6. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word in the correct form.

guide, contribute, blame, job, threat, refuse, foresee, note, injury, technical, curtail, supervise, unexpurgated, pay, consequence, price, controversy, continue

1. The report discusses a number of …………………………. matters that are yet to be decided.

2. She was released on a/an …………………………., which was thought unfair by many.

3. Activities all take place under the …………………………. of an experienced tutor.

4. He was …………………………. with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.

5. I didn’t know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or …………………………. .

6. The vendour …………………………. the bowl and wrote 300 instead of 30.

7. He claims he did not have a/an …………………………. mind when hitting her in the face – she had fainted and he only wanted her to come round.

8. It’s unlikely that the hospital will be closed in the …………………………. future.

9. The film may shock the public if we do not …………………………. some pieces.

10. Alcohol is a/an …………………………. factor in 10% of all road accidents.

11. Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both …………………………. figures.

12. Products that are …………………………. to health must be removed from the store immediately.

13. He was a/an …………………………. builder and did pieces of work for different people rather than a regular job.

14. Since the treatment did not help a bit, it was decided to …………………………. it after three months.

15. The drug should only be used under medical …………………………. .

16. In the first instance, …………………………. the police and then contact your insurance company.

17. The price is …………………………. in monthly instalments.

18. The authorities had to face the accusations of the …………………………. of civil liberties.

7. Insert the correct prepositions where necessary.

1. The news programme came to us ……………….. satellite.

2. That one mistake left him thousands of pounds ……………….. pocket.

3. We must come ……………….. a decision about what to do next by tomorrow.

4. He was suffering ……………….. some form of psychiatric disorder.

5. It is difficult to overestimate the impact of the current recession ……………….. manufacturing.

6. Would you like my old TV ……………….. exchange ……………….. your camera?

7. The arrival of canals was ……………….. great value to many industries.

8. I am appealing ……………….. behalf of the famine victims.

9. We must allow ……………….. human error.

10. The company has gone ……………….. liquidation.

11. They agreed that she would buy the house ……………….. easy terms.

12. The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement ……………….. certain circumstances.

13. I’ve worked ……………….. a new way of doing it.

14. Concern for the environment is ……………….. the core of our policies.

15. I’ll just go and check ……………….. the children.

16. The informal expression “to blow the whistle ……………….. sb” means to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing.

17. They continued to press ……………….. a change in the law.

18. I won’t be bullied ……………….. signing anything.

19. No one should be immune ……………….. prosecution.