Question

Exercise 12
Complete the following sentences choosing the appropriate word or phrase from the list. Change the
form of the words if necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian (не обязательно).
to be lined
to be full of
to be covered
to be pinned up
to lie in heaps
to be concealed
to be lost beneath
to stand open
to be pasted
to lead
to be arranged
to be tiled
to be separated
to be painted
to be papered
1. If the floor ... ... one can easily hear footsteps on it.
2. Other walls ... ... with white bookshelves from which books overflow to the floor.
3. The door between the office and a small dark room at the back always ... ... .
4. The floors downstairs ... ... with Indian carpets.
5. The walls ...... with pictures of aircrafts.
6. A staircase ... from the ground floor to the first floor.
7. The notice ... ... ... and became the centre of attention.
8. A typewriter, some writing paper, pens and pencils — everything ... carefully ... on top of the
bookcase.
9. The walls in the sitting-room ... ... but not painted, which made the room look a lot cosier.
10. The room ... ... ... dark expensive furniture. Oriental car pets, smart lamps, everything first-class.
11. The incident...... and nobody ever learned anything.
12. A sick child ... nearly ... ... the heap of blankets.
13. Books, papers, manuscripts, stacks of letters ... ... ... all around the study.
14. The dining room ... ... from the rest of the house by a narrow passage.
15. As the tiny house ...... green, it was almost lost on the green background of the garden.

Answer 1

1. If the floor is tiled one can easily hear footsteps on it.
2. Other walls were lined with white bookshelves from which books overflow to the floor.
3. The door between the office and a small dark room at the back always stands open.
4. The floors downstairs were covered with Indian carpets.
5. The walls were pasted with pictures of aircrafts.
6. A staircase lead to from the ground floor to the first floor.
7. The notice was pinned up and became the centre of attention.
8. A typewriter, some writing paper, pens and pencils — everything was carefully arranged  on top of the bookcase.
9. The walls in the sitting-room were papered but not painted, which made the room look a lot cosier.
10. The room was full of dark expensive furniture. Oriental carpets, smart lamps, everything first-class.
11. The incident was concealed and nobody ever learned anything.
12. A sick child was nearly lost beneath the heap of blankets.
13. Books, papers, manuscripts, stacks of letters were lying in heaps all around the study.
14. The dining room was separated from the rest of the house by a narrow passage.
15. As the tiny house was painted green, it was almost lost on the green background of the garden.