I. Fill in the blanks with the words from your active vocabulary (Travelling). One day my friend was supposed to take a 1) from London to Paris. He got to the 2) , checked in quite early and then went straight to the 3) to read a newspaper while he waited. Soon he heard an announcement: “All flights to and from Paris are 4) because of heavy snowfall last night”. “If only I had decided to go by 5) , “, my friend thought. “It would have been quicker in the end and even if I sometimes feel sick on the 6) across the Channel, it can be quite pleasant sitting in a _7)on the _8) , watching the seagulls flying above.
II. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
I flew Emirates 1) the Maldives. It was good fun. The stewards 2) Club all look like young Omar Sharif and you get dates and strong Arab coffee 3) you even take 4). 5) every point 6) the journey a personal video screen records air speed, altitude, distance 7) destination, time 8) destination and exactly where you are.
9) First or Club Class you also get a chauffeured Range Rover 10) home 11)
airport and 12) airport 13) home 14) your return.
2. I (went) to bed at ten o'clock yesterday.
3. My brother ( washes) his face every morning.
4. Yesterday he ( washed) his face at a quarter past seven.
5. I (do not have) history lessons every day.
6. We (did not rest) yesterday.
7. My brother (did not drink) coffee yesterday.
8. My mother always ( takes) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (did not take) a bus. Yesterday she ( walked) to her office.
9. Do you ( talk) to the members of your family every day? - Yes, I do. But yesterday I (did noto talk) to them: I (was) very busy yesterday.
10. Did you ( come) home at six o'clock yesterday? - - No, I didn't. Yesterday I ( came) home from school at half past eight. I (was) very tired. I (had) dinner with my family. After dinner I (was) very thirsty. I (drank) two cups of tea. Then I ( rested).
11. Does your sister ( go) to school every day? - - Yes, she does.