III. Find synonyms in the text

Trash, bundle, insect, uncertainty, destiny, force out, gather, fright, blow up, irritate, go mad, save, track, lazy, muddy

IV. Find these phrases in the text, and notice the way in which they are used. In each case find the best equivalent.

1. “Her face seemed to swell up”— her face seemed to puff up

her face seemed to brighten

her face seemed to turn pale

2. “without hesitation” -- unwillingly

without dithering

with pride

3. “diabolical gaze” -- friendly gaze

devilish gaze

scrutinizing gaze

4. “What cheek! ” -- what impudence!

how beautiful!

what nonsense!

V. Write derivatives of the following words.

Note, taste, hesitate, advance, danger, suggest, low.

VI. Phrasal words with “get”.

1. The robbers got------------- with several thousand pounds.

2. I’ve got terribly-------------with my work.

3. We could never got --------on my salary alone.

4. This weather is really ---------- me ---------------.

5. It’s time you ----------------------- to some work.

6. Jo is getting--------- very well at school.

VII. Insert articles and prepositions where necessary.

1. --- two o’clock sharp ---- class assembled, including Miss Honey who noted that --- jug of water and --- glass were --- --- proper place.

2. You can hear --- same sort --- thing if you walk --- --- riding stable when --- horses are being fed.

3. Go and stand --- --- corner --- one leg --- your face --- --- wall.

4. ---- the back --- --- classroom Miss Honey cried: “Stop it”.

5. “Do you take me --- --- fool.”

6. “Stand --- when you speak --- me.”

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CHAPTER XIV

THE FIRST MIRACLE

I. Look up the following words and expressions in the dictionary and find them in the text.

Bane of somebody’s life, porcelain, lizard, hatred, reluctantly, malicious, patch, tomb, desperately, to pin smth on somebody, reach out, get rid of smth

II. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary.

1. Matilda sat---- again ---- her desk.

2. Then she reached--- a hand and took hold --- her water-jug.

3. And suddenly, --- the water, --- came the long slimy newt straight --- the glass, plop.

4. She stared --- the creature twisting and wriggling --- the glass.

5. The headmistress let--- a yell that must have rattled every windowpane --- the building and --- the second time --- the last five minutes she shot--- --- her chair like a rocket.

III. Find synonyms in the text/

Disgust, element, feeling, spark, scrap, grave, china, unwillingly, frantically, revolting, spiteful.

IV. Find these phrases in the text, and notice the way in which they are used. Explain the meaning. In each case find the best equivalent.

1. “strong point”--- weak quality

----strong quality

---- hesitant

2. “behind bars” --- in a tavern

--- at a lawyer’s

--- in prison

3. “pin on” --- to fix guilt on somebody

--- to fasten or join with a pin or pins

--- identify

4. “a splash of water”—a drop of water

--- a mark made by splashing

--- a trickle of water

5. “vouch for somebody”------be uncertain

------be proud

------to declare strong belief