамматике английского языка - В. Каушанская 5 стр.


WORDS DENOTING STATE



Exercise 1. Point out the words denoting state. Translate into Russian.

1. The afternoon was full of transfiguring sunshine, some Judas trees were abloom in the villa gardens... (Wells) 2. I did not mind for myself. I should not have cared if had been alone. (Du Maurier)3....his soul was all ablaze with bliss... (Twain)4. We are not afraid of the truth. (Gow and D’Usseau)5. The rest of his costurne... were the things he had worn at the funeral of his father. So nearly akin are human joy and sorrow. (Wells)6. The lieutenant... Jay asleep on the other bed. (Hemingway)7. He lit a pool of paraffin on the scullery floor and instantly a nest of wavering blue flame became agog for prey. (Wells)8, He [Mr. Polly] rattled and stormed and felt the parlour already ablaze behind him. (Wells)9. But Mr. Polly's establishment looked more like a house afire than most houses on fire contrive to look from start to finish. (Wells)10. You know- everything there is to know about me. There's not much, because I have not been alive for wery long. (Du Maurier)П. He did not answer. I was aware again of that feeling of discomfort. (Du Maurier)


THE VERB



Exercise 1. State the morphological composition of the verbs.

To worry, to precipitate, to forbid, to retire, to retell, to do away, to whitewash, to whiten, to ascend, to apologize, to engage, to enfold, to give in, to decompose, to translate, to transport, to browbeat, to subscribe, to subordinate, to run away, to underestimate, to backbite, to mislead, to forget, to succeed, to disobey, to take off, to overrun, to satisfy, to recede, to come in, to resign, to superintend, I to descend, to blackmail, to put up, to unbind, to win, to counteract, to go on, to forecast, to befriend, to go away, to lie, to predispose.


Exercise 2. Point out notional, auxiliary, modal, and link verbs.

She went into the drawing-room and lighted the fire; then, picking up the cushions, one by one, that Mary had disposed so care-1 fully, she threw them back onto the chairs and the couches. That] made all the difference; the room came alive at once. As she wasi about to throw the last one she surprised herself by suddenly hugging it to her, passionately, passionately. But it did not put ou the fire in her bosom. Oh, on the contrary!

The windows of the drawing-room opened onto a balcony overlooking the garden. At the far end, against the wall, there wasi a tall, slender pear tree in fullest, richest bloom; it stood perfect,' as though becalmed against the jade-green sky. Bertha couldn't! help feeling, even from this distance, that it had not a single bud] or a faded petal. Down below, in the garden beds, the red and yellow tulips, heavy with flowers, seemed to lean upon the dusk. A grey cat, dragging its belly, crept across the lawn, and a black; one, its shadow, trailed after. The sight of them, so intent and scj quick, gave Bertha a curious shiver. Really — really — she had everything. She was young. Harry and she were as much in love as ever, and they got on together splendidly. She had an adorable baby. They didn't have to worry about money. They had this absolutely satisfactory house and garden. (Mansfield)


Exercise 3. Point out all the verbs. State whether they are transitive oi intransitive. Translate into Russian.


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She had spoiled his life, wounded his pride to death, de frauded him of a son. (Galsworthy)2. The door opened, and a thick set heavy-looking young man entered... (Eliot)3. The paddock was fairly well filled with people and they were walking the horses around in a ring under the trees behind the grandstand. (Hemingway)4. Fleur did not answer. She stood for a moment looking at him and he mother... (Galsworthy)5. After turning the matter over and con suiting with Irene, he wrote to his daughter, Mrs. Val Dartie.. (Galsworthy)6. The soldiers pushed the foreign workers into groups and led them off. (Heym)7. Hughson marched him up to a sort of jarge desk that was all glass and shining metal. (Priestley) 8. While she stood hesitating, the door opened, and an old man came forth shading a candle with one hand. (Hardy)9. Fleur looked at her watch and rose. (Galsworthy)10. It was Fleur's turn now. She spoke of dogs, and the way people treated them. (Galsworthy)jl. The stream which worked the mill came bubbling down in a dozen rivulets. (Galsworthy)12. He was waiting for us... at the public house; and asked me how I found myself, like an old acquaintance. I did not feel, at first, that I knew him as well as he knew me, because he had never come to our house since the night I was born, and naturally he had the advantage of me. (Dickens)


TENSES IN THE ACTIVE VOICE



Exercise 1. Insert the Present Indefinite or Future Indefinite.

