Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with prepositions of time and postpositions where necessary:

1. He was very busy ….. that day. 2. Andrew trains his ear ….. day ….. day. 3. I return home from the University ….. 6 o’clock p.m. ….. the latest. 4. Kate is fond of walking ….. the twilight after a hard working day. 5. Alice reads books in English Literature ….. early morning ….. late ….. night. 6. We’ll have a lecture on Stylistics ….. a quarter …... an hour. 7. I’ll finish my report …. the end ….. the week. 8. ….. a short period of time Bob has made good progress in English. 9. ….. time ….. time Mary reads science fiction. 10. Our group will go to the Drama theatre …… the day ….. tomorrow. 11. Alec is usually at home ….. 7 o’clock p.m. 12. …… our days-off we stay at home. 13. Our father is at work ….. half ….. four. 14. The boy’s uncle leaves for work ….. about a quarter ….. seven ….. the morning. 15. The students of our group have to write an exposition ….. an hour. 16. Five minutes are left ….. the New Year. 17. His watch gains …..two minutes. 18. They have English lessons ….. all the week-days, except ….. Saturdays. 19. My parents haven’t got their wages ….. years. 20. I couldn’t do the sum ….. lack of time. 21. Nick’s girl-friend studies at the Preparatory faculty 3 times ….. week. 22. A year is over ….. the thirty-first ….. December. 23. We are free ….. July and August. 24. He is usually …... 10 minutes late ….. Tuesday. 25. An awful storm has broken out. I think there’ll be no electricity ….. tomorrow. 26. How can you stay in ….. such a fine morning? 27. Does the latest bus for Moscow leave ….. or ….. 5 o’clock? 28. Father couldn’t take his broken watch to the watch-maker’s ….. lack ….. time. 29. My brother is in a hurry. He has come to his parent’s only ….. five hours. ….. this period ….. time he has to be at the station not to be late ….. the Moscow train. 30. Ann was taking care of her sick mother ….. the winter. 31. – I need your advice. When can we have a talk? - ….. any time you like. 32. The monitor asks how much time is left ….. the bell. 33. I’m sure all our students will come to the conference ….. time. 34. Helen sets her watch ….. the radio time-signal regularly. 35. The minute hand travels ….. figure ….. figure faster than the hour hand does. 36. ….. day ….. day we attend classes, translate texts word for word, answer the teacher’s questions. 37. Tanya will be a teacher of English ….. the future. 38. Mr. Smith comes home from work ….. the twilight. 39. ….. gloomy autumn days my family like to stay at home and watch TV. 40. What will you do ….. New Year’s Eve if you have no time to by presents beforehand? 41. Our clock always strikes ….. midnight. 42. I haven’t seen my cousin ….. ages. 43. He finished transcribing texts …… two o’clock yesterday. 44. Natasha hasn’t passed her winter exam in English. She is to take it ….. March. 45. He was waiting for me ….. 5 o’clock ….. 6 o’clock near the Institute two days ago. 46. I haven’t been here ….. years. 47. I’ll wait for you ….. 6 o’clock ….. 8 o’clock. 48. Scientific workers made good progress ….. the 20-th century. 49. I think everyone likes to read an interesting book ….. a rainy afternoon. 50. I am to go to he country ….. my day-off. 51. Everyone buys presents for his or her friends ….. the Eve ….. New Year. 52. My mother is going to the country ….. a few days because my Granny feels bad. 53. Washington is the capital of the USA now, but Philadelphia was the capital ….. 1790 ….. 1800. 54. Try to wind ….. your clock ….. the same time ….. every day. 55. My cousin is to arrive ….. Cheboksary ….. a fortnight. 56. Nick does sums ….. day ….. day to pass his examination …… Maths well. 57. Alice was to return the book to the library ….. 5 o’clock, but she couldn’t do it ….. lack …... time. 58. Kate is going to leave France ….. Canada ….. the day ….. tomorrow. 59. ….. 1988 ….. 1990 they lived ….. the Caucasus. 60. ….. day …… day this boy trains his ear in the laboratory. 61. My father often says: “….. my time children were politer than they are now”. 62. ….. the night ….. Wednesday they arrived in London. 63. This clock strikes every quarter ….. an hour. You can hear it striking ….. seven minutes.