9. Match words on the left with their antonyms on the right:

1. A victory

2. An expert

3. A joy

4. A bottom

5. Fascinating

6. Important

7. Serious

8. Easy

9. Wrong

10. Secretly

11. To smile

12. To believe

13. To manage

14. To win

a. To lose

b. To doubt

c. A defeat

d. To frown

e. Light-minded

f. A layman

g. A top

h. Ostentatiously

i. Ugly

j. Insignificant

k. Sadness

l. Right

m. Hard

n. To fail

10. Fill in prepositions:

After the victory, the Indians invited us to stay with them ... their caves.

With the magic ... the rifles, they felt safe. Every time we asked them ... rope or wood to build a bridge, they just smiled.

He gave us a piece ... bark. We took it .... to our camp and studied it.

'It's very important,' I said. 'He was very serious when he gave it ... us.'

'It's clearly some kind ... writing,' said Challenger.

'He pointed ... the caves when he gave it ... me,' I said.

What is the cross... ? It's next ... a cave that is longer than the other ones.'

'It's a cave that goes ... the other side ... the cliff,' I cried.

We got some torches and went ... explore the cave.

We didn't light the torches ... first. We walked ... the dark because we did not want the Indians to see us. ... walking a long way we lit the torches, and walked quickly. Then we arrived ... a wall ... rock.

I looked ... the mark ... the map again, and I cried ... joy.

We ran ... in the cave.

We walked ... a short distance and found a large black opening. We went quickly ... this arm ... the cave. ... a while we saw a light. We ran ... it. We were ... t an opening ... the cliff face.

We looked ... ... the opening and saw that we were nearer ... the ground than we were ... the top. It wasn't going to be easy to get down, but ... our rope we could do it.

The next evening we secretly took our things ... the cave. Professor Challenger wanted to bring a large box but we managed to get it....

We arrived ... our old camp.

I will not describe our voyage ... ... England. I will only say that the news ... our great discoveries reached England ... our arrival. We received many telegrams asking us ... information. But we decided not to tell the newspapers anything ... our discoveries. First we wanted to give a complete description ... our discoveries ... the members ... the Zoological Institute.

... five thousand people came ... the Queen's Hall to hear ... our adventures. When we arrived .. the room, the audience cheered ... a long time. He talked ... t the new insects and plants. He told everyone ... the prehistoric animals ... the Jurassic period.

... the end ... his talk, a scientist named Professor Illingworth stood ... .

The audience began to shout, and Professor Challenger stood ....

... that moment, Professor Challenger made a signal. Zambo and I came ... ... the stage. We carried a large, heavy box which we put... . Professor Challenger took ... the cover. He looked ... the box and said, 'Come ..., you pretty thing!' Then, a young pterodactyl jumped ... ... the edge of the box. Suddenly, the pterodactyl flew ... ... the heads ... the audience. It flew ... ... large circles.

But, there was an open window, and the pterodactyl flew....

Now everybody believed us, and the crowd carried us ... ... the hall ... their shoulders.

But what ... Gladys? Well, when I arrived ... England, there was no telegram ... her. I was very worried and went directly ... her house. When I went inside, she was ... the piano.

She looked ... me ... surprise.

Life is certainly absurd. I said hello ... a short man ... red hair.

'I told my husband ... us,' Gladys continued. Anyway, you left me ... your adventure.

'How did you win her?' I asked. 'Did you go ... the North Pole?

'I work ... an office,' he replied.

I felt angry, but I also laughed ... the absurdity ... the situation.

I will now describe one more scene ... I finish. Yesterday, Professor Summerlee, Professor Challenger and I had dinner ... Lord John's house. ... dinner, Lord John spoke ... us.

Do you remember that I noticed a strange blue colour ... the volcanic holes? Well, I've seen volcanic holes like that only ... South Africa ... the great diamond mines ... Kimberley.'

Then he opened a little box and took ... about thirty stones.

'Well, I found these ... r the hole where we saw the pterodactyls. I didn't tell you ... them earlier because I wanted to be certain. Anyway, an expert looked ... them. He said they have a price ... ... least two hundred thousand pounds.

Well, Challenger, what will you do ... your fifty thousand?'

That has always been one ... my dreams.'

'I'll stop teaching and work ... all my collections,' he replied.

'I'll use my part ... the money,' Lord John said, 'to prepare another expedition ... our plateau.

'Not now,' I said sadly. 'But if you want me, I'll be happy to come ... you.'

Grammar: Future in the Past