Acest tablou. 5. A plrisit conferinta aparent fird nici un motiv. 6, Nu stiu dacé vreunul din musafirii nostri s-a odihnit pufin Inainte de mas&. 7. Dack ai clteva benzi recente putem si dim o petrecere. 8. Jocul Iui nu are nice s incdredturd emotionala. 9. Nu vrei si te servesti gi cu curcan? 10. Nea facut Hrogrese mai do loc. 11. Ma indoieso ca luat vreo pastild. 12. Nuci aga ed ti-am dat nigte bani gi ieri? 13. Nu mi se intimpla niciodata si vad o flordroast fied si cumpér flori, 14. Nu a ascultat niciodata nici o banda de-a mea. 15. Plowd Prea tare ca si plantiim vreo floare in dimineata asta, EXERCISE 20. Translate into English: 1, Toti banii sint in monede fara valoare. 2. Amindoi copiii au nevoie de cchelari. 3. Ficodruia dintre musafiri i s-a dat o floare. 4, S-au vindut toate discurile. 5, Amindoi copiii sint: extrem de congtiinciogi. 6. Toti prietenii nostri au fost Iuafi la bord. 7. Fiecare membru al expeditiei ar trebui si tneerce sf ne odihneasea putin. 8. Amindoi vinatorii au venit acaséi cu mina goali. 9. Fic. gare dintre cei trei goferi a fost amendat cu cincizeci de lei. 40. Din cauza cetel s-au suspendat toate cursele acriene. 11. $i Boots i Rusty si Fatty sint foarte Duni la istorie. 12, In familia Brown fiecare are cercul lui de prieteni. EXERCISE 24. Translate into English: {., Putine intreceri sportive sint privite cu mai mare seriozitate. 2. Multi dintre muncitorii uzinei noastre urmeazi la seral. 3. Majoritatea timpului «> Poartd cu mine de pared ag fi sora ei mai micd. 4. Nigte prieteni de-ai nogtri Staulanoi citeva zile; trebuie neapéirat s8-i cunogti pe tofi.5. N-o invidiez desi are © groazi de bani. 6. Sint bani multi la banca? 7. Peter are timp berechet’ dar nu stie sti] foloseascd oum trebuie. 8. Ei or si fact foarte multe cadouri de Anul Nou. 9. Am mult ineredere in tine. 10. Doar trei zile ne despart de con, ferin{a, dar stnt ined foarte multe lucruri de facut. 11. A existar 0 oareoars Nigiditate in timpul repetifiel, 12. Pe multi oameni fi interoseazi postul de radio local. 13. Citeva ziare au inserat reportaje despre acest gantier. 15. Timpul probabil pentru miine: vreme insorita in majoritatea localitafilor, 16. Se pot Jace multe studii arheologice in Dobrogea. 16. Noi exportim o cineime din Nl mele noastre. 17. Nu prea sint sperante si se fact bine. 18. M& due in dormitor si ma odihnesc putin inainte s& mi schimb pentru spectacol, 19, Pe met Putini oameni ii intereseaz’ astizi vietile artistilor. 20. Filmul a dat nagtere la multe controverse. The Adjective Fxnoise 1. Attach the appropriate adjective-forming suffix to each of the fol- lowing nouns: -arian thought soldier -ed lady chill -ful ice hope -ish Turk day -less Parliament, plenty See next page as well: 37-like harm, ely fo} -some Swede y speech chalk snob wind authority EXERCISE 2. Give the adjectives in ~ial/-ical/-ie or -ous corresponding to the following nouns: anxiety, atom, philosophy, fame, music, industry, emphasis, suspicion, heroism, diplomat. EXERCISE 3. Attach the appropriate adjective-forming suffix to each of the following verbs: -able verify refresh, -ful submit encourage -ing move mourn sive possess attract comfort forget advise excite break exencist 4, Choose the appropriate adjective. Note that -ie alternates with ical with a difference of meaning: 4. Lam fond of classic / classical languages. 2. Caragiale’s play “The Lost Letter” is a comic | comical masterpiece. 3. Everybody has realized that big cars are not economic | economical to run. 4. It has taken long years of historic | historical research to gather all the data about this historic / historical building. 5. The Royal Ballet's performance of “The Nut-cracker” was a clas- sic] classical one. 6. Romania’s economic | economical performance is no longer considered a miracle. 7. She was quite a sight with that comic / co- mical old hat on. 8. Many an innocent man has gone to the electric | electrical chair. 9. He is quite an expert in electric / electrical engineering. 