Byrne Draws His Own Conclusions

a narrow escape; to suffer shock, to be overconfident, selfish, ambi tious; to have no principles; to aim at a successful political career; to be prepared to pay any price; to betray the interests of the constituents; to ignore the needs of the constituency; to promote one's selfish aim; one's true ambition; one's step-by-step progress in Parliament; not to change; not to be influenced by smth; to take the warning; to be more careful in the future.

SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES

Ex. 19. Fill in the blanks with "avoid" or "escape" according to tin sense. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. The best way to... influenza during a flu epidemic is to... crowd* 2. He wondered how that particular detail could have... his attention.

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3. She usually walked home from the office to... the rush hour crowds in the underground. 4. She's a very observant person, nothing ever seems to... her notice. 5. As usual the boy had got away with his tricks and... punishment. 6. The title of the book... my memory. 7. Only when the car had passed did he realise how close he had been to danger and how lucky he was in... it. 8. Several times the Gadfly had narrowly... being caught by the police. 9. He didn't ask any personal questions... embar­rassing his visitor. 10. For some time now he had been... our company. 11. There could be no mistake about the hissing sound, it was gas... from the container. 12. They say that the only way to get the best of an argument is to... it.

Ex. 20. Translate the following sentences using the verbs "to choose" or "to elect" according to the sense.

1. Собрание единодушно выбрало тов. Иванова председателем студенческого научного общества. 2. Из всех предложенных тем он выбрал именно эту, т. к. проблема развития жизни на земле его всегда очень интересовала. 3. Не так-то легко выбрать в подарок подходя­щую книгу. Здесь надо учесть и вкус, и интерес, и, даже, возраст. 4. Кого выбрали делегатом на профсоюзную конференцию от вашей группы? 5. Если бы ей предложили начать сначала, она бы выбрала ту же самую профессию — профессию учителя. 6. Нашего профес­сора выбрали депутатом в местный совет.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES