UNIT 4
PREPOSITIONS
FIND THE MISSING PREPOSITIONS. SOME OF THE GAPS MAY NOT REQUIRE A PREPOSITION. SO FILL THE BLANKS WITH EITHER ONE WORD OR (-).
1. I'll join Answerthe tour only if everything is taken care Answer.
2. Answer date, seventeen pupils have come out Answer a rash after dining in the school canteen.
3. Do you think we should take Answer insurance before we leave Answer Kenya?
4. Answer some reason he remained on board Answer the ship.
5. You should have seen him fly Answer the handle when he realized that he had been taken Answer a ride.
6. I used to live Answer this address when I was a student Answer the Jagiellonian University.
7. The concert was sold Answer although the tickets had been sold Answer such outrageous prices.
8. I'm afraid that Answer refusing to accept their offer we are swimming Answer the tide.
9. It suddenly dawned Answer us that the reason Answer his sudden disappearance was that he was heavily Answer debt.
10. Answer receiving the news he let the things Answer ride for some time to see what was going to happen.
11. They went Answer great lengths to prevent the old windmill from falling Answer disrepair.
12. Some passengers find it difficult to refrain Answer sleeping when travelling Answer a height of 10,000 metres.
13. Despite Answer many protests the company management chose to go Answer partnership with a Chinese manufacturer.
14. Answer his leadership the party can hope Answer victory in the upcoming election.
15. Although he is the one Answer the architectural design of the bridge, he has been denied Answer access to some of the construction documentation.
16. She opted Answer plain food Answer a daily basis.
17. As Answer my younger sister, she is highly susceptible Answer mood swings.
18. Beware Answer door-to-door salesmen, whose job is to trick people Answer buying junk goods.
19. I'm very suspicious Answer puppy mills breeding pet animals Answer profit.
20. I came to love his sense of humour, so much akin Answer Stephen Fry's.
PARAPHRASING
THE SENTENCES BELOW NEED TO BE COMPLETED WITH 3-5 WORDS TO MAKE THEM AS SIMILAR IN MEANING AS POSSIBLE TO THE ORIGINAL ONES. USE THE WORDS IN BOLD TYPE ( DO NOT CHANGE THEIR FORM ).
THE RELEVANT STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 75.
1. There were numerous mistakes in his essay.
RIDDLED
His essay Answer.
2. He caught a cold.
CAME
He Answer a cold.
3. If you consider his young age, he does surprisingly well at the karate tournament.
GIVEN
Answer, he does surprisingly well at the karate tournament.
4. There are many obstacles to be removed.
CONTEND
There are many Answer.
5. We were all wet through.
SKIN
We were Answer.
6. The river meanders across a grassy plain.
WAY
The river Answer across a grassy plain.
7. Slowly and carefully, we walked through the forest.
PICKED
We Answer through the forest.
8. What is the trail called?
CARRY
What Answer ?
9. Although it was cold, we carried on the climb.
DESPITE
Answer, we carried on the climb.
10. Not only did they bury the hatchet, but they also got married.
HAVING
Answer, they got married.
PARTS OF BODY (UNUSUAL MEANING)
"the first leg of our journey" ( page 75, line 42 )
"climbing the rock faces" ( page 75, line 51 )
WHICH PART(S) OF THE BODY IS/ARE ALSO:
o a part of a clock: Answer and Answer
o the centre of a storm or hurricane Answer
o the central part of a city, for example Answer
o the bottom of a hill or a mountain Answer
o the part of a river where it flows into the sea Answer
o the part of a table where the most important person in the household sits Answer
o sharp pointed parts of a comb or a saw Answer
o a long part of a machine, such as a crane or a windmill Answer
o an area beside a road where drivers can stop, especially when they have a problem with their car Answer
o a large box for storing things, or a piece of furniture with drawers in it Answer
o a primary or secondary school student Answer
o mobile phone Answer
o a flat edible fish or a part of a shoe Answer
WORD FORMATION
FORM DERIVATIVES FROM THE WORDS IN BOLD TYPE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW.
1. PASS
This mountain road is usually Answer at this time of the year.
2. DECEIVE
Some really dangerous animals look Answer innocuous.
3. LEND
The painting is currently on Answer at the National Gallery.
4. PENETRATE
Visitors to this part of the world do not seem to have the faintest idea how Answer jungle can be.
5. BROAD
We were impressed by the Answer of his English vocabulary.
6. PREFER
Are new customers eligible for Answer...
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