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17 Translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the countable and uncountable nouns:
1 They translate very many articles into English. 2 This library has few English books. 3 The teacher gave us much homework. 4 We have little work to do. 5 Have you many or few friends? 6 How much time did you spend on this translation? 7 He spends too little time on this kind of work. 8 The teacher asked us very few questions. 9 He usually has a lot of free time. 10 We saw a lot of people there. 11 We work much every day. 12 He reads much (a lot) but his sister reads very little. 13 Do you read much? 14 He reads a lot of books and newspapers. 15 He has a few friends. 16 I've got a little time.
18 Open brackets, put in the necessary word:
1 (Many, much) students were present at this lecture. 2 Do you read (many, much)? 3 He reads very (little, few). 4 There are (little, few) English books in this library. 5 They asked this professor (many, much) questions. 6 She spends (many, much) time on this kind of work. 7 He had so (little, few) time for his rest. 8 She had (little, few) samples to work with.
19 Complete the sentences using the most suitable word:
many, much, a lot of, few, a few, little, a little
1 There are... sportsmen in our Institute. 2 They spend... time at the stadium every day. 3... students of our group speak good English. 4 I don't have... free time. I am very busy. 5 There are... English books in our library. 6 My brother works... all day long. 7 Do you speak English? Yes, I do... 8 I can't go there. I have... time. 9 Do you have... water? 10 blood is sufficient to carry out the clinical analysis. 11 If leucocytes and rapid sedimentation rate are revealed the physician may suggest the presence of infection.
20 Translate the following:
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21 Put in little/a little/few/a few:
1 When did you see Nick? days ago. 2 He is unknown to me. I know about him. 3 Wait a bit, I need minutes to get ready. 4 They are going away for days. 5 Please give me water. Im thirsty. 6 They are not rich. Theyve got money. 7 Lets go for a walk. I need fresh air. 8 Not people understand his ideas. 9 Do you drink much coffee? No, just.... 10 I dont know what to do. Could you give help? 11 We waited minutes and then left. 12 She speaks Arabic . 13 I want words with you, please.
22 Give an adequate translation:
1 Warning labels that mention only a few diseases don't give smokers the full message. 2 Another important message that cigarette warning labels don't give you is that many of the adverse health effects of cigarette smoking are irreversible - that is, they do not disappear completely after smoking cessation. 3 Ex-smokers continue to face increased risks of many smoking-related diseases and health problems, including lung disease, osteoporosis, muscular degeneration, cataracts, and musculoskeletal pain. 4 The passive smokers' health is much more affected by tobacco smoke if there are no conditions for airing. 5 Children of smokers are much more likely to smoke than children of nonsmokers. 6 Growing evidence suggests that there is plenty that men can do to help reduce their chances of getting prostate cancer. 7 Educational programs, hypnosis, and aversion therapy (learning how to avoid cigarettes) are a few options of behavioral modification. 8 When quitting, it can be helpful to realize that the first few days are the hardest, and it's normal to have a few relapses before you manage to quit for good. 9 We hear a lot about hazards associated with working with computers. 10 We have little work to do.
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23 Translate the following sentences. Define the function of it:
1 It is well known that the great majority of bacteria are harmless and even beneficial for the organism. 2 It is impossible to maintain normal health and metabolism without vitamins. 3 It is the parents' duty to take counter measures against germs, since children, by playing in dirty, places, so often become infected by germs of disease. 4 It is no use to administer this medicine to the patient. 5 It is very important that the patients be advised as to their manner of living. 6 It is stuffy in the ward.
24 Translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the construction it is (was)...that (who):
1 It was that patient who had undergone blood transfusion. 2 It was in summer that the patient's condition became much better. 3 It was the great Ukrainian ophthalmologist V. P. Filatov who developed a method of grafting cornea. 4 It was he who had been operated on twice. 5 It is in the alveoli that the respiratory metabolism takes place. 6 It is hemoglobin that carries oxygen to different tissues of the human body. 7 It was not until 1628 that blood circulation was described by William Harvey. 8 It was not until 1911 that a first really successful theory of atomic structure was developed by Rutherford. 9 It is on the large surface of the alveoli that oxygen passes from the air into the blood vessels. 10 It is per minute that the human being breathes in 300-330 ml of oxygen and breathes out 225-250 ml of carbon dioxide. 11 It was not until Roentgen discovered X-rays that scientists were able to examine many inner organs.
25 Use the construction it is (was) that to emphasize the italicized members of the sentences:
1 The motor cortex controls many movements of a human being. 2 During the systole both ventricles of the heart contract. 3 The vital capacity of the lungs may become 6 litres on deep respiration. 4 In 1538 Andreas Vesalius published his six-volume work Tabulae Anatomicae.
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26 Translate the sentences, paying attention to one, ones:
1 My coat is old. I want to buy a new one. 2 This hospital is more comfortable than that one. 3 There are many difficult articles in this magazine. I can translate only some ones. 4 This book is more interesting than that one. 5 One can see many patients in this hospital. Some new ones were admitted yesterday. 6 One can find some dictionaries in this bookcase. 7 This is a black pencil and that is a red one. 8 These apples are sweeter than the ones I bought yesterday. 9 One never knows what his answer may be. 10 The more one studies, the more knows. 11 This is not a very good example, I want another one. 12 One should be careful when crossing the road. 13 One thing is clear to everybody: we must go in for sports.
27 Translate the sentences:
1 One of the lungs has three lobes, the other one only two. 2 The brain of the man is heavier than that of any lower animal. 3 That portion of the alimentary tract that forms the large intestine consists of caecum, colon and rectum. 4 The valve that divides the atrium and the ventricle of the right chamber is called the tricuspid. 5 I dont like this book, give me another one. 6 The bones of the extremities are longer than those of the spine. 7 The bones of the skull are the ones which compose the head and the face. 8 This lecture is more interesting than that which I attended last week.
