SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 1st year / ПУПР летняя / Cамостоятельная работа по ПУПР на летнюю сессию / CHECK WORKS ANSWER KEY

Correspondence Department Independent Work Summer

CHECK WORK ANSWER KEY

DO WE EAT TO LIVE OR LIVE TO EAT?

1.Give synonyms for the following:

1.starter

2.to take a bite, to grab a bite, to have a snack, to take a snack, to grab a snack (2)

3.appetizing, tasty, yummy (2)

4.nutritious

5.to keep to a diet, to follow a diet (2)

6.to gain weight

7.to reserve a table

2.Give opposites of the following:

1.to clear the table

2.untasty, tasteless, disgusting, disappointing, yucky food

3.to eat out

4.low-calorie, low-fat food

5.to lose weight, to slim (2)

6.a poor digestion

7.to eat like a horse

8.a medium steak, a well-done steak

9.a big, hearty eater

10.hard, alcoholic, stiff drinks

11.mild taste

3.Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:

1. for, 2. for, 3. to, on, 4. for, 5.on, 6. to, 7. ─, 8. with, 9. out to, 10. ─, 11. on, 12. up, 13. for

4.Give English equivalents for the following:

1.speciality, specialty

2.a (second) helping

3.as hungry as a hunter

4.a three-course dinner

5.a big / substantial / large / square / hearty breakfast (4)

6.to roll out the dough [ou] / the pastry

7.a starter, an appetizer (2)

8.national cuisine

9.fattening

10.a take out, take away meal

5.Match the words:

a) a loaf of bread	b) to roast meat
a tin of sardines	to bake bread
a packet of crisps	to dress salad
a lump of sugar	to chop onions
a bar of chocolate	to whip cream
a drop of water	to stir sauce
a jar of honey	to stew cabbage

6.Make the sentences complete using your active vocabulary:

1.agree, 2. dishes, 3. stand / buy, 4. chosen, take / have

7.Choose the right word:

1.chop, 2. cook, 3. carve, 4. stirring, 5. pouring out, 6. stew, 7. dress, 8. toast, 9.fry

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Answer Key

WHATEVER MONEY CAN BUY

I.Give English synonyms or synonymous expressions:

1)a choice / selection / supply / variety of goods (3)

2)to call at a shop, to drop in at a shop, to drop into a shop (2)

3)to purchase smth, to make a purchase

4)a sale

5)to try smth on

6)to buy smth for a song, to get smth cheap, to be a bargain (3)

7)a customer, a shopper, a buyer

8)to stand in line, to stand in a queue, to line up, to queue up (2)

9)to go window-shopping

10)to pay cash, to pay in cash

11)a bargain

12)to buy smth on credit

13)faulty goods

II.Give the opposite of the following:

1)to reduce / to cut prices (2)

2)low / reasonable / good prices

3)to be out of fashion, to be outdated

4)to be loose / baggy

5)to fit badly

6)to be out of stock

7)to go out of fashion

8)an ill-matched pair

9)to take off

10)to borrow smth from smb

11)ready-made / of-the-peg / off-the-rack clothes

III.Fill in prepositions where necessary:

1) on, 2) with, 3) from, 4) for, 5) of, 6) at, at, 7) out on, 8) to, --, of, 9) --, 10) up on, 11) on, 12) at, 13) in, 14) through, for, 15) on / about, 16) under, 17) for, 18) out of, 19) from, back, 20) up, 21) off, on, 22) on, 23) in, 24) on, on, in, 25) into, 26) down to, 27) to, up

IV. Choose between the alternatives:

1) were, 2) fit, 3) suggested, 4) rise, 5) suitable, 6) open, 7) to buy, 8) exchange, for

V.Fill in the right word choosing from your active:

1) refund, 2) stock, 3) too big, smaller / too small, bigger, 4) perfect, 5) complain, 6) dressing, 7) change, 8) confectionary, 9) cost

