IV. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition or article where necessary.

Dear Sir,

I am writing 1) ……… you to report 2) ……… loss 3) ……… my sunglasses and case. I lost them while staying 4) ……… ……… Sunny Days Resort last month. Unfortunately when I was packing up to leave 5) ……… ……… end 6) ……… my stay, I neglected to include these items, which I believe must have fallen 7) ……… …..… bed. Your records will show that I was 8) ……… room 314 9) ……… 26 August. They are Ray-Ban sunglasses 10) ……… ………. beautiful, brown light weight plastic frame. 11) ……… lenses are oval-shaped, have 12) ……… deep, golden colour and are plastic. 13) ……… glasses were 14) ……… ……… old black leather case, which has my initials (BJM) 15) …….… it.

I would appreciate it if you could contact me 16) ………. (0731)9 50310 17) …….… ……… hours 18) ……… 9 am - 5 pm daily, should you find 19) ….…… glasses and 20) ….…… case. Yours faithfully, Benjamin J. McGillicuddy

V. Rephrase the following sentences.

1. This is Paul’s problem. He should deal with it himself. whose

Paul, ………………………………………………………………… should deal with it himself.

2. The hotel representative has to pick up the visitors from the airport. be

The visitors………………………………………………..…………………… from the airport.

3. Would you mind my quickly looking at the engine? look

Would …………………………………………………………………………………the engine?

4. She left the keys on the table. I didn’t forget to take them with me. that

She left the keys on the table ……………………………………………… to take them with me.

5. They were painting the ceiling when Pete dropped in at their place. was

The ceiling ………………………………………………… when Pete dropped in at their place.

6. We really should redecorate our room. time

It …………………………………………………………………………………………our room.

7. Although she couldn’t swim very well, she decided to go on a lifesaving course. spite

In ………………………………………………………, she decided to go on a lifesaving course.

8. It seemed that the twins knew nothing about the incident. of

It seemed that ……………………...………………………………………… about the incident.

9. She last contacted me about two months ago. it

..……………………………………………………………………………………………... me.

10. My grandparents’ 50^th wedding anniversary is on the 30^th of March. married

By 30^th of March my grandparents ………………………………………………… for 50 years.

VI. Think of the word which best fits the gap. Use only one word in each gap. Nice job – if you can get it!

I’d like to do a job not for money but for love: a job where I could stay 1) …………… home all day. How would I 2) ……….… my living? Well, people would pay me in order to organize film evenings at my house and I would chair a discussion afterwards. You see, I 3) ……………… the right work experience because I’ve seen hundreds of films before I was 4) ……………. redundant, I used to work 5) ……………… a film director. In this way, it would be difficult to 6) ……………… the sack and I would also never be late 7) ……………. work. You see, the reason I was fired 8) ………………. my previous job was that I kept turning 9) ……………… late for work. So working from home would 10) ……………… ideal!