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in the US over the (2)
decade. However, they have also caused about
60 (3) , mostly of children
and short drivers. Seventy- (4)
-old Violet Cosgrove asked the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (5)
permission to (6)
the air bag in her car deactivated. (7)
the administration agreed, Cosgrove
cannot find a mechanic willing to do the
(8) . They are (9)
they might be sued if an accident
occurs later in (10)
air
bags might have helped.
Douglas I. Greenhaus of the National
Automobile Association (11)
the Washington Post that the government decision
applies only (12)
the
act of removing the air bag, not to the consequences
the act could (13) .
Cosgrove isn’t worried. ’I told Wilkins Buick
that if my air bag kills me, I’m going to have
my lawyers (14)
them for
not removing it,’ she said.
Spotlight, 4/1998
Zadanie III B — 10 punktów
Uzupełnij każde z niedokończonych zdań tak,
żeby zachować znaczenie zdania wyjściowego.
Przykład:
I spent three hours writing the essay.
It took me three hours to write the essay.
1. It was really unnecessary to redecorate the
flat a month before you sold it.
You
a month before
you sold it.
2. They were both too weak to win the race.
Neither
to win the race.
3. It would be right for you not to come late
on the very first day.
You had
late on the very first day.
4. He both plays the violin and composes music.
Not only
as well.
5. It was my first visit to Scotland.
I to Scotland
before.
6. Nobody will ever let you take his place.
You’ll
to take his place.
7. They sold out all the tickets before we got to
the cinema.
By the time
all the tickets.
8. We haven’t eaten out for at least a year.
It’s
out last time.
9. Because she’d never tried sea food before,
she was a little anxious.
Not ,
she was a little anxious.
10. It’s possible they haven’t received the
news yet.
They might
the news yet.
Zadanie III C — 8 punktów
Przetłumacz fragmenty zdań umieszczone w nawiasach
na język angielski. W częściach zdań podanych
po angielsku nie należy niczego zmieniać.
1. He suggested (¿ebyœmy wszyscy podpisali)
the petition.
2. You wouldn’t be so self-confident now (gdybym
nie przyszed³)
to your rescue
when you didn’t know what to do.
3. The police had no idea (jak w³amywacze
dostali siê)
into the house.
4. Even though we didn’t win the medal,
(wszyscy byli szczêœliwi)
that we had participated
in the competition.
5. You shouldn’t (siedzieæ tutaj nic nie robi¹c)
; there is a lot of work to do.
6. If you want to have a new passport, you’ll
have to (zrobiæ sobie nowe zdjêcie)
.
7. He insisted (¿eby mu pokazaæ)
all the documents.
8. She looked as (jakby nie spa³a)
for at least a week.
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