38 wood self brother child love fool point heaven ghost month delight wall hour restEXERCISE 5. Form sentences with the following collocations containing adjectives derived from participles: MODEL: a) I’ve done for her what no living man has ever done. b) A restaurant on a revolving platform is no longer a curiosity nowadays. a) a living man; the wisest man breathing; the results obtained; the sum required. b) a revolving platform; the coming events; the remaining members; the surrounding walls; an investigating committee. Exercise 6, Maketwo columns: a) past participles; b) adjectives derived from irregular past participles of the same verbs: stricken, died, drunk, shaved, dead, loaded, cleft, cloven, melted, beloved, sunk, swelled, drunken, struck, loved, sunken, shaven, molten, swollen, laden » EXERCISE 7. Group the adjectives listed below under the three heads of the table. Note that there are two regular ways of marking the category of comparison in English; a) by means of -er in the comparative and (the) -est in the super- lative (the synthetic comparison) with monosyllabic adjectives; b) by means of the periphrastic forms with more and (the) most (the analytic com- parison), in case of plurisyllabic adjectives. A series of monosyllabic adjectives, such as: calm, cross, fit, fond, frank, scarce, grave, prompt display both patterns. Many disyllabic adjectives display both patterns too. It is typically the case with adjectives ending in -y, -ow, -le, -er such as: clumsy, sallow, humble, clever, as well as the following adjectives: handsome, common, polite, quiet, pleasant, precise, sincere etc. sly, wicked, convenient, foolish, active, vague, afraid, common, red, wound- ed, thin, pretty, startling, stupid, big, healthy, correct, alive, fertile, worthy, pleasant, minute, eager, cruel, tiring, remote, early, comic, simple, easy, tender, low, calm, sore, fast, just, dovile, proper, distinct, high, sincere. a) -er b) more+-Adj. e) a) -er; (the) -est / (the) -est (the) most-+Adj. b) more + Adj. (the) most + Adj. EXERCISE 8. Provide the irregular degrees of comparison of the following adjec- tives. Remember that some of them have two forms of degrees of comparison: 4. good, 2. bad / ill, 3. little, 4, near, 5. much / many, 6. far, 7. late, 8. old. ExERCISE 9. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets: 1. What is the (late) information you’ve got? 2. Her (old) brother is called Jim. 3. We were in a hurry to catch the (late) bus. 4. Which is (old) of the two? 5, Who is the (old) member of the students’ club? 6. They got down to business without (far) delay. 7. I’ve got a still (old) edition of the dictionary. 8. The 39 Fa(old) sister was twenty years (old) than the youngest. 9. The (late) half of May was quite rainy. 10. I was told to wait until (far) notice. 11. I wish I had bought it at the (near) shop. 12. He provided them with (far) information as agreed. 13. The (near) station is Calea Victoriei. 14. John’s (late) novel was a (good) seller and for sure it won't be his (late) one. 15. He is the (little) writer of the two. 16. I saw him meet her at the (far) end of the street. 17. I shall need (far) help with this. EXERCISE 10, Supply the appropriate form of the adjectives given in brackets: 4, This is the... book I have read for a long time (good). 2. He has one of the. .. cars on the road (fast). 3. The work you are doing today is... than the work you did yesterday (easy). 4. Ann often wears... dresses than her mother (expensive). 5. Which is the... play you have lately read? (interest- ing). 6. The actress on the stage was the .. . girl I have ever seen (striking). 7. Tom is... than his friend (tall). 8. They have a... garden than ours (ovely). 9. He said this was the . . . day in his life (important). 10, He was... than his wife when the child broke the window (angry). 11. He was the... man in the world to do that (late). 12. A: ‘Which was your... subject at school and which was your... (good, bad)?” B: ‘Physics was my... and history my... (good, bad).’ 13. Is Bucharest or Prague the. . . rom London (far)?44. Tom is 17 years old, his brother Jack is 19 and his sister Jane is 15. Therefore Jane is the... and Jack is the... (young, old). EXERCISE 11. Complete the following sentences with the suitable forms of the com- parative of a) equality b) superiority c) inferiority of the italicized adjectives: 4, John’s paper is... good... Tom’s paper. 2. ‘The door is... narrow... the window. 3. Tony is... industrious... his closest friend. 4. A dress is... expensive... a blouse. 5. Ann is... gentle... her younger sister. 