Practice
Ex.1. Supply appropriate prepositions.
1. Though the question had been discussed for a long time no decision was arrived… 2. The visit of this delegation is widely commented ... in the newspapers. 3. He left for Australia five years ago and he hasn't been heard ... since. 4. I'm sure your idea of spending the week-end in town will be strongly objected ... 5. Unfortunately our work was constantly interfered ... 6. His presence at the meeting will be insisted ... 7. Don't say foolish things. You'll be laughed ... 8. Mr Brown is such an experienced lecturer. I'm sure he will be listened ... with great attention when he gives his lecture on Modern art. 9. I felt I was being looked ... and turned around. 10. The children should be looked ... better They look so grubby. 11. The key has been looked ... since morning but it's nowhere to be found. 12. A shop was broken ... last night. A man was seen leaving it. 13. He was knocked ... by a bus and taken to hospital. 14. The roof was blown ... by a gust of wind. 15. The matter will be dealt... as soon as possible. 16. The old rules have been done away ... 17. Mr Sakson has been sent... and he will soon come. 18. The child likes to be read ... . 19. This newspaper article is often referred ... . 20. He can never be relied ... . Whenever he makes a promise he always breaks it. 21. There was a road accident last night. An elderly man was run ...by a car and was badly injured. 22. Where have you been all this time. You have been asked ... more than once. 23. When they realized that the child was running a high temperature the doctor was sent … immediately. 24. Little Jane was very much upset because she had never been spoken badly ... in the presence of strangers before. 25. He was surprised to find a letter in the letter-box. He had never been written ... and that letter came so unexpectedly. 26. Nobody likes to be shouted … .
Ex.2. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. There isn’t any food left. All of it (eat)! 2. I couldn’t wear my suit last Sunday. It (clean). 3. Wine (produce) in many part of France. 4. I can’t find my car anywhere. I think it (steal). 5. How many languages (speak) in Switzerland? 6. The Tower of London (build) at the beginning of the eleventh century. 7. We couldn’t use the photocopier yesterday morning. It (repair). 8. A compass (use) for showing direction. 9. Millions of cars (export) from Japan every month. 10. Last week I (offer) a job at a local bank, but I didn’t accept. 11. The World Cup soccer games (televise) all over the world. 12. Language skills (teach) in every school in the country. 13. The accident (see) by several people. 14. The documents (type) by the time you return. 15. A test (give) in the next room right now. 16. The news (announce) tomorrow. 17. That play (write) by Shakespeare. 18. A new idea (suggest) by Shirly. 19. The librarian said that the book (return) to the library some days ago. 20. By this time tomorrow, the announcement (make). 21. I was very excited, I (interview) by the assistant manager. 22. America (discover) by Christopher Columbus.
Ex.3. Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. I’ve collected all the documents that … (need) for the house sale. Can you take them to the lawyer’s office to … (sign)? 2. Look, this is a secret. Come into the garden where we … (not/overhear). 3. This office is very inefficient. The telephone … (never/answer) promptly, no proper records … (keep), and, worst of all, no reports … (write) for weeks. 4. I was so worried about my garden while I was in hospital, but I have very good neighbours. When I got home I could see that the vegetables … (water) every day and the grass … (cut) regularly. 5. Can you come to the police station? The man who … (suspect) of stealing your wallet … (arrest), and … (question) at the moment. The police hope he … (identify), either by you or another witness. 6. We had hoped to see several famous paintings, but the gallery … (re-organised) at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable works … (move) for safe keeping.
Ex.4. Translate into English.
a) 1. Много домов строят в нашем городе каждый год. 2. Туристов встретили на вокзале. 3. Интересная проблема обсуждается сейчас в клубе. 4. Эта работа будет закончена вовремя. 5. Письмо было уже написано, когда она вошла. 6. Когда мы нашли словарь, статья уже была переведена. 7. Когда был воздвигнут этот памятник? 8. Вам задавали дополнительные вопросы на экзамене? 9. Как только вещи были уложены, послали за такси. 10. Ему еще ничего об этом не говорили. 11. Это и есть человек, на которого можно положиться. 12. Больного не будут оперировать без согласия родственников. 13. За детьми присмотрят. 14. Об этой книге много говорили. 15. За зимой следует весна. 16. Показали ли Вам новые достижения? 17. Не входите. Здесь экзаменуют последнего студента.
