14. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words and phrases from the box: a) central heating; b) washing machine; c) in brown colour; d) at a loss; e) a lampshade; f) chute; g) a garden and an orchard; h) wardrobes; i) modern conveniences; j) cosy; k) block of flats; l) in fashion; m) in the left-hand corner; n) this way; o) the outskirts. 1. This family lives in a new … on … of Moscow. 2. Our country house doesn’t have …. 3. Most English houses don’t have … and in winter it is cold in them. 4. In the kitchen we have a … but we don’t have a …. 5. The … is to carry rubbish down.

1. This family lives in a new block of flats on the outskirts of Moscow.

2. Our country house doesn’t have modern conveniences.

3. Most English houses don’t have central heating and in winter it is cold in them.

4. In the kitchen we have a washing machine but we don’t have a lampshade.

5. The chute is to carry rubbish down.

В предложении 4 формулировка выглядит необычно: по смыслу слово lampshade («абажур») не относится к кухонному оборудованию. Однако из данных вариантов грамматически подходит именно оно; возможно, в учебнике пропущено или плохо читается другое слово.