1. Such a teacher is hard to find, he is one in a thousand.
2. I was in the very midst of the crowd and couldn’t come up to
you. 3. If I were you/in your place I would wait a little, it’s in your
interest (s). 4. “Who has taken (got/picked) out the mail/the
post today? One newspaper is missing,” the father said in indignation/
indignantly. 5. The bus conductor helped the/an old
woman to get on. 6. Jim opened the door and let in the dog wet
with rain. 7. “You are in low spirits today, aren’t you?” - “Yes, I’m
feeling somewhat depressed/blue, I’d rather stay at home and
read.” 8. John helped his wife off with her coat and into the armchair
by the fireplace. 9. Don’t you know that one should not
write a test in pencil? 10. We got off the train and set out in
search of a hotel. 11. Speak in a whisper. Anne seems to have fallen
asleep. 12. George cut off a slice of bread, buttered it and
started eating. 13. This student is sure of his knowledge and is
showing off a little. 14. The paint won’t come off the coat, I can’t
scrape it off. 15. “Do you know how he is getting on with the
book he is writing?” - “I haven’t seen him for a long time, we
don’t get along.” - “But why? I believe you are finding fault with
him. For all his shortcomings/drawbacks/faults he is a very
decent man.”