6. His solu- tion is... simple... mine, 7. This joint is... lender... veal. EXERCISE 12, Supply the comparative form of the adjectives given in brackets. Note that the meaning of the pattern the comparative of Adjective... , the comparative of Adjective is cu cit. . . cu atit: 4. The (long) the speech is, the (tedious) it is. 2. The (weak) the patient, the (great) his dependence on the nurse. 3. The (stormy) the weather, the (dangerous) the trip. 4. The (humble) a man is, the (haughty) her manner becomes. 5. The (scarce) the food is getting, the (wild) the beasts become. 6. The (prompt) the answer, the (high) the grade. 7. The (proper) the word, the (exact) the translation is. 8. The (narrow) the path was getting, the (hostile) the horse was becoming. 9. The (eager) the child, the (intricate) the questions he asks. 10. The (fertile) the land, the (little) the amount of fertilizer given to it. exercise 13. Use the comparative of the adjectives given in brackets with an emphatic meaning. ‘This meaning is typically rendered in the case of a) monosyllabic adjectives by repeating the comparative form of the respective adjective and in the case of 40») plurisyllabic adjectives by repeating more. Note that you can also use (By) far or ever, or much before the comparative with an intensifying force: Mopet: a) (Great) attention is being paid to gymnastics. Greater and greater /by far greater] ever greater attention is being paid to gymnastics. b) It sounds (appealing). Tt sounds more and morejever more /far more / much more appealing. 1. Her words are becoming (sharp). 2. They are getting (excited). 3. Don’t count on him to do it before. He is getting (tired). 4. His face was growing (dark). 5. It's becoming (important) to rely on our own experts. 6. Her voice was growing (loud). 7. It is becoming (plain) that he is involved. 8 As buses are becoming (fast), we're growing (idle). 9. His pace is (slow). 10. Fines are (stiff). Exercise 14, Translate into English: 1, Luerul cel mai simplu ar fi si trimifi un bilet. 2. Care dintre ei doi ¢ mai stingaci? 3. Ia-o pe poteca cea mai ingusta. 4. Spune-i ce erezi, dar evita sici faci reproguri dintre cele mai amare. 5. Incearc& s& pari mai interesat. 6. O casa la periferie ¢ mai linigtita decit un apartament in centru. 7. Nu sesi. zeazi niciodata lucrurile mai subtile. 8. Este 0 muncitoare mai serioas& decit Ann. 9. lie mai fried decit mie. 10. Interesindu-se in continuare, afl& ci ea cdause la examen. 11. N-am evitat decit beleaua cea mai mica (din cele doud belele). 12. Tu esti in m&surd sa stii ci am treout, gi prin lucruri mai rele. uxeRoIse 15. Translate into English: 1. Erai mai ocupat decit mine la vremea aceea? 2. El nu e aga de tnalt ca fratele siu. 3. Dupa parerea mea, ea trebuie si fie mai bitrind dectt el. 4. Asta 4 fost cea mai calda zi de pind acum. 5. E mai mare sau mai mic dectt dormito. rul nostru? 6. Ana este cea mai timida prietend a fiicei noastre. 7. Parca este mai putin frig decit anul trecut pe vremea aceasta. 8. Am dowd portocale, ia-o pe cea mai mare. 9. Copiii vecinului nostru sint mai galligiogi decit ai nostri, 10. Hotelul acela era mult. mai elegant. 11. Un televizor portabil este mai greu lecit un tranzistor. 12. A fost pe departe cea mai plicutd vacant pe care am petrecut-o vreodata la munte iarna. EXERCISE 16, Translate into English: 1. Degi fratele meu e mai in virsta deci. mine cu trei ani, pare mult mai Nua dectt mine. 2. In mod eu totul surprinzator, cea de a doua jumatate a lui tulic a fost foarte rece. 3. Deocamdata acestea sint ultimele noutati; si sperim iio sii ne mai parvind gi alte detalii. 4. Este adevarat ci romanul politist care "upirut recent este ultima Dvs. oper? Intentionati si nu mai scriefi? 5. Mi-am dat seama din primul moment ci vrei si intri in clidirea aldturata care era to fapt cea mai apropiata banca din acea parte a oragului. 6. Am avut de ales Intro Sinaia gi Breaza. Am optat pentru prima, bineinfeles. 7. Cu cit vocea lui dovine mai aspr& cu atit ea devine mai docil&. 8. Ele din ce in ce mai discret 4tpe m&sur& ce ea e tot mai pusi pe rele. 9. Nici c-am vazut om mai frumos! 