2. Choose the correct item. 1. Jenny would like a house with a crowded/spacious study where she can put her big desk and her two big bookcases. 2. David was tired of the noise and pollution of the big city, so he decided to move to a small, isolated/industrial town in the countryside. 3. Mrs Finch is very caring/nosy; she always peeps at us from behind the curtains to see what we’re doing in the garden. 4. Astronauts who work on the International Space Station use a(n) airless/vacuum hose to wash with. 5. Objects in space float because of the lack/zero of gravity. 6. My next-door neighbour, Mrs. Scrooge, is very silly/sociable. She doesn’t understand simple things in her sixties. 7. Peter and Frank play football at their local football hall/pitch. 8. Of all the housework/household chores, doing dishes is the one Jenny hates most. 9. Ian isn’t a very sociable/silly person, as he’s not very comfortable with meeting new people. 10. Deforestation and the effects of tourism on natural habitats are two of the reasons why many plant and animal species are in danger of becoming extinct/destroyed. 11. Dan’s muscles relaxed/went soft after his accident, as he was unable to exercise for months. 12. The astronauts who work on the International Space Station make/do a lot of experiments.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный вариант.

1. spacious — просторный: в кабинете должны поместиться большой стол и две книжные полки.
2. isolated — уединённый: городок находится в сельской местности.
3. nosy — любопытная, сующая нос в чужие дела: она подглядывает за соседями.
4. vacuum — вакуумный шланг.
5. zero — zero gravity означает «невесомость».
6. silly — глуповатая: она не понимает простых вещей.
7. pitch — футбольное поле.
8. household — household chores означает «домашние обязанности».
9. sociable — общительный; по смыслу требуется отрицание общительности при знакомстве с новыми людьми.
10. extinct — вымершими: так говорят о видах растений и животных.
11. went soft — стали слабыми из-за длительного отсутствия упражнений.
12. do — устойчивое сочетание do experiments.