Стр.129-132 Рабочая тетрадь Grammar Bank ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс

Задача

Choose the correct item.
1. She met up with me ___.
2. I didn’t argue with the know-it-all ___.
3. She acts like a drama queen ___.
4. Ignore her ___.
5. He did what she wanted ___.
6. Take a book with you on the train ___.
7. He walked away from her ___.
8. They do the Haka dance ___.
9. They have put up signs ___.
10. An espresso maker is used ___ Italian-style coffee.
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
1. The Maori tribe performed their dance with the purpose of welcoming their visitors. (in order to)
2. They got tattoos on their bodies in the hope of looking more ferocious. (so as to)
3. He went to New Zealand because he wanted to learn more about the country’s culture. (so that)
4. They use their dance movements as a way of frightening others. (to)
5. Ants use their antennae to communicate with other ants. (so that)
Underline the correct item.
Nileen was not a happy person as she wasn’t pleased with the way she looked. She went to a cosmetic surgeon 1) ___ First, she had her nose fixed 2) ___ Then, she had a facelift 3) ___ Finally, she had her eyebrows lifted 4) ___ In all, Nileen had 53 cosmetic surgeries and why? 5) ___ the Egyptian ruler!
Fill in: so, such, such a/an.
1. There was ___ noise in the room that I decided to leave.
2. It was ___ terrible gossip that I told her to stop talking.
3. He acts ___ aggressively that I can’t stand to be around him.
4. She is ___ ambitious person that she’d do anything to succeed.
5. He had ___ curious tattoo on his arm that many people stared at it.
6. The cosmetic surgery was ___ difficult that it took three hours to complete.
7. She is ___ bully that none of the children will play with her.
8. She had ___ few worries that she spent most of her time enjoying herself.
Join the sentences using the words in brackets.
1. She is a drama queen. She cries when she stubs her toe. (such)
2. They had an argument. They stopped speaking to each other. (as a result)
3. There was a lot to do. I became completely disorganised. (such a)
4. There aren’t many people who like her. She’ll be lucky to be invited to the party. (so few)
5. He kept throwing loud parties. He was asked to vacate the flat. (consequently)
6. She wore a lot of make-up. I couldn’t see her face! (so much)
7. There were many people waiting in the queue. I decided to leave. (so many)
Underline the correct item.
1. I don’t like him ___ he’s always lying.
2. He asked for directions ___ he was lost.
3. ___ the many complaints the company withdrew the faulty product from the market.
4. No one knows ___ people scratch their head when they are confused.
5. He was fired from his job ___ his irresponsible behaviour.
6. The psychologist asked her the question again ___ he knew she wasn’t telling the truth.
7. ___ so many people tell lies, you have to be very careful.
8. ___ he has apologised to me, we’re friends again.
9. The electricity was cut off ___ the lightning storm.
10. She blushed, ___ she was telling a lie.
Fill in: on account of, as, for, the reason why, the reason for, because of, because, now that, since or due to. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1. She didn’t have any friends ___ she was a terrible gossip.
2. ___ his being happy is that he has solved her problem.
3. They aren’t inviting him to the party ___ he bullies the other children.
4. ___ I don’t trust you is that you have lied to me many times.
5. ___ we’re all here, the psychologist will begin the test.
6. He won’t believe her ___ she never tells the truth.
7. I had to drop out of the study ___ an illness.
8. ___ it was getting cold, Clark turned on the heating.
9. He decided to stay home ___ the fact that he was ill.
10. You’d better tell her the truth, ___ she’ll never trust you again.
Combine the sentences using the words in brackets.
1. She is a snob. We don’t like her. (as)
2. Pamela visited a psychologist. She had a big problem. (due to)
3. I can’t tell you my secret. I don’t trust you. (since)
4. She wants to know why we argued. She’s a nosy parker. (the reason why)
5. There were so many dolphins that needed help. She made dolphins her life’s work. (due to the fact)
6. There was a flock of sheep blocking the road. I couldn’t get through. (because of)
7. The plane didn’t take off. There was a mechanical problem. (because of)
8. The party is over. Now I’m going to clean up. (now that)
Fill in: as if/though, as, the same way as or the way (that).
1. Nelly felt ___ she could swim for kilometres.
2. We simply love ___ you’ve devoted your life to helping dolphins.
3. They danced ___ Maoris had danced hundreds of years ago.
4. I feel ___ I’ve been tricked!
5. Don’t lie to me, just do ___ you’re told and go to your room.
6. He acted ___ he were better than the rest of us.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. She talks so much that it feels as if ___!
2. He stared at Nileen as though ___.
3. You look wonderful! It looks as if ___.
4. Look at her face. It’s as if ___, but it isn’t, of course!
5. She sat in the corner of the room. She looked as if ___.
6. What’s the matter? You look as if ___.
7. I find that hard to believe. It sounds as if ___.
8. Melissa isn’t very smart, but she acts as if ___!
9. Kevin had a big problem. He looked as if ___.
10. He acted as if ___, though I know for a fact that he hasn’t.
Circle the correct word.
1. She had cosmetic surgery ___ look like the famous Egyptian Queen Nefertiti.
  A so as to
  B in order that
  C so that
2. She loves all creatures. ___, she has made helping them her life’s work.
  A As the result
  B As the consequence
  C As a consequence
3. There are ___ people who can stand her bossiness that she is never invited anywhere.
  A so few
  B so many
  C so little
4. I don’t like having a conversation with her ___ I can never get a word in edgeways!
  A because of
  B due to
  C as
5. I went to New Zealand ___ studying the ways of the Maoris.
  A in case
  B in order to
  C with a view to
6. She knows dolphins ___ well that she can write books about them.
  A such
  B so
  C so much

