2A Complete the sentences with the words in the box. however prospect obviously existence diplomacy maintain convey artificial frustrating confirm effort
1. The concert was short. xxx, it was very good. 2. I was unaware of his xxx until today. 3. I find it xxx that I can't speak other languages. 4. It was a real team xxx everyone contributed something to the success of the project. 5. Isa is xxx a man of very high intelligence. 6. xxx flowers can sometimes look better than the real thing. 7. We must xxx friendly relations with them. 8. Please xxx your telephone message by writing to me. 9. Is there any xxx of his recovering? 10. John can't xxx his feelings in words. 11. I thought you showed great xxx in dealing with him. 2B Listen and check.

1. Have we just received the SOS signal from an unknown ship?
2. Have the sailors scrubbed the deck lately?
3. Has the ice-breaker already conducted the cargo ship Gotland to the port?
4. Have they visited the Kremlin today?
5. Have we studied how to navigate sailing boats?
1. We have not just received the SOS signal from an unknown ship.
2. The sailors have not scrubbed the deck lately.
3. The ice-breaker has not  conducted the cargo ship Gotland to the port yet.
4. They have not visited the Kremlin today.
5.We have not studied how to navigate sailing boats.

1. Yesterday I put five apples into the fruit bowl. Where  are they now?

— I haven't eaten them. Will you  bring some more tomorrow?

— Yes, if you don't make noise when granny is sleeping.

2. Have you ever been to the Hermitage?

3. What was Nick doing when you rang him up yesterday?

— He was playing the piano. He told me that he had already written his composition.

4. Why is she  sleeping now? It is too early. She never sleeps at this time.

5. Are you going to the library tomorrow? — No, I have already been to the library this week. I was there on Monday. As a rule, I go to the library every Wednesday. But yesterday I didn't go there, because I was reading the book. I am reading it now. I'll go to the library on Saturday if I have finished the book by that time. 6. As soon as I receive a letter, I shall go to Moscow. 7. By six o'clock we had already made arrangements to take the early train.