Еж. 17* a) Supply the correct prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
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I. Which platform does the train start...? Л Which platform is the train to arrive...? I. The train is due to arrive ... Manchester... 4.20. 4. The train is due to arrive... 20 minutes. 5. This train stops ... every station. (к You can go ... St. Petersburg... an overnight train. 7. I’d like a second-class ticket... the 10 o’clock express... St. Petersburg. K. There is no sleeping accommodation... this train. 0. There are no more first-class tickets ... this train, you’ll have to travel... second-class.
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Mrs Giles was going back home ... the 4.50 train ... Paddington station. The train was to start... platform 2. The clerk ... the enquiry-office told her that the train would leave ... time, and it was already... the platform. She found her ticket and showed it ... the conductor ... her carriage. When the conductor checked it she got ... the carriage and went... her compartment. The porter put her luggage ... the luggage rack and Mrs Giles sat... (he window. Five minutes later the train started ... the platform. (After “4.50 from Paddington” by Agatha Christie)
These days you can often hear «Be patient!» or «Be more tolerant!». What does that mean? Are these phrases the same? Firstly, we should find out what tolerance is itself.
Tolerance relates to society, so it's directly connected with people's behaviour and their ability to communicate and interact with others. It happens that you have to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them. But that doesn't mean you have to change your mind or your point of view. You just need to be able to deal with unpleasant or annoying situations. If you disagree with somebody, you should disagree respectfully. You have the right to think freely and come to your own conclusions, even if they differ greatly from other people's conclusions and views.
In my opinion, tolerance is not about how you treat people with whom you agree, it's about how you treat people with whom you disagree. I think tolerance means putting up with people's attitudes, actions and behaviour so that people can get along.