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fili (v) 1. make or become Ml

□ Tears filled her eyes.

2. -in (out) — add what is necessary

□ He filled in an application form. filling (n) smth. put into smth

□ a filling in a tooth

fail (v) 1. -in — be unsuccessful, lose/give out D He failed in an examination.

2. be not enough; come to an end; go wrong

□ I can not find words, words failed me. П Our water supply has failed.

3. become weak

□ His health has been failing recently.

4. neglect

□ He never fails to write to his mother every week. unfailingly without fail

□ Those written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly, failure (a) lack of success; fiasco

П All his efforts ended in failure, a failure an unsuccessful person catch (v) (caught) 1. capture; seize П How many fish did you catch?

2. surprise or detect

□ They caught the boys stealing apples.

3. be in time of

О Catch the last train

4. get the meaning of smth

□ Will you repeat it, please. I didn't catch the end of the sentence. catch up with smb do all the work that hasn't been done yet

□ Tom was away from school for a month and now he has got to catch up with the class.

catch smb's attention/fancy attract smb's attention catch smh's eye look at smb to attract his attention catch one's breath (from surprise) затаить дыхание catch fire begin to burn

О The wood soon caught fire.

doubt (v) hesitate to believe (for belief and opinion verbs see p. 42)

□ Do you doubt my word? (n) feeling of uncertainty

D I have no doubt that you'll succeed. without doubt certainly

О Don't worry, he'll come back without doubt.

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agree (v) 1. - to say " yes"

П I asked him to help me and he agreed.

2. be of the same opinion

D We agreed to start early. agree with smb on/with smth

□ We all agreed on the terms.

3. match, confirm

□ Your story agrees with what 1 had already heard. agreement (n) understanding (spoken or written) arrive at/reach an agreement with smb

haunt (v) 1. appear repeatedly in (a place)

□ The old castle is said to be haunted by ghosts. 2. return in mind repeatedly; obsess

□ He was constantly haunted by the fear of discovery. curve (n) 1. a bending line having the form of an arc

□ There was a dangerous curve in the road, (v) bend

□ The river curves round the town.

keen (adj) 1. (of interest and feelings) strong and deep; acute

□ He has a keen interest in history. 2. sharp

□ (fig) keen sarcasm/keen sight

.long (for) (v) desire earnestly; wish very much

□ I'm longing to see you. (n) earnest desire

□ His longing for home was so great that he couldn't think of anything else.

murmur (v) [ 'тэтаэ] utter in a low voice (for Verbs of Speaking see p. 23) П " Going my way, soldier? " she murmured.

II. COMPREHENSION

Ex. 1. Answer the following questions.

1. For whom was the lieutenant waiting for at the information booth?

2. Why was he so excited?

3. How did he make the woman's acquaintance?

4. Why was Lieutenant Blandford so anxious to see the girl?

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5. What made the friendship of the two people who had never Seen each other so strong?

6. Why didn't she send him her photograph?

7. How old were the lieutenant and the girl?

8. Why did he start toward the girl in the green suit?

9. What made Lieutenant Blandford step forward without hesitation to meet the plump plain woman in her late forties?

10. Why did Hollis Meynell ask the woman to play the role?

Ex. 2. Translate the following passages from English into Russian.

1. p. 29. From the beginning to "...sustained him unfailingly".

2. p. 29. From " Under immense starred..." to "...she was thirty".

3. p. 29-30. From " His mind..." to "...understandingly".

4. p. 31. From " Blandford felt..." to "...kindly twinkle".

III. WORD STUDY

Ex. 3. Find in the text the equivalents to the following words and phrases.

Часы показывали; бюро информации; загорелое лицо; точное время; его сердце сильно забилось; особое место; и все же; неустанно поддерживать; осаждать; сражение; попасть в кольцо истребителей; ухмыляться; признаться; не бояться зла; удвоить свою силу;, лацкан пиджака; честно; женский почерк; заглянуть в душу мужчины; отправить (увезти); мольбы; такая любовь мне отвратительна; более вероятно; никого больше; прямо позади; седеющие волосы; ноги с толстыми лодыжками; удаляться (уходить); колебаться; сжать; " Бремя страстей человеческих"; опознать; ценный; распрямить плечи; лицо расплылось в улыбке; умолять; пригласить куда-либо.

Ex. 4. Paraphrase or explain in your own words the following phrases.

His eyes narrowed; sustained him; besiege the clerks; know fear; doubt oneself; recite the Psalm; his face grew sharp; starred roof; his mind went back to; throughout the book; writing-in habit; the bookplate; get hold of smth; honest basis; be plain; his heart leaped; well past forty; rumpled lapel; blue leather copy; he felt choked; be with Uncle Sam.

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Ex. 5. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the sentences using the words and expressions from the text.

I. The tall army lieutenant who had just come from the platform was stan­ding at the information booth away from the crowd of people besieging the clerks. 2. His heart was pulsating violently and he couldn't control it.

3. The woman he was waiting for had been playing such an important role in his life for the past thirteen months. 4. Her written words had been with him all the time and greatly supported him. 5. His plane had been encircled by a number of fighter planes. 6. In one of his letters he acknowledged that he often felt fear. 7. And he had remembered; he heard her voice which in fact he had never heard before and it gave him new life and energy. 8. He had never believed that a woman could have such a subtle understanding of a man's soul. 9. Next day he had been sent to another place, but they had gone on writing. 10. She had refused all his requests to send him her photograph.

11. I'd always be haunted by the feeling that you had been interested only because of my looks, and I'd hate to be loved only for that reason.

12. Without even knowing he made one step closer to her. 13. So deep was his longing for the woman who truly supported and sustained him. 14. This would not be love, but it would be something valuable, something, perhaps, even more exceptional than love.

Ex. 6. Translate the sentences paying special attention to the meaning

of the italicized words from the Vocabulary.

1. At about 9 o'clock / lifted my eyes just to survey the scene. 2. Jason and Tuvia who had done most of the lifting for the other two struggled for breath and massaged their arms. 3. He didn't feel emotionally a full-fledged member of the Class of '58. He longed to be assimilated with his brethren.

4. Jason feared an angry storm was brewing and longed at all cost to avert it.

5. This was the woman he had longed for, he had needed and almost in­stantly loved. 6. The Monday formal dance was much better attended. About half the class filled the Lowell House, Courtyard. 7. Her smile was filled with all the promise of her 16 and half years. 8. Kay's last conversation with Alex had been filled with more ugliness, but she agreed to leave Amanda. 9. The most she would agree to was a nurse for a few weeks. 10. As Danny stepped onto the stage, his glasses caught the glare of the spotlight, nearly blinding him. 11. Once you start travelling on that circuit you'll be caught up in the whirlwind and never slow down again to study.

12. Indeed some keen sadistic genius must have spent innumerable hours on

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