Unit 1 Cities

Question 1

spring up

Answer 1

быстро растущий

Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.

Question 2

condemned

Answer 2

негодный, забракованный

Question 3

buzz about the place

Question 4

choke on fumes

Answer 4

задыхаться от дыма/выхлопов

Question 5

well-run

Answer 5

организованный

well-managed

Question 6

congested

Answer 6

overcrowded

перенаселенный

Question 7

exaggerate

Answer 7

преувеличивать

Question 8

to tackle the problem

Answer 8

to solve the problem (syn)

Question 9

hit and miss
(binominals)

Answer 9

you cannot depend on it to be of good quality, on time, accurate

как попало/на отвали

Question 10

think long and hard

Answer 10

to take the time needed to understand something before making a decision about it

I thought long and hard about it, and decided that I wouldn’t have the operation.

Question 11

bits and pieces
(binominals)

Answer 11

small things or jobs of different types

остатки, обрезки, всякая всячина

Question 12

on and off

Answer 12

время от времени

Question 13

the spitting image

Answer 13

to look very similar to someone

She’s the spitting image of her mother.