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Unfortu nately, every time I tried to say my line, Gavin got annoyed (13) about / with me and shouted (14) at / to me to speak with
more emotion. Some of the cast gave me some tips, and I was glad (15)
for / of the help, but I never got much better. Two days before the opening night, I was so afraid (16) for / of going on that I made (17) up / on
my mind to quit. I felt sorry (18) about / for Gavin, but what else could
I do? I felt quite bad (19) at / about it at the time, but later I could laugh
(20) about / at it.
10.36. Complete the sentence with one suitable preposition.
WHY DO WE YAWN
(1) … average, a yawn lasts about six seconds. If you yawn (2) … purpose in front of other people, they will start yawning. You might be (3) …
the impression that a yawn is a bad thing. People usually apologize (4) …
yawning when they are in meetings or lessons. We often assume that we
yawn because we are bored (5) … something.
People often yawn, (6) … example, when they can’t concentrate
(7) … their work. However, we are (8) … danger of simplifying the complex process of yawning. For example, athletes often yawn before races,
and we can suppose that they are quite interested (9) … what they do.
(10) … fact, scientists are not exactly sure why we yawn. Some
believe that people yawn because they are suffering (11) … a shortage of
oxygen. Others think that it is part of our animal past, and we are showing our teeth to other people to make them afraid (12) … us. Apparently,
even if people read about the subject of yawning they start yawning (13)
… the end. So if this article has succeeded (14) … making you yawn,
don’t worry about it. You are just being normal, (15) … all.
10.37. Complete the conversation with the prepositions in
the box.
ACROSS ALONG FROM OUT OF PAST TO (x2) TOWARDS ON (x2)
Tony (talking on the phone): Hi, Angie, it’s me again. I’m sorry to
bother you, but I’m in the post office and I can’t remember how to get
(1) … the Red Lion (2) … here.
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Angie: That’s okay. The Red Lion is (3) … King Street, so when
you’re (4) … the post office, you should turn right and walk (5) … the cathedral. Go (6) … Port Street and turn left when you reach Baker Street.
Walk (7) … Baker Street (8) … King Street and turn right. The Red Lion
will be (9) … your right just (10) … the library.
10.38. Add one pair of prepositions to each sentence.
ALONG / TOWARDS OUT /ABOUT OUT OF / FROM TO / THROUGH
THROUGH / TO
1. When you go via a particular place, you go … that place on your
way … another place.
2. When you’re going up or down a road, you’re going … it … one
end of it.
3. When you’re asked to wait outside a room, you have to be … the
room, but you mustn’t move too far … it.
4. When you are talking … somebody but can’t get … to them, you
can’t make them see what you mean.
5. When you are … and … you are having a nice walk.
10.39. Add the prepositions in the box to the following para-
graph.
ALONG FROM INTO UP ON OVER
THROUGH TOWARDS(2) AT
THE BEGINNING OF A NOVEL
She stands up in the garden where she has been working and looks
into the distance. She has sensed a shift in the weather. There is another
gust of wind, a buckle of noise in the air, and the tall cypresses sway. She
turns and moves uphill (1) … the house, climbing (2) … a low wall, feeling the first drops of rain (3) … her bare arms. She crosses the loggia and
quickly enters the house. In the kitchen she doesn’t pause but goes (4)
… it and climbs the stairs which are in darkness and then continues (5)
… the long hall, (6) … the end of which is a wedge of light (7) … an open
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door. She turns (8) … the room which is another garden – this one made
(9) … of trees and bowers painted over its walls and ceiling. The man lies
on the bed, his body exposed to the breeze, and he turns his head slowly
(10) … her as she enters.
10.40. Complete this text using the prepositions in the box.
ACROSS ALONG AT BY INTO OF PAST
TOWARDS UNDER WITH
AN INCIDENT
Whenever I see a newspaper lying on the ground beside a door, I
think of Fred. A few years ago, Fred had to travel to a meeting and his
flight was delayed for several hours because of bad weather. (1) … the
time he got to his hotel it was (2) … midnight.
In his room, he felt really tired so he just undressed and got into
bed. (3) … one point during the night, he had to get up and go to the
bathroom. He wasn’t really awake and it was very dark, but he could see
a light (4) … the bathroom door, so he walked (5) … the light. He opened
the bathroom door and went in. The bright light blinded him for a moment. As the door closed behind him, he vaguely wondered why there
was a doormat on the bathroom floor. Facing him was another door (6)
… a number 225.
