Supply suitable prepositions!

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John's ashamed __________ his bad spelling.

This computer is similar __________ the one we have in our office.
George became interested __________ antiques at a very early age.
Tanya expects to be successful __________ anything she does.
My name is Wills, but Im not related __________ the Wills you know.
Our daughters shy __________ meeting strangers.
Although Mrs Parker was bitterly jealous .............................. her friends' higher
wages in the company, she managed to avoid making sharp comments.

Supply the correct forms of do, make, have and take!

1. I cant join you for coffee. I __________ a lecture in ten minutes.

2. They __________ a row yesterday and arent on speaking terms.
3. First our teacher gives us an explanation, then we __________ an exercise.
4. I wonder who __________ the gardening.
5. How many will be __________ part in this play?
6. Its time for me to __________ my medicine.
7. Ive never had to __________ such a difficult choice.
8. Matthew __________ a degree in engineering two years ago.
9. You should __________ advantage of this opportunity.
10. Im very glad I __________ your advice.
11. Its time for us to __________ a move
12. Something Ive eaten has __________ a very bad effect on me.
Fill in the blanks with prepositions to create expressions. Use only one word in each blank.

OK, lets go __________ (1) the plans for tomorrows party one more time. First, I have to
deal __________ (2) the food arrangements while you make sure that none of the karaoke
equipment is likely to break __________ (3). I dont suppose many people will turn
__________ (4) until later, but Nick and Jill promised to come early to help us. Im sure they
wont let us __________ (5). Im really looking __________ (6) to it!
Rewrite the underlined phrases using the words in parentheses.

1. I met Jack by chance at the library yesterday. (run)

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2. I cooked dinner yesterday. Its up to you to do it today. (turn)
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3. I wish youd stop bothering me. (let)
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Insert appropriate verbs so that they match the prepositions and form appropriate phrasal verbs. Put them in the
correct forms as well.

Example: Its time you looked for a new job.

We thought the car had __________ down but it had just __________ out of fuel.
________ out! Make sure you dont __________ go of the rope or Harryll fall.
Its my job to see to the arrangements, so lets __________ over the plans again.
When we were __________ Anna off at the station, we __________ into some old friends.
Katie _________ down his invitation because she was __________ forward to an early night.

Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text

Earthquakes are amongst the most destructive .............................. (1) disasters. They
usually..............................(2) without any warning and...............................(3) in a
great ...............................(4) of life and an enormous demolition of buildings. Additionally,
they may cause devastating landslides or create gigantic tidal waves which,
in .............................. (5), are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force
that they are .............................. (6) of destroying coastal cities. However,
the .............................. (7) majority of fatalities and serious injuries .............................. (8)
about when buildings ..............................(9). The savage forces of an earthquake
trigger ............................. (10) a complex chain .............................. (11) in the building's
structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled. A building's height, its shape and
construction materials are the most significant .............................. (12) deciding about the
survival or collapse of the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of
its ..............................(13).
1. a) nature
2. a) hit
3. a) result
4. a) fatality
5. a) fact
6. a) potential
7. a) wide
8. a) bring
9. a) demolish
10. a) up
11. a) activity
12. a) factors
13. a) settlers

b) naturalistic
b) strike
b) effect
b) waste
b) certainty
b) conceivable
b) broad
b) come
b) jumble
b) on
b) motion
b) phenomena
b) citizens

c) natural
c) fall
c) lead
c) harm
c) honesty
c) capable
c) full
c) lay
c) destroy
c) out
c) progress
c) points
c) inhabitants

d) native
d) attack
d) cause
d) loss
d) truth
d) possible
d) vast
d) make
d) collapse
d) off
d) reaction
d) ingredients
d) burghers

Put the words in the correct form.

1. Couldn't you provide us with a more .............................. (PRACTICE) scheme? The one
you have just devised is not sensible at all.
2. As a matter of fact, the realization of the project itself isn't so ..............................
(TROUBLE) as the initial conditions we have to accept.
3. Jason is the most .............................. (TRUTH) person I know. He never tells lies.

4. The main cause of the current crisis in the party seems to be the deep ..............................
(DIVIDE) between its members.
5. Unfortunately, none of us managed to convince the director of the benefits that our
experiment might bring. His .............................. (APPROVE) grew even stronger when Jack
mentioned the possible cost of the venture.
6. Tom has lost his .............................. (CONFIDE) in conventional medicine after many years
of unsuccessful treatment and has opted for acupuncture.
7. 'What's the .............................. (LONG) of this rope?' 'It's six meters long.'
8. Mark's been terribly busy this week. It's .............................. (DOUBT) whether he'll attend
our performance tomorrow.
9. The low ..............................(ATTEND) at the concert was a result of the organizers'
carelessness about giving it even more extensive publicity.
3. Another attempt to establish a ..............................(LAST) peace has failed after
one of the negotiators refused to sign the treaty.
5. Besides innumerable human victims, the tornado has caused an enormous
..............................(DESTROY) to the buildings in the area.
6. A sudden ..............................(GROW) in food prices will certainly bring about
violent protests from the population.
7. Let's stop quarrelling about such ..............................(RELEVANT) details. It doesn't
matter what we take first, the soup or the second course.
8. The number of the nails Harry had bought at the ironmonger's wasn't ........................
(SUFFICE) and we had to borrow a few from our neighbour.
9. Without the congressmen's ..............................(VALUE) assistance we would never
have gathered enough money for our son's operation.
10. It's ..............................(POINT) to try to reach the village on foot. The only possible
way of getting there is by helicopter.
11. Jack's initial ..............................(EXCITE) at taking part in the competition died
down after he had learned about the extra costs he would have had to cover.
12. You'd better ask Frank, I'm not in ..............................(POSSESS) of the manual
you are looking for.

Complete the sentences with appropriate words or phrases that suit the definitions in the brackets and/or
sentences.

1. School is .............................. (must be done because it is the law or because someone

in authority orders you to) in England and Wales, as it is in most countries. But some
children manage to avoid school, somehow or other.
2. In England and Wales, the academic year is divided into three .............................. (one
of the two periods of time that a year at high schools and universities is divided into,
especially in the US) .
3. The person in charge of a school is called the ..............................
4. This school has a modern .............................. (the subjects that are taught by a school,
college etc, or the things that are studied in a particular subject), including subjects
such as Business Studies, Media Studies and IT.
5. The History .............................. (a plan that states exactly what students at a school or
college should learn in a particular subject ) this year includes the fall of communism,
the 1960s in the USA, and South Africa in the 20th century.
6. The .............................. (an official decision made in a court of law, especially about
whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened) of this court is 'guilty'.
Have you anything to say?
7. You are a rich man, and just paying a .............................. (money that you have to pay
as a punishment) will not punish you enough. 1 am going to send you to prison. Let
this be a lesson to you.
8. Officer, you have arrested my client. Now you must either .............................. (to state
officially that someone may be guilty of a crime) her or let her go.
9. The Appeal Court might reduce your.............................. (a punishment that a judge
gives to someone who is guilty of a crime) from four years to, say, three. But they can
also increase it.