Вопрос:

Fill in the missing word/phrase. There are two answers you do not need to use. Vocabulary: struggled; nephew; colleagues; reliable; tapping; got over; acquaintances; slim; stubborn; showed up. 1) Tim was ______ his foot nervously while he was waiting for his test results. 2) Jane is a pretty girl with blue eyes and a(n) ______ build. 3) Don’t worry, Greg will be here on time; he’s very ______. 4) When Mel told his ______ that he was leaving the company, they decided to buy him a going-away present. 5) I don’t think Claire is going camping this weekend; she still hasn’t ______ her cold. 6) When we complained to the waiter about the noisy people at the next table, he just ______ his shoulders and said he couldn’t do anything about them. 7) Nadia is so ______! She never listens to anyone, and does whatever she wants. 8) I only met Mike two weeks ago at a party. We’re not really friends, we’re just ______.

Ответ:

  1. Tim was tapping his foot nervously while he was waiting for his test results. — постукивал.
  2. Jane is a pretty girl with blue eyes and a(n) slim build. — стройное телосложение.
  3. Don’t worry, Greg will be here on time; he’s very reliable. — надёжный.
  4. When Mel told his colleagues that he was leaving the company, they decided to buy him a going-away present. — коллегам.
  5. I don’t think Claire is going camping this weekend; she still hasn’t got over her cold. — ещё не оправилась от простуды.
  6. When we complained to the waiter about the noisy people at the next table, he just showed up his shoulders and said he couldn’t do anything about them. — согласно норме: shrugged his shoulders; однако слова shrugged нет в данном списке, поэтому в условии, вероятно, опечатка.
  7. Nadia is so stubborn! She never listens to anyone, and does whatever she wants. — упрямая.
  8. I only met Mike two weeks ago at a party. We’re not really friends, we’re just acquaintances. — просто знакомые.

Неиспользованные слова: nephew, struggled. В пункте 6 для правильного предложения требуется слово shrugged, отсутствующее в списке.