That was strange. Then he realized he wasn’t in the bathroom. He
was in the corridor. He turned to go back (7) … his room, but the door
was locked. He heard voices coming from the far end of the corridor.
What was he going to do? He noticed a newspaper on the floor beside
the door (8) … number 225. He quickly grabbed the newspaper and held
it in front of him as a man and a woman in dark uniform came (9) … the
corridor towards him.
The man said, “Good morning, sir. Having a bit of trouble?” They
were security guards. Fred explained his embarrassing situation and they
unlocked the door for him. He thanked them as if they had just saved
his life. After they left, he opened his door, made sure it wouldn’t close
again, stepped (10) … the corridor and put the newspaper back on the
floor outside number 225. Someone else might need that newspaper.
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10.41. Read the story and fi ll in each blank with a suitable prep-
osition of time.
A CUP OF DESTINY
My parents met (1) … the Second World War, (2) … August 1943, to
be precise. My father was home (3) … leave from the front, and he had
decided to spend the first week with an aunt in Liverpool. He hadn’t
seen her (4) … several years, even though she had brought him up (5) …
his mother’s death. Liverpool is not the most beautiful city in the world,
but it can be very pleasant (6) … summertime, especially early (7) … the
morning.
(8) … this particular morning, however, my father was in no mood to
enjoy the sunrise over the River Mersey. His train had left London (9) …
time, but (10) … the time it got to Crewe, it was already three and a half
hours (11) … schedule. So he was in a bad mood and very tired (12) …
arrival at the station in Liverpool.
But something happened (13) … minutes of his arrival that changed
not only his mood, but also his whole life. Feeling thirsty (14) … his
long journey, he decided to go and have a cup of tea in the station cafe.
Typically, it was shut (15) … that early hour. A notice on the door read
“Opening hours: (16) … 7 am (17) … 5.30 pm”. He looked at the station clock: ten (18) … seven. The cafe should be open (19) … now, he
thought. But, knowing station cafes, he realized that he might have to
wait (20) … eight or even nine o’clock before it opened.
Suddenly he noticed a pretty girl sitting on a bench. She was pouring
tea from a thermos flask into a cup. He sat down and said: “I’ve never
seen such a pretty girl as you (21) … all my life! And I haven’t had a hot
drink (22) … last night. If you give me a drink of your tea, I’ll marry you
and look after you (23) … the rest of your life!” Believe it or not, she
smiled at him, gave him the tea, and ... well, I wouldn’t be here now if
the cafe hadn’t been shut (24) … that fateful day (25) … August 1943.
10.42. Read the following biography and complete it.
AUDREY HEPBURN
Audrey Hepburn was born in 1930 (1) … Belgium. (2) … the age of
seventeen, she won a scholarship to study ballet in London. Not very
long (3) … that, she found herself playing small parts (4) … English
screen comedies.
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Her performance in a movie called Monte Carlo Baby brought her
(5) … the attention of director William Wyler, who had no doubt (6) …
her talent. Thanks (7) … him, she was an instant success: when she was
only twenty-four, she won an Oscar (8) … her first starring role.
For the next fifteen years, she worked (9) … Hollywood’s most famous directors such as William Wyler and Billy Wilder. She played (10)
… giants of the screen like Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda and Fred
Astaire in many movies, (11) … which My Fair Lady and Breakfast at
Tiffany’s are perhaps the best known.
She stayed away (12) … the cameras for nine years (13) … order to
raise her two sons. In 1976, she returned (14) … the silver screen and
worked in two films before making her final appearance as an angel in
Steven Spielberg’s Always.
(15) … addition (16) … her success on screen, she tirelessly devoted
herself (17) … her work as an ambassador for UNICEF. Her trip (18) …
Somalia helped focus the world’s attention (19) … that tragic land. Her
dedication (20) … the cause of suffering children came (21) … personal
experience: during the Second World War, as a young teenager in the
Nazi-occupied Netherlands, Hepburn and her mother had survived (22)
… eating tulip bulbs. In January 1993, she died (23) … cancer (24) … her
home (25) … Switzerland.
10.43. Read the biography of a famous person and complete
the story.
A YOUNG GLOBAL LEADER WITH A SOFT SPOT FOR ANIMALS
Suhas Gopinath is a twenty-five-year old Indian entrepreneur. He
launched a web site and incorporated his own company (1) в возрасте
четырнадцати лет which made him the world’s youngest chief execu-
tive officer (CEO).
