Il, Put the words in the correct form.
1. Does it make any . (DIFFER) to them if we pay by cheque?
2. The two boys should receive a just punishment. Their ....
(BEHAVE) at the inauguration ceremony was really outrageous.
3. Couldn't you provide us with a more .... . (PRACTICE) scheme? The
one you have just devised is not sensible at all.
4. As a matter of fact, the realisation of the project itself isn't so
(TROUBLE) as the initial conditions we have to accept.
5. Jason is the most (TRUTH) person I know. He never tells lies.
6. Mutual accusations will get you nowhere. You'd better try to find a more reasonable
.. (SOLVE) to your conflict.
7. The main cause of the current crisis in the party seems to be the deep
(DIVIDE) between its members.
(FASHION) among youths these days to spend their
8. It's most
free time in the cinema.
9. Unfortunately, none of us managed to convince the director of the benefits that our
experiment might bring. His ... (APPROVE) grew even stronger
when Jack mentioned the possible cost of the venture.
10. Cindy and Mike's close ..... .. (FRIEND) finally developed into
a profound feeling and culminated in their marriage last year.
. Nobody has applied for the mission knowing how
may be.
12. Tom has lost his ..... .. (CONFIDE) in conventional medicine after
many years of unsuccessful treatment and has opted for acupuncture.
13, ‘What's the ... . (LONG) of this rope?' ‘It's six metres long.’
14. Mark's been terribly busy this week. It's ... . (DOUBT) whether he'll
attend our performance tomorrow.
15. 'Why didn't they react to my warning?’
‘They might not have understood its discreet .....
1 (HAZARD) it
.. (MEAN).
Ill. Insert the correct prepositions.
AT BETWEEN BY IN FOR FROM OF ON WITH
1. Although Mrs Parker was bitterly jealous .. her friends’ higher
wages in the company, she managed to avoid making sharp comments.
2. The committee doesn't support any immediate changes. They say the modifications
should be introduced step ... wee Step.3. The landlord was very generous to us. All that we consumed in his inn was
a w+ the house.
We can't give up. Now that we have gone through the most difficult part of the route
4.
we must reach Khartoum .. .. any cost.
5, If you had informed us . ... advance that you wouldn't be giving any
seminar we wouldn't have gone to the trouble of making all the necessary
arrangements.
6. Jack's great interest ... .. Unidentified Flying Objects seems quite odd
to his friends, but the boy considers it an absorbing hobby.
7. What unavoidably makes me angry . . Frank is his inability to take
prompt decisions.
8. The football star is going to spend holidays in a secluded place where he expects to
hide the curious journalists and photographers.
9. All the candidates, except .... . Mr Jenkins, have scored the required
number of points.
10. Customers used to complain about the high prices of food, meat
particular.
11. Learning this long definition heart, at first, seemed an impossible
task. But, finally, | was successful memorizing it.
12. Instead ... along speech at the beginning of the meeting, the
chairman only gave a short welcome to ail the participants.
13. Only Mark was keen going fishing early in the morning. The rest
of the company felt too tired after their long journey.
14. Tell the children to stop fooling around or I'll lose my patience
them.
15. There's no difference ..
.. price ..., . these two printers.
IV. Rewrite the sentences using the given forms so that they retain their original
meaning.
. It wasn't Tom that you saw in the department store, for sure.
It couldn't ..
We had to call the doctor because the baby had a high temperature (because of).
id
°
If | were you, | wouldn't tell anybody about the discovery.
You had ...
. The boys laughed at the man in spite of his old age. (fun of)
B5. You are all welcome to take any food you like.
Help ...
6. What was the reason for his resignation? (made)
9. You don't have to worry about the future. (no need)
There...
10. All the students were awarded diplomas.
Every .....
V. Choose the correct answer.
. me like this, | will never be able to finish writing my
1. If you go on
report.
a) disturbing b) afflicting c) concerning ) affecting
2. Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really . me crazy.
a) takes b) worries c) drives d) bothers
3. Everyone knew that .... ... this task would require a considerable effort.
a) working b) engaging c) making d) completing
4, Mr Tanner did his best to fix the faulty oven, but his ... at repairing
electrical devices wasn't good enough to succeed.
a) service b) skill c) technique d) craft
5. Judy didn't .. for a second to agree to Mike's proposal as she had
been in love with the boy for a long time.
a) decide b) linger CC) hesitate d) await
6. Don't get so nervous about his coming late. When you get to know him better, you'll
learn to take it ..... we
a) easy b) loose c) nice d) fine
7. The inconsiderate driver was... ... for parking his vehicle in the wrong
place.
a) inflicted b) condemned c) harrassed d) fined