Keys to Text 13

Ex.13. 3 a)

support	supportive	effect	effective
exclude	exclusive	progress	progressive
attach	attached	graduate	gradual
corrupt	corrupt	favour	favourite

Ex.13. 3 b)

1. In 2002 the press reported a threat to certain breeds of the Queen's favourite dog from "a controversial EU convention".

2. In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. questioned US military interventions against progressive movements in the Third World.

3. Majority Leader Eric Cantor joins us for an exclusive interview.

4. Afghanistan is now perceived to be the second-most corrupt country in the world behind Somalia.

5. Studies on social support show that having one or two close and supportive friends is at least as valuable to emotional health as having a large group of friendly acquaintances.

6. This does not mean that a father can't become deeply attached to the child, but it often seems to be a different type of attachment – not less or better than the mother's, just different.

7. Beginning with the end in mind is the second habit of highly effective people.

8. The emergence of economically advanced welfare states leads to gradual value changes.

Ex.13. 4 a)

step	down as President
rumpled green	military fatigues
let some country	put ballistic missiles
constitute	an explicit threat to the peace and security
secure	a smooth transition
a US invasion	bid
pragmatic policy of	civil relations

Ex .13. 4 b)

1. Russia's desire to conduct pragmatic policy of civil relations with Georgia is a legitimate and reasonable goal for any Russian government.

2. Thousands of people took to the streets in Yemen yesterday, calling for Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. as President.

3. An announcement that Romania would let the USA put ballistic missiles on their territory was made by President Traian Basescu on February 4, 2010.

4. The U.S. Navy admiral responsible for countering the pirates operating from Somalia said Wednesday that they constitute an explicit treat to peace and security in the region and should be addressed with the same rigor applied to counterterrorism.

5. Television cameras lined the walls, and veterans packed the seats. Kerry was dressed in his rumpled green military fatigues and wore his Silver Star and Purple Heart ribbons, although he said he left the medals at home

Keys to Text 14

Ex.14. 3 a)

respect	respective	constitution	constitutional
president	presidential	gold	gilded
favourite	favourable	embarrassment	embraced
extension	extensive	domination	dominant

Ex.14. 3 b)

1. One of the greatest names in Vienna, Johann Strauss is remembered by this gilded statute in one of Vienna's many parks.

2. Despite the growing diversity nationally, some religious groups clearly occupy a dominant demographic position in particular states.

3. A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it.

4. Hypocrisy is a value that I think has been embraced by the Republican Party.

5. He quitted the militia and engaged in trade, having brothers already established in a good way in London, which afforded him a favourable opening.

6. In particular, the appointment powers of the two party leaders gives them some leverage in working with the members of their respective parties.

7. Cities that have an extensive library system are desirable places to live.

8. The Iraqis could do worse than return to being a constitutional monarchy.

Ex.14. 4 a)

1) blanket ban	on flights
2)Iceland's	volcanic cloud
3) catastrophic	engine failure
4) bank-up of	frustrated, stranded passengers
5) yell and jeer	at police
6) further immigration	delays
7) reassess	the blanket ban
8) setting up	a hub
9) reasonable lift capacity	within the royal navy
10) effect	pharmaceutical supplies

Ex .14. 4 b)

1. Last year, a Leipzig judge decided that the blanket ban on flights was illegal, but it's still difficult for researchers to get hold of the documents, as every paper request is judged on a case-by-case basis. 

2. An item sold has to be 'of satisfactory quality' and remain so for a reasonable time after sale. A motor car that has a 'catastrophic engine failure' after so short a time of its life can’t be considered to be of satisfactory quality.

3. If you yell and jeer at police when you didn't like something they said to you and then ask for their badge number or whatever, but you never lay a hand on them or make a threatening gesture, what is their justification if they arrest you?

4. Acer Incorporated, the world’s second-largest PC vendor, said it signed an agreement yesterday with the Chongqing Municipal Government to set up its second operating hub in China.

5. Federal officials are studying how the closedown  of the plant effects the pharmaceutical supplies such as pain killers and depression medicine.