Fill in the correct preposition where necessary. 6. I have wasted so much money that old cottage.
7. Excuse me interrupting you.
8. The surgeon wouldn’t have insisted the operation if the injury hadn’t been so serious.
9. They are very pleasant to deal ___ .
10. We couldn’t convince him ___ his mistake.

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the verbs from the box. You may have to change the form of the word: sit, ask, abandon, close, hire, speak, fall, guard, hide, see, have, shock.

1. I feel like _having__a bite.

2. There were four girls _sitting__on the bench.

3. _Shocked_ (a) by the accident _seen_ (b), she failed _to fall_ (c) asleep.

4. The castle, _guarded_ by the volunteers, remained unconquerable.

5. If _asked_, I’ll tell the truth.

6. They came up to the house, _hiding_ in the dark.

7. With his eyes _closed_ (a), he was dreaming of _seeing_ (b) her again.

8. There were many _abandoned_ trucks after the earthquake.

9. They got into the _hired_car and drove off.

10. He’ll never forget _speaking_to that famous man.

1. What problems have become one of the most urgent problems of modern society?

2. What do more and more people suffer from?

3. The reasons for such environmental problems are numerous, aren't they?

4. Is increasing number of cars in the streets one of the main problem?

5. How many trees were cut down?

6. Who all these problems mainly arise due to?

7. Are there many ways to suspend these problems?

8. Must we start caring about the planet we live in?

9. What can we save if we start recycling paper and cardboard?

10. In what case can we have less air pollution?

11. Who can also help to prevent some problems?

12. We might have to face many global disasters, might not we?