Model:I think it’s up to you to do the explaining.
1. One afternoon Beatrice asked me if I rode, and I explained
i hat I had done some/a little riding but was far from proficient
i n the art. 2. Mrs. Kettle is not the kind ofwoman to do the washing
(ofher clothes) herself. 3- Her eyes were red and swollen, it
was clear that Mary had done some crying. 4. I used to do some
(a lot of) fishing in my younger days. 5. He did all the talking, and
I hey thought he was stupid. 6. I’ve done a good deal of(a lot of)
thinking about it.
Model:I can't do a thing with him. He won't do his lessons.
1. I can’t do a thing with Paul. He won’s go to school.
2. I can’t do a thing with Nelly Like a naughty child she won’t
listen to me and put on her winter coat. 3. Mary’s mother couldn’t
do a thing with her. She wouldn’t take up music. 4. I can’t do
a thing with him no matter how hard I try. He won’t tell the
truth. 5. I can’t do a thing with her. She just won’t eat porridge
in the morning.
Model:We had no premonition that the trip would prove so
disappointing.
1. I had not expected that the film might prove (to be) so
thrilling. 2. I’d never have believed that Jacob would prove
a hero. 3. Before the month was over Nick proved a bright pupil.
4. I won’t be surprised of Morris proves (to be) an excellent
scholar. 5. We abandoned the attempt as the experiment proved
to be) dangerous.
Model:He showed no great skill,
1. I have no great respect for her. 2. This was no ordinary
case. 3. It was no mere slip of the tongue. 4. He expressed his
opinion in no uncertain terms. 5. Rebecca’s dress excited no
mean admiration (mean - ñêóäíûé, æàëêèé). 6. Hilary was a
scholar ofno mean ability (mean - ïîñðåäñòâåííûé, ñëàáûé,
ïëîõîé).