6. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Why were you so unfriendly...Tessa? Have you had an argument with her?

A of B for C to D with

2. I'm not very good.............repairing things.

A at B for C in D about

3. I don't understand this sentence. Can you....................?

A explain to me this word B explain me this word

C explain this word to me

4. If you're worried about the problem, you should do something.............it.

A for B about C against D with

5. 'Who is Tom Madely?' 'I've no idea. I've never heard.............him.'

A about B from C after D of

6. 'What time will you arrive?' 'I don't know. It depends.............the traffic.'

A of B for C from D on

7. I prefer tea.............coffee.

A to B than C against D over

8. They gave me a form and told me to...........................

A fill in B fill it in C fill in it

7. Выберите правильный вариант a, b, c или d.

I don't believe in ghosts!

Last year I stayed for a few days in an old house in Scotland which was famous (1).......its ghost. I don't really believe (2).......ghosts, so I'm not afraid (3)......them of course. So when my hosts suggested (4)........up all night to see their ghost, I simply laughed (5).......them. Then they told me (6)........the woman who haunted their house. She had been accused (7).......murdering her husband in the eighteenth century because she had been jealous (8).......him, but she had avoided (9).......tried, and had disappeared. She appeared quite regularly, walking through the house as if she was searching (10).......something. I agreed to watch that night, although it would (11).......sitting for hours in the cold. I expected one of my friends to appear dressed (12)........the ghost, and so when the figure of a woman finally came (13).......me, I (14).......to be terrified. You can imagine my surprise when the figure took a knife from her dress, and then vanished. I decided to disappear myself, and drove home to London as (15)....... as I could.

1) A) with 2) A) for 3) A) with 4) A) waking 5) A) at 6) A) for 7) A) that 8) A) of 9) A) and 10) A) like 11) A) mean 12) A) with 13) A) about 14) A) wanted 15) A) quickly

B) for B) to B) for B) getting B) with B) that B) of b) by b) being B) after B) be b) for B) towards B) imagined B) then

C) from C) at C) of C) staying C) about C) with C) for C) to C) but C) with C) have C) as C) round C) pretended C) well

D) as D) in D) by D) coming D) to D) about D) while D) for D) having D) for D) uncomfortable D) in D) through D) supposed D) though

8. Закончите каждое предложение выражением с предлогом of.

a) Jim's boss didn't think he was........working on his own.

b) Mrs White is very........animals, and has six cats.

c) I know I shouldn't have stolen the money. I'm........myself.

d) It was very.........you to help me carry my shopping.

e) Georgina is very........anyone who dances with her husband.

9. Закончите каждое предложение выражением с предлогом about.

a) I knew I'd really seen a ghost. I was.............it!

b) Bill was very............missing my birthday party.

c) You were............the film. It was awful, just as you said.

d) I always get worried at airports. I feel............missing the plane.

e) Poor Lucy has lost her job. She's very............it.

10. Закончите каждое предложение герундием (-ing).

a) That's all right, I don't mind...........up the dirty dishes.

b) Most people try to avoid.............up words in the dictionary.

c) Can you imagine............up six small children?

d) I was considering............up golf, actually.

e) We're rather hard up. It means............without a holiday this year.

11. Заполните пропуски одним подходящим по смыслу словом.

a) Have you ever thought of..........up cycling?

b) Harry had a serious illness, but he has..........over it now.

c) We have decided to..........off our holiday until next month.

d) I think that you..........up the whole story!

e) What are the children..........up to in the garden?

f) Everyone says that Chris..........after his father.

g) You'll never guess who..........up at the end-of-term party!

h) Please..........over our offer before you make a decision.

i) After the party, John had to..........up all the mess.

j) Nigel found it difficult to..........up with the rest of the class.