Drill 17. “on” or “in”

1. Is he ... ? 2. Who is there ... the street? 3. He will arrive ... our city ... Monday morning. 4. He generally gets up at 7 o’clock ... the morning. 5. My birthday is ... winter, ... December ... particular, but I’m not sure where I’ll be ... Christmas Day. 6. I seem to know the woman ... the picture. 7. How long has he been ... his business trip? 8. He is coming back ... a fortnight. 9. Why are you ... such a hurry? 10. There is a sofa ... the left.

Drill 18. "tell", "say", "talk", "speak"

1. She doesn't … much. 2. I can … you. 3. The child doesn't …, I observed. 4." This is your part of the house", Mrs Polgery … . 5. Please, … more slowly. 6. "Thank you," I … appreciatively. 7. He will … some fantastic story as usual. 8. He doesn't … much but he listens. 9. "What a success it has been!" the voices … to one another. 10. I will … him about the matter. 11. I … you I haven't got the money.

Drill 19. "comfortable" or "convenient"

1. You can come whenever it's … . 2. Mary has a new pair of modern shoes. – She always prefers … shoes. 3. Will it be … for you to start work tomorrow? 4. Please, make yourself … . 5. This is a … tool for the job. 6. We must arrange a … place and time for the meeting. 7. I don't feel … in the same room with her. 8. Our house is very … for the shops.

Drill 20. " keep" o "get"

1. Please, … quiet. 2. I hope you're …ing well. 3. Don't go out. You'll … wet. 4. She'll soon … well again. 5. It was so simple to … it in secret. 6. It was difficult to arrange a visit to the theatre on the day when he was likely to … her late. 7. If you … tired you can come to our summer house.

Drill 21. " while", "during" or "for "

1. My uncle died … the war. 2. The phone rang … I was having supper. 3. I lived in Paris … several years. 4. … I was in Paris I made a lot of friends. 5. I was in hospital … three weeks. 6. … my stay in hospital, the nurses looked after me very well. 7. A football match lasts … ninety minutes. 8. I hurt my leg … I was playing football yesterday. 9. I hurt my leg … the second half of the match. 10. Traffic is always bad … the rush hour. 11. Last week I was held up … three hours. 12. Peter came round … we were eating. 13. Peter came round … the meal.

Drill 22. "Look" (forward to, through, at, after, for, over)

1. I want to look … these exercises before I give them to the teacher. 2. He says that he has nothing to look … except the same monotonous work every day. 3. Grandma will look … the baby while we go to the lecture. 4. The teacher told us to look … the blackboard and not at our books. 5. I have lost my gloves. Will you help me look … them. 6. Let's look … daily newspapers. 7. We have spent an hour looking … the pen which he lost. 8. We are looking … my uncle's visit with great pleasure. 9. Who is going to look … your correspondence while you are away. 10. He signed the contract without even looking it … .

Drill 23. "Get" (back, away, over, on, up, off, lost)

1. It took me more than a month to get …my cold. 2. Mr. Harris got … from Chicago last night. 3. John got … in the woods and did hot get home until after midnight. 4. Helen get … the bus at 42 Street. 5. No one knows how the suspect managed to get … from the police. 6. I do not think he will ever get … my cold. 7. I always get … the bus at 34th Street. 8. At what station do you usually get … the subway? 9. Can you get us … by 5 p. m? 10. Father doesn't know yet when we can get … this summer. 11. What time does your brother usually get … ? 12. William gets … the subway at the same station every morning. 13. While driving to Boston, we got … and drove many miles out of our way. 14. The man was so weak that the nurse was unable to get …?