2. For, during, while.

1. I waited for you … half an hour and then decided that you were not coming. 2. He hasn’t lived in Britain all his life. He lived in India … four years. 3. Production at the factory was seriously affected … the strike. 4. I felt really ill last week. I couldn’t eat anything … three days. 5. I met Tom … I was waiting for the bus. 6. I had been away for many years, … that time many things had changed. 7. Jack started a new job a few weeks ago. Before that he was out of work … six months. 8. What did she say about me … I was out of the room? 9. There were many interruptions … the Prime Minister’s speech. 10. Jack read a lot of magazines … he was ill.

3. By, by the time, till, until.

1. I have to be at the airport … 10.30. 2. I’ve been offered a job. I haven’t decided yet whether to accept it or not. I think I’ll wait … Thursday before making a decision. 3. … we got to the party, most of the guests had left. 4. Let me know … Saturday whether you can come to the party. 5. When I went out last Saturday, I told my father I’d be back … 1 o’clock at the latest. However, I was having such a good time that I didn’t even look at my watch … 2.30! … I found a taxi to take me home, it had gone 3 o’clock and I finally arrived home … 3.30. My father was furious and told me I’d have to be home … 7 o’clock every night of the week … the end of the month!.

4. On time, in time.

1. The bus was late this morning, which is unusual. It’s usually … . 2. I washed your shirt this morning but it should be dry … for you to wear it this evening. 3. Our car is being repaired. I hope it is ready … for our holidays. 4. Please don’t be late for the meeting. We want to begin … . 5. I like to get up … to have a big breakfast before going to work. 6. Mr. Savage was driving very fast last night because he wanted to be home … for the late film. He knew it probably wouldn’t start … but didn’t want to take any chances. Suddenly a boy on a bicycle appeared in front of his car and Mr. Savage just managed to stop … to avoid hitting him. He was so frightened by this that he drove the rest of the way home very slowly. Unfortunately, the film had started … and he missed the first half hour of it.

5. At the beginning, in the beginning, at the end, in the end.

1.It took John a long time to find a job after he left school. … he found a job as a waiter. 2. “When do you get paid?” “ … of the month”. 3. I couldn’t decide what to get Ann for her birthday, … I didn’t get her anything at all. 4. … of the course the students usually have a party. 5. His illness got worse and worse, … he head to go into hospital for an operation. 6. I started a new job as a telephone operator … of this year. I found a job rather complicated …, but I got used to it. … I am quite good at it now, and I am getting a pay-rise … of this month. I’ve got a month’s holiday soon, starting … of July and … of September. I couldn’t decide where to go at first, but I decided on Malta … .

6. Within, after, afterwards, from … to / until / till.

1. I’m in trouble with my history teacher. He gave us a project to finish … a week, and I haven’t even started it yet. I was going to do it … dinner on Tuesday, but my friend phoned and invited me out to the cinema. He didn’t tell me we were going to a party … ! We stayed at the party … 11 o’ clock … 3.00 in the morning. Now it is Friday and the History class starts at 2 p.m. If I don’t finish the project … the next two hours, my teacher will probably make me stay behind … school.

Ex. 347. Complete the following sentences with in, at, on for the adverbial modifiers of place (position).

A. 1. Turn left ... the traffic lights. 2. It can be dangerous when children play football … the street. 3. I’ll meet you … the corner of the street at 10.00. 4. We got stuck … a traffic jam … the way to the airport. 5. There was an accident … the crossroads this morning. 6. I can’t find Tom … this photograph. Is he … it? 7. Mr. Boyle’s office is … the first floor. 8. Do you take sugar … your coffee? 9. The man the police are looking for has a scar … his right cheek. 10. We normally use the front entrance to the building but there’s another entrance … the back. 11. You’ll find the sports results … the back page of the newspaper. 12. In most countries people drive … the right.

B. I didn’t see you … the party on Saturday. Where were you? 2. It was a very slow train. It stopped ... every little station. 3. Many people are … prison for crimes that they did nor commit. 4. Tom’s ill. He was not … work today. He was … home … bed. 5. I haven’t seen Ken for some time. I last saw him … Dave’s wedding. 6. Linda was injured … a road accident a few days ago. She is still … hospital. 7. It was a very long voyage. We were … sea for ten weeks. 8. Paul is a student … London University. 9. I like the countryside and the fresh air. I think I’d like to work … a farm. 110. We went to a concert … the Royal Festival Hall.

