1 a) Complete the gaps with the correct preposition where necessary.
1. Hugh grew up ___
the suburbs of London. 2. This
residential area is convenient to live in because there are many shops,
schools and entertainment facilities close ___
hand. 3. What's
the best way to get
Minsk? 4. There is a chemist's ,
the corner of the street. 5. If you get lost, you can ask
a policeman ___ directions. 6. If you want to get to Elm Street,
turn right ___ the crossroads. 7. Can you tell me
to the Central Railway Station? 8. Some buildings in Minsk date
back the 19th century. 9. Modern cities suffer pollution.
10. Seattle is easy to explore ___
foot. 11. If you go
a guided tour, you will get a lot of information about the place.
12. Zaslawye was founded ___ 985 by Vladimir the Great.
puting?
G. B. shaw wrote a lot of plays.
The applicants were happy to hear that they had passed the centralized test successfully.
Have you met anyone interesting at the reception?
Mr. Billboard had been thinking his decision over during the lunch break.
Who was driving the car at the time of the accident?
When I was searching for the documents, I suddenly remembered I had left them in my briefcase at home.
Because he hadn't checked the oil for so long. the car broke down.
When i arrived at the office Ms Flick was waiting for me.
10. While I was having lunch I was looking through the financial newspapers and saw that the company's investments had grown by 10%
1. Flat
2. There are three rooms: a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat
3.It has all modern conveniences: centralheating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water, a lift and a chuteto carry rubbish down.
4.The living-room is the largest and most comfortable roomin the flat.
5.In the middle of the room we have a square-table with six chairs round it.
6.yes, at the opposite wall there is a piano andstool before it.
7.Near the TV set there are twocosy armchairs
8. one
9.In this room there aretwo beds with a bedside-table between them.
10.plain light-brown curtains on the window.
11.The third room is my study. It is not large but very cosy.
12..There isn't much furniture in it, only the most necessary
13.Ithas a writing-table and an armchair before it. In the righthandcorner there is a bookcase full of books, magazines andnewspapers.
14.A small table with a radio is standing in theleft-hand corner.