9.3. Предлоги

Prepositions of movement. (1)

1. Mike lives ___Oxford. He’s a student ____ Oxford University.
2. Write your name ___ the top of the page.
3. Who is this boy ___ that photo?
4. Meet me ___ the bus stop ___ the end of Regent Street.
5. There is somebody ___ the door. Shall I go and see who it is?
6. You’ll find the sport results ___ the back page of the newspaper.
7. Where are the children playing? They are playing ___ the beach.
8. She lives ___ the ground floor.
9. It can be dangerous when children play ___ the street.
10. I usually buy a newspaper ___ my way to work in the morning.
11. London is ___ the river Thames. I like swimming ___ the river.
12. I was sitting ___ the back of the class.
13. His signature was ___ the back  of this photo.
14. I don’t know where my umbrella is. Perhaps I left it ___ the chair.
15. Tom is ill. He wasn’t ___ work today. He was ___ home ___ bed.
16. They live ___ Seal, a small village ___ the road to Vladimir.
17. Let’s meet ___ the entrance to the Supermarket.
18. If you walk to the end of the street, you’ll see a small shop ___ the corner.
19. I wasn’t in when you phoned. I was ___ my sister’s house.
20. The exhibition ___ the Museum of Modern Art finished on Saturday.

Prepositions of movement.(2)

1.The garden is ___the back of the house.

2. Write your name ___the back of the envelope.

3. The bus was full. There were too many people ___ it.

4. Tom is __ work. He works __ Cambridge ___ the University.

5. When we were __ the South we stayed __ a small hotel __ the coast.

6. Meet me __ the entrance to the supermarket__ Oxford Street.

7. There is a public telephone __ the corner of the street

8. I haven’t seen Kate for some time. I last saw her __ Dave’s wedding.

9. It was a very slow train. It stopped ___ every station.

10. When we were ___ France we stayed ___ a hotel.

11. Nick was waiting ___ the bottom of the stairs.

12. Is Tom ___ this photograph? I can’t find him.

13. She waited for him ___ the bus stop ___ the end of Green Street.

14. There was a knock ___ the door.

15. You’ll find details of TV programmers ___ page seven of the newspaper.

16. There’s nobody living ___ the island. It’s uninhabited.

17. I think her flat is ___ the third floor of that building.

18. It was a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud ___ the sky.

19. We stopped at a small village ___ the way to London.

20. Brighton is ___ the south couth of England. I like

      swimming ___ the sea.

Prepositions of movement.(3)

1. They live ___ Baker Street ___ number 12.
2. Sign your name ___ the dotted line ___ the bottom of the page.
3. I saw a taxi ___ the end of the street.
4. Is there anything interesting ___ the paper today?
5. I waited ___ the door for five minutes.
6. There’s an unusual photograph ___ the back page.
7. Don’t sit ___ the grass.
8. My office is ___ the first floor. It’s ___ the left as you come out of the lift.
9. I love to look up ___ the stars ___ the sky at night.

10.___ my way home I met Nick. He was standing ___ the corner and waiting for somebody.

    11. What time did you arrive ___ the hotel?

    12. I was standing ___ the back, so I couldn’t see very well.

    13. I was sitting ___ the back of the car when we crashed.

    14. Have you ever worked ___ a farm?

    15. I hate staying ___ home. That’s way I’ve applied for a

          job ___ the United Nations ___ Geneva.

    16. San Francisco is ___ the west coast of the United States.

    17. I didn’t see you ___ the party on Saturday. Where were you?

    18. (in a restaurant) «Where shall we sit?» «Over there, ___ the

          corner.»

    19. I was ___ Ann’s house last night. The rooms ___ her house

          are very small.

    20. We went to the theatre last night. We had seats ___ the front row.

                                          Prepositions of time (1)

1. She is ___ her sixties, but she looks much younger.
2. The first man walked on the moon ___ 21 July 1969.
3. The telephone and the doorbell rang ___ the same time.
4. What are you doing __ the weekend?
5. Charles is getting married ___ next year.
6. Columbus made his first voyage from Europe to America ___1492.
7. I nearly missed my flight yesterday. I got to the airport just _ time
8. I`m busy just now, but I’ll be with you ___a moment
9. We often have a short holiday__ Christmas.
10. Do you work __ Wednesdays?
11. I didn`t understand the text ___ first, but__ the end I managed to translate it.
12. I `ll have written a composition ___ 5 o` clock.
13. Mary and Henry always go out for a meal __ their wedding anniversary.
14. ‘ Can I speak to Clare?”, “ I’m afraid, she is not here __ the moment.
15. I work ___ early morning ___ late ___ night.
16. I started learning English___the age of five.
17. It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it___ a day.
18. We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived __ 5 o` clock __ Friday morning.
19. They go out ___ every Wednesday __  the evening.
20. The train service isn`t very good. The trains are rarely ___ time.    

