1. A number of things happened to me and altered the
course of my life. 2. English spelling is appalling but in time
ii will be partially altered. 3. He heard a ring at the bell and
went to open the door. 4. She reached out for the letter.
5. Dobbin reached out and caught the vase (reached out for
i he vase) before it fell to the floor. 6. Jane’s salary was hardly
sufficient to keep body and soul together. 7. I saw a cab
drive up to the door of my house. 8. The table was littered
with test-tubes (пробирки) and phials (склянки/пузырь-
ки). 9. He was left alone in the unkempt study littered with
books, papers and what not (всякой всячиной).
10. I haven’t the least notion of what you are talking about.
11. I have only a dim recollection of the street I used to live in. 12. It was a shabby small bedroom. 13. The man was
wearing a shabby gray suit. 14. The boy did not feel at home
in such a splendid house.