Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Exercise 29. Complete the sentences using where, when, or why.
Example: That’s the church where Tom and Sally were married.
I bought a rare book in August, when I was in France. 
Did they tell you the reason why they were late?
1. Did they tell you the reason __________ they wanted to leave the coun-
try?
2. What’s the name of the restaurant _________________ you had lunch?
3. I listen to music late at night, __________ the children have gone to bed.
4. Is that the hospital __________you had your operation?
5. I don’t understand the reason __________he was so rude?
6. Do you remember the time ______ __________ your car broke down on the 
motorway?
7. The building __________I work has no proper air-conditioning.
8. Can you give me one good reason ______ __________ I must lend you the 
money?
9. Is there a good time__________ I can phone you?
10. I went to the part of the beach _____ __________ I lost my watch, but I 
couldn’t find it.
11.That’s the hotel __________my sister spent her honeymoon.
12. There must be a reason __________ 
you said that.

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Exercise 30. Complete the story with a/an, the, or –.
Boxing matches were very popular in ___________ Great Britain two hun-
dred years ago. In those days, ___________boxers fought with bare fists for 
___________ prize money. Because of this, they were known as ___________ 
‘prizefighters’. However, boxing was very violent, for there were no rules.
One of ___________ most colourful figures in ___________ boxing histo-
ry was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. Though he was technically 
___________ prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change violent prizefighting 
into ___________ sport, for he brought science to ___________ game. In his day, 
Mendoza enjoyed ___________ tremendous popularity.
Daniel became famous after ___________ boxing match when he was only 
fourteen years old. This attracted ___________ attention of Richard Humphries 
who was then ___________most eminent boxer in ___________ England. He of-
fered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendo-
za soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. ___________ 
two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that ___________ argument could 
only be settled by ___________ fight. ___________match took place at Shilton 
where ___________both men fought for ___________ hour. ___________ public 
bet ___________ lot of money on Mendoza, but Humphries defeated him. Men-
doza met Humphries in ___________ ring on a later occasion and he lost for 
___________ second time. He managed to beat Humphries only in 1790 and be-
came Champion of ___________ England. Meanwhile, he founded ___________
highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. 
He earned ___________ enormous sums of money. Despite this, he was such 
___________ extravagant person that he was always in debt. Eventually he 
was sent to ___________ prison because he failed to pay his debts and died in 
___________ poverty in 1836.