8. Choose the right variant.

1. He is a wicked boy. I'm sure he did it (by/on) purpose. 2. She shouted (at/to) me that I was wanted (on/to) the phone. 3. Take a pen. You can't sign contracts (by/in) pencil. 4. The voyage was tiring. The sea was rough and we had to be (in/at) sea more than a fortnight. He lives (at/on) a farm somewhere in Texas. 6. Put your signature (on/at) the bottom of the page. Don't wright (at/in) the middle, put it (at/on) the right. 7. She made this sweater herself (at/by) hand. 8. He threw an egg (to/at) the speaker. It hit him (on/to) the shoulder. 9. The car that was going (with/at) the speed of 70 miles per hour braked (on/at) the traffic lights. 10. The participants of Greenpeace rally were standing (by/in) a line (in front of/before) the house of the mayor. 11. He was (on/at) work (before/until) 3-o'clock yesterday. 12. He was sent (in/to) prison for shoplifting (at/by) the age of seventeen. 13. (In/On) the whole, I liked our. journey. But next year I'd like to go (to/on) a cruise. 14. She is not (by/on) the phone in the country. — Why won't she buy a mobile telephone? It is so convenient. — Her salary's decreased (on/by) two hundred dollars this year and she can't afford it. 15. (From/In) my opinion, she must go (to/on) a diet.

9 . Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions where necessary.

1.I got lost ___ Mike's house! I went my bedroom,

went some stairs, walked___ a corridor, came the

lounge, walked an arch, went some stairs and

the end I found myself my bedroom again. 2. Do

you know that Alice is love Pete? 3. While you

dress dinner, I'll go the shop the road. I'll be

___ ___time. 4. The news the accident came a

great shock him. 5. Let's look at my school photo.

Can you recognise me it? — I think you are the

left corner. — No, you are mistaken. I am the back

the last row. 6. the Middle Ages London was

rather a big city. In the 16^th century ( the time of

Shakespeare) it became a prosperous capital. 7. Sit

the armchair and write your name block letters

the top of the page. Write all dates words, not

figures. 8. Sicily is an island the coast Italy. 9.I

am afraid, I won't be able to find the theatre.— Oh, our

town is rather small and you'll find it easily. Go bus

till Victoria Station. Turn right the square. the

theatre there are two palms, and the theatre there is

a swimming pool. the theatre there is a coffee bar.

10. The typist sits the chair, with a lamp her.

11. You didn't do it mistake! You did it purpose!

12. After the accident I had to go hospital a

while. I was___ hospital four days, arid then spent

another week bed home. 13. the end of the

day, most of my colleagues go straight home, but I

prefer to stroll the streets the centre. 14.1 quite

agree you that going air is the quickest and

safest means of transport, but I am always airsick_______

the plane. 15. Do you remember the robber? — Well, he

was a man___ ___thirty-five, ____ thin hair, dark

jeans. He looked an Italian, and used his magazine

____a sort of mask.

10. Translate into English.

1.Он вынул часы из кармана и положил их на стол. 2. Этот поезд останавливается на каждой станции. 3. Во время каникул я побывал в Риме. 4. Он перепрыгнул через забор (fence), прошел через лужайку (lawn) и от­крыл дверь своим ключом. 5. Так как большинство домов в Лондоне в XVII веке было построено из дерева, они все сгорели во время пожара, который длился три дня. 6. Вор (thief) проник в дом через окно, вынул драгоценности (jewelry) из сейфа, сорвал картину со стены, а затем вышел через дверь. 7. Я люблю путе­шествовать на велосипеде. В прошлом году я объехал всю Грецию на моем старом велосипеде. 8. Я случай­но вскрыла ваше письмо. 9. Ирландское море нахо­дится между Ирландией и Великобританией. 10. Он приедет домой на рождественские праздники. В Рождество все дети приезжают к родителям.