10. Exprima acest Iucru in cuvinte mai simple. EXERCISE 17. Use the following adjectives in pattern a) and/or b), illustrating the attributive and predicative function of this class. Note that most adjectives can fill hse two positions, but some subclasses of adjectives can only be used attribu- tively: — intensifying adjectives (pure, sheer, definite, clear, mere, plain, utter, total, perfect, true, etc.); — restrictive adjectives (the same, the only, the main, the exact, the precise, the very, etc.); — former, present, past, possible, old (an old friend). Other subclasses of adjectives can only be used predicatively : — well, unwell, il — most of a- adjectives (afraid, asleep, ablaze, awake etc.) 4. a.a...man (hungry) 2. aa... fool (mere) b. the man is... b. a fool is... 3. a. the... boy (asleep) 4. a, an... folly (utter) b. the boy is b. a folly is... 5. a. the... student (very) 6. a. a... scientist (true) b. the student is... b. a scientist is... 7. a. the... girl (beautiful) 8. a. the... soldier (alive) b. the girl is... b. the soldier is... 9. a. the... baby (ill) 10. a. the... worker (hard) b. the baby is b. the worker is... 11. a. his... excuse (chief) 12. a. the... wall (stone) b. his excuse is... b. the wall is... 13. a. the... woman (unwell) 14, a. the... house (ablaze) b. the woman is... b. the house is... 45. a. a... child (particular) 16. a. his... friend (former) b. a child is... b. his friend is... 17. a. the... girl (clever) 18. a. the... solution (only) b. the girl is... b. the solution is... EXERCISE 18. Form sentences in the table below noting that the adjectives in the second column can only be used attributively : ai. x. ‘We can do perfect idiots without mere lip-servieo sheer recklessness total destruction possible counter-examples iron bars wollen skirts the same old stories 42EXERCISE 19. Make up the order of adjectives in attributive position: sentences according to the model, paying attention to i [som | a few Jong | narrow led ana | triangles | | black | a | nice |big |rectan- | ola green | Chinese silk carpet gular a nice ! young Greek nurse | cheerful | | ja beautiful white wooden | horso jthe | slender 18th | black ‘| Venetian gondolas | | | | century {the little | painted stone —_| pagodas t | grey 4 lot | fragrant red ! | cooking- of i | | | apples a luxurious | white | Roman carved | bathtub | marble | thin | oval | white | sille shades her | best long | | cream- velvet, evening- | | | coloured dress | | EXERCISE 20. Give the correct succession of the adjectives in the following noun phrases: 1. a/an (blue, washable, good, cotton) skirt; 2. (blue, frightened, small) eyes; 3. a/an (Asiatic, large, striped) quadruped; 4. (cold, turbulent, greyish, deep) waters; 5. (volcanic, dark, tall) rocks; 6. a (Greek, young, bright) stu: dent; 7. a/an (fifteen-foot, pale-red, age-old) brickwall; 8. a/an (little, marble, Roman, brownish) statue; 9. a/an (intelligent, Polish, wiry, elderly) logician; 10 ajan (fluffy, orange, wide, wollen, Peruvian) shawl. EXERCISE 24. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition. Note that some adjectives when used in their predicative function can be followed by a) a prepositional phrase (e.g. The boy is delighted with his task ); h) an infinitival phrase (e.g. I am pleased to see you) or c) by a clause (e.g. He was aware that he had made a blunder ). A number of adjectives may occur with all these types of construction (e.g. afraid) : 1. George was not at all pleased... the offer, on the contrary he was quite indignant... it. 2. He has hardly been satisfied... my performance recently. 3. Nobody is afraid... spiders. 4. We are all impatient. , . delay. 5. Twas shocked... the news of their defeat. 6. What are you glad... ? 7. Don’t be sorry... me. 8. Don’t be so eager... your progress, 9, Tom is rather eager... success. 10. We were surprised... the bitterness of your reply. 11. I’m angry... myself for having missed the train. 12. He looked astonished . . . the news. 13. He was angry... being mistaken for his brother. 