B1 Prepositions PREP008

Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions from the box.

ABOUT – ACROSS – ALONG – BEHIND – BELOW – BY –

FOR - FROM – NEAR – OF - OFF – ON – OVER –
THROUGH – THROUGHOUT – TO - UNDER – UP - WITH

1. The police prevented the protesters _______________ entering the building.

2. Could you please take your feet _______________ the table?
3. According _______________ the latest report, the virus is spreading very quickly.
4. About a third of the Netherlands is _______________ sea level.
5. The cat jumped _______________ the wall into my neighbour's garden.
6. I have been living _______________ my parents for a long time. It's hard to leave them.
7. _______________ the club rules, we are not allowed to let non-members play.
8. Today, scientists know that there is no water _______________ the moon.
9. The school is _______________ the post office.
10. The match has been cancelled because _______________ the bad weather.
11. We have been _______________ a lot lately. I hope things will get better soon.
12. He ran _______________ the hill until he was out of breath.
13. I don't know where the place is. It's not _______________ any map I've seen.
14. There is a police car _______________ us. I think they want us to pull over.
15. I have just read an interesting book _______________ JFK's assassination.
16. He worked _______________ the day and most of the evening.
17. Gun powder was invented _______________ the Chinese.
18. Everyone was at the meeting, except _______________ Jane. She was ill.
19. The dog ran _______________ the road and hid _______________ the tree.
20. We walked _______________ the beach for at least a mile before we saw the first house.

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 B2 Connectives and Linking Words CON002

Fill in the correct connectives and linking words from the list.

1. __________________ we were driving through the Lake District, we

saw many picturesque villages. although

2. __________________ having lost only one match this season, we
as well as
didn’t win the championship.
both
3. Flight attendants who apply for a job must be able to speak
despite
__________________ English and Spanish.
due to
4. I started learning Chinese ________________ my stay in the Far East.
during
5. This is Jimmy’s new bike, __________________ he got from his
even though
parents. He locks it up every evening __________________ nobody
however
can steal it.
in addition
6. She gets up early __________________ be in time for work.
in order to
7. The climate in South Africa is perfect. It’s __________________ too
neither … nor
hot __________________ too cold.
so that
8. This cell phone tariff costs 8 cents per minute, __________________

the other one offers a flat rate. therefore

9. __________________ my father likes country music, he rarely listens whereas

to it on the radio. which

10. __________________ to the six air bags, the car also has a built-in while

security system.

11. The company manufactures cars __________________ motorcycles.

12. __________________ we hadn’t eaten for over twelve hours, we weren’t very hungry.

13. My sister invited me to her party. __________________, I was so busy I had to tell her I

couldn’t come.

14. I arrived late for the performance __________________ a traffic jam on the motorway.

15. He spent most of his time playing with his friends. __________________, he wasn’t well-

prepared for the exam.

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 B1 Gerund and Infinitive GI012

Fill in the correct form: Gerund or Infinitive (with or without "TO")