1. When you __ to Martin, we shall often meet, (to be married) (Murdoch and Priestley) 2. Wait here, in case I __ you. (to want) (Collins)3. Where __ you __ "when the seminary __, Padre? (to go, to close) (Voynich)4. Give me the railway guide, and I'll tell you when he __ here to-morrow, (to be) (Collins)5. You __ here till it __ time to go to the barrier, (to stay, to be) (Voynich) 6. If you __ me who you are I __ the dog on you. (to tell — negative, to set) (Abrahams)-7. I'm going abroad next week. I don't know when I __ back, (to be) (Greene)8. My father-in-law is asleep... As soon as he __, he will, I know, want to see you. (to wake) (Christie)9. I __ Blackstable till I __ your wife, (to leave — negative, to be) (Maugham)10. You must wait, my friend, before you __ an answer to that question, (to get) (Christie) 11. Will you wait a minute while I __ the manuscript? (to look through) (Voynich)12. If you __ not to tell mother, I __ you something, (to promise, to tell) (Voynich)13. "I want to see Annette." I don't know if she __ you." (to see) (Maugham)14. I a,m sure you'll like him when you __ him. (to see) (Maugham) 15. Heaven knows when your poor child __ England again, (to see) (Dickens)16. "Do they know when he __ in?" asked Charlie, (to be) (Priestley) 17. The day will come when you __... why I am silent even to you. (to know) (Collins)18. She'll then be sent to some place of detention for a time. However, after a reasonable interval she'll be allowed to leave, provided she __ in Austria, (to stay — negative) (Hilton)


Exercise 2. Translate into English, using the Future Indefinite or Present Indefinite.


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1. Вы опоздаете на поезд, если не возьмете такси. 2. Я не Уйду, пока вы не вернетесь. 3. Мне хотелось бы узнать, когда ваша сестра вернется в Ленинград. 4. Мне хотелось бы узнать точный день, когда ваша сестра вернется в Ленинград. 5. Я нё| могу с уверенностью сказать, будет ли он на собрании, но если оа придет, то обязательно выступит в прениях. 6. Пока дамы будут у себя в комнатах, я спущусь вниз и постараюсь раздобыть тебе что-нибудь поесть.




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1. Когда я ее [Олю] найду... и привезу сюда, то позову тебя. (Чаковский) 2. Я не уйду, пока не получу ее адрес. (Чакоеский) 3. Когда мне исполнится двадцать три года, я женюсь на ] ней. (Куприн) 4. Если вы меня не убьете, то я не промахнусь. I (Лермонтов)5. Не знаю, удастся ли мне объяснить тебе как еле- ] дует... (Короленко) 6....а его (Сережи] нет, не знаю даже, когда вернется. (Слепухин)



Exercise 3. Insert the Present Indefinite or Present Continuous.

1. "Where is Kitty?" "Susan __ her to bed." (to put) (Collins) 2. Light __ more quickly than sound, (to travel) 3. I should like to know why you __ always __ (to read) (Maugham)4. "Sorry, Ted. I must go. I'm late." "Where __ you __ ?" "I __ to have tea with Nurse Hopkins." (to go, to go) (Christie)5. He __ best, who __ last, (to laugh, to laugh) 6. I don't interrupt people when they __ (to read) (Collins)7. I never __ him doing any work there, whenever I __ He __ behind a bit of glass all day. (to see, to go in, to sit) (Jerome K. Jerome)8. Actions __ louder than words, (to speak) 9. Robert __ just now __ to my uncle, and they __ hands, (to speak, to shake) (Ch. Bronte)10. And now my written story ends. I look back, once more — for the last) time — before I close these leaves. I __ myself, with Agnes at my side, journeying along the road of life. I __ our children and our friends around us; and I __ the roar of many voices, not indifferent to me as I travel on. (to see, to see, to hear) (Dickens) 11. "Why __ you __ ?" she cried. "Because you __ nonsense." (to answer — negative, to talk) (Maugham)12. Every star __ its own orbit, (to have) 13. My tooth-brush is a tiling that haunts me when I __ and __ my life a misery, (to travel, to make) (Jerome K. Jerome)14. This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It __ a wonderful sale, (to have) (Leacock) 15. A stitch in time __ nine, (to save) 16. "I've got fever, Kong," gasped Skelton. "Get me the medicine chest and blankets, I __ to death!" (to freeze) (Maugham)17. That's the way she always __ (to talk) (Twain)18. I'm so careless. I __ always __ my bag about, (to leave) (Maugham)19. "Hallo, darling. You _ very tragic." (to look) (Christie)20. I __ to you house next Thursday, (to come) (Hilton)


