II. Fill in the necessary prepositions:

Last May Joe and I visited Hawaii, (1) ……. the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is

famous (2) ……. its beautiful beaches and dark volcanoes. We went (3) ……. a tour of all the islands, which Joe really enjoyed. We also spent hours lying (4) ……. golden beaches . When it was time to get (5) ……. the plane and go back home, we both felt very sad!

III. Fill in the correct word. There are some extra words:

crowd, glanced, free, experiment, look, flying,

stripes, bleeding, stiff, explore, feed, benefit,

1. Your arm is ……. badly. You should go to hospital.

2. After ten hours the gunman finally agreed to ……. hostages.

3. In poor countries, few people have the ……. of a good education.

4. When should I ……. the animals?

5. The scientist’s ……. was a success.

6. The fire-fighters gave Jill a blanket as she was ……. from the cold.

7. There was a large …….. watching the football match.

8. “Can we ……. the old castle?” asked Paula.

9. Actors are not supposed to ……. at the cameras.

10. Zebras have black and white ……. .

IV. Fill in the correct word(s). The words can be used more than once:

famous for, popular with, look, see, waited for, expect, bring, take

1. Will you ……. these letters to the post office for me, please?

2. Could you ……. me a glass of water, please?

3. I ……. to get a letter from John tomorrow.

4. Make sure you ……. both ways before crossing the street.

5. Parma is a town in Italy which is ……. for its ham.

6. Switzerland is ……. skiers.

7. I ……. Ann for ten minutes, then I left.

8. I’m going to ……. Sally this evening.

9. Can you ……. that man over there?

10. Rome is ……. the Colosseum.

V. Choose the correct word.

1. It's a three-hour voyage/journey to and from work.

2. Samurai warriors/soldiers were well known for their bravery.

3. Jason got himself into an embarrassing situation/condition when he wrongly accused Paul of stealing his watch.

4. Janet and I are partners/colleagues as we work at the same company.

5. We're going to draw/paint the kitchen in the spring.

6. Mario’s car skidded/slipped across the road and hit a tree.

7. Please leave/let me go to the party.

8. Don’t leave/let me alone, will you?

9. Who invented/discovered the telephone?

10. People were blowing/whistling horns in the streets throughout the carnival.

11. The crowd cheered/grabbed wildly when the singer walked onto the stage.

12. Eskimos put/wear warm clothing because it is cold where they live.

13. Listen/Hear to me when I'm talking to you!

14. The soldiers agreed to give/spare the prisoner's life and let him go.

15. The children gathered/grouped around their teacher to listen to the story.

16. The policeman waited calmly/patiently for the woman to explain what had happened.

17. Todd shouldn't have gone sailing in this weather. He must have lost/missed his mind!

18. Mom gets up before the sun rises/raises.

19. He skidded/slipped on a banana skin and broke his arm.

20. Her golden/gold hair shone in the sunshine.

21. My husband gave me an expensive golden/gold ring for Christmas.

22. His stony/stone expression told me he wasn’t pleased with me.

23. We stayed in an old stony/stone farmhouse in Wales.

24. That's a fantastic silky/silk blouse!

25. As soon as/Until he had finished his lunch, he went back to work.

26. We didn't touch anything until/as the police arrived.

27. Please return the books while/as soon as you have finished with them.

28. Chris went diving in Red Sea/the Red Sea.

29. The Taj Mahal/Taj Mahal is in India.

30. She stayed out in sun/the sun too long.