Most teenagers (2) беспокоятся о finishing class assignments (3)
вовремя, but this Indian guy had bigger things on his mind. Although he
was not old enough to drive in some countries or sign legal documents,
his company “Globals Inc.” (4) превратилась в a multinational corporation when its owner was just seventeen.
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Suhas (5) мечтал стать a veterinarian as a kid, but his fascination
with the Internet won. Currently his company (6) уверена в будущем
with eleven offices worldwide and profits of more than $ 1 million (7)
в год.
Suhas Gopinath’s talents earned him global
recognition not only because of his age but also
because of his innovative business practices. He
often (8) выступает на конференциях перед
people twice his age or older offering tips on
how to run their businesses. He also initiated a
program for other young people who are (9) ув-
лекаются business.
The entrepreneur was announced the
“Young Global Leader” for 2008-2009 by the
World Economic Forum. In that position he
(10) был вовлечён в development programs (11) по всему миру.
Suhas Gopinath holds a diploma on global leadership and public
policy from Harvard University and he uses his knowledge (12) наилуч-
шим образом. He also says he was very much (13) мотивирован Bill
Gates’ success path.
When he (14) оглядывается назад he feels proud that he succeeded
(15) создать рабочие возможности для more than six hundred talented
youngsters worldwide.
Suhas Gopinath is forward-thinking in business but also has a lot to
say about social issues. He often speaks about the importance of viewing
the world as a global community (16) без политических границ. And
he is just as (17) энтузиаст o animal rights. He firmly believes that as
humans, we need to have some morality and ethics to give back to these
innocent creatures which we have exploited for our comforts and needs.
We need to utilize our intelligence and resources to protect innocent
animals (18) вместо того, чтобы applying the same intelligence to destroy them.
Suhas Gopinath is a born vegetarian who thinks that a vegetarian
diet is essential for a healthier and longer life. He is also very (19) огор-
чён из-за illegal trade in exotic animal products. Gopinath claims that
governments need (20) принимать суровые меры for both sellers and
buyers. He also (21) возражает против using real leather and fur which
indirectly encourages the killing of animals.
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(22) В соответствии с его идеями young people can (23) играть
большую роль в revolutionizing our (24) отношение к animals. As CEO
of a successful company Suhas Gopinath spares no effort (25) нацеленных на wildlife protection.
10.44. Read the text below and decide which answer – A, B, C
or D – best fi ts each space.
A FAMOUS DAUGHTER OF A FAMOUS DAD
Kelly Lee Osbourne is an English media and TV personality, TV
host, fashion designer, singer and actress. Yet she is (1) … known for
being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. She got into the limelight after appearing on the reality series The Osbournes with her family.
They (2) … an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program so it was
well worth the effort.
Kelly was born in London and (3) … in a
large family. The girl grew up travelling with her
celebrity father as he went on tour and lived in
more than twenty homes between the UK and
the USA.
Quite unexpectedly Kelly became an international celebrity herself (4) … the MTV reality
show which (5) … her family’s day-to-day life.
The show became a major (6)… for its portrayal of a dysfunctional, though close-knit family in which heavy metal music, bad language
and practical jokes were a daily part of life. Kel-
ly, the middle child, emerged as both wickedly funny and brutally honest. Though the girl used to say that the (7) … presence of cameras was
stressful, for a while she did become the world’s most popular teenager.
At eighteen Kelly Osbourne (8)…her first album which received
mixed reviews. It was her recording a duet with her father that hit the
charts. Father and daughter’s rendition of an old Black Sabbath song
became number one.
Later Kelly turned to musicals but they (9) … weren’t her cup of tea,
so she set off (10) … other pursuits. Those included fashion, journalism
and writing. Since her (11) … to fame Kelly Osbourne has been called
on to present various (12) …, including MTV Movie Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, Top of the Pops Saturday and so on. She also con-
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tributed to a teenage advice (13)… to the tabloid newspaper Sun and
even managed to write her autobiography.
Her appearance as a contestant in “Dancing with the Stars” in the
fall of 2009 brought her not only the prestigious third place but everybody’s sympathy and support as well. The judges said that Kelly was the
(14) … who surprised them most. Kelly’s professional partner turned out
to be Dutch ballroom champion, choreographer and dancesport coach
Louis van Amstel. The competition took ten weeks of training and dancing, which was a real challenge for Osbourne who has never been (15) …
any physical activity before.
