PRE-TEXT EXERCISES. 1. Here are some expressions with the prepositions with and without

1. Here are some expressions with the prepositions with and without. Translate and learn them:

2. Fill in the gaps with the word combinations above in the appropiate form:

1. The mountains and hills were ___ snow and it was very cold.

2. The children were ___ and crying in the dark room.

3. The dean was ___ the results of the session.

4. The writer is very ___ the children and his books have been sold.

5. He ___ the gaps ___ the prepositions and started a new exercise.

6. She was ___ and left the room hurriedly.

7. As a very famous actor he is ___ the spectators.

8. Ann was ___ the results of her exams because she got only ‘fives’.

9. He was ___ because he got frightened.

3. Correct the mistakes:

1. This book is rather popular at young people.

2. Neil stood under and left the room.

3. The truck ran in the tree and broke it

4. She always does it in envy.

5. The chidren congratulated their mother of her birthday.

6. Canada borders at the USA in the south.

7. Barry had been ill for a long time and fell after the group.

4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences:

1. We came home ___ night and went to bed at once.

a) in; b) at; c) on

2. It happened ___ a cold winter day and we couldn’t help him.

a) in; b) at; c) on

3. The debates were ___ this urgent problem.

a) by; b) over; c) on

4. She is the best ___ mathematics and chemistry.

a) in; b) on; c) at

5. The bumblebee stung him ___ the leg when he went barefoot.

a) in; b) on; c) at

6. The international conference ___ the problems of disarmament has already started.

a) by; b) over; c) on

7. He promised he would come ___ Friday.

a) on; b) at; c) on

8. The lecturer read the lecture ___ the problems of natural environment.

a) by; b) over; c) on

9. Have you heard? Sally’s dog bit her ___ her hand.

a) in; b) on; c) at

5. Explain the meaning of the following phrases in English:

6. Fill in the gaps with the suitable word to complete the sentences:

1. The automobile industry ___ often regarded as the main engine of industrial growth of the 20th century.

2. The automobile industry ___ an important and dynamic sector of economics.

3. Europe is the largest producer ___ automobiles in the world.

4. Some ex-colonies of the British Empire continue to drive ___ the left, but others, such as Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and the United States switched to the other side.

5. In the United States each state ___ its own traffic code.

6. The first legal reference in Britain to an order for traffic to remain on the left occurred in 1756 ___ regard to London Bridge.

7. BRAINSTORMING: What was the impact of the above-mentioned on the transport development? Give your ideas.