Exercises

1. Fill in the prepositions.

I often travelled _____ this country, because when the queen went _____ some place, she always took Glumdalclitch and me ______ her. Besides the large box, ______ which I lived, I had a smaller one, ______ which I travelled. ______ the top ______ the box there was a ring, ______ which it was carried. This box had three windows, one ______ each ______ three walls.

2. Complete the sentences.

The fourth wall had no _______________. Oh that wall there were two ___________ hooks. If the servant who _________ me was riding on horseback, he ___________ my box to his ______ by these ______ . I asked the _________ to make a hole in the _______ above my bed to give me air in hot ________ when I slept. I could ______ this hole with a board that _________ backwards and ____________ .

3. Open the brackets.

Two years (to pass) ______________. At the beginning of the third year Glumdalclitch and I (to go) _____________ with the king and queen to the south coast of the country. When we (to come) ___________ to our journey’s end, the king (to decide) ______________ to stay for some time in a palace he (to have) __________ there. Glumdalclitch (to be) ______________ ill and (to have) ____________ to stay in bed. I (to have) ________________ a great wish to see the ocean, for I (to know) ______________ that the ocean (to be) ______________ the only way by which I could escape. I (to ask) __________________ Glumdalclitch to allow a boy-servant whom I (to know) ____________ well, to carry me to the shore.

4. Choose the correct variant.

When we were on the a) coast, b) shore, c) bank, I told the boy to put my a) purse, b) box, c) parcel on the a) ground, b) earth, c) soil. I a) closed, b) broke, c) opened one of my windows and looked at the a) sea, b) ocean, c) river for a a) while, b) long time, c) minute. I closed the a) door, b) gate, c) win­dow and told the a) boy, b) man, c) old woman that I wanted to a) sleep, b) rest, c) speak a little.

5. Say true or false.

Then I lay down on my bed and fell asleep.
Through my windows I could see nothing but the sky.
An eagle was car­rying my box by the ring.
I didn’t feel very well.

6. Match the words.

Birds	to shake
Carried	condition
Noise of	wings
Terrible	forward
Began	eggs

7. Complete the sentences.

I suppose when I was asleep, the boy _____________________________________________________. I woke up suddenly, because something pulled ________________________________. It was raised very high in the ______________________________________________. I heard a noise over ___________________________________________________.

8. Correct the sentences.

Then I understood the terible condition I was in.
The box fell into the ocean and went deep into the woter.
I shauted loudly, but got no answer.
Oh that wall there were two strong huks.