Kelly became the (16)… of various fashion and make up brands including Madonna’s fashion range Material Girl. The brand is (17) …
aimed at teenagers and sold exclusively at the world’s largest department
stores like Macy’s in New York. She also (18) … her own fashion line.
Undoubtedly Kelly Osbourne is a (19)… person who is never tired of facing new challenges and (20) … . “Sky is the limit,” that’s her motto.
AB C D
1. most well best more
2. won awarded captured acquired
3. grown brought raised risen
4. according to thanks to about to due to
5. chronicled painted wrote described
6. attraction star hit breakthrough
7. constant durable lasting frequent
8. published set launched released
9. likely definitely possibly undoubtedly
10. in tune with by the book in accordance with in search of
11. rise climb ascent raise
12. events shows concerts ceremonies
13. chapter article column review
14. member participant part trainee
15. up to down with into onto
16. image person figure face
17. firstly primarily more secondly
18. launched bought arranged made
19. singular extreme unique weird
20. plans topics edges ambitions
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10.45. Read the text below and complete the words that best fi t
each space.
NOT ALWAYS SECOND BEST
Rupert Alexander Grint is an English actor, who rose to prominence
playing Ron Weasley, (1)… of the three main characters in the Harry
Potter film (2) …. Grint was cast (3) … Ron at the age of eleven, having previously acted only in school plays (4) … his local theatre group.
From 2001 through 2011 the young actor starred in eight Harry Potter
movies alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson which is quite an
achievement. He also acquired numerous fans and admirers worldwide.
The star-to-be was born and raised in a
middle-class English family. (5) … his character, Ron, he has a lot of siblings – five to be
exact. Young Rupert took an avid (6) … in theatre while still at primary school. The boy took
part in a great (7) … amateur performances but
never thought of acting as a career. Everything
changed when he decided to try out for the part
of Ron Weasley, one of Harry Potter’s (8) …
friends at Hogwarts, school of magic. Having
seen a newspaper report about the open casting,
Rupert sent in a video of (9) … rapping about
how he wished to get the part. His attempt was successful and in 2000 the
soon-to-be famous trio of kid actors was selected.
In the film series Ron often provides comic relief, (10) … is sometimes insensitive and immature. The first Harry Potter film was Grint’s
screen debut (11) … was enthusiastically received (12) … by the public
and critics. As the plot unfolded and new films of the series appeared,
the young actors matured together with their characters. At the age of
sixteen Rupert left school to focus (13) … his acting career. Though all
the young actors were tutored on the set, Grint had to admit that school
and studies had never been his strong point.
The final films take a turn for the darker and more mysterious side.
The characters (14) … have become young adults face real dangers and
tough choices. Ron changes from an insecure often overshadowed boy
into a reliable and morally strong person. According to the actor he
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also found (15) … fun to personify a more emotional Ron. Grint’s work
brought him several nominations and awards.
The end of the filming was for most part the end of childhood for the
three leading actors. Having to say good-bye to the movie and its world
was really emotional for all of (16) ….
Yet life goes on and brings new plans and hopes. In 2002 Rupert
Grint starred in his first non-Harry Potter movie, Thunderpants. The
critics didn’t respond well to it, but his next film Driving Lessons was (17)
… successful. Other roles followed, yet none of Grint’s characters has
rivaled Ron Weasley in popularity so (18) ….
The young actor enjoys a close relationship with his fellow Harry
Potter co-star Emma Watson, adding that they have a sibling-like relationship, having known each other from an early(19) …. Like his famous character he suffers (20) … a fear of spiders. Grint is involved in
charity work raising money for various noble issues. He is a football fan
and drives an icecream van which he adores almost as much as his dog
named Sergeant Montgomery.
What are his plans for the future? Well, acting and more acting.
ACHIEVEMENT TEST
ON PREPOSITIONS
Part A. Complete the text with a suitable preposition in each
space.
NOT ONLY AN ATHLETE
David Peters, the Scottish long-jumper, has been awarded a knighthood in recognition (1) … his services to charity and the world of athletics. Sir David, as he will be known, will be knighted by the Queen in
a ceremony next week. Mr Peters, who retired from athletics last year,
had a talent which was, quite simply, (2) …of the ordinary. All his performances were, (3) … exception, characterised by great effort and determination. He seemed to thrive on difficult situations, and it was when
(4) … pressure, that he produced his greatest performances.
In later years, he became increasingly prone (5) … injury, and last
year, his talents evidently (6) … decline, he failed to regain his Olympic
long-jump title, and promptly retired. At his best, however, his jump-
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