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Exercise 9 Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.   

Students

1 Blow . . . the candles on the cake before you cut it.

2 He used to be very shy but he has grown... it now.

3 A number of oil tankers have been laid . . . recently. Too many of them had been built.

4 Don’t let him order you . . . like that; he’s not your employer.

5 I can pay . . . the money you lent me after I’ve been to the bank.

6 Applications for the job must be sent. . . before next Wednesday.

7 The fireworks factory was practically wiped ... by the explosion.

8 We must keep on working; it’s too soon to sit. . . . (relax)

9 The terrorists blew . . . the railway line.

10 He wanted to ask her to marry him but he was too shy to do it at once. He led it by saying he often felt lonely.

11 I had to send ... an electrician to mend the switch.

12 After nursing the whole family when they had flu she was completely worn ....

13 My nephew wants to be an explorer when he grows ....

14 The house stood ... in the dull street because of its red door.

15 After the owner’s death the business was wound . . . and the shop sold.

16 The little girl couldn’t blow . . . the balloon.

17 Children’s clothes have to be strong to stand ... hard wear.

18 As soon as the decorators have finished work in my new house, I’ll move ....

19 He was laid ... for six weeks with two broken legs.

20 The idea has gradually grown . . . that the State should look after every citizen from the cradle to the grave.

21 They always lay ... a large supply of tinned food in winter in case they are snowed up.

22 You can’t move into this flat till I move ....

23 He thinks I broke his window and threatens to pay me . . . for it.

24 I asked the hotel to send . . . any letters which came after I had gone.

25 BBC stands .. . British Broadcasting Corporation.

26 The inscription on the tombstone had been worn . . . by the weather and could scarcely be read.

27 He’s going to turn this old building ... a block of flats.

28 My shoes wear .. . very quickly since I started walking to the office.

29 I’ll start laying . . . my new garden next spring.

30 On a touring holiday you can move ... to a new place every day if you want to.

31 The lifeboat is standing ... in case it is necessary to take off the crew of the damaged ship.

32 Don’t sit. . . for me. I shall probably be back very late.

33 Contact lenses may feel uncomfortable at first but this feeling soon wears ....

34 She was the only one to stand … me. No one else said anything in my defence.

35 He was sent. . . from the university for drug-pushing.

36 The strike was called . . . when the management agreed to the strikers’ demands.

Exercise 10 Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 I left the milk heating for too long and it all boiled ....

2 When we had worked . . . the cost of a holiday abroad, we decided to stay at home.

3 Ring this number and ask . . .(to speak to) Bill.

4 The shop is closing down and selling ... all the stock at reduced prices.

5 I always mix . . . the painters Monet and Manet. (confuse)

6 His description of the accident was borne ... by other witnesses.

7 I’ll do the shopping if you see . . . the lunch.

8 He read the novel, missing . . . the dull descriptive passages.

9 I have fixed . . . my holiday and I can’t change the date now.

10 I asked him ... for a cup of coffee.

11 She left the potatoes cooking for so long that the water boiled . . . and the potatoes were burnt.

12 I can see . . . her sudden friendliness; she wants me to look after her parrot while she is away.

13 You mustn’t answer . . . like that when your mother scolds you.

14 Workmen don’t always clean . . . very thoroughly after they have made a mess.

15 The news of his marriage to another girl was a shock to her but she bore . . . bravely and went on as if nothing had happened.

16 Ring up the station and find . . . what time the train goes.

17 He stopped to pick ... a hitch-hiker.

18 He would like to ask her . . . but he is too poor to pay for meais in restaurants.

19 The committee left him the team as he had refused to practise.

20 I couldn’t get any bread. All the bakers’ shops were sold ....

21 I thought he was mad and backed . . . nervously.

22 James was asking . . . you today. He says he hasn’t seen you for weeks.

23 He wasn’t walking very fast. You’ll catch ... him if you start at once.

24 It would be safer to get your solicitor to draw . . . the contract.

25 She’ll be busy seeing . . . the children’s clothes before they go back to school.

26 He has got mixed …. a very odd set of people. I hope they won’t have a bad influence on him.

27 All passengers must fill. . . this disembarkation form before they leave the ship.

28 He supported the idea at first but backed . . . when he found he’d have to contribute towards the cost.

29 I’ve been invited ... to Brighton this week-end.

30 This stove must be cleaned . . . once a week or it gets choked with ashes.

31 He got out as soon as the train drew ....

32 Everyone drew ... in alarm when smoke began to pour out of the parcel.

33 He doesn’t like being seen ... .He prefers to go to the station alone.

34 The music faded ... in the distance as the street players moved on.

35 Nobody backed me . . . when I complained about the food in the canteen, so nothing was done about it.

36 I’ll see you . . . when you leave. It’s easy to get lost in this enormous building.

Exercise 11 Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 If the business continues to lose money, I’m afraid we’ll have to close ....