C. 1. After many years away, he arrived back … England a month ago. 2. The train from London arrives … platform four. 3. What time do you expect to arrive … London? 4. What time do you expect to arrive … the hotel? 5. What time do you usually arrive … home in the evening? 6. What time do you usually arrive … work in the morning? 7. We arrived … the town with nowhere to stay. 8. When we arrived … the cinema, there was a long queue outside. 9. It’s a strange feeling when you first arrive … a foreign country. 10. I arrived … home feeling very tired. 11. The delegation of teachers from England is to arrive … school in a week.

Ex. 348. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

A. 1. Last year my family went … holiday to Thailand. We went … air; it was a very long journey but we were very well looked after … the plane by all the stewardesses. When we arrived … the airport, we went directly to our hotel … taxi. There was a lot of traffic … the streets of the city and there were many people walking … the pavements. We stayed … a large hotel … the outskirts of Bangkok. We were given a wonderful suite … the top floor of the hotel. The most enjoyable day I had was when we went … a trip … a boat, down the river to the crocodile farm. We had a wonderful holiday.

B. Last year I went … a trip, which was an absolute disaster. I was going … Berlin … business, when, … accident, I got … the wrong train. We were … the way to Brussels before I realized my mistake. When I got to Brussels, I had more problems because all my money was … German Marks and I didn’t have my credit card with me. … chance, I found a helpful policeman, who was soon … the phone to my company. Thanks … his help, I was able to arrange for some money to be sent to a nearby bank. I spent that night … a hotel and paid my bill … cash before leaving. … the end, I got to Berlin twenty-four hours later than I had expected. Everyone thought my trip was a big joke, especially when I told them I had seen Brussels … the way.

Ex. 349. Point out homogeneous parts, define them and say by what they are expressed.

1. He had lived with this block for several months now, studied it in every light, from every angle, in every degree of heat and cold. 2. He felt discouraged, strangely empty. 3. He came in slowly, hesitated, took up a toothpick from a dish on the top of the piano, and went out again. 4. They went side by side, hand in hand, silently toward the hedge. 5. The Captain was mostly concerned about himself, his own comfort, his own safety. 6. She extended a slender hand and smiled pleasantly and naturally. 7. Thousands of sheets must be printed, dried, cut. 8. And suddenly she burst into tears of disappointment, shame and overstrain. 9. Her mother was speaking in her low, pleasing, slightly metallic voice. 10. From the sea came a ripple and whisper.

Ex. 350. Make up sentences joining homogeneous parts with both … and, neither … nor, either … or. Look at the model.

Model: Tom was late. So was Ann. – Both Tom and Ann were late.

He didn’t write. He didn’t telephone. – He neither wrote nor

telephoned.

1. The hotel wasn’t clean. And it wasn’t comfortable. 2. It was a very boring film. It was very long too. 3. Is that man’s name Richard? Or is it Robert? It’s none of the two. 4. I haven’t got the time to go on holiday. And I haven’t got the money. 5. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow. – whichever you prefer. 6. He gave up his job because he needed a change. Also because the pay was low. 7. George doesn’t smoke. And he doesn’t drink. 8. The front of the house needs painting. The back needs painting too. 9. I’m not sure where he is from. He is Spanish or he is Italian. 10. Jane didn’t come to the party. Mary didn’t come to the party either.

Ex. 351. Supply the missing connectors (not only… but also, both … and, as well as) of the homogeneous parts in the following sentences.

1. Julia speaks … Spanish but also Italian. 2. She bought the yellow sweater … the beige skirt. 3. They have houses … in the country and in the city. 4. He is not only industrious … ingenious. 5. Her children have American cousins … Spanish ones. 6. Their European tour includes … Germany and Austria but also Switzerland. 7. He bandaged the arm both tightly … quickly. 8. Clark not only practices law … teaches it. 9. Tom Tryon is a playwright … an actor. 10. The bride’s bouquet included roses … orchids. 11. Beth plays … the guitar and the violin. 12. Robert is talented … handsome.