4. Underline the most suitable word to complete each sentence. a) I thought Jim would say something about his new job. But he didn't mention/state/declare it. b) Sorry, I wasn't being insulting. I simply offered/pressured/threatened/remarked that you seem to have put on rather a lot of weight recently. c) The police requested/estimated/...? that the crowd was under 50,000, although the organisers of the march put it at nearer 100,000. d) The children complained/demanded/persuaded that their parents were always checking up on them. e) It has been objected/hoped/predicted that by the year 2050 some capital cities will be almost uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution. f) During the months before Smith's transfer from City, it had been rumoured/doubted/threatened that he and the manager had come to blows in the dressing-room, though this was denied by the club. g) Brown forbade/recommended/claimed that the arresting officers had treated him roughly, and that one of them had punched him in the eye. h) An army spokesman stressed that all troops patrolling the streets had been denied/ordered/announced to issue clear warnings before firing any shots. i) Although he didn't say so directly, the Prime Minister told/ordered/suggested that an agreement between the two sides was within reach. j) The witness suggested/insisted/gave her name and address to the court before the cross-examination began.

Перевод задания: Подчеркните наиболее подходящее слово, чтобы закончить каждое предложение.

1. mention — I thought Jim would say something about his new job. But he didn't mention it. (Я думал, Джим что-нибудь расскажет о своей новой работе. Но он не упомянул о ней.) Здесь подходит глагол mention — «упоминать».
2. remarked — Sorry, I wasn't being insulting. I simply remarked that you seem to have put on rather a lot of weight recently. (Извини, я не хотел тебя оскорбить. Я просто заметил, что ты, похоже, в последнее время довольно сильно набрал вес.) Remark that означает «заметить, что».
3. estimated — The police estimated that the crowd was under 50,000, although the organisers of the march put it at nearer 100,000. (Полиция оценила численность толпы менее чем в 50 000 человек, хотя организаторы марша оценили её примерно в 100 000.) Численность толпы можно оценить — estimate.
4. complained — The children complained that their parents were always checking up on them. (Дети жаловались, что родители постоянно за ними следят.) Конструкция complain that означает «жаловаться, что».
5. predicted — It has been predicted that by the year 2050 some capital cities will be almost uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution. (Предсказывали, что к 2050 году некоторые столицы станут почти непригодными для жизни из-за последствий загрязнения воздуха.)
6. rumoured — During the months before Smith's transfer from City, it had been rumoured that he and the manager had come to blows in the dressing-room, though this was denied by the club. (В течение нескольких месяцев до перехода Смита из «Сити» ходили слухи, что он подрался с тренером в раздевалке, хотя клуб это отрицал.) Безличная конструкция it had been rumoured that означает «ходили слухи, что».
7. claimed — Brown claimed that the arresting officers had treated him roughly, and that one of them had punched him in the eye. (Браун утверждал, что задержавшие его полицейские обращались с ним грубо и что один из них ударил его по глазу.)
8. ordered — An army spokesman stressed that all troops patrolling the streets had been ordered to issue clear warnings before firing any shots. (Представитель армии подчеркнул, что всем патрулирующим улицы военнослужащим приказали ясно предупреждать перед тем, как открывать огонь.) После order используется инфинитив с to.
9. suggested — Although he didn't say so directly, the Prime Minister suggested that an agreement between the two sides was within reach. (Хотя он не сказал этого прямо, премьер-министр дал понять, что соглашение между двумя сторонами достижимо.)
10. gave — The witness gave her name and address to the court before the cross-examination began. (Перед началом перекрёстного допроса свидетельница назвала суду своё имя и адрес.)