IV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs.

1. She wore her hair parted ... the middle and done ... a knot. 2. Whenever she laughed or smiled two pretty dimples appeared ... her cheeks. 3. I did not like the sad expression ... the child's face. 4. Stick ... your tongue, please. I want to see if it is furred. 5. They spoke ... very loud voices and I could not help hearing every single word. 6. Do you want me to part your hair... the left side? 7. When the boy was four years old his parents discovered that he had a good ear ... music as he would sing quite difficult tunes ... ear. 8. Her manner of talking reminds me ... her father. 9. Two years ago she had to stand ... tiptoe to reach the door bell. 10. The baby lay quietly ... his nurse's arms. 11. Why must you shout, can't you talk ... a whisper? 12. Your uncle looks young ... his age, one would not give him more than 50. 13. The father wanted his little daughter to take...her mother. 14. You look fine and it seems to me that you have put ... weight.

V. Name the parts of:

1) an eye, 2) a foot, 3) a hand, 4) a nose, 5) an arm.

VI. Give five different adjectives to qualify each of the following:

1) hair, 2) eyebrows, 3) features, 4) figure, 5) voice, 6) smile, 7) build, 8) cheeks, 9) mouth, 10) legs.

VII. Fill in the blanks with the word best suited to the context from those in brackets.

a) (shy — bashful — self-conscious)

1. When she found herself on the stage before the darkened hall, she suddenly felt.... 2. When a young man, I was extremely ... and used to blush violently whenever a young lady addressed me. 3. There's no use inviting him to the party. He has always been a very ... person, and I know he tries to avoid large gatherings if he can help it.

b) clumsy — awkward

1. He sprang to his feet in such a(n) ... way that he overturned a chair. 2. He was a heavily-built ... fellow and the spacious room seemed too small for him.

c) behaviour — conduct

1. I cannot say that I approve of his ... towards his parents, he ought to help the old people. 2. At first David's ... at the theatre seemed funny to Agnes.

VIII. What do we say when:

1) a person looks older than he is, 2) a person greatly resembles one of his parents, 3) a person looks neither younger nor older than he is, 4) a person's hands and face show that they are taken good care of, 5) a per­son has recovered from an illness or a shock and has become his old self again, 6) we find that a person cannot behave in company.

IX. Explain in English the meaning of the italicized.

The Slave Market

It chanced amongst the other people lotted

A man of thirty, rather stout and hale.

With resolution in his dark gray eyes,

Next Juan stood, till some might choose to buy.

He had an English look; that is was square

In make, of a complexion white and ruddy.

Good teeth, with curling rather dark brown hair.

An open brow a little marked with care.

G. Q. Byron

X. What is the English for:

1) копна волос, 2) правильные черты лица, 3) двой­ной подбородок, 4) шаркающая походка, б) хорошо сложенный, 6) резкий голос, 7) шелковистые волосы, 8) постричь бороду, 9) запекшиеся губы, 10) прямые волосы, 11) хмурить брови, 12) верхняя челюсть, 13) орлиный нос, 14) протянуть руку, 15) прямая осанка, 16) кусать губы, 17) заплетать косы, 18) креп­кий организм, 19) поздороваться за руку, 20) пожи­мать плечами, 21) миниатюрный рост, 22) слезы навер­тываются на глаза, 23) кусок мыла, 24) бритвенный прибор, 25) флакон духов.