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1. The picture gallery is open all days of the week Tuesday. 2. I know the man well . You needn't him to me. 3. "How was the film?" "Oh, I loved it. All my actors are in it." 4. That afternoon he at the office later than usual. He had work to do. 5. Did you tell him to his address with the secretary? 6. During her at her mother's. she did all the shopping, cooking and house-cleaning. 7. he read on he got more and more interested in the subject. 8. Can you give me some writing paper? old paper will do. 9. In those days we often went into the small café across the street for a quick cup of tea and a short of the latest film or book. 10. My sister looked into the room and said she had a few things to with me. 11. The old man stopped at the busy street corner to the holiday crowds. 12. If I remember right, the book begins with a of the author's home town. 13. They went to the theatre and their children with the baby-sitter.
Ex 20 Replace the Russian words and phrases by suitable English equivalents in the correct form. Retell the passage.
Mr Sellyer's bookshop is () street from my house. It () in tall () building and it is quite (). It is always () people.
I often go there to () new books. ( ), there's nothing I like better than to () the () books he has on his shelves. When I go to Mr Sellyer's shop I usually () there fr () hours.
On that day () I () the books I () Mr Sellyer at work.. I () some of his methods to you.
A lady came into the shop and asked for a book.
"() book or something special?" said Mr Sellyer showing her "Golden Dreams"'.* "Mr Slush is () author and this is hislatest book. It is interesting () to read. The readers ( ) his books."
Another lady entered the shop. She was in black. Mr Sellyer also gave her "Golden Dreams". "It's a beautiful book," he said, "A love story, very simple, but sad, (). When my wife read it she cried all the time."
"Have you any good light reading for vacation time?" asked the next customer. Mr Sellyer recommended "Golden Dreams" ( p)."The most humorous book of the season," he sid. "My wife began laughing the minute she (e ) it. It's her () book now."
Every customer who entered the shop went away with "Golden dreams". To one lady he () it as the reading for a holiday, to another as a book to read on a rainy day and to a fourth as the right book for a fine d.
It was () four o'clock and time to go home. But before I ( ) the shop I came up to Mr Sellyer. I wanted to () "Golden Dreams" with him.
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"Do you like the book yourself?" I asked.
"I have no time to read every book in my shop."
"But did your wife like the book?"
"I am not married, sir," answered Mr Sellyer smiling.
(After Stephen Leacock)
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