Section 10.2
Exercise 1 – test
Supply prepositions where necessary:
1. When the last exam was over she was so tired that she couldn't sleep ... night.
2. The note became clearer only after he looked ... it once more.
3. She liked to stay ... home ... the evening ... an interesting book.
4. Can I invite you ... the cafe ... a cup of tea?
5. "When will you be back home?" - "I'll be back ... dinner,... about eight o'clock".
6. They left their children ... the baby-sitter and went... the cinema.
7. It was ... four o'clock and time to go back home.
8. The weather is a safe topic ... conversation.
9. As I was walking ... home it was long ... midnight and my chances ... getting a
warm meal were next... none.
10. He was ... such difficulty that he turned ... help ... a complete stranger.
Exercise 2 –
test
Make up a logical text from the following sentences:
A. In despair Ann phoned her parents.
B. "Just a minute", he said quickly. "I'll get your mother."
C. One evening she had great difficulty getting Betsy to sleep.
D. She said, "Can I speak to mother?"
E. While she was a student Ann had to earn extra money.
F. "Why don't you ever speak to me, Ann?" asked her father.
G. Her father answered the phone.
H. "All right", she replied, "Betsy's been crying for over an hour and I don't know
what to do".
I. She was babysitting, and the child she was looking after was just under a year old.