VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS A) Complete the sentences with the prepositions below. With 1. 2. 3. 4. $. '. *.

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I wish to appl a job with your firm. Have you always s!""ere# . asthma? Dont let anyone ta$e a#%anta&e . your generosity. he !ar colli#e# . the motorbi"e an# fell #own the !liff. %ou !an #epen# .&ara. &he never lets anyone #own. If there is any (roblem) #ont hesitate to complain . the host. +hat are you complainin& ?

B) 'rite the appropriate preposition o" time in each sentence. 1 he hea# offi!e o(ens ,,,, -.3/ a.m. 2 0ur !om(any will hol# its summer (arty ,,,, 1uly 21st. 3 o#ays staff meeting will be ,,,,, 1.3/ ,,,, 2.3/ (.m. 4 +hat are you #oing after wor" ,,,,, 2ri#ay? $ I have to (i!" u( a !lient at the air(ort. His flight arrives ,,,,, 11.// ,,,,, the morning. ' hese figures show the !om(anys sales ,,,,,, 0!tober ,,,, De!ember) 2//3. * he fa!tory will be !lose# for !leaning ,,,,,, hurs#ay) 2ebruary 2*th. - +e will laun!h our new line of (ro#u!ts ,,,,, s(ring. 3 4an you !ome to a lun!h meeting ,,,,, noon ,,,,, ues#ay? 1/ Doug will retire ,,,,,, 5ay. +e will have a (arty for him ,,,,,,,, 6(ril 1$th. C) Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions o" mo%ement( )at, in, into or to*. Sometimes o! can !se )into or in*. I" a &ap #oesn+t re,!ire a preposition- lea%e it blan$ ./). 1. 6re you going 7aul8s birth#ay (arty tonight? 2. +hat time is your (lane arriving. 9on#on? 3. Have you ever been. :ussia? 4. ;iorgio lives 2ran!e. He move# 7aris 1/ years ago. $. +hile I was wal"ing #own the street) I bum(e#.. an ol# frien# from s!hool. '. +el!ome ..our !ity< Have you been the town s=uare yet? *. +hen I arrive# the station) the train ha# alrea#y left. -. %ou loo" tire#. I thin" you shoul# go. be#. 3. +hy #i# you "i!" the !hair .me? +hat #i# I #o? 1/. 7eter got his !ar an# #rove. home. 11. +hat time #i# you get home last night. D) Complete each sentence with at, in or on pl!s one o" the "ollowin&( your wall a computer my back pocket the beach the city the cover the door the end the newspaper the south-east the traffic lights your finger 1. I li"e that (ainting . 2. ;o straight ahea# an# turn left .. 3. 1a!"ie is sunbathing. . 4. 9iving .!an be very stressful sometimes.

$. he author8s name is (rinte#. of the boo". '. 5are" lives in a small town. of 7olan#. *. +ho gave you that ring that you are wearing. ? -. %ou shoul# hurry u(< 1a!" is waiting for you. . 3. Have you rea# all the latest s!an#als. ? 1/. 5artin is software #evelo(er. He s(en#s most of his time. . 11. he ban" is not very far. 1ust "ee( on wal"ing an# you8ll see it. of this street. 12. I8ve lost my wallet< I usually "ee( it .. E) 0ill in the empt &aps with an appropriate preposition. 1. 2. 3. 4. age. $. '. *. -. 3. 1/. 11. 12. 13. what their 14. singer. 1$. 1'. 1*. 1-. 13. 2/. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2$. 2'. 2*. 2-. 23. 3/. 31. time. 32. 33. to(. 34. forget them. >ery few (eo(le a&ree# .. the new law. %oung (eo(le will %ote .. the green (arty. eenagers will be able to ta$e part .. the #emonstration. >arious grou(s are campai&nin& . a !hange in the voting During a meeting) voters sho!te# .. the !an#i#ate. I will wait .. the ele!tions result at the town hall. 6re you la!&hin& .. me? It is no use sho!tin& .. him) he is #eaf. he :otters? Im afrai# Ive never hear# . that ban#. 5y #e!ision will #epen# . whats in the offer. If you want to be!ome famous) you must be &oo# . singing. o learn . the history of ro!" an# roll) try using the ?et. he musi! teenagers listen . nowa#ays is very #ifferent from (arents li"e#. 9iams mother is %er pro!# . him now that hes a famous &he is happ . her mar"s. Im very worrie# . my fathers heath. He is &oo# .(laying bas"etball. &he is "on# . going to the !inema. heir (arents are pro!# .him. +e are e1ite# . going on holi#ay. He is very intereste# . arts an# s!ien!es. &he is a"rai# .flying. 5y mother is $een . history boo"s. he tea!her is "!rio!s . stu#ents ba# gra#es. 5ost (eo(le aren8t acc!stome# . wor"ing har#. If you try har#) you !an s!ccee# . rea!hing your goal. I have always #reame# . be!oming su!!essful. I will nee# to concentrate . stu#ying @usiness. I #on8t want to ar&!e . anyone .#oing that. I am loo$in& "orwar#. eA(loring my o(tions. It8s im(ortant not to worr .being su!!essful right off. it ta"es I apolo&i2e# .my (arents .!ontinuing to be a bur#en. I belie%e .beginning at the bottom an# wor"ing one8s way to the &ome times) I thin$ . #oing things an# then just as =ui!"ly

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I am tire# .hearing frien#s say that they !an8t wait to leave