4. The previous day the Meadows received a letter that informed theni of Uncle George's coming.
5. Captain Meadows was an old man with a wrinkled yellow face. He was very thin and his skin hung on his bones like an old suit too large for him.
6– Captain Meadows told them a lot of interesting stories about his adventures ami about many things he had seen and done.
7. That was a man who had made a success of his life, because he had enjoyed it.
3. He boasted that he was happy to be back in his old home that he would live for another twenty years,
9. Mrs. Meadows said that he had always been a harum-scarum fellow.
10. She said she was glad he had come back.
E* ХИ. p. 312
1, industrious 2– merry / jolly 3. merry, kindly / good-natured A. deserve 5. wrinkled, shrewd fi. marry, marriage 7. extremely / remarkably / extraordinarily 8. surprised, amused 9. introduce 10. acquaint 11. deserved L2. boasted 13. alive, died 14, admiring
Ex. XIII, p. 313
1. to introduce 2. introduced, to gel acquainted 3. acquainted
4. introduced 5. acquainted 6. introduce, aequninted 7r to get acquainted 8. meet 9. met 10. met
Ex. XIV, p. 313
1.—, —2-to 3, with 4. lo, to 5, of 6. about / on, in 7. at
5. to,—9. — 10.—. of 11. To, at 12. of 13. like 14. like
Ex. XV, p. 314
1. — 2. a, the 3. —, —, a 4. — Б-a 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. the 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. The, — 14. a. a 15. a. A, —. —. a, —
Ex. XVI, p. 314
A. L; They were laughing so merrily that I could not help Laughing / bursting into laughter f breaking into a laugh too.
2. The Russian people are talented and industrious / hardworking.
3. Mr. Dick was very kindly / good-natured / kind-hearted. He was kind to Davy and the boy loved this funny and merry man,
4– Though Mr. Burton looked very good-natured, lie was a cruel man in fact.
5. I think the boy does not deserve punishment-
6. When he smiled there were kind wrinkles in the corners of his hazel eyea.
7. Miss Betsy was a shrewd / acute woman.
8. When his mother and brother died, Davy decided • made up his mind to find his aunt.
9. Oliver's parents died and he was very lonely.
10. His strange behaviour surprised / astonished ua.
11. It was a wonderful piece of news and Jean could not help informing Robert of it.
12. The girl was very / extremely / wonderfully / astonishingly clever for her age.
1 3. Irene's beauty was wonderful and people could not help admiring her.
14. To our surprise he was at home / he was in.
15. Wo informed him that we would have a meeting three days later.
В. 1. Her long curly hair was of nice / beautiful chestnut colour.