3 Fill in the gaps with the following words: irresistible, hacking, crippled, severe, narrow, internal, thumping, agonising.
1 Ever since I sprained my wrist, I have been in ........ pain.
2 My company's offer was ........ . I had to accept.
3 She had a ........ escape when she lost control of her car.
4 Mrs Tates uses a wheelchair because she was seriously ........ in an accident.
5 The ........ bleeding has made his situation extremely critical.
6 Could you please turn down the music? I have a ........ headache.
7 Martha is now facing (an) ........ decision about her career.
8 Peter's ........ cough woke up the baby.
- in severe pain — «сильная боль» (severe [sɪˈvɪə]).
- «I had to accept» — предложение «невозможно отказаться»: irresistible [ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl].
- a narrow escape — «чудом спасся» (устойчивое сочетание).
- uses a wheelchair — «получила увечье»: seriously crippled [ˈkrɪpld] (was + причастие).
- internal bleeding — «внутреннее кровотечение».
- a thumping headache — «пульсирующая, «стучащая» головная боль».
- an agonising decision — «мучительное решение» (перед гласным — an).
- hacking cough — «надрывный, сухой кашель».
