77. Use the Present Continuous instead of the infinitive in brackets: 1. He (not to work), he (to watch) the TV programme. 2. Kitty
(to finish) her porridge. 3. Look, the sun (to rise). 4. John (to
polish) his boots and his sister (to press) her dress. 5. It (to rain)?
Yes, it (to rain) very hard. 6. The delegation (to leave) Moscow
tomorrow. 7. Somebody (to talk) in the next room. 8. Who (to
make) such a noise? 9. What you (to read) now?. I (to read) sto
ries by Maugham. 10. The weather is fine. The sun (to shine) and
the birds (to sing). 11. Somebody (to knock) at the door.
12. You (to go) anywhere tonight? 13. Why you (to speak) so
fast? You (to make) a lot of mistakes. 14. Go and see what the
children (to do). 15. Who you (to wait) for? I (to wait) for my
sister. 16. I can’t hear what they (to talk) about.
78. Use the proper article: 1. What shall we have for ... dessert today? 2. Let’s go to ...
canteen and have ... bite. 3. ... cucumbers and ... tomatoes are ...
vegetables. 4. I don’t like ... mineral water, I prefer ... cup of ...
tea. 5. Pass me ... butter, please. 6. ... water, ... milk, tea and ...
coffee are drinks. 7. Is there anything to your taste on ... menu?
8. Will you bring ... knife from ... kitchen? 9. Only after ... sec
ond course he felt he was not hungry any longer. 10. Is ... pud
ding to your taste? 11. They sat down to ... table and began eat
ing. 12. It was ... stewedfruit and ... icecream to follow. ... ice
cream was rather melted.
79. Replace the words in bold type by personal pronouns: 1. Tom and Bob are always hungry after classes. 2. Tom usu
ally goes to the canteen with his fellowstudents. 3. Mother
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doesn’t like mustard. 4. Give Kitty some tea. 5. Is Kitty thirsty?
6. Mother often asks Ann to help little John. 7. Bob doesn’t like
beer and always prefers a glass of mineral water.