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Exercise 54. Comment on the nouns fish and fruit. Translate the sentences into Russian.

A. 1. I dropped my clothes and waded into the stream. A thin silver fish streaked past me and I dove after it, hands outstretched. 2. The old man had seen many great fish. 3. The smell of those little fishes will follow me wherever I go. 4. This was a fish (shark) built to feed on all the fishes in the sea. 5. Remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks. 6. There was water, an underground river, with blind fish in it. The fish were white but not very big. 7. Ah, well, there's plenty more fish in the sea. 8. From the bank, awhile, in the warm summer stillness, she watched the water-lily plants and willow leaves, the fishes rising. 9. The boy went in another boat and caught three good fish the first week.

B. 1. I saw a number of mango trees still bearing fruit. 2. He came to the smashed acres of fruit and ate greedily. 3. In the centre of each table was a great bowl of autumn fruit, around which were grouped bowls of figs and melons. 4. Great parcels of groceries and delicacies and dried fruits arrived from the city. 5. Why should I let the Yankees have the fruits of my labour? 6. Lifting the telephone, he asked for the hotel florist. "This is Mr. O'Keefe. I believe you delivered some fruit to my suite." 7. From this central point they could see fruit-trees laden with magnificent fruits. 8. Like all the other woodwork of Versailles this was appliquéd with garlands, fruits and vine leaves. 9. They remain for three or four weeks working on the pomegranate orchard up at the Headlands and gathering fruit. 10. Clients will find a wide assortment of all sorts of delicatessen, including various tinned fruits and vegetables, cheeses and sausages.

Exercise 55. Which of the underlined parts of these sentences is right?

Example: She gave me some good advice / advices. (advice is right).

1. Margaret has got very long black hair / hairs. 2. We had a very good weather / very good weather when we were on holiday. 3. Sorry I'm late. I had trouble / troubles with the car this morning. 4. I want something to read. I’m going to buy a / some paper. 5. I want to write some letters. I need a / some writing paper. 6. It's very dif ficult to find a work / job at the moment. 7. Bad news don't / doesn't make people happy. 8. Our travel / journey from London to Istanbul by ship was very interesting. 9. The flat is empty. We haven't got any furnitures / furniture yet. 10. When the fire alarm rang, there was a complete chaos / complete chaos. 11. I had to buy a / some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches. 12. After spending most of his life travelling round the world, he is now writing a book about his experience / experiences.

Exercise 56. Complete these sentences using these words:

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Furniture people information teeth countryside work mice	\|	Cattle, choir, crew, crowd, orchestra, police, population, team

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