VI. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where required: 1. When the doctor was examining me he applied a stethoscope ___ my chest to listen ___ my heart.
2. Yesterday I read a very interesting article dealing ___ the new ways ___ treatment ___ lobar pneumonia.
3. It is necessary to avoid any possible complications ___ scarlet fever.
4. The patient ___ the inflammation ___ the lungs was put ___ a sick-leave ___ two weeks.
5. Patients, who are ill ___ tuberculosis, are often damp ___ sweat ___ night.
6. The nurse gave this patient an injection ___ morphine as he complained ___ a severe pain ___ his back.
7. When the doctor felt my pulse it turned ___ to be 70 ___ minute.
8. I am sure ___ the doctor‘s diagnosis. You must follow ___ his treatment and apply mustard plasters ___ your back.
9. The doctor wanted to have a look ___ my throat because I complained ___ the pain ___ swallowing.
10. Making his daily round ___ visits a doctor must always put ___ a white gown ___ examining patients.
11. Does the patient ill ___ angina pectoris feel any pain ___ the substernal area ___ physical exertion?
12. You are not ___ such a bad state. So calm ___, please.
2 We haven't finished our homework yet.
3 Carol can't see very well. She has lost her glasses.
4 Where is the bus? We have been waiting for it for half an hour.
5 Has Ann visited her grandparents recently?
6 You have been cleaning the house since morning.
7 It's the most beautiful garden we have ever seen.
8 How long have you been studying English?
9 Sally and Tim have just got married.
10 Emma hasn't graduated yet; she's in her final year at college.
11 Danny has been looking for a new job the last two months.
12 Have you finished your project yet, Mike? No, I have been working on it all week, but I haven't finished it yet.
B: Sorry. I 2) (did not/hear) the bell. Come in, Tony.
A: 3) What. .(are you/planning) to do today?
B: Well, I 4) (have been thinking) of going for a picnic in the country, but the weather is awful so I 5) (have changed) my mind.
A: Oh dear. Well, yesterday Mary 6) (told) me that she 7) (had bought) two tickets to see the Rocking Stars, but she couldn't go to the concert. So 18) (bought) the tickets from her, because I 9) (thought) you'd like to go.
B: Tony, that's brilliant! I 10) (meant) to buy tickets for that concert, but they 11)..(had sold out) by the time I 12) (went) to the booking office.
A: Well, it's lucky I 13) (saw) Mary, then, isn't it?