Подробный ответ

She met up with me to tell me all the latest gossip.
I didn’t argue with the know-it-all so that he would get bored and go away.
She acts like a drama queen in order to attract attention.
Ignore her so that she will stop talking about herself.
He did what she wanted so as not to make her even angrier.
Take a book with you on the train in case you get bored.
He walked away from her in order not to gossip.
They do the Haka dance so as to scare off their enemies.
They have put up signs to prevent people from entering the building.
An espresso maker is used for making Italian-style coffee.

15. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets

The Maori tribe performed their dance in order to welcome their visitors.
They got tattoos on their bodies so as to look more ferocious.
He went to New Zealand so that he could learn more about the country’s culture.
They use their dance movements to frighten others.
Ants use their antennae so that they can communicate with other ants.

16. Underline the correct item

Nileen was not a happy person as she wasn’t pleased with the way she looked. She went to a cosmetic surgeon so that he would make her look like the person she wanted to be. First, she had her nose fixed in order to make it smaller and straighter. Then she had a facelift so as not to look her age. Finally, she had her eyebrows lifted in order to make her eyes look larger. In all, Nileen had 53 cosmetic surgeries and why? To look like Queen Nefertiti, the Egyptian ruler!

17. Fill in: so, such, such a/an

There was so much noise in the room that I decided to leave.
It was such terrible gossip that I told her to stop talking.
He acts so aggressively that I can’t stand to be around him.
She is such an ambitious person that she’d do anything to succeed.
He had such a curious tattoo on his arm that many people stared at it.
The cosmetic surgery was so difficult that it took three hours to complete.
She is such a bully that none of the children will play with her.
She had so few worries that she spent most of her time enjoying herself.

18. Join the sentences using the words in brackets

She is such a drama queen that she cries when she stubs her toe.
They had an argument, as a result they stopped speaking to each other.
There was such a lot to do that I became completely disorganised.
There are so few people who like her that she’ll be lucky to be invited to the party.
He kept throwing loud parties, consequently he was asked to vacate the flat.
She wore so much make-up that I couldn’t see her face!
There were so many people waiting in the queue that I decided to leave.

19. Underline the correct item

I don’t like him as he’s always lying.
He asked for directions because he was lost.
Due to the many complaints the company withdrew the faulty product from the market.
No one knows the reason why people scratch their head when they are confused.
He was fired from his job on account of his irresponsible behaviour.
The psychologist asked her the question again because he knew she wasn’t telling the truth.
Since so many people tell lies, you have to be very careful.
Now that he has apologised to me, we’re friends again.
The electricity was cut off because of the lightning storm.
She blushed, for she was telling a lie.

20. Fill in

She didn’t have any friends on account of the fact that she was a terrible gossip.
The reason for his being happy is that he has solved her problem.
They aren’t inviting him to the party since he bullies the other children.
The reason why I don’t trust you is that you have lied to me many times.
Since we’re all here, the psychologist will begin the test.
He won’t believe her since she never tells the truth.
I had to drop out of the study on account of an illness.
Because it was getting cold, Clark turned on the heating.
He decided to stay home due to the fact that he was ill.
You’d better tell her the truth, for she’ll never trust you again.

21. Combine the sentences using the words in brackets

We don’t like her as she is a snob.
Pamela visited a psychologist due to a big problem.
I can’t tell you my secret since I don’t trust you.
She wants to know the reason why we argued. She’s a nosy parker.
There were so many dolphins that needed help due to the fact that she made dolphins her life’s work.
There was a flock of sheep blocking the road, so I couldn’t get through because of it.
The plane didn’t take off because of a mechanical problem.
Now that the party is over, I’m going to clean up.

22. Fill in

Nelly felt as if she could swim for kilometres.
We simply love the way (that) you’ve devoted your life to helping dolphins.
They danced in the same way as Maoris had danced hundreds of years ago.
I feel as though I’ve been tricked!
Don’t lie to me, just do as you’re told and go to your room.
He acted as though he were better than the rest of us.

23. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

She talks so much that it feels as if my ears are going to fall off!
He stared at Nileen as though he had never seen a woman who had had cosmetic surgery before.
You look wonderful! It looks as if you have had a facelift.
Look at her face. It’s as if it were made of plastic, but it isn’t, of course!
She sat in the corner of the room. She looked as if she were lonely.
What’s the matter? You look as if you have been crying.
I find that hard to believe. It sounds as if you are not telling the truth.
Melissa isn’t very smart, but she acts as if she were a genius!
Kevin had a big problem. He looked as if he had not slept for several weeks.
He acted as if he had met a lot of famous people, though I know for a fact that he hasn’t.
Grant behaves as if he were the boss here, but he’s not.