Prepositions

4.1 Переведите предложения. Вставьте предлоги

1. Columbus made his first voyage from Europe to America in 1492.

2. In Britain most people do not work …… Sundays.

3. If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ……… the sky.

4. After working hard during the day, I like to relax ……. the evening.

5. The first man walked on the moon . July ….. 1969.

6. It's difficult to listen if everyone is speaking …….. the same time.

7. Jazz became popular in the United States .….. the 1920s.

8. I'm just going out to the shop. I'll be back …… a moment.

9. (on the phone) 'Can I speak to Clare?' 'I'm afraid she's not here ….. the moment.

10. In Britain people send each other cards …… Christmas.

11. Many of Europe's great cathedrals were built …… the Middle Ages

12. Mozart was born in Salzburg …… 1756.

13. I haven't seen Kate for a few days. I last saw her …… Tuesday.

14. The price of electricity is going up ……. October.

15. I've been invited to a wedding …… 14 February.

16. Hurry up! We've got to go ……. five minutes.

17. I hope the weather will be nice ………. the weekend.

18. Saturday night I went to bed 11 o'clock.

19. I don't like traveling ……night.

20. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived ….. 5 o'clock the morning.

21. The course begins …..7 January and ends sometime …….. April.

22. I will not be at home …… Tuesday morning but I'll be there …. the afternoon.

23. My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready ….. two hours.

24. The telephone and the doorbell rang …………. the same time.

4.2 Закончите предложения, используя следующие существительные с предлогом:

the window your coffee the mountains that tree

my guitar the river the island the next garage

1. Look at those people swimming in the river.

2. One of the strings …………………………………. is broken.

3. There's something wrong with the car. We'd better stop ………………… .

4. Would you like sugar …………………………………?

5. The leaves ………………………….. are a beautiful colour.

6. Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday ……………………………. .

7. There's nobody living …………. It's uninhabited.

8. He spends most of the day sitting ...………….. …………… and looking outside.

4.3 Вставьте предлоги in, at или on

1. Write your name at the top of the page.

2. I like that picture hanging the wall ……. the kitchen.

3. There was an accident ..... the crossroads this morning.

4. I wasn't sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name ……. the door.

5. ..... the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

6. You'll find the sports results ……… the back page of the newspaper.

7. I wouldn't like an office job. I couldn't spend the whole day sitting …….. a desk.

8. My brother lives a small village the south-west of England.

9. The man the police are looking for has a scar …….. his right cheek.

10. The headquarters of the company are …….. Milan.

11. Nicky was wearing a silver ring ..…… her little finger.

12. She is …….. school now. Call later.