Exercise 4. Translate into English.


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1. He говорите так громко. Я вас хорошо слышу. 2. Становится темно. 3. Я уезжаю в Москву на будущей неделе. 4. Когда бы я ни пришла к вам, вы всегда работаете. 5. Где ваш брат? — Он провожает приятеля. 6. Пароход уходит завтра. 7. Я слышу шаги. Кто-то идет сюда. 8. Не беспокойте его, когда он работает, д. Мой брат завтра уезжает в Москву. 10. Вы чувствуете себя лучше сегодня?




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1. Где же новый твой приятель?.. — Его нет дома; он обыкновенно встает рано и отправляется куда-нибудь. (Тургенев)2. Ее глаза сияют, когда она говорит с Пламеневым. (Пермяк)3. Знаешь ли ты, о чем я думаю? (Тургенев)4. Вы едете в Ставрополь? (Лермонтов)5. Тебе нравится моя сестра? (А. Толстой)6. Поднимитесь наверх. Вас ждет Валентина Павловна. (Тендряков)7. Баклажанов! Почему ты не ешь? (Булгаков) 8. Здравствуй... Как себя чувствуешь? (Тендряков)9. В школе занятия начинаются в девять часов утра. (Пермяк)10. Нет! я не всегда смеюсь! Д вовсе не веселый человек. (Тургенев)11. Ты влюблен, Андрей Петрович?.. Ты не отвечаешь мне... Отчего ты не отвечаешь? (Тургенев)12. Мама, кто это свистит? (А. Толстой)13. Ее голос недурен, но поет она плохо. (Лермонтов)14. Виктор, ты меня слышишь? — настойчиво спросил Завьялов. (Чаковский)



Exercise 5. Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous.

1. Montanelli entered the room where Arthur __ for him at the supper table, (to wait) (Voynich)2. Miss Marple's telephone rang when she __ (to dress) (Christie)3. I lighted my pipe afresh and nodded to him to show that I __ (to listen) (Leacock) 4. Leila felt the girls __ really __ her. They __ towards the men. (to see — negative, to look) (Mansfield)5. The Sergeant __ when his clients __. (to write, to enter) (Dickens)6. She __ constantly __ me to lunch and dine with her and once or twice a year. __ me to spend a week-end at her house in the country, (to ask, to invite) (Maugham)7. Gretta had the feeling that everyone __ at her, and she __ her eyes... (to look, to lower) (Caldwell)8. For some seconds she stood watching him and both __ very quickly, (to think) (Weils) 9. They walked on a little and then he __ she __ (to see, to cry) (Maugham)10. I looked at the First of the Barons. He __ salad, (to eat) (Mansfield)11. Clyde __ as she talked how different she was from Hortense. (to think) (Dreiser)12. Sir Henry looked into the lounge... In the lounge Hugo McLean __ a crossword puzzle and __ a good deal over it. (to do, to frown) (Christie)13. The storm grew worse and worse, and the rain fell in torrents, and little Hans could not see where he __. (to go) (Wilde)14. It was warm and cosy in the kitchen when he walked in. Madam Perier __ and her husband __ a Paris-Soir. Annette .— stockings, (to cook, to read, to darn) (Maugham)

1. Когда Давид приехал, Хэм уже ждал его. 2. Когда декан вошел в аудиторию, тов. Петров делал доклад. 3. Когда туристы вернулись, они увидели, что машина их уже ждет. 4. Она постоянно говорила о своем ребенке. 5. Том Сойер не мог играть со своими приятелями. Он белил забор. 6. Миссис Гуммидж постоянно жаловалась на холод.