Keys

1.1)on,at;2)at,on;3)at,in;4)on,at;5)in;6)in,in,in;7) at, in, at; 8) at; 9) at; 10) on, at; 11)___, on; 12) on;13)in; 14)___, in, at; 15) in

2.1) at; 2) in; 3) at; 4) in; 5) on; 6) in; 7) until; 8) by 9) by; 10)__, in, at; 11) in; 12) at; 13) at; 14) in; 15) in

3. 1) since; 2) for; 3) during; 4) during; 5) while; 6) during, for; 7) for; 8) during; 9) while; 10) during; 11) while; 12) for, since, during, while; 13) during;14) since; 15) while

4. 1) on/to, at, at/on; 2) on; 3) on, in; 4) on; 5) on, in, in;6) on; 7) in; 8) at; 9) at; 10) in, at; 11) on, at; 12) on, at;13) in; 14) at, on; 15) at, at

5. 1) on, in; 2) on, by, on; 3) in, on, in; 4) by, on; 5) by, in; 6) on; 7) in; 8) in, by; 9) on; 10) by; 11) in; 12) in, on, in

6. 1) out of, into; 2) off, out of; 3) out of, into; 4) at, in, on,off; 5) on, to; 6) from, to, in; 7)____, off, on, into; 8) from,in; 9) to; 10) to, at; 11) to, to; 12) into; 13) to, in; 14) on/to, in; 15) from

7. A1) under; 2) over; 3) over/under; 4) under; 5) below; 6) down; 7) up, down; 8) above, below

В 1) in front of; 2) in front of, at the back; 3) before;4)behind; 5)opposite; 6)at the back;7)in front of 8) opposite

С 1) past, through, along, across, along; 2) across; 3)past; 4) through; 5) across; 6) along; 7) through; 8) past

D 1) between; 2) between; 3) among; 4) between;5) among; 6) among; 7) between; 8) among; 9) between

E 1)like; 2) like; 3) as; 4) as; 5) like; 6) like; 7) as; 8) like; 9) as, like; 10) as

8. 1) on; 2) to, on; 3) in; 4) at; 5) on; 6) at, in, on; 7) by; 8) at, on; 9) with, at; 10) in, in front of; 11) at, until; 12) to, at; 13) on, on; 14) on, by; 15) in, on

9. 1) in, out of, up, through, into, through, down, in, in; 2) in, with; 3) before/for, to, by/near, back, in; 4) about, as, for; 5) in, in, at, in/of; 6) in, at; 7) into, in, at, in, in; 8) off, of; 9) by, at, in front of, at the back of, near/by; 10) on, over; 11) by, on; 12) to, for, in, for, in at; 13) at,___, along, in; 14) with, by, on; 15) of about, with, in, like, as

10. 1. He took the watch out of his pocket and put it on the table. 2. The train stops at every station. 3. I’ve been to Rome during my holiday. 4. He jumped over the fence, walked across the lawn and opened the door with his own key. 5. As the majority of the houses in London in the 17^th century were built of wood, they all burnt during the fire, which lasted three days. 6. The thief went into the house through the window, took the jewelry out of the safe, threw the picture off the wall and then went away through the door. 7.I like travelling by bicycle. Last year I rode through all Greece on my old bicycle. 8.1 opened your letter by mistake. 9. The Irish Sea is between Ireland and Great Britain. 10. He'll be coming home on Christmas holiday. At Christmas all children come to see their parents

Exercise 11 Fill in the blanks with prepositions after, before, by, on, without.

1.What did the she mean ___ boasting like this? 2. His knowledge has improved ___ taking a training course. 3. He could tell the funniest story ___ smilling. 4. ___ entering the house she rushed to the telephone ___ greeting anybody. 5. You can keep healthy and fit ___ jogging in the morning. 6. Where did he go ___ finishing his work? 7. ___ writing an article about the events he must go to the country where they are taking place. 8. ___ hearing a woman’s cry he jumped up from his seat. 9. ___ going through the customs office he went aboard the plane. 10. She was upset ___ not getting an answer from him.