8. The manager told the secretary to write a letter or phone the representative of the Ministry.

II.    Complete the following sentences.

I. At the bank, Henry Cowperwood often spoke... 2. At home Henry Cowperwood used to tell... 3. He would say...

4. He would tell... 5. At home Frank’s people used to talk...

6. When Uncle Seneca was speaking..., he said... 7. Seneca Davis told... 8. Frank said...

III.    Fill In the blanks with prepositions and adverbial particles it necessary.

1. I promised Peter not to tell his sister ... his illness, and found myself ... an awkward position when she asked me how he was. 2. He’s impossible to deal ...! You can ne ver rely ... him. 3. Almost all the countries ... the world were represented ... the Film Festival ... Moscow. That was why it was an event ... great interest ... all cinemagoers.

4.    Both the teacher and the students were interested ... the

conference. Everybody looked ...... a fruitful exchange

... ideas ... representatives ... different scientific schools.

5.    When Peter was twelve, he used to take a great interest ... foreign stamps. He would often give his friends his books, toys and other things ... exchange ... stamps which were ... interest ... him. 6. "I’ll be pleased to help you," the doctor said ... the old scientist. “But I want to be perfectly honest ... you: no medicine will help you unless you stop working ... the expense ... your health. I can only allow you to work three or four hours ... a day.” 7. Mary had been training ... the race the whole winter. 8. Ann was hurt to see that her friend hardly took any notice ... her, although they had

been ...... touch ... over a year. 9. “A lot of interesting

books may come out ... connection ... the film festival,” said the shop assistant. “Keep ... touch ... us. We’ll let you know if there’s anything here ... interest ... you."

IV.    Fill In the blanks with articles II necessary.

In this period there came ... declaration of war between ... North and ... South.

Then came ... number of ... meetings and ... battles; ... arrival of Lincoln on ... way from Springfield to Washing ton; ... battle of Vicksburg; ... battle of Gettysburg, and so on. Cowperwood was only twenty-five at the time, ... calm, good-looking young man, who thought there were good reasons to start ... war for ... liberation of ... slaves,

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