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1. «Когда я прошлой осенью готовился к вступительным экзаменам, я познакомился со многими студентами», —сказал Артур. 2. Уже солнце садилось, когда я подъехал к Кисловодску. (Лермонтов)3. Становилось темно. (Чехов)4. Около семи часов вечера я гулял на бульваре. (Лермонтов)5. Я сидел у окна, когда услышал стук их кареты.(Лермонтов)6. Она [Катя] беспрерывно краснела. (Тургенев)7. Час спустя Павел Петрович уже лежал в постели с забинтованной ногой. (Тургенев)8. Гости Маркелова еще спали, когда к нему явился посланец с письмом от его сестры. (Тургенев)9. Они вышли, когда было еще светло и дул сильный ветер. (Чаковский)10. Алехин подвинул свой стул ближе к столику, за которым играли два старика. (Котов)11. Он (Егор Семенович] работал с утра до ночи, все спешил куда-то. (Чехов)12. От двух до пяти Нежданов сидел у себя в комнате. (Тургенев)13. Она проснулась в ту самую минуту, когда я входил в комнату. (Достоевский)



Exercise 7. Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous.

1. She heard him sigh while he __ (to read) (Collins)2. While the water __, Ma Parker began sweeping the floor, (to heat) (Mansfield)3. While he __ the tea she __ him. (to make, to watch) (Abrahams)4. Mrs. Presty __ at him with some anxiety on her daughter's account, while he __ the message on Randal's card, (to look, to read) (Collins)5. It was quite late at night, and the brother __ aloud while the sister __, her needle, when they were interrupted by a knocking at the door, (to read, to ply) (Dickens)6. While Mrs. Calligan __ the table Mamie went to her room and Aileen followed her. (to set) (Dreiser)7. While the doctor __, Mrs. Presty __ her own conclusions from a close scrutiny of Mr. Sarrazin's face, (to speak, to draw) (Collins)8. While he __ he __ the doorbell, then voices, (to wash, to hear) (Abrahams) 9. While the gendarmes __ the room, Arthur __ waiting on the edge of the bed. (to ransack, to sit) (Voynich)


Exercise 8. Insert the Present Perfect or Past Indefinite.

1. You __ never __ me why you're called Tony when your name is James, (to tell) (Galsworthy)2. 1 __ her name in the papers rather often of late, (to see) (Maugham)3. "The rain __, carino," Montanelli said after sunset. "Come out; I want to have a talk with you." (to stop) (Voynich)4. " __ you __ a job?" "There are none." (to find) (Galsworthy)5. " __ you __ all the necessary preparations incident to Miss Sedley's departure, Miss Jemima?" asked Miss Pinkerton. (to complete) (Thackeray)6. His father __ just a week ago to-day, (to die) (Galsworthy) 7. I know where you the morning, (to spend) (Austen)8. Gh! You __. someone with you. Introduce me. (to bring) (Shaw)9. Barbara! You __ the education of a lady. Please, let your father see that and don't talk like a street girl, (to have) (Shaw)10. ""Let's go," said Abra- niovici; "I __ my appetite." (to lose) (Heym)11. "Oh — oh —you are Mary Gerrard?... You __ I — I wouldn't have recognized you." (to change) (Christie)12. "Where's the paper?" asked Edward. «I __ the leading article yet." (to read — negative) (Maugham)13. Montanelli __ awake the whole night through, (to lie) (Voynich) 14. Mr. Worthing, I suppose, __ from London yet? (to return — negative) (Wilde)15. It's the most tasteless, repulsive idea I __ ever __ of (to hear). (Murdoch and Priestley) 16. Mother, I __ just __ to him. (to write) (Wilde)17. My hands are all wet with these roses. Aren't they lovely? They __ up from Selley this morning. (to come) (Wilde)18. Young Mako __ a match, __ his pipe, and __ them slowly, (to strike, to light, to approach) (Abrahams) 19. In fact I __ just __ a telegram to say that my poor friend Bunbury is very ill again, (to have) (Wilde)20. You __ even __ at that book I got you on the war in the Pacific, (to look — negative). (Murdoch)21. When __ you first __ the co-respondent...? (to see) (Galsworthy)22. We __ in silence for a few minutes. He __ at last, (to sit, to speak) (Dickens)23. "I __ so little experience yet," she said. "I only __ school yesterday, you see." (to have, to leave) (Beresford) 24. "I __ surely __ very long," returned Florence. "When __ I __ here? Yesterday?" (to sleep, to come) (Dickens)25. I __ Ann at her father's house twenty odd years ago and __ her ever since, (to meet, to know) (Stone)


