VOCABULARY PRACTICE

11. Match the words and phrases in bold from the second and third parts of the text with their meanings given below:

a. complicated, b. someone whose job is to collect and store historical documents and records, c. couldn’t act without pope’s permission, d. he adhered the concept of, e. deception, f. secure from violation or profanation, g. to satisfy or be enough, h. the art of using language affectively, i. two - sided relations, j. having the power to convince, k. limited, enclosed, l. on time, m. having many sides, involving more than two parties of negotiations, n. left to or regulated by one’s own judgment or power, o. long – standing, constant relations, p. an attempt to get timeserving benefits

12. Fill in the blanks using the following words. Translate the sentences into Russian language:

durable, referral, inviolable, pursued, opportunistic, sophisticated, letters of credence, persuasiveness, discretionary, suffice, nuncio, confine, trickery, eloquence, archivists

a. The construction of a coherent and A _______________coalition will be an uphill task to the leader of the Liberals, Mark Rutte.

b. Human Rights Watch in its annual report criticized US President of lacking his famed B ______________when defending human rights in bilateral contexts with China, India and Indonesia.

c. The Foreign Secretary’s replies at his news conference lacked enthusiasm and C _________________.

d. She said:”We demand a full and public inquiry that was promised into all this, and nothing less will D _______________”.

e. Opposition party accused the Government in budget E_ ________________.

f. G _ _____________and conservators at New York Public library are restoring enormous collection of Civil War documents from the US Sanitary Commission.

g. The military want to re-open the square to the public and

H _______________the protesters to a small area.

h. Neither the petitioners nor the courts should be permitted to substitute their judgment for the I ______________management of the public.

i. It’s high time that the Security Council now consider a formal

J ____________of President.

j. China and Vatican have not had formal ties since 1951 when Mao Zedong expelled the papal K ____________ to Hong Kong.

k. A spokesman said that the scandal around Sunday Times had been

L _ ____________ “in the public interests” in order to destroy Murdoch’s image.

l. For Hamas, recognizing Israel is an “ M _ ___________red line”, which should not even be discussed until the Palestinians have their own state, Mr. Youssef says.

m. Following the attacks in Oslo and on Utoeya it will be interesting to see whether many in the country develop a more N _ ________________view of where the greatest threats are coming from.

n. American diplomat Daniel M Roomy, whose family comes from Ireland, presented his O ______________to President Mary Mc. Aleese.

o. The “Daily Mirror” accuses an ‘ P ______________” prime minister of “inglorious politicking” on the issue of pensions.

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