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13. As there was a kettle in the Common Room, some students took ... bringing tea and coffee.
14. The girls were bored ... each other, because they were too different.
15. A lot of students at the university were ... grants, which meant that their studies were subsidized by
the government.
16. The girl decided that she would adhere ... a classical style of dressing; she thought it suited her better.
17. Those who win scholarships from the British Council are usually entitled ... half a year abroad.
18. Ruth remembered the day when she met Richard Hirst ... the rest of her life.
19. The girl's talks always consisted ... stories, reminiscences and gossip.
20. Richard congratulated all students ... all possible occasions, as he was a student counsellor.
Exercise 10
Find in the text sentences with the words or expressions given below, translate them into Russian and ask
your classmates to translate them back into English.
To be on a grant; a hall of residence; greed for books; elaborate notes; to be well received; a tutorial; a
seminar; the second year; the subject for one's dissertation; postgraduate work; to work on one's thesis; to
examine; winning the scholarship; by training; an undergraduate; to stay up for two whole nights; to absorb;
to report back.
Exercise 11
Explain in what connection the following sentences and phrases occur in the text.
1.
She was now able to feed and clothe herself.
2.
She was not on a grant.
3.
The greed for books was still with her.
4.
She was never happier than when taking notes.
5.
Her essays were well received.
6.
She found a style to which she would adhere for the rest of her life.
7.
It was more of a home than home had been for a very long time.
8.
She had found her way to Ruth unerringly.
9.
Each was secretly bored.
10. Her exigent temperament required immediate results.
11. A restlessness came over Ruth.
12. She was lonely.
13. Ruth took some ofAnthea's advice.
14. Her looks were beside the point.
15. She was in love with Richard Hirst.
16. Richard was famous on at least three counts.
17. There seemed to be no end to the amount of bad news he could absorb.
18. She thought him exemplary.
19. The race for virtue was on.
Exercise 12
Read and translate. Use the italicized structures in sentences of your own.
1. There would be lectures until lunch time. She would reach home at about ten. She would take a walk in
the evening streets. She would anxiously examine her hair. Richard would devote three days a week to
answering the telephone.
2. Ruth was not used to the idea that friends do not always please.
3. Needing a foil or acolyte for her flirtatious popularity, she had found her way to Ruth unerringly; Ruth,
needing the social protection of a glamorous friend, was grateful.
4. She seemed to have been eating the same food, tracing the same steps for far too long. He never
seemed to eat.
Exercise 13
Work in pairs. Fill in the gap in the dialogue frame with phrases from the list below. Express surprise,
annoyance, disagreement. Give your reasons.
— Why don't you ... ?
work in the library, read through your meals, live in the hall of residence, share a flat with five others, go
out, choose the subject for your dissertation, do your postgraduate work in America, work on your thesis,
take notes in different-coloured ball-point pens, feed and clothe yourself, fall in love, devote three days a
week to studying English, take some of somebody's advice, win the scholarship, find a flat for yourself, stay
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