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You had never come.4. I’ve been waiting here ( c ) ...........5 o ’clock.5. (C ).......... October the weather has been awful.6. My younger boy has been using computer (c)...........the age of four.7. He has been here ( c ) ...........Monday.8. The library is open ( c ) ...........9 a.m.
to 8 p.m.9. Richard has been in Canada ( c ) .......... January.10. It usually rains here (c) ........... November toFebruary.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.It’s a very good train service here. The trainsalways ru n .........................Our car is being repaired. I hope it’s ready...................... for our holiday.I usually get u p ....................... to wash my hairand make up.My friend is sick, I hope he’ll be f i t ......................to go hiking.Our Dean is very punctual, our meetings alwaysb e g in .........................I’m having my evening frock dry-cleaned, theysaid it’ll be re a d y.......................for me to wearit this evening.D on’t w ork yourself up, the p la y’ll beginI nearly sat down on a painted bench, he stoppedme ju s t.........................Father is always very angry with me when I’mn o t.....................
for dinner. He likes everythingto b e .........................Revision(В, C) Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions.1.The tem perature......................the South P ole ....................... winter is usually.......................50 degrees...................... zero.2. Mona Lisa, which i s .......................the Louvre........................Paris, was paited w e ll........................ 400years ago.3.
The Odeon is d ire c tly ...................... the bus station, a few m e tre s........................ the square. If you’reapproaching i t ......................west, tu rn ....................... the left when you see the university.......................your right.4. “Try to a rriv e .......................tim e ........................ the future,” he said to me in a whisper.5. G c o m e s .......................F ........................ the alphabet a n d ........................ H.6.
He was working at the p aintin g .......................five w e e ks ........................the spring.7. Peggoty and I were sitting that n ig h t...................... the parlour (гостиная) fire alone. I hadbeen re a d in g ...................... h e r........................crocodiles.8. Our train s to p p e d ......................
five m in u tes........................a small station.9. He was b o rn ....................... 1 9 3 0 ,1th in k .......................May, 3.10. He opened the bookcase...................... his writing table and took several b o o k s ........................ it.11. I expect to get an a n sw e r.......................h im ........................ a few days.369THEPREPOSITION33Fill in the prepositions. Some can be used more than once; more than one answer is possible insome cases.across by down for into on over pastround through to towards underLet me tell you how to g e t(1)...................our place.
Are you coming (2>....................car? OK. You drive (3)..................... the A 1734 (4)..................... Blackstone(5).....................about twelve miles; go (6)...................... the first turn to Stroop,take the second turn and then go straight (7)..................... the crossroads,(8).................... a petrol station, take the next right and drive (9)......................thepark. On the other side of the park, go (10).................... the canal bridge,(11)...................
the hill, turn le ft(12).....................the Market Square, keep straighton (13>...................the railway bridge and you’ll c o m e (14).................... Miller Street.It’s probably best to park there because there isn’t usually a space(15)..................our house. We’re ju s t(16)................... the corner from the post-office - 37 JackLane.8. Prepositions Expressing A b s tra c t R elations8.1 Prepositions by, with( B y - refers to method, means or agent.
ЛI With - indicates tools or instruments.J□□□This church was designed by Wren.He makes a living by teaching.The car was broken by a fallen tree.□□I can’t cut it with this knife, it’s dull.I saw it with my own eyes.1. My letter was a nsw ere d ............ the secretary, not the boss himself. 2.
The bridge was b u ilt..............soldiers during the war. 3. He took my h a n d ........... his both hands and shook it. 4. This information is given............ a machine, it should be checked. 5. She’s hurt her a rm ............. scissors. 6. The wood was wet, Icouldn’t burn i t ............a match. 7. The story to ld ............. him seemed to be true. 8. She thought that the370PREPOSITIONSEXPRESSINGABSTRACTRELATIONSmedicine prescribed...........the doctor was sure to help.
