Exercise 18 Paraphrase the underlined words using expressions from Word Power:

1. When the president entered, everybody stopped talking and looked at him.

2. Your son does well in all the subjects, but his behavior is very unsatisfactory.

3. When I finish studying at the University, I’ll become independent from my parents.

4. As the oldest child in the family, Ron had to look after his younger brothers and sisters.

5. Ann is fond of music; she just can’t live without it.

6. Small children need a lot of protection.

7. The ladder is unsteady, be attentive not to fall from it.

8. I found this article by chance on the Internet.

9. I don’t know yet when I will go away.

10. My parents have lived together for 30 years and they still love each other dearly.

11. I was born in St. Petersburg, but two years later our family moved to Moscow.

12. He entered the college this summer, but then he gave it up as it was difficult for him to study and work at the same time.

13. I’m sorry, I forgot to take my note-book at home.

14. Students in Russia have a rest from their studies twice a year.

15. He is a very good lawyer, especially in property affairs.

Exercise 19 Fill in the gaps: a. With prepositions, where it is necessary:

1. When he became old, his daughter refused to take care ………him.

2. Let’s change the subject, I’m not really interested ……….politics.

3. She is so good ……….making people do what she wants.

4. ……….vacation I always travel around the country.

5. My train comes ……….at 8 sharp.

6. What year did you graduate ……….the University?

7. Did you know that the word “idea” comes……….Greek?

8. Don’t worry, I’m grown-up enough to take care……….myself.

9. London was all he cared ….. , and he had many stories of his doings there during the …….. .

10. I came ……….the letter when I was cleaning my drawers.

11. Why didn’t you tell me that you’re leaving ……….London tomorrow?

12. I’m not sure if I want to come……….that party.

13. In Brittany he came ………. a painter whom nobody else had heard of.

14. He wanted to drop……….after the first term, but his friends talked him out of it.

15. Will you sum it up for me, I’m poor ……….counting.

16. It’s only fair that Kim and Rita won the quota, they devoted all their time ……….this project.

17. When you come ………. home, give me a ring.

18. American teenagers leave ……….school at the age of 18.

19. She had dropped ….. …. college in her senior year to get married.

B. with words and set expressions from Word Power:

1. Your daughter is quite ……………at reading. How old is she?

2. There was no trace of evil in her – she was …………… .

3. It’s so ……………of you to support us in such hard time.

4. Happy New Year! Hope it’s the start for ………. things for you – ………. news, ……….. plans, a whole new beginning!

5. You can try talking to her, but I don’t think it will do much ………. .

6. The label on the box said: “Glass. Handle with ……………”.

7. I don’t ……………who you are, where you ……………from, what you did as long as you love me.

8. Be especially …………..when you walk along country roads.

9. They ……………all their time and energy to helping the sick and homeless.

10. Bye! …………… ……………on the roads, don’t drive too fast!

11. A father and a little girl walked toward me from the club car, the little girl holding a paper cup extremely ……… in both hands.

13. Many actors say that their most ……………fans are their parents.

14. He was found guilty of driving without due ……………and attention.

15. Everybody laughed at his dog-like ……………to his boss.

16. “Mom said you weren’t going to ……. to us anymore,” Opal told me.

17. Young men should always look for work that ……………them.

18. She was really …………… in everyone she met, that is why she had an enormous number of friends.

19. He turned out to be not very ……………to talk to.

20. A young woman ……… forward; she had blue eyes and faintly puzzled forehead.

21. Though we already expressed our apologies in the newspaper, letters of complaint are still …………… in.

22. What a lucky day I had today! I …………… …….several old friends whom I haven’t seen for ages.

23. Are you lunching anywhere? ……… and lunch with us.

24. According to the statistics, the major part of students …………… …… of college during the first two years.

25. Thank you, we’ll get in touch with you, …………… your number with the secretary.

26. Why do you always …………….things to the last minute?

28. She was granted a year’s maternity…………….

29. If we want to …………..there on time, we must …………… immediately.