VI.	Paraphrase the sentences using your active vocabulary:

1)it will cost you …

2)you are entitled to some compensation if the goods are faulty

3)this book sells like hot cakes

4)he has jumped the queue

5)is always bargain-hunting / looking for bargains

6)suits me down to the ground

7)fits you like a glove

8)I snapped it up

9)over the counter

10)have run out of food. … stock up on foodstuffs

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Answer Key

NO PAINS, NO GAINS

I.Give synonyms for the following:

1.to consult a dictionary, to look a word up in a dictionary

2.to sit/ to read/ to prepare for an exam

3.to join/to get into a University/to be admitted to a University

4.to get through an exam, to scrape through an exam, to pass with flying colours, to pass by the skin of one’s teeth, to do well in an exam

5.to keep late hours, to burn the midnight oil

6.to keep up with smb.

7.The oral exam was a piece of cake

8.to meet the deadline

9.to give/conduct/read a lecture

10.to take/sit exams

11.to be at one’s disposal, to have access to

II.Insert the correct preposition:

1.	down to	7.	through	13.	up, for
2.	in	8.	for, in	14.	through
3.	from	9.	after	15.	into
4.	at	10.	at	16.	with
5.	on	11.	at	17.	at, in
6.	on, in	12.	of, in

III.Give the opposite:

1.	to skip/miss/cut classes	6.	compulsory subjects
2.	to fall/be/lag behind	7.	to scrape through an exam/ to pass by the
3.	to do smth in written form, in writing		skin of one’s teeth, (5)
4.	to be pressed for time/to be short of time	8.	to read something aloud
5.	to have a poor memory/ to have a memory	9.	to be on time

	like a sieve				10. to keep up with the group
IV.	Complete the sentences using your active:
	1.	learner	7.	follow, tunnel	13.	equipped
	2.	parrot fashion	8.	done	14.	raise
	3.	relief	9.	make	15.	follow
	4.	skipped, copied up	10.	consult	16.	keen
	5.	command	11.	taking	17.	command, rid
	6.	study	12.	excuse	18.	enrich/build up/enlarge

V.Paraphrase the sentences using phrasal verbs or idiomatic expressions:

1.scraped through the exam

2.put him through college

3.keep late hours, making a careful study of the vocabulary

4.has sailed through the exam

5.is a quick learner

6.keep up with, get down to, puts off, meet

VI. Translate into English:

1.Did you take notes at the lecture? – No, I was doing my Grammar assignment. I’ll borrow Ann’s notes and will copy them up.

2.a good ear for music

3.to swat

4.to complain of hardships

5.He is always doing everything at the last minute!

6.How are you getting on with studies?

7.My sister is going to apply to The Linguistic University this year.

8.The credit in Grammar will be based on continuous assessment this year.

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Answer Key

THERE IS NO BAD WEATHER

1. Give opposites of the following:

1)it’s freezing hard

2)bad / nasty / wretched / beastly weather

3)a gale, a high wind

4)below zero

5)a mild winter

6)a heavy / hard rain, a shower, a downpour

7)a cloudy / overcast sky

2.Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:

1) on, at, 2) after, 3) in, 4) in, 5) down, 6) on, to, --

3.Fill in the suitable word choosing from your active vocabulary:

1) keep, 2) spreading, 3) covered with, 4) break, 5) forecast, up, 6) claps, flash, 7) muddy, 8) spell, 9) melting, thawing

4. Give English equivalents of the following expressions:

1)to get wet through, to get soaked to the skin (2)

2)in cold weather

3)on a rainy day

4)a drought [au], a heatwave (2)

5)the weather will change for the worse

6)a thaw

7)it’s humid

8)it’s drizzling

9)it’s sleeting

10)slush

11)to stay at home

12)to lie in the sun, to sunbathe, to get the sun, to catch the sun (3)

5. Paraphrase the sentences using phrasal verbs or idiomatic expressions:

1)It’s blowing a gale today.

2)The wind is getting up. It looks like rain.

3)sick and tired of

4)It’s great fun, that’s settled

5)has set in