Question

IV.Choose the proper variant:
1.I don’t want to go to the concert beside/ besides I have a lot of work to do.
2.These socks are not pair. They are various/ different.
3.These gloves are expensive – beside/ besides they are too small. I’m not buying them.
4.Computers are a great discovery/ invention of the 20th century.
5.We are so various/ different – I like being at home, but Mary often visits clubs & discos.
6.-Why didn’t you call Helen? – But I did/ do call her.
7.Would you like an orange or a tangerine? – Either/ Neither is fine, thank you.
8.None/ Neither of us have seen today’s newspaper.
9.I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn’t want either/ any.
10.I have two good friends, neither/none is my classmate.
11.John collects stamps. He has various/ different stamps, including rare ones.
12.Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish scientist who invented/ discovered penicillin.

Answer 1

1.I don’t want to go to the concert, besides I have a lot of work to do.
2.These socks are not pair. They are different.
3.These gloves are expensive – besides they are too small.
4.Computers are a great invention of the 20th century.
5.We are so different – I like being at home, but Mary often visits clubs & discos.
6.-Why didn’t you call Helen? – But I did call her.
7. Either is fine, thank you.
8.None of us have seen today’s newspaper.
9.I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn’t want either.
10.I have two good friends, neither is my classmate.
11.He has various stamps, including rare ones.
12.Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin.