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. plaster.
30 This picture was painted . . . Picasso; and there's another Picasso . . . the opposite wall.
31 The horse stopped suddenly and the rider fell . . . . He couldn't get . . . again without 
 help and there was no one . . . sight.
32 The children hastily changed . . . bathing things and jumped . . . the river . . . shouts of 
 delight.
33 We'll have to go . . . car; we can't go . . . bus . . . account . . . the bus strike.
34 Divers breathing a mixture . . . helium and oxygen can work . . . a depth . . . 100 
 metres.
35 I'm tired . . . working . . . the suburbs and I've asked to be transferred . . . our central 
 branch.
36 Can I have Monday . . . ? or Can I have a holiday . . . Monday? I want to go . . . my 
 grandson's wedding.
3. Prepositions and prepositions/adverbs: at, by, during, for, from, 
 in, of, on, over, since, till, under, with
Insert suitable words, choosing them from the above list.
 1 I've lived . . . this street . . . ten years.
 2 He has lived . . . 101 Cornwall Gardens . . . 1966.
 3 . . . the age . . . 18 he was sent to prison . . . theft.
 4 He was . . . prison . . . two years. . . . that time he became interested . . . pigeons.
 5 There is a parcel of books . . . you . . . the table . . . the hall. ~
 Oh, they must be . . . my brother. He always sends me books . . . my birthday.
 6 We heard that Bill wasn't . . . arrest but was helping the police . . . their enquiries. The 
 police are interested . . . a bank robbery which took place . . . Bill's last holidays.
 7 Much Ado About Nothing is . . . Shakespeare, and you'll find more . . . his plays . . . the 
 bookcase . . . the corner.
 8 As the child was too young to travel . . . herself, they arranged . . . her to travel . . . the 
 care . . . a friend of the family.
 9 Have you heard . . . John . . . his return? ~
 Yes, I had a letter . . . Monday. He's thinking . . . going back . . . America.
10 He was ill . . . a week and . . . that week his wife never left his side. 
11 Aren't you coming . . . us? ~
No, I'm waiting . . . Tom. ~
But he won't be ready . . . some time. ~
I'm not . . . a hurry. I'll wait till he's ready.
12 I'm very sorry . . . being late. It was good . . . you to wait . . . me.
13 Passengers may leave bulky articles . . . the stairs . . . the conductor's permission, but the bus company will not be responsible . . . such articles.
14 Remember to be . . . good time . . . the opera because if you're late they won't let you ... ... the end . . . the act. 
15 I want two seats . . . Romeo and Juliet . . . Friday night. 
16 . . . spite . . . the heat he refused to take . . . his coat.
17 He was wounded . . . the shoulder . . . a bullet fired . . . an upstairs window.
18 While . . . their way from the coast . . . the mountains they were attacked . . . a jaguar.
19 What platform does the train . . . York leave . . . ? ~ 
Platform 8, and you'd better hurry. It'll be leaving . . . a minute.
20 He invited me to dinner . . . his club and . . . the meal he asked me . . . advice about his investments.
21 He's not independent . . . any means. He depends . . . his father . . . everything.
22 He has a picture . . . Picasso (Picasso painted the picture) and he can't decide whether to hang it . . . the hall . . . the right as you come . . . or . . . the sitting room . . . the fireplace.
23 I'm tired . . . hearing about Tom and his Picasso. He can hang it . . his garage . . . all I care!
24 He said he was . . . debt and asked me . . . a loan . . . £50.
25 What's the cheapest way . . . getting . . . London . . . Edinburgh?-
Well, you could hitch hike there . . . next . . . nothing, or you could go . . . coach . . . about £20.
26 I was horrified . . . his appearance. He looked as if he hadn't slept ... weeks.
27 When he gets back . . . the office he expects his wife to meet him . . . the door . . . his slippers, and have a hot meal waiting . . . him. 
28 Yesterday the children went . . . a walk and didn't get back ... 10 p.m. Their mother was furious . . . them . . . coming in so late. .
29 Passengers who get ...or... a bus (i.e. who board or leave it) except . . . the official stops do so . . . their own risk.
30 The rows are lettered - . . A to T, beginning . . . the row nearest the stage. So if Tom is sitting . . . B26, and Jack is sitting . . . C26, Tom will be directly . . . front . . . Jack.
31 What's the best way . . . cooking a lobster? ~
Cook it . . . boiling salted water, and serve it cold . . . mayonnaise.
32 He was fined . . . parking his car . . . a no-parking area.
33 He opened the door . . . a rusty key and went down the steps . . . the cellar, followed by Bill . . . a torch.
34 The adults worked . . . 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., . . . an hour . . . lunch. Boys . . . 18 were not supposed to start . . . 8 a.m. (earlier than 8 a.m.)
35 He died . . . heart failure . . . Tuesday night. His wife is still suffering . . . shock.
36 The house is . . . fire! Send . . . the Fire Brigade!
4.Prepositions and prepositions/adverbs:
about, at, away (adverb only), by, for, from, in, into, on, out, to, under, up, with, over
Insert a suitable word in the following sentences.
 1 He insisted . . . seeing the documents.
 2 They succeeded . . . escaping . . . the burning house.
 3 I am not interested . . . anything that happened . . . the very remote past.
 4 The children are very fond . . . swimming. . . . summer they spend most . . . their time . 
 . . the water.
 5 How are you getting . . . at school? ~
I'm getting . . . all right except . . . English. I'm very bad . . . English; I'll have to work 
harder . .'. it, and spend more time . . . it.
 6 Paul goes . . . school . . . you, doesn't he? How's he getting ... ... his English? or How's 
 his English getting . . . ?~
 7 I don't know. We're not . . . the same class. But he gets . . . . . . the other students all 
 right. He has heaps . . . friends.
 8 There is no point . . . going . . . car if we can't park near the theatre.
 9 She made a point . . . coming late so that everyone would look . . . her.
10 It never occurred . . . me to ask him . . . proof . . . his identity.
11 . . . first, driving on the left is confusing, but you'll soon get used . . . it.
12 I've heard such a lot . . . him that I'm looking forward . . . seeing him very much.
13 He was so absorbed . . . his work that when I came . . . , he didn't even look . . . 
 (raise his head)
14 I'm sorry . . . Tom. (I pity him.) He has worked . . . Brown and Company . . . ten years 
 and now the firm has been taken . . . by Jones Ltd, and they're going to dismiss him.
15 I'm sorry . . . being late . . . Monday. Or I'm sorry . . . Monday.
16 The complete set . . . books can be ordered . . . £10 . . . Jones and Company. 
 (Jones and Company will send them to you if you write enclosing £10.)
17 I'm waiting . . . my friend. He'll be here . . . a moment.
18 I see . . . today's paper that you need a secretary . . . a knowledge of French. I should 
 like to apply . . . the post.
19 You can't rely . . . him. He's almost always late . . . appointments.
20 If you do not comply . . . the traffic regulations you will get . . . trouble . . . the police.
21 Wine is good . . . you, but it is expensive . . . England because there is a fairly high tax 
 . . . it.
22 . . . fairy stories, stepmothers are always unkind . . . their stepchildren; but my 
 stepmother has always been very good . . . me.
23 He was so infuriated . . . the play that he walked . . . (left the theatre) . . . the middle 
 . . . the first act.
24 My au pair girl takes care . . . my little boys (looks . . . them) . . . the afternoons. She's 
 very good . . . children. (She can manage them well.)
25 He threw stones . . . his attackers, trying to drive them ....
26 I threw the ball . . . Peter, but instead . . . throwing it back . . . me, he ran . . . and hid 
 it.
27 I object . . . being kept waiting. Why can't you be . . . time?
28 '. . . accordance . . . the wishes . . . my people,' the president said, am retiring . . . public 
 life.'
29 This regulation doesn't apply . . . you. You are . . . {less than) 18.
30 I'm not exactly keen . . . cooking; but I prefer it . . . washing up.
 (Washing up is worse than cooking.)
31 I was so afraid . . . missing the train that I took a taxi . . . the station.
32 What . . . taking the day . . . and spending it . . . the seaside?
33 I don't object . . . lending you my pen, but wouldn't it be better if you had a pen . . . 
 your own?
34 Don't ask the office . . . information. I will provide you . . . all the information you 
 need.
35 I disapprove . . . people who make all sorts . . . promises which the have no intention 
 . . . keeping.
36 I was . . . the impression that I had paid you . . . the work you did ... me.
5.Use and omission of prepositions
Insert a preposition if necessary. Choose from at, by, for, in, of, on, past, till/until, to, with.
 1 He asked . . . his father . . . money.
 2 They paid . . . me . . . the books.
 3 I thought he would offer . . . Ann the job, but he offered it . . . me.
 4 Keep . . . me a place, and keep a place . . . Ann too.
 5 They showed . . . us photographs . . . their baby.
 6 Buying presents . . . children is sometimes very difficult. . . . the end I bought a kite . . . 
 Tom and a torch . . . Ann.
 7 Pass the salt . . . your father, Peter, and pass . . . me the pepper, please.
 8 When you have lunch . . . a restaurant, who pays . . . the bill? ~	
 Oh, each . . . us pays . . . what he has had.
 9 Paul's a pianist. He sometimes plays . . . us . . . the evening. Last night he played some 
 Chopin.
10 I think I'll be able to find . . . Ann a job. ~
Could you find a job . . . me, too?
11 He sold the picture . . . an American dealer . . . £5,000.
12 He promised . . . us a share . . . the profits.
13 He built a very nice house . . . Jack . . . only £50,000. I wonder what sort . . . h