The author herself uses synonymous words and expressions in the text. Say how otherwise the author puts the following.
to count to continue
to give over money small salad cream
elephantine write out a check
wire basket cram in
Exercise 4
When postpositions are added to verbs, the meanings of the latter can utterly change. Choose the right one from the two given in brackets. Explain the difference in meanings.
1. (put; put up)
a) The dark woman... all the stuff into her carrier bag.
b) Jean thought that she had to... with a loss of time.
2. (turn; turn up)
a) Jean... her head and saw a queue behind her.
b) Jean remembered the time when he suddenly... and they went on their shopping trips.
3. (pick; pick up)
a) The customers... goods from the racks while walking along the aisles.
b) Last summer there were a lot of blueberries in the forest. We often went there to... them.
4. (make; make out)
a) The gentleman at the till asked the cashier to... a bill for him.
b) Jean thought that she would... a salad in the evening, probably with chicken.
5. (write; write out)
a) When Jean and he were together they sometimes... letters to each other.
b) He always paid in cash and never... cheques.
6. (carry; carry on)
a) A lot of women never... heavy bags, as they think it to be not ladylike.
b) The people in the queue were interested in the end of the story and she... with it.
7. (pass; pass down)
a) The woman at the till... the cardboard box to her husband and they both left.
b) Jean... the rack with family-size cartons of cornflakes indifferently.
8. (come; come round)
a) Parting with her friend Jean tried to seem careless and said casually, '... some time'.
b) '...to see me', the blonde woman said to her friend.
9. (cram; cram in)
a) Though the box was already full the woman managed to... the last pack offish fingers among the rest.
b) The supermarket was... with customers on that day.
10. (walk, walk off)
a) Jean never... to the supermarket as the way was far too long; she went there by car.
b) Slowly Jean... from the supermarket deep in her thoughts.
Exercise 5
Find the English equivalents to the following words or expressions.
A.
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- ; ; ; (); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; .