43EXERCISE 22. Form sentences according to the model. (See the note to the pre- vious exercise! Tm | afraid He was angry to be told the same thing bored hear her laugh furious find she had done nothing about it indignant | astonished ‘You are glad to | rest for a couple of days content be offered a prize happy be promoted delighted satisfied impatient eager She is reluctant to | agree with her teacher willing | comply with her sister's wishes inclined spoil her husband disposed EXERCISE 23, Form sentences in the following table. See the note to Ex. 21: Aaj. | on | Clause afraid he had made a blunder angry there was no escape for him shocked it had blown off sad He was confident that was the best move glad (that) | there were better things in store happy for him pleased he would be appointed manager not aware it had happened convinced he had neglected her before disappointed he had hurt her feelings certain sorry a4articol despre neobignuitul incident, 14. Trebuie neaparat, si-l vad gi o s&-gi dea seama ci nu va sedpa de mine numai cu promisiuni vagi. 15. Autoritatile au reprimat cu cruzime demonstratia grevistilor impotriva orelor suplimentare de munc&. 16. Au pus rispunsul siu obraznie pe socoteala tineretii lui. 17. Asea- rd am uitat s& intore ceasul gi a rémas cam in urma. Trebuie sd- dau eu 20 de minute inainte. ExERcIsE 144. Translate into English using turn and do as phrasal verbs: 1. Dac& vrei si citesti fa lumina micd, eu vreau si ma cule. 2. Comitetul i-a respins cererea de concediu pentru luna septembrie. 3. Spune cd tofi s-aw purtat frumos cu ei in ultimul timp (pasio) 4, Ciinele m: atact pe neasteptate si m& muged de picior. 5. Ce tie nu-ti place altuia nu-i face. 6. Aceasta fabrica produce bunuri de cea mai bund calitate. 7. Tom fi ura pe snobi gi sustinea cd snobismul trebuie desfiinfat printr-un act al Parlamentului. 8. In ciuda pre- simtirilor sale toate se terminaserd cu bine. 9. Prospero ii trecuse administratia ducatului fratelui siu care se dovedi a fi un tradator. 10. Era disperat c& fusese ingelat si furat de toti banii pe care tocmai ii mostenise. 11. Nu ne-am agteptat ca toemai Mary sé strimbe din nas la propunerea noastra. 12. Ai uitat sd inchizi robinetul si acum baia s-a transformat intr-un lac. The Adverb exercise 1. Form adverbs from the following adjectives and nouns by adding the suffix -ly or -ward(s), paying attention to their spelling. Remember that certain adverbs coincide in form with the adjectives they derive from: Gay, extreme, back, sincere, true, sensible, east, whole, final, due, beautiful, good, sure, home, pleasant, hungry, whole-hearted, deep, bad, thank- ful, late, devoted, striking, hard, west, unhappy, terrible, diligent, silent, fast, near. EXERCISE 2. Choose the correct word: 4. You are an excellent cook. The food tastes (good, well). 2. It was a lovely day with birds singing and the sun shining (bright, brightly) and girls wearing (bright, brightly)-coloured dresses. 3. I hate taking medicine. It tastes (bitter, bitterly). 4. I don’t think he is ill. His voice sounds (merry, merrily). 5. It rains (heavy, heavily). 6. It is (near, nearly) five o’clock. 7. You must work (hard, hardly) for your exams. 8. He spoke so (quick, quickly) that we could (hard, hardly) follow him. 9. When did you (last, lastly) see him? 40. I am (direct, directly) interested in what you think. 11. He couldn’t move as he was (dead, deadly) tired. 12. His eyes hurt him (bad, badly). 13. Mr. Jones held it (tight, tightly). 14. It was six o’clock as (near, nearly) as he could guess. 45. (last, lastly) I must account for my sister’s behaviour. 115EXERCISE 3. Rewrite these sentences substituting -ly adverbs for the italicized phrases: MODEL: ‘Who's afraid?” he said in an uneasy manner. ‘Who’s afraid?’ he said uneasily. 1. He smiled a contemptuous smile. 2. 1 pick my staff in a careful manner. 3. ‘Oh, John’, she said in a hoarse voice. 4. He bade us farewell in a cold voice. 5, She cried with bitter tears. 6. He came up to me at a slow pace. 7. He spoke about the trip in an excited voice. 8. They defended their friend in convincing words. 9, She stared at me with a fixed look. 10. The Indians lived a simple life, hunting and fishing. exercise 4. Give the degrees of comparison of the following adverbs: Much, brightly, quietly, expressively, badly, quickly, late, fast, high, often, well, swiltly, far, little, slowly. EXERCISE 5. Rewrite the following sentences using the adverbs in parantheses in the correct degree of comparison: 4. In a large city you must cross the street: (carefully) than in a small one, 2. He walked (far) than I did. 3. Please speak (slowly), so that I can take notes. 4. She moved (awkwardly) an elephant. 