Exercise 1

The following words are from the text. Use your dictionary to find the other parts of speech. Check the pronunciation and meaning.

noun	verb	noun	adj.	adj.	verb
teacher			deep	large
	think	picture			clean
	look		honest	wide
rule				broad
	study
	believe
	feel
record

Add your own words.

Exercise 2

Answer the following questions:

1.What did Judy mean by “classes” and “campus”? 2. Why did Judy mention “ice-cream”, “corn-meal mush” in her letter? 3. What to Judy’s mind was the trouble with college? 4. What joke went all over college? 5. Why did Judy keep still when the girls spoke about things she didn’t know? 6. Why didn’t Judy study at night no matter how many written reviews were coming in the morning? 7. In what way did Judy want to catch up? 8. What did Judy mean by saying that she was at least honest? 9. What did Judy mean by saying “writing this letter off and on for two days”? 10. Where had Judy studied before college? 11. Why did Judy feel embarrassed at times? 12. What did Judy mean by “blank years” and “abyss of ignorance”? 13. What shows that the text was written by an American writer?

Exercise 3

What is the Ukrainian for:

blank wall, blank look, blank verse, blank sheet, blank page, blank form, blank cheque, blank years.

Exercise 4

Give antonyms to the phrases below:

an empty room, shallow interests, a vacant house, a blank page, a shallow person, bright colours, a bright face, to get excited, an ignorant man, ignorance.

Exercise 5

Give synonyms to:

clever adj,

ordinary adj,

carry out v,

clear adj,

stare v,

understand v,

review n,

simple adj,

fulfilment n,

show v.

Exercise 6

Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1.The trouble... the book is that it’s boring me... death. 2. It will take me a month to catch...... the group. 3. You’d better keep still and not show your ignorance... everybody. 4. What did you buy... the money you got... your father? 5. No matter how late he comes, let him ring me.... 6. No matter when you call... me, I’ll be glad to see you. 7. I’ve made a new dress to wear... the party we are going to have... the 8th... March. 8. I need an alarm clock to get me to work... time. 9. I don’t like much to clear... this question, but I will. 10. I’ve been writing the letter...and.... ..two days, now I’ve finished it... last. 11.I was perfectly sure to be put...... the desk next... the girl with whom I didn’t like to sit. 12. His visit was a surprise... me, I didn’t know he was... town. 13. The news caused excitement... the students. 14. When I come... English words which I don’t know I always look them ... ... the dictionary. 15. Have you heard... his failure at the exam? 16. In his speech he pointed... all the drawbacks... our work. 17. The drills on the English sounds bore me... times, but I know that they are very useful. 18. He helped me a lot... my mathematics and I’m much obliged... him... it.