Exercise 9. Translate into English.


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1. Вы написали контрольную работу? Покажите мне ее. 2. Она написала последнюю контрольную работу без ошибок. 3. Я давно видела эту пьесу. Я уже забыла ее. 4. Я давно с ней познакомилась. 5. Я давно ее не видела. 6. Я давно пришла сюда. Я здесь с девяти часов. 7. Я только что видела тов. Петрова. Он недавно приехал из Москвы. 8. Я не слышала вашего вопроса. 9. Что вы сказали? 10. Я не слышала, что вы сказали. 11. Хотелось бы знать, куда она положила мои книги. 12. Вчера у нас была интересная лекция о международном положении. Все студенты присутствовали на лекции. 13. Когда вы начали читать эту книгу? — Мы начали читать ее на прошлой неделе.




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1. Читали вы Обермана, Лизавета Михайловна? (Тургенев)2. Месяца три спустя... он [Печорин] уехал в Грузию. С тех пор мы не встречались. (Лермонтов)3. «Разве гости уехали?» — спросил Лаврецкий. (Тургенев)4. «Письмо из Москвы пришло?» — спросила Машурина погодя немного. — «Пришло... третьего дня». (Тургенев)5. «Я давно не играла»,—возразила Варвара Павловна, немедленно садясь за фортепьяно. (Тургенев)6. «Когда вы получили этот журнал?» — промолвила Лиза. (Тургенев)7. Кстати, кончил ты свой барельеф? (Тургенев)8. Вчера у колодца в первый раз явилась Вера. (Лермонтов)9. «Когда он занемог?» — спросила Елена. «Третьего дня; со вчерашнего дня я здесь». (Тургенев)10. У тебя с тех пор немного потемнели волосы. (Пермяк)11. Я рад, если вы это поняли. (Кожевников) 12. «Давно вы приехали? Видели вы его?»... — «Я вчера приехала... Я видела Федора Ивановича и говорила с ним». (Тургенев)



Exercise 10. Insert the Present Indefinite or the Present Perfect.

1. My child, what brings you here before I __ ? (to breakfast) (Ch. Bronte)2. I'll go there directly I _ my breakfast, (to finish) (Dickens)3. "My dear Bertha," said Miss Ley, "the doctor will have an apoplectic fit, if you __ such things." (to say) (Maugham) 4. When you __ your fortune, you must come back and assert yourself in London, (to make) (Wilde)5. "Yes, dear, but till she __ you herself, I can't say more." (to tell) (Galsworthy)6. I must go to him, Martin, now, literally tonight, as soon as I _ some things, (to pack) (Murdoch and Priestley) 7. As soon as Harry __ his letters, we're going for a walk, (to finish) (Maugham)8. "Are you ill, darling?" "I shall know that when Dr. Cornish __ me." (to examine) (Maugham)9. My dearest Edith will be her natural and constant guardian when you __. (to return) (Dickens)10. "If you __," Scotty said, "I can give you something to eat." (to get up) (Aldridge) 11. When I meet with real poetry, I cannot rest till I __ it by heart, (to learn) (Ch. Bronte)12. Signor Rivarez, you must take something before you __ (to go) (Voynich)13. I dare not approach the subject of the moonstone again until time __ something to quiet her. (to do) (Collins)14. If you __ to speak to us, wait till my brother __ (to want, to come) (Hardy)15. If you __, shall we set off for Hunterbury? (to finish) (Christie)16. But perhaps we can continue this chat when my dear brother __ (to go) (Murdoch)


Exercise 11. Translate into English.


