Exercise 1 fill in the correct word from the list below tremendous, subject, courses, situation, term, program, loyalty, people, problems 1. problems 2. to take 3. to structure 4. papers 5. differences 6. personality 7. to generate 8. employment 9. major exercise 2 insert the right
prepositions. make up sentences with the expressions 1. to succeed 2. to depend 3. to hand 4. to prepare 5. to pay attention 6. to communicate 7. time
1. These toilets have been _out of__ order for a week now. When are they going to fix them?
2. __In___ my opinion , humans will never live on other planets.
3. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin __by__ chance. He didn’t expect to find it at all.
4. I wonder what new technology will be invented _in__ future.
5. Helen couldn’t get the experiment to work for ages, but _in_ end it was fine.
6. It’s so nice to have my own computer _at_ last.
7. We learnt that poem _by_ heart but I’ve forgotten it now.
8. Are you __in_ favour of teenagers leaving school at the age of sixteen?
9. I thought the exam would be difficult but, __in__ fact, it was really easy.
10. Many people, _for_ instance my brother , prefer to do something active rather than do homework.
11. _In_ general, the teachers at this school are really nice, but some are nicer than others!
12. It’s a good idea to start the final paragraph of your composition with the phrase “_In_ conclusion”.
13. When you go _on_ holiday, it always takes a few days to completely relax.
14. I hope our plane arrives _on_ schedule. I’m bored just sitting here, waiting.
15. If you come _by_ bus, don’t forget to get off at the stop outside the bank.
16. Living _on_ the coast is great. I love walking on the beach every morning.
17. The cowboys got off their horses and went the rest of the way _on_ foot.
18. Now we’re _on_ board the ship let’s have a look around.
19. Are you still _in_ contact with any friends from university?
20. I’m going to split up with Dan because we’ve got nothing in_ common.
21. I don’t think I’d like to live _by_ myself.
22. Would you like to live _on_ your own?
23. Fiona didn’t break your MP3 player _on_ purpose. It was an accident!
24. Guess what! Mike and Julie are in_ love with each other.
25. It can be very worrying when you’re _in_ a lot of debt.
26. Can I pay for this _by_ cheque?
27. Did you see that the house next door is _on_ sale?
28. They took ten per cent off because I paid _by_ cash.
29. We need to find an office _to_ rent in the centre of town.
30. I got quite a lot of money for the car because it was _in_ such good condition.