1 Choose the correct variant. 1) The film is very interesting/interested. 2) She is very interesting/interested in table tennis. 3) The show was amusing/amused and we didn't want to leave. 4) The audience was amusing/amused by the speaker's intelligence. 5) The suburbs of the city are extremely frightening/frightened. 6) Our parents were frightening/frightened when we returned home too late. 7) I found the book rather educative/educated. 8) She has never met such an educative/educated person. 9) It was rather surprising/surprised how a man could walk along the rope. 10) The people were surprising/surprised by his silly behaviour.

Решение:

Здесь нужно выбрать правильный вариант прилагательного. Прилагательные на -ing описывают причину состояния или характеристику чего-либо/кого-либо. Прилагательные на -ed описывают чувство или реакцию человека.

• 1. The film is very interesting. (Фильм вызывает интерес)
• 2. She is very interested in table tennis. (Она испытывает интерес к настольному теннису)
• 3. The show was amusing and we didn't want to leave. (Шоу вызывало веселье)
• 4. The audience was amused by the speaker's intelligence. (Аудитория была развеселена интеллектом спикера)
• 5. The suburbs of the city are extremely frightening. (Пригород вызывает страх)
• 6. Our parents were frightened when we returned home too late. (Родители были напуганы)
• 7. I found the book rather educative. (Книга оказалась познавательной)
• 8. She has never met such an educated person. (Она встретила образованного человека - состояние человека)
• 9. It was rather surprising how a man could walk along the rope. (Было удивительно)
• 10. The people were surprised by his silly behaviour. (Люди были удивлены)

Ответ:

1. interesting
2. interested
3. amusing
4. amused
5. frightening
6. frightened
7. educative
8. educated
9. surprising
10. surprised