2 He joined . . . only because several of his friends had joined the army, too.

3 If the weather doesn’t clear up we’ll have to knock . . . early; we can’t work in the rain.

4 I think Tom is living in York now. I must look him . . . next time I’m there.

5 You’d better ring her . . . and tell her you’ll be late.

6 It isn’t fair to shout the speaker . . . without giving him a chance to explain.

7 Most au pair girls have to live ....

8 The guide rounded . . . the party of tourists and led them to the cathedral.

9 ‘I’ve made a mistake; I must rub it. . .’ said the child.

10 The car-park attendant said, ‘You are too far from the next car; could you close ... a little?’

11 Drop . . . any time you’re passing, and have a cup of tea.

12 She was offered a flat in a modern block and jumped . . . the chance.

13 The last person to go to bed usually locks ... at night.

14 I’ll pay for both of us and you can settle . . . afterwards.

15 The hero in the book was tied ... by his enemies and left in a gas-filled room, but he managed to escape.

16 They offered to pay half the expenses and he closed . . . the offer at once.

17 He won’t buy the car without trying it... on the road first.

18 Mother’s having a day’s holiday; we are waiting . . . her for a change.

19 She rang . . . angrily before I could explain why I hadn’t turned up.

20 That’s poison; you should lock it. . . where the children can’t touch it.

21 Since she got married she seems to have dropped ... of all social activities.

22 The boxer was knocked ... in the second round and lost his title.

23 Whales live mainly . . . plankton.

24 An English husband usually helps his wife to wash . . . after a meal.

25 It takes some time to settle ... to work again after a holiday.

26 My horse was entered . . . the Derby, but he came in last.

27 The porter was told to watch the people who tried to … gate-crash.

28 He had to rub ... his French to help his son when he started to learn it at school.

29 She took . . . her glove so that she could show . . . her diamond ring.

30 I tried . . . several coats but none of them suited me.

31 If you can’t afford it, you’ll have to do . . . it.

32 Watch . . .! That man tried to take your purse out of your shopping-bag.

33 Several gambling clubs have been shut. . . recently for breaking the regulations.

34 This is a clockwork toy. You have to wind it . . . .

35 I pointed ... all her mistakes but she didn’t seem very grateful.

36 I don’t think I’d like to share a flat with her. I’d find it difficult to live her standards of tidiness.

Students

1 Once he has signed the agreement, he won’t be able to back ....... the scheme.

2 Watch ... the signpost. I don’t want to miss the turning.

3 That chair is not very strong. Do you think it is your ...weight?

4 After drinking half a bottle of whisky he felt able to stand......his employer.

5 The Italian course started in September and it’s now March. I’m afraid you won’t be able to catch … the class now.

6 Whenever he runs a difficulty he always comes … to me for help.

7 A mother will usually stand ... her children, no matter what they have done.

8 There’s no point in doing … the old regulations if you are going to introduce equally stupid new ones.

9 I’m afraid there’s no milk left; we’ll have to fall … dried milk for our tea.

10 It’s your turn to make some suggestions; I’ve run … ideas.

11 He may be sorry but that won’t make … the damage he has done.

12 Some people can break the law and get ... it. Others get punished.

13 He pretended to fall ... my plan but secretly he was working against it.

14 Don’t tell me any of your secrets. I don’t want to be mixed....your affairs.

15 He would get … his work better if you left him alone.

16 Why do you hang those old magazines? Give them away if you don't need … them.

17 Don’t run … the idea that I disapprove completely. I’m only trying to point out the disadvantages.

18 Once a man gets a reputation for being amusing he has to try and live ... it.

19 My room is rather dark because it looks ... a blank wall.