                                          Prepositions of time (2)

1. I was playing computer games___ 5 ____ 6 o` clock yesterday.
2. Jazz became popular in the United States ___ the 1920s.
3. I`ll see you __ next Friday ___ the evening.
4. It`s difficult to listen if everyone is speaking___ the same time.
5. ___ on Saturdays night I went to bed ___ 11 o`clock.
6. I don`t know this man , but he seems to be ___ his forties.
7. The bus was late this morning but it is usually __ time.
8. I hope the weather will be nice __ the weekend.
9. I haven’t seen you ___ ages!
10. In Britain most people don`t work ___ Sundays.
11. ___ last year we went to France.
12. Jenny`s brother is an engineer, but he `s out of work___ the moment.
13. I had translated this article ___ 6 o`clock yesterday.
14. Bob is a very fast runner. He can run100 meters___11 seconds.
15. I went to school ___ the age of 6 , so I `ve already studying____9 years.
16. Pauline got married __ 18 May 1991.
17. It took me long to find a job. ___ the end I got a job in a hotel.
18. I haven`t met him___ last Friday.
19. I normally get paid ___ the end of the month.
20. I nearly forgot about Jack’s birthday. Fortunately I remembered just____ time.      

Verbs with prepositions (1)

1. I want to talk ___ the group ___ their exams.
2. All last winter he suffered ___ coughs and colds.
3. When will you write ___ Bill ___ your plans?
4. If you don’t understand any of these words, you could refer ___ a dictionary.
5. The accident sadly resulted ___ the death of a man.
6. The police are appealing ___ witnesses to come forward.
7. It wasn’t his car, in fact I don’t know who it belongs ___.
8. Nurses are very badly paid, I think they should insist ___ higher rates of pay.
9. The poor driver. I really sympathize ___ him, it wasn’t his fault.
10. The buses are often late, so you can’t depend ___ them.
11. Do you qualify ___ a state pension when you are 55?
12. Keep enough money to pay ___ your ticket.
13. Have you heard ___ what had happened ___ him? Oh, I don’t care ___ it.
14. I said ___ you I was thinking ___ going to America. I actually dreamt ___ it.
15. She listened ___ me and then told me ___ her problems.
16. The bus ran ___ the wall of a house.
17. People started to shout ___ the driver.
18. Who was the boy you were all laughing ___?
19. I saw somebody staring ___ me from the other side of the road.
20. He was always arguing ___ his brother.

Verbs with prepositions (2)

1. I bumped ___ an old friend of mine the other day.
2. I agree ___ you that we should wait a bit longer ___ her.
3. She never apologizes ___ arriving late.
4. I thought we should look ___ someone else to do the job.
5. If you want to travel, that would be a good job to apply ___.
6. The land belongs ___ a rich man.
7. She then referred ___ the Minister’s report.
8. I congratulate her ___ her success in the exams.
9. The boss disagreed ___ me.
10. The match resulted ___ a draw.
11. His failure resulted ___ lack of attention to details.
12. Tonight I’m going to talk ___ my favourite books.
13. You can count ___me.
14. You can rely ___ him to be polite.
15. They complained ___ me about the noise.
16. Mary turned her head to speak ___ him.
17. The daughters sided ___ their mothers.
18. Can I speak ___ Jane, please?
19. Can you explain this word ___me?
20. Can you explain ___me what you mean?

Verbs with prepositions (3)

1. He told me his name but I can’t think ___ it now.
2. This house reminds me ___ the one I lived in when I was a child.
3. We called the doctor because Nick was complaining ___ a pain in his stomach.
4. That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I think ___ that?
5. Look at this photograph of Ann. Who does she remind you ___?
6. She left Boston ___ Paris when she was 19.
7. If something is wrong, why don’t you do anything ___it?
8. Peter likes his job but he doesn’t talk ___ it much.
9. I like to listen ___ the radio while I’m having breakfast.
10. Please don’t shout ___me!
11. How often do you borrow books ___ the library?
12. Yes, you are right. I agree ___ you.
13. Cheers! Let`s drink ___ your success.
14. My brother is living ___ a French girl.
15. My children are looking forward ___ Christmas.
16. They arrived ___ the party at 8 p.m.
17. What time did you arrive ___ London?
18. I must  introduce you ___ my cousin.
19. Something has happened ___ him.
20. Shall we ring ___ a taxi?