9. They said that the old picture in my grandmother’sbedroom was p a in te d ............ a famous painter. 10. It was so difficult for her to w a lk ..............crutches.11. When they played chess, she loved to p la y ......... white pieces. 12. He rubbed the m irro r.............
hissleeve and saw the face he couldn’t recognize.8.2 As and likeLike is used to compare things. It can also mean“such as” or “similar to ” :□ There is no one like John.□ We don’t invite people like the Frosts.□ It was like a dream.As means “ in the role o f” , “ in the capacity of":□ I work as a receptionist.□ He acted as usher at his brother’s wedding.(A, B) Choose the proper preposition.1. They worked as/like beavers (бобр) to finish the cabin on time. 2. Stop that nonsense! You are acting a s/like a baby. 3.
The manager hired him to act as/like a fool in one of Shakespeare’s plays. 4. The water feltas/like ice to her tender skin. 5 . 1feel as/like a fool having all this fuss made over me. 6. As/Like a nurse,I can’t approve of your decision to leave hospital so soon but as/like a mother I understand you perfectly.(В, C) Translate the sentences from Russian into English.1.
Люди, как Джоунс, всегда так ведут себя. 2. Однажды я работал водителем автобуса. 3. На нёмбыла шляпа, как эта, и зелёное пальто. 4. Он больше похож на мать, чем на отца. 5. Кто использовалэту вазу как молоток? 6. Лучше дома места нет! 7. Пожилой человек бежал, как спортсмен. 8. Еговсегда уважали как судью и как человека. 9.
Он ведёт себя, как король. 10. Он писал о Наполеоне како государственном деятеле, а не как о солдате. 11. Это выглядит, как золото, но я не уверена. 12. Какюрист я бы этого не посоветовал.8.3 About, onWe can use about and on to mean “concerning” .On in a formal way, for example, to describe a textbook:□ a textbook on physicsAbout is informal:□ a book about animals371THEPREPOSITIONEXERCI SE(А, В, C) On or about?1. I’ve read a lot of books on/about animals.
2. Read this article on/about the Antarctic. 3. At home he oftenthought on/about his family but at his work he was supposed to dwell on/about other subjects. 4. He was theleader of the party, he reflected on/about the future of the country. 5 . 1know very little on/about plants. 6. Ourprofessor delivered a lecture on/about the morphology (строение) of plants. 7.
V. Bianki wrote a lot of bookson/about animals. 8. At that time Darvin’s treatise (трактат) on/about animals was a new step in science.9. C o m p o s ite Prepositions^ according toVсогласно (чемулибо)□According to the schedule, the steamer arrivesat 7 o ’clock on Monday.in accordance withв соответствии с□He acted in accordance with our instructions.as com pared withпо сравнению с□The output has greatly increased as compared withthe last year.as fa r asдо (о расстоянии)□I’ll go with you as far as the station.as to /a s forчто касается□As to (as for) our plans, w e’ll speak about themlater.because o fиз-за□We didn’t go there because of the rain.by m eans o fпосредством□It can be done by means of heat treatment.due to; owing toиз-за; благодаря□□Our delay was due to the heavy traffic.We couldn’t get there owing to the storm.thanks toблагодаря□Thanks to his help, we could finish the work in time.except forза исключением;если не считать□Your essay is good, except for a few mistakes.in spite o fнесмотря на□We finished the work in time in spite of allthe difficulties.instead o fвместо□We bought a new car instead of the old one.irrespective o fнезависимо от□In the US every person can study at a University,irrespective of age.^372|REVISION(В) Use the prepositions from the table above to complete the sentences.1.
Our success w a s .............. luck. 2.................... the Bible, God created the World in six days. 3 ....................you, I never want to see you again. 4. We followed th e m ................. the river and stopped, we had no boat.5. They went o u t..................the rain. 6.
Shall we have fis h ...................meat? 7. The flights were cancelled................. the strike. 8. We were la te ...................heavy traffic on the road. 9. The books are placed on theshelves..................authors. 10..................... this problem, I’ll deal with it on Monday. 1 1 ."................... yourwishes, Sir, we’ve sent the flowers to this address.” 12. He’s lost his jo b ..................bad health.
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