Сборник упражнений по английскому языку

12. Read the following phrases and find their Russian equiva ­ lents. Learn them by heart. To one's heart's content; at one's fingers' ends; at a hair's breadth; in the mind's eye; one's money's worth; out of harm's way; at arm's length (reach); for Heaven's sake; for Goodness' sake; for appearance's sake; at death's door; to be nobody's fool; to know someone for don­ key's years; at razor's edge; (at) a stone's throw from ...; to be at one's wit's end; at gun's point; a bird's eye view. GENDER 13. Give the nouns of the opposite sex. A. a boy, a husband, a brother, a father, a nephew, an uncle, a son, a king, a gentleman, a lad, a bridegroom, a monk, a headmaster, a bache­ lor, Mr., a cock, a bull, a man. B. an actor, a count, a duke, an emperor, a mayor, a god, a host, a heir, a manager, a millionaire, a prince, a poet, a waiter, a widow, a lion, a tiger, a hero, a czar, a giant, a businessman. ARTICLES 14. Use the necessary form of the indefinite article (a or an). ... academy, ... album, ... bright album, ... actor, ... great actress, ... arch, ... marble arch, ... chance, ... unlucky chance, ... dove, ... ear, ... elf, ... tiny elf, ... horse, ... hour, ... long hour, ... institute, ... lemon, ... mill, ... obelisk, ... opera, ... Italian opera, ... owl, ... paper, ... rabbit, ... quarter, ... train, ... wing, ... voyage, ... year. 15. Change the nouns in the following sentences into the plu­ ral and make all the necessary changes. 1. She is a truly good person. 2. I have a special treat for tea to­ day, a strawberry cake. 3. Never trust a stranger! 4. It's a question of 7