III. Lexica. Choose the correct answer A, B or C. 1. Stop ...... time playing computer games and do your homework! A losing B missing C wasting. 2. Since Brian has always been interested in the stars and planets, it’s no wonder he chose to study ........ A Astronomy B Engineering C Chemistry. 3. Can you please get ready? There’s ........ time before our guests arrive. A a lot of B very little C few. 4. Little David has ...... much taller since the last time I saw him. A developed B increased C grown. 5. ...... I use your phone, please? A Should B Must C May. 6. Susan’s father works as an air traffic ...... at the airport. A programmer B warden C controller. 7. James had to ...... schools, because his family went to live in a different part of town. A leave B move C change. 8. After the huge earthquake, the small village was left ...... ruins. A on B in C by. 9. Can you repeat what you said ......, please? A clearer B most clearly C more clearly. 10. James spends a lot of time on his computer ...... with his online friends. A chatting B telling C texting. 11. Why go shopping in the city centre when I can find everything I need at my ...... market? A native B foreign C local. 12. The famous tennis player has announced that he will not be taking part in any more ....... A half-times B championships C tournaments. 13. Cynthia pays 30 euros ...... hour for guitar lessons. A a B an C the. 14. Since you lost Lilly’s CD, ...... you could do is apologise to her. A the least B little C the less. 15. Badminton is a fun sport, and you don't really need any ...... equipment for it.

Перевод задания: Лексика. Выберите правильный ответ: A, B или C.

1. C — wasting. Stop wasting time playing computer games and do your homework! (Перестань тратить время на компьютерные игры и сделай домашнее задание!)
2. A — Astronomy. Since Brian has always been interested in the stars and planets, it’s no wonder he chose to study astronomy. (Брайан всегда интересовался звёздами и планетами, поэтому неудивительно, что он выбрал астрономию.)
3. B — very little. There’s very little time before our guests arrive. (До прихода гостей осталось очень мало времени.)
4. C — grown. Little David has grown much taller since the last time I saw him. (Маленький Дэвид заметно подрос с тех пор, как я видел его в последний раз.)
5. C — May. May I use your phone, please? (Можно воспользоваться вашим телефоном?)
6. C — controller. Susan’s father works as an air traffic controller at the airport. (Отец Сьюзен работает диспетчером воздушного движения в аэропорту.)
7. C — change. James had to change schools because his family went to live in a different part of town. (Джеймсу пришлось сменить школу, потому что его семья переехала в другую часть города.)
8. B — in. The small village was left in ruins. (Маленькая деревня осталась в руинах.)
9. C — more clearly. Can you repeat what you said more clearly, please? (Не могли бы вы повторить сказанное более чётко?)
10. A — chatting. James spends a lot of time on his computer chatting with his online friends. (Джеймс проводит много времени за компьютером, общаясь в чате с друзьями из интернета.)
11. C — local. I can find everything I need at my local market. (Я могу найти всё необходимое на местном рынке.)
12. C — tournaments. The famous tennis player will not be taking part in any more tournaments. (Знаменитый теннисист объявил, что больше не будет участвовать в турнирах.)
13. B — an. Cynthia pays 30 euros an hour for guitar lessons. (Синтия платит 30 евро в час за уроки игры на гитаре.)
14. A — the least. The least you could do is apologise to her. (Самое малое, что ты мог бы сделать, — извиниться перед ней.)
15. Варианты ответа на фото обрезаны, поэтому выбрать букву нельзя. Естественное завершение: special — Badminton is a fun sport, and you don't really need any special equipment for it. (Бадминтон — увлекательный вид спорта, и для него не нужно никакого специального оборудования.)