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1. Если он об этом узнает, он придет в ярость. 2. Я не смогу вам дать определенного ответа, пока не поговорю с главным инженером. 3. Мы выедем в пять чаоов, если дождь к этому времени перестанет. 4. Я переведу предложение после того, как проанализирую его. 5. Я приду после того, как закончу работу. 6. Он поедет на юг, как только защитит диссертацию. 7. Я Дам вам эту книгу после того, как прочту ее. 8. Как только мы решим этот вопрос, я вам позвоню.




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1. Поднимем занавес ровно в половине девятого, когда взойдет луна. (Чехов)2. Я умру, если с тобой что-нибудь случится. (Слепухин)3. Если хотите, давайте рисовать, пока еще не совсем стемнело. (Тургенев)4. Только что он придет, я заставлю его объяснить это дело. (Достоевский) 5. Я подожду, пока он уйдет. (Достоевский) 6. Что я отвечу ей, если малыш умрет? (Чаковский)



Exercise 12. Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Perfect.

1. Gemma __ badly the last few nights, and there were dark shadows under her eyes, (to sleep) (Voynich)2. When he returned to his hotel he found a message that someone __ in his absence... (to telephone) (Hilton) 3. The Gadfly __ a moment, glancing furtively at Gemma; then he __ (to pause, to go on). (Voynich) 4. They __ the door of their inn, and __ a little way down the village, before they __ the precise spot in which it stood, (to pass, to walk, to recollect) (Dickens)5. The moon __ There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night, (to rise — negative) (Abrahams)6. Hardly __. she __ when a very stout gentleman __ into the chair opposite hers, (to sit down, to flop) (Mansfield)7. They did not speak to him again, until he __ (to eat) (Greene)8. Now the madman on the stairs spoke again and his mood __ suddenly __ ; he seemed quietly merry, (to change) (Priestley) 9. When Martini __ the room, the Gadfly turned his head round quickly, (to enter) (Voynich)10. No sooner __ he __ a drink himself, than Mrs. Fettle __ in. (to take, to look) (Lessing)11. Those grey hairs startled me. I __ they were there, (to know — negative) (Cain) 12. Gemma __ her hand and __ into the house. When the door __ behind her he __ and __ the spray of cypress which __ from her breast, (to pull away, to run, to close, to stoop, to pick up, to fall). (Voynich)13. The fire __ dead, the moon __ down, and the window —grey before I went to sleep, (to be, to go, to be). (Cain) 14. I told him everything. He __ and __, like a figure cut in stone, till I __ (to stand, to listen, to finish) (Voynich) 15. When I __ Viste Grande towards dusk I found two notes awaiting me... (to reach) (Hilton) 16. He __ hardly __ another cigarette when the general __ into the courtyard, (to light, to come). (Maugham)17. Gemma went slowly down the stairs, Martini following in silence. She __ to look ten years older in these few days, and the gray streak across her hair __ into a broad band, (to grow, to widen) (Voynich)18. Presently the sounds of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into which she __ (to fall) (Voynich)19. She was a woman of nearly fifty who __ obviously __ pretty once. (to be) (/. Shaw)20. They crouched down behind the group of statuary and __ till the watchman __ (to wait, to pass) (Voynich) 21. Moreover, to him [the doctor] the affair was commonplace; it was just a hysterical woman who __ with her lover and __ poison, (to quarrel, to take) (Maugham)22. The moon __ yet __ I sat in the sultry dark, making patterns with the end of my cigarette and listening, listening, (to rise — negative) (Hansford Johnson)23. One night there Hew over the city a little Swallow. His friends __ away to Egypt six weeks before, but he __ behind. (to go, to stay) (Wilde)24. By this time Collard's offer __ a thing of nightmare, (to become) (Hansford Johnson)25. When Alison __ the first strains of the orchestra came stealing out to me from inside the hall, (to disappear) (Cronin)26. He __ just __ the hall when a stranger __ (to leave, to enter) (Leacock) 27. On glancing at the address, he observed that it contained no name. The stranger __ far, so he made after him to ask it. (to go __ negative) (Dickens)

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