5. He reviewed her work (unfa- yorably) than Dixon did. 6. Of the three men, you behaved (disgracefully). 7. He’s been sleeping (badly) than myself the last few months. 8. Of the ten students he has been working (hard). 9. I pick my staff (carefully) than you do; that’s why our results are worse. 10. The answer came back (quickly) than I had expected. EXERCISE 6. Translate into English: 4. Tu joci gah mai prost dectt fratele tau. 2. Eu joc gah mai prost decit toi. 3. Cine aleargi mai repede, Tom sau Bob? 4. Colegul meu aleargi mai incet decit mine. 5. Luna aceasta a lucrat mai putin ca luna trecuta. 6. Nick vine intotdeauna mai tirziu ca ceilalfi. 7. Care dintre toate tablourile expuse a fost descris cel mai putin convingator? 8. Dintre toti studentii grupei voastre John a facut-o cel mai bine. EXERCISE 7. Form intensified comparatives placing the adverbs ever, tar, still, even, much, a great deal in front of the comparative degree of the adverbs below: MopEL: Tom runs quicker than John. iE Tom runs far quicker than John. 4. A snail moves slower than a turtle. 2. You should speak English more correctly. 3. She rides more beautifully since she went to the training-school. 4, She sings better than an opera-singer. 5. She did better in the summer exams. 6. She admonished the boy more severely than the headmaster. 7. He prepared himself more thoroughly than his opponent. 8. That crowd took the decision more sportingly. 9. He worked harder than his father. 10. He spent less than his companion. 116ExERCIsE 8. Translate into English. Note that whenever a ee participle is used as a predicative it is preceded by very much, highly, greatly, quite, partieu- larly, keenly, pretty, deeply eic., and not by very alone: mopet: Ea a fost foarte uimit& de cele intimplate. She was highly / quite surprised at what had happened. 41, N-am putut vorbi cu ea. Era foarte enervata de prostia lui. 2. Ma inte- reseazi foarte mult problema aceasta. 3. Prajiturile ficute de mama au fost foarte liudate. 9. Sint foarte dezgustat& de purtarea ta. 5. Périntii mei au fost foarte mulfumifi de notele mele. 6. M-au indurerat foarte tare vorbele tale. 7. Ti-ag rémine foarte indatorata dac& ai vrea si ma ajufi. 8. Iago considera cai a fost foarte nedreptafit de Othello. 9. Realizdrile noastre economice ]-au impresionat foarte mult. 10. Ne-a gocat foarte mult riutatea lui. Exercise 9. Translate into English using the adverb tar in its verb modify- ing and in its adjective intensifying function: 1. Nu a mers prea mult gi a vizut un cdlare indreptindu-se spre el. 2. Stii cit te cost un bilet pind la Oradea? 3. Desi pornisem devreme, nu am ajuns departe in ziua aceea, deoarece ninsese toata dimineata. 4. Mi-au pus mult mai multe intrebiri deoit ma agteptam gi discutia noastri a durat pind tirziu noap- tea. 5. El inoata mult prea bine ca si se inece. 6. Departe, pe o striduta se afldi o cas sirdcicioasa. 7. El a mers mai departe decit mine. 8. Cartea ta este cu mult mai interesanta dectt a mea. 9. Nu te intrece cu gluma. 10. A zis c& magina a rimas in pani; in plus, nu era nici o speranfi sé gaseascd un mecanic. EXERCISE 10. Fill in the blanks with rather or fairly: Note that fairly implies the idea of something “favourable” while rather the idea of something “unfavourable”. Rather can be used before alike, like, similar, different and before comparatives conveying the meaning of a little, slighily. (0-g. Your example is rather similar to mene. The suitcase was rather heavier than I expected). Fairly cannot be used before comparatives. Rather can be used before certain “favourable” words such as: good, well, pretty, clever, amusing, and the verbs to like, to enjoy, ete., its meaning becoming nearly equivalent to very. (e.g. The performance was rather good.) 1. This cake is... good, but the other is... sour. 2. They behaved... meanly. 3. You speak English .. . well. 4. It was. . . stupid of him to propose to Mary. 5. She looks... nice. 6. Lesson 25 is... difficult but Lesson 24 was... easy. 7. She was...kind to me. 8. The teacher was... angry with tall for her age. 10. It was. . . cruel of him to say that. 14. The lecture was... interesting but .. . long. 12.1 didn’t want to make friends with them but now I... like them. EXERCISE 11. Translate into English using the adverbs pretty and prettily. Note that pretty as an adverb means rather, fairly: 4. Sint aproape sigur c& va veni. 2. Se imbrica drigut in tinereje. 