TEST
Use the proper form of the verb in brackets.
Marriages … (to make) in heaven.
Man … (to know) by the company he keeps.
Rome … (not to build) in a day.
His behaviour can’t … (to explain).
Differences in skill must …(to take) into account, when payment …(to discuss).
This topic shouldn’t … (to touch) upon in front of the children.
No woman … (to elect) President of the USA.
The roof … (to repair) now.
When I arrived, dinner … (to serve).
Shevchenko is a famous football player. This year he … (to invite) by the League to play for Arsenal.
The National Library ... (to build) in the city of Minsk in 2005.
Let's visit some of our classrooms. In this room, students ... (to teach) French now.
The room … (to cram) with furniture of all descriptions.
The island … (to inhabit) by people of Chinese origin.
Though the question … (to discuss) for a long time no decision … (to arrive) at.
I felt I … (to look) at and turned.
Gunpowder ... ( to invent) by the Chinese several centuries ago.
I ... ( to give) a kitten. It ... ( to call) Pushy, but my little sister calls it Push.
The last ticket ... (to sell) before we could get to the theatre.
All University lectures and seminars … (to follow) by examinations.
I … (to frighten) about losing my job, but I don't worry about it now.
Ruth … (to disappoint): the job she applied for …(to give) to someone with more experience.
A new law on smoking in public places … (to introduce) of late.
Many goods … (to export) from China to different countries of the world.
The documents … (to sign) by the president of the company by next Monday.
The conference already … (to open) before I came.
Nowadays a new railway line … (to construct) across the desert.
A major new deposit of oil ... (to discover) in the North Sea of late. It ... ( to think) to be nearly twice the size of the largest existing field.
When I returned home I ... ( to tell) by my wife that all the things already ... ( to pack).
Einstein ... ( to award) the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum physics.
Before building of a new shopping centre several houses in the area ... ( to pull down).
No dogs ... ( to allow) in the restaurant. Please leave them outside.
This piece of music ... (to know) to me. But it never ... (to play) so wonderfully before.
When I came into the cinema, a new film ... ( to show). I was sorry that I ... ( not to tell) about the show before and was late for the beginning.
I ... (to introduce) to him last week but I am afraid I won’t recognize him if I meet him again.
I … (to be worried) about my garden while I was in hospital, but I have very good neighbours. When I got home I could see that the vegetables ... (to water) every day and the grass ... (to cut) regularly.
This office is very inefficient. The telephone never ... (to answer) promptly, no proper records ... (to keep), and, worst of all, no reports ... (to write) for weeks.
Football is a game which ... (to play) with passion in many countries of the world.
The question remained unsettled until all the candidates ... (to interview).
Jim felt hurt as he … (to punish) for nothing.
Van Gogh’s famous painting “Sunflowers” ... (to exhibit) at the picture-gallery next week.
Can you come to the police station? The man who … (to suspect) of stealing your wallet … (to arrest), and … (to question) at the moment. The police hope he … (to identify), either by you or another witness.
When I reached the building I ... (to stop) by a policeman who wanted to see my passport.
The yesterday’s summit meeting … (to follow) by a press-conference.
We had hoped to see several famous paintings, but the gallery … (to reorganize) at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable works … (to move) for safe keeping.
How are you? We've been having a lovely time. We … (to look after) very well by our hosts. We ... (to take) sightseeing and we ... (to introduce) to some of their friends, who made us feel very welcome.
The door must … (to keep) shut.
She knew George couldn’t bear … (to rush) but she reminded him that it was time they were going.
The jewelry … (to give) to Mrs Woodward by her husband who had died some years before.
It … (to observe) that the trees stopped developing leaves.
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