1. I saw him ________________ on the bus yesterday afternoon (GET).

2. My sister had trouble ________________ her way around in the university halls. (FIND)

3. Students can't expect for things ________________ easy all the time. (BE)

4. Bill refused ________________ the youth club because he didn't like the young people there.
(JOIN)

5. They were in the process of ________________ their afternoon tea when the investigators
arrived. (HAVE)

6. Jake was wise enough _____________ back home after the weather had become worse. (GO)

7. The coast guard vessel passed by and saved him from ________________. (DROWN)

8. I didn't have the courage ________________ her after such a long time. (FACE)

9. The chairman claims ________________ an expert on the subject. (BE)

10. Mom helped Susan ________________ her belongings. (FIND)

11. He insisted on the maid ________________ to come in three days a week. (HAVE)

12. He kept ________________ to kiss me about I knew how to defend myself. (TRY)

13. I heard him ________________ the front door. (LOCK)

14. Jill spent most of her life ________________ for her elderly parents. (CARE)

15. I was very worried by ________________ what cigarettes might ________________ to me. (READ,
DO)

16. There isn't anything ________________, so you should probably leave. (DISCUSS)

17. In the darkness I heard footsteps ________________ towards me very quickly. (COME)

18. The headmaster made it her business ________________ all the parents. (INFORM)

19. It's no use ________________ through everything again. The documents aren't there. (GO)

20. I told her it was a mistake ________________ to the meeting. (NOT GO)

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 B1 All Tenses T050

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. After Maria __________________ her studies, she plans to work in her father's firm (FINISH).

2. By the time I go to bed I _____________________ the work for the day. (COMPLETE)

3. When Jane saw the snake at her feet she __________________. (SCREAM)

4. I __________________ to the library four times this month, but I __________________ a single
book. (BE, NOT BORROW)

5. While I __________________ in class yesterday I got the hiccups. (SIT)

6. Before I started the car, all passengers __________________ their seatbelts. (FASTEN)

7. After they __________________ the race they started to celebrate. (WIN)

8. A small stone struck the window while we __________________ down the road. (DRIVE)

9. I ____________________ all the questions since the officers started their interrogation.
(ANSWER)

10. My grandfather ____________________ in such an airplane before. (NEVER FLY)

11. Jane isn’t here yet. I ______________________ for her since noon but she __________________.
(WAIT, NOT COME)

12. At the moment we __________________ an extreme heat wave. The temperatures

______________________ up for over a week. (HAVE, GO)

13. At 3 o’clock yesterday, Jessica __________________ in bed. She __________________ a book

when suddenly the wind __________________ to blow. (LIE, READ, BEGIN)

14. The weather __________________ terrible lately. (BE)

15. Next week there __________________ a full moon. (BE)

16. The phone _______________________ constantly since Jack announced that he was running
for mayor. (RING)

17. On July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong __________________ his foot on the moon . Nobody
__________________ that before. (SET, EVER DO)

18. My high school _____________________ the championship before. It’s about time they did.
(NEVER WIN)

19. May I speak to the doctor? - I’m sorry. He __________________ a patient at the moment.
(SEE)

20. Normally people __________________ around about 20 to 30 times every night. (TURN)

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 B1 Prepositions PREP013

Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions from the box.

AGAINST – AT – AROUND – BELOW – BY – FROM – INTO

– OF – OFF – ON – OVER – TO - UNDER - WITH

1. That old-timer belongs _______ a friend _______ mine.

2. I am familiar _______ the rules, so you don't have to explain them to me.
3. I like to read books _______ photography.
4. The painter's works are _______ display _______ the National Gallery.
5. Many _______ the old bridges in the city are _______ repair.
6. The team are far _______ defending their title.
7. My mom _______ from migraine.
8. A large part _______ the Netherlands lies _______ sea level.
9. I leaned my new bike _______ the wall.
10. The older boys always make fun _______ me.
11. The man fell _______ a coma _______ which he never recovered.
12. _______ first, I thought it was an earthquake, but then I saw the damaged bus.
13. We stepped _______ the room and saw documents and folders scattered over the floor.
14. My sister owns a beautiful house _______ the sea.
15. I'm sorry. I must have tripped _______ the carpet _______ accident.
16. After an hour, the fire fighters had the incident _______ control.
17. It took us _______ an hour to get to the convention centre.
18. _______ the time, Germany was _______ war _______ France.
19. The wind was coming _______ all directions, so it was impossible to continue with the
event.
20. The pupils in the last row never pay attention _______ what the teacher says.
21. I never have my wallet _______ me.
22. The thriller was written _______ John Grisham.
23. There is a wooden fence _______ the garden, which looks quite nice.
24. The Canaries are a group of islands _______ the coast of Africa.
25. I have already become accustomed _______ the rough weather.

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