3. E cam rece pentru luna mai. 4. Am auzit cA gi-a aranjat dragut noua locuinté. 5. Nu pute merge pe jos pind la gridina zoologica; e destul de departe pind 117acolo. 6, Parea cam ingrijorata. 7. Purea destul de convinsé de ceea ce spune- 8. Vocea lui suna destul de fals. exercise 12. Translate into English using the adverbs rather, enough or fairly: 4. Se simte destul de bine ca si faci o plimbare. 2. 20 de lei dictionarul! Serios ci ¢ foarte ieftin. 3. E destul de clar ci e nou in meserie. 4. Ea are nigte idei destul de ciudate. 5. Ag veni cu voi in excursie dar nu prea am bani. 6. Lu- crarea este destul de bund pentru a fi publicat’. 7. Discursul pregedintelui a fost cam scurt. 8. Conferinta mi s-a parut destul de interesanta gi destul de bine documentata. 9. L-am recunoscut imediat desi se schimbase destul de mult. 10. Pina in virful muntelui am facut doar o ori degi drumul era destul de abrupt. 11. M-am simtit destul de nefericit. 12. Patul acesta nu este destul de lat pentru doud persoane, dar este destul de moale. rxencise 13. Insert the given manner adverbs in the correct places: 4. He put it in English (well). 2. It was put in English (well). 3. He misled us (deliberately). 4. He spoke (slowly and deliberately). 5. He offered to put me up (kindly). 6. Iwas learning to spell (painstakingly). 7. 1 wanted to see it (very badly). 8. She sang the tune (cheerfully). 9. She offered her apologies (humbly). 10. He flapped his hands at his sides (limply). 11. She started looking for her glasses (slowly and inneticiently). exercise 14. Rewrite these sentences placing the adverbs in brackets in their correct place: MopeL: He dealt with the subject / it (perseveringly). He dealt perseveringly with the subject. He dealt with it perseveringly. 4. The teachers talked about the new methods of teaching (endlessly). 2. On Sundays they walked about the town (slowly). 2. She spoke to me (tenderly). 4. He laughed at us (kindly). 5. The critics spoke of the play (highly). 6. Nicholas glanced about him (quickly). 7. The children surrounded the teach- er and listened to his story (quietly and eagerly). 8. Aided by the wind the fire spread over the whole city (rapidly). Exercise 15. Insert the given adverbs of time in the correct place. Note thal in a series of adverbs of time those which represent the detail precede the more general ones: 1. He was born (in the year 1952, on 15th June, at 5 a.m.). 2. When the tourists went out of their tents they saw that the mountain was covered with snow (in the morning, early). 3. He returned to Bucharest (last week, in the afternoon, at four o'clock). 4. I first met him (last year, in May). 5. The greal. fire of London broke out (in 1666, one night, in September). 6. The news was broadcast (last Saturday, at half past two). 7. We shall come here (in future, every morning, at 9). 8.,They went away (on Sunday, for a week). 118EXERCISE 16. Translate into English: Ei vin intotdeauna la timp. 2. Profesorul nostru de englezii nu ne vorbeste niciodata in limba romana. 3. Citeodata nu stim ce e bine gi ce e rau. 4. Chiar acum mi-am terminat lucrul. 5. Nu voi uita niciodataé ziua aceea. 6. Chiar adineauri l-am vazut in gradina. 7. L-am intrebat deseori despre aceasta. 8. Va puteti adresa intotdeauna lui Tom cind aveti nevoie de ajutor. 9. L-am vazut jeri la teatru. 10. Intotdeauna ne vom aminti cu placere aceste zile vesele. 41. Il vom intilni uneori la bibliotecdé. 12. Se va intoarce curind? 13. Ai fost vreodata la patinoar? EXERCISE 17. Insert the given adverbs in the correct place: 1, Tom and Becky had been wandering (for many hours, about the cave). 2. Jim was to recite his poem (that very morning, in the centre of the exami- nation hall). 3. Though I was very busy I snatched a minute to answer his letter (yesterday, at the office). 4. Tom, Huck and Joe decided to run away (at daybreak, from home). 5. I wish I were (now, over there). 6. They returned (in the evening, to the camp, late). 7. I had the pleasure of meeting a fine woman of about fifty (the other day, in New York, here). 8. My brothers and my husband will be (soon, home) from the shooting. 9. Bathing is very good, when the sea is mostly calm (here, in summer). 