Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct word. Word bank: instead of, rude, shame, spoil, threat, society, humiliate, spy, shoot. 1. It's very _____ to interrupt people when they are speaking. 2. Don't let one mistake _____ the whole project. 3. She was afraid that her classmates would _____ her in front of everyone. 4. Climate change is a serious _____ to our planet. 5. He decided to drink tea _____ coffee. 6. In modern _____, people cannot imagine life without the Internet. 7. It's a _____ that you can't come to the party. 8. The police caught a _____ who was working for another country. 9. The soldiers were ordered not to _____ without a command.

Перевод задания: Заполните пропуски подходящими словами.

1. It's very rude to interrupt people when they are speaking. (Очень невежливо перебивать людей, когда они говорят.)
2. Don't let one mistake spoil the whole project. (Не позволяй одной ошибке испортить весь проект.)
3. She was afraid that her classmates would humiliate her in front of everyone. (Она боялась, что одноклассники унизят её перед всеми.)
4. Climate change is a serious threat to our planet. (Изменение климата — серьёзная угроза нашей планете.)
5. He decided to drink tea instead of coffee. (Он решил выпить чай вместо кофе.)
6. In modern society, people cannot imagine life without the Internet. (В современном обществе люди не могут представить жизнь без Интернета.)
7. It's a shame that you can't come to the party. (Жаль, что ты не можешь прийти на вечеринку.)
8. The police caught a spy who was working for another country. (Полиция поймала шпиона, который работал на другую страну.)
9. The soldiers were ordered not to shoot without a command. (Солдатам приказали не стрелять без команды.)

Выбор определяется контекстом и грамматикой: после would и to используются глаголы в начальной форме; после a — существительные в единственном числе.