Список вопросов базы знаний

Mike couldn’t ..... the phone because he was taking a shower.

Pam asked me to help her in Math and I ..... at once.

I asked Oscar if he would like to go out for a walk and he ..... he was busy.

My aunt Bess was angry with me because I never ..... her letters.

It was not easy ..... the teacher’s questions.

“I need the money today,” Martin ..... firmly.

“Who can name five wild beasts?” asked the teacher. “A lion with four cubs,” ..... the pupil.

I asked Jill if she was happy and she ..... in the negative.

Sally ..... to Sullivan with a cutting remark.

When asked about his relatives, he ..... that he didn’t know anything about them.

Mary stopped reading ..... the telephone.

Did John ..... to your letter?

I wrote a letter to Sally and she ..... to my letter almost immediately.

William failed ..... to my question.

I asked Jim if I could use his phone and he ..... that I could please myself.

The enemy ..... to our fire.

I didn’t expect Julian ..... so sharply to my innocent remark.

“Why didn’t you ..... to your friend’s appeal for help?”

Miriam asked me to do her a favor, but I had no wish ..... to her request.

Little Timothy touched the top can and it ..... with a loud crash.

Emily never ..... to her husband’s opinions.

Fanny’s eyes defied him and he ..... to their defiance.

Steve waved to me from the other side of the street and I ..... to his salute.

Matilda didn’t trust herself ..... her father, so she kept quiet.

Eva asked her husband to help her clean up the kitchen, but he didn’t ..... as he was glued to the TV screen.

“How long mice live?” asked the teacher. “It depends on the cat,” ..... the pupil.

I asked Jeff a question about his family; he looked at me as if he didn’t know how ..... .

The porter ..... my question, but I didn’t understand what he had said.

A secretary writes letters, types documents, ..... the phone and meets people.

Helen didn’t ..... to my question; she must have failed to understand it.

“Where did Admiral Nelson win his last victory?” the teacher asked. “On page 127,” ..... the pupil.

Paul could not ..... the doorbell because he was busy whitewashing the ceiling.

At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, “Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?” The other ..... , “Yes, I am, I married the wrong man.”

The teacher asked one of the pupils to tell her the plural of penny. “The plural of penny is two pence,” ..... the boy.

During an argument, a husband asked his wife why she had married him. “I was just stupid,” she ..... .

“Son, you're always asking questions. What would have happened if I'd asked as many questions when I was a boy?” “Dad, maybe you'd have been able ..... some of mine today.”

Kamchatka is a ..... with strong volcanic activity.

Only wine grown in Champagne ..... of France can bear this name.

This year we visited Catalan ..... of Spain with its historic old towns contrasting with modern cities.

The Far Eastern ..... of Russia is famous for its harsh climate and kind people.

The Baltic ..... of Europe has a developed fishing industry.

This ..... has about 300 sunny days in a year.

The ..... of the Mexican Gulf Coast has suffered a lot from the recent oil spill.

Tibet has become an autonomous ..... of China in 1965.

Provence is a southern ..... of France which is famous for its wineries and cuisine.

Pacific ..... of the USA is making preparations to face a strong approaching cyclone.

13 stripes on the American flag represent 13 original ..... that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first ..... of the Union.

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the USA consisting of the six ..... .

In 1947 Pakistan became a sovereign ..... , bringing an end to British rule there.

Separation of church and ..... denotes that the national government is independent from organized religion.