10. The great fire broke out, and aided by the east wind, burnt down the wooden houses of which a large proportion of the town was built (in 1666, in London, in a baker’s shop, in September). exercise 18. Insert yet or still as required: Note that still is used in affirmative and interrogative sentences and in interrogative-negative sentences with an emphatic force. Yet is used in nega- tive sentences. In interrogative sentence yet means already. 1. You may finish your work in time. 2. Was he working when you rang him up? 3. ‘Have the tourists left the hotel?’ No, they have not left the hotel. They are in their rooms’. ‘Haven't they left the hotel? 4. Haven't you fin- ished writing? 5. Have you not understood? 6. Are you waiting for him?7. He hadn’t come. 8. Have you told him? 9. The concert is not finished. It is going on. 10. | want to learn English. 41. She looks tired in spite of the long holiday she has had. 12. I am wondering what he meant. 13. I cannot come, I am busy. 14. You can’t be hungry. You have just eaten your dinner. exercise 19. Translate into English using the adverbs yet and still: 1. Inc& nu mi-ai spus cum te cheama. 2. Degi ploua inci, a iegit soarele. 3. Lectia nu s-a terminat inca. 4. E inc& prea frig s& iesi fara haind. 5. Arata inci foarte tinar’. 6. Cum? Tot n-ati reugit ined si deschideti seiful? 7. Cerul e innorat, dar inc& n-a inceput ploaia. 8. Tabloul acesta este si mai frumos. 9, Cum? Tot mai este o scrisoare pe care n-ati tradus-o inca? 119BxeRcisr 20. Translate into English using the adverbs yet, still, already: 1. — Ai gi citit articolul acesta? — Inca nu |-am terminat. [1 mai citesc inci. 2. — E deja ora 8giel incd nus-asculat. Doarme inci. — Cum, inc& doarme? 3. — Fratele meu mi-a si trimis o vedere. — Eu n-am primit inc& nimic. 4, — Inc& n-ai restituit cartile la bibliotecd? — Nu, sint tot la mine. 5. Inci nu ne-ai spus de ce ti-ai facut griji inutile. 6. — Ai expediat deja scrisoarea? — Nu, n-am expediat-o inca. 7. Tot te mai gindesti la el? 8. N-ai gisit inod altceva de facut? 9. Incd nu m-am hotarit cum s-o abordez. 10. Inc& nu e prea tirziv. Mai putem prinde primul accelerat. EXERCISE 21. Translate into English using the adverb of time long: 4, A stat mult in Anglia, aga ci nu e de mirare c& vorbeste engleza atit de bine. 2. Nu mai vreau si-mi petrec concediul la mare. 3. Nu mai locuieste aici. 4. Studiazi de mult engloza. 5. De cind egti in Bucuresti? Cit stai? 6. Nu mai vreau si te ajut la lectii. Trebuie si le faci singur. 7. Nu mai gtiu ce si cred despre el. 8. Cit o si fii plecat? 9. Nu lam mai vazut de mult. 10. Iarna a trecut de mult, a venit primivara, 11. Asteapti-ma! Nu intirzii mult. EXERCISE 22. Translate into English using adverbs of time: 4, Abia acum o lun& am aflat ci s-a miritat. 2. S-a maritat abia acum o Juni. 3. Inc& din anul 55 f.e.n. Tulius Cesar a debarcat cu trupele sale pe {ar- murile Angliei. Dar adevarata cucerire a Angliei a deverit un fapt abia in anul 43 al erei noastre. 4. Legiunile romane au fost retrase abia in sec. V. 5. Enescu a inceput sa cinte la vioari de mic copil. Era inc& un copil cind a aparut prima dat& intr-un concert public. 6. In 1440 Gutenberg inventase deja tiparul. 7. Inc& acum cttiva ani era greu de inchipuit ci omul va cuceri cosmosul. 8. Nu se poate inca vorbi de ‘camerele’ parlamentului in timpul dom- niei lui Edward I. 9. El a tnceput sa invete engleza abia anul trecut. 10. El stia si citeascd inc& inainte de a merge la scoala. EXERCISE 23. Rewrite the sentences below placing the adverb only in as many positions as possible: moveL: I wanted to see him. Am vrut si-i vorbesc. Only I wanted to see him. Numai eu am vrut si-i vorbesc. I (only) wanted to see him (only). Nu am vrut decit sa-i vorbesc. I wanted to see only him. Am vrut sa-i vorbese numai lui. 4. I had a boiled egg for breakfast. 2, She helped me with my translation. 3. Did you meet Tom yesterday? 4. I took the dog for a walk. 5. This summer T have spent my holidays with my family. EXERCISE 24. Rewrite the sentences below using the adverb only in its correct place(s): 4. Today “savage” means that a nation is living, not at any inferior but at a younger stage of culture (only). 2. You do not say that a child is inferior to a man. He is younger than an adult (only). 3. At first Ernest shrugged his 120