Задание на устойчивые выражения к ЦТ
Ответы к упражнению
Дополнительные материалы
К сожалению РИКЗ еще не опубликовал списки тематической лексики, хотя и уже упоминал о них в спецификациях ЦТ и ЦЭ. Предлагаемый в этой публикации материал основан на анализе старых аналитических сборниках РИКЗ выпускавшихся по результатам ЦТ по 2011 год.
Тематический словарь: устойчивые сочетания
CATCH:
cold, fire, bus, train, plain
CAUSE:
confusion, trouble, problem
COME:
to an end, as a surprise, first/second, to the conclusion
DO:
best/worst, business, crossword, damage to, duty, exercise, experiment, for a living, good/harm, hair, homework, housework, job, justice, research, right/wrong, shopping, test, translation, washing-up, well/badly, work
GIVE:
answer, pleasure, help, explanation, hand
HAVE:
feeling, relationship, sympathy, effect
KEEP:
promise, secret, company, eye, waiting, in touch with, record
LOSE:
temper, touch, interest
MAKE:
appointment, arrangement, cake, certain, changes, choice, coffee, comment, contribution to, decision, discovery, effort, excuse, fortune, impression, joke, journey, mess, mention of, mistake, money, noise, offer, peace/war, preparations, progress, profit, recovery, reference to, sense, speech, statement, suggestion, sure, trouble, up one’s mind, yourself at home
SAY:
few words, no more, nothing, prayers, something
SPEAK:
one’s mind, generally/strictly ~ing, well, highly, ill of
TAKE:
place, time, care, notice, advantage, into consideration, risk, chance, pride, liking to
TALK:
nonsense, sense, rubbish, in riddles, to yourself
TELL:
difference, time, story, lie, truth, apart
Упражнение на тематический словарь
1. You’re not making any effort — try harder.
2. After my retirement in the 1980’s I did the Times crossword every morning.
3. I hope the children will not cause you too much trouble.
4. You won’t be able to keep it secret for ever.
5. He didn’t make any reference to the new product in his report.
6. Alen kept his promise and repaid all of the money borrowed.
7. He’s the sort of person who always makes trouble.
8. The other passengers took no notice of what was going on.
9. Both the new mother and her baby are doing very well.
10. I reckon you are able to take care of that.
11. Let’s take advantage of the good weather and go for a stroll.
12. The book doesn’t make any mention of his childhood.
13. It’s your turn to do the washing-up, Gregory.
14. I can’t really tell the difference between their policies and ours.
15. Just do your best and try your hardest.
16. Let’s not make a mess of this. It’s a mere trifle.
17. Make yourselves at home. Would you like a cup of tea?
18. Justice must be done, and I have to fine you.
19. The teacher’s comment was, «He is making considerable progress in chemistry.»
20. The doctor says I have to do more exercise.
21. The company made a small profit in its first year.
22. Crying over the Moon won’t do us any good now.
23. I kept him company while he was waiting for the bus.
24. Say no more! How much money do you need?
25. I’ll take a chance that he’ll be in a different carriage.
26. Could you keep an eye on it for a minute?
27. She’s a real pleasure to do business with.
28. Did you make an appointment to see the lawyer?
29. Generally speaking, it’s quite a good school.
30. They lit candles and said prayers for the dead.
31. The story takes place in the 18th century.
32. This act of improper behaviour could do serious damage to your career.
33. To do this experiment, you’ll need unsophisticated equipment.
34. The minister will make a statement on that tragic event later today.
35. I have no sympathy for people who find it hard to give up smoking.
36. For almost 20 years, she struggled to make peace with the past.
37. Think carefully before you give your answer.
38. The personnel who did the job had at least three years’ training.
39. His mother was always making excuses for her son’s behaviour.
40. I’d just like to say a few words about the itinerary.
41. I’d like everyone to make a contribution to the discussion.
42. Many shops are doing badly because of the economic recession situation.
43. Their glances seemed to be saying something about their relationship.
44. He made some interesting discoveries in the course of his investigation.
45. For several years I have kept in touch with her.
46. He had a difficult relationship with his stepfather.
47. The lack of tolerance can cause problems.
48. He came first in the list of the world’s richest men in 1999.
49. The colonial powers used to make war on poorer countries.
50. You’re not losing your touch, are you?
Дополнительные материалы
С опорой на подобную теорию из аналитических сборников РИКЗ мы уже ранее обращались к темам: словообразование, предлоги и фразовые глаголы и артикли.