III. Supply the missing prepositions :
1. I’d rather not go __________ an Indian restaurant. I’m not very keen __________ Indian food.
2. I’m sorry __________ the smell __________ this room. It’s just been painted.
3. The police are responsible __________ maintaining law and order.
4. Ann is very fond __________ her younger brother.
5. Britain certainly isn’t famous __________ its food.
6. This place is always very lively __________ night. It’s usually crowded __________ people.
7. That man’s very honest. He isn’t capable __________ telling a lie.
8. Our house is similar __________ theirs – I think ours is a bit larger.
9. I felt sorry __________ the children when we went __________ holiday.It rained very hard and we had to spend most of the time indoors.
10. Bill and I come __________ the same town but my accent is different __________ his.
11. When do you plan to leave __________ Hanoi ?
12. The lesson was difficult __________ us but the teacher was capable …….making us understand it throughly.
13. After six months of living __________ Canada, he got accustomed __________ the cold weather.
14. Because the atmosphere is absent __________ the moon, nothing can exist there.
IV. Give the correct word form.
1. A scriptwriter also makes an important _______________ to the fisnished motion picture. (contribute)
2. The motion picture has _______________ our outlook of the world. (broad)
3. _______________ speak louder than words. (act)
4. Movies have influenced current standards of_______________. (beautiful)
5. She looks _______________, but she is a very bright student. (quiet)
6. Documentary films present _______________ events. (fact)
7. The film industry has changed __________ since the early 1950s. (dramatic)
8. The motion picture is a form of _______________. (entertain)
V. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning.
® My father often has ___________________________
2. They seldom went to the cinema last year.
® Seldom_____________________________________
3. We didn’t intend to go for a walk with them.
® We had_____________________________________
4. He doesn’t smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago.
® He used to___________________________________
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
® Apples are not________________________________
6. My salary is high but his is very high.
® His salary____________________________________
7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
® My mother___________________________________
8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.
® If__________________________________________
9. She didn’t cook as well as you did.
® You________________________________________
10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.
® We can only__________________________________
11. Because of being careful, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.
® Because she__________________________________
12. She said,”I’ll spend my holiday in Italy next year.”
® She said_______________________________________________________________
13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.
® Because of___________________________________
14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.
® If we_______________________________________
15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.
® The question was too___________________________
VI. Build the following sentences.
1. When / Mark /arrive / the Johnsons /have dinner /but they / stop / talk /him.
-_____________________________________________________________.
2. That / third cake / you / eat /this morning.
-_____________________________________________________________.
3. All the food /serve /this restaurant / excellent.
-_____________________________________________________________.
4. The United Nations / play / important part /preserving peace / the world.
-_____________________________________________________________.
5. The test / so difficult / none of us / could do / successfully.
-_____________________________________________________________.
6. Either you / your brother / choose / tomorrow.
-_____________________________________________________________.
7. Both Tom / Mary / mistake / yesterday.
-_____________________________________________________________.
8. The police / here / security / yesterday.
-_____________________________________________________________.
9. Never / Maria / see / such a beautiful house.
-_____________________________________________________________.
10. Neither you / I / here / last night.
-_____________________________________________________________.
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A. Supply the missing prepositions or particles.
I turned__up_at the meeting but the others didn’t come.
My shoes have been worn_out__very quickly since I started walking to the office.
The ship was bound__for_Japan when it ran into a typhoon.
The gun went __off_in his hand while he was cleaning it.
It always pays to buy high-quality goods.__in_the long run it’s cheaper.
There is no cure_for__baldness except a wig.
You will be deprived__of_all privileges.
Plants give__off_oxygen.
I can’t make_over__his writing.
She can always tell pearls_in__real ones.