10. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs:

(A) 1. “You can use my telephone,” the secretary said … a nod … the telephone … her desk. 2. I see no point … your wasting time … rewriting your report; have it typed. 3. I ran … an old school-mate of yours the other day and he promised to drop … … our place one of these days. 4. If you want to have an evening out, the child is sure to be quite safe … the care of a baby-sitter. 5. They cleared the road … the remains of the broken car so that traffic could move. 6. Being afraid to disturb the other sleeping patients, the nurse’s voice sank … a whisper: “The doctor insists … your tak­ing this pill, it’ll ease the pain.” 7. Say something to cheer her …, she is … low spirits today. 8. He no longer seems to care … football as he once did. 9. You needn’t worry … little things, it’s the big things that are important. 10. Standing there, facing the big hall packed … people he felt … a loss and for a moment did not know how to start his speech. 11. Something went wrong … my car the other day, I couldn’t get it started. 12. Pointing … a comfortable chair, he said: “Make yourself at home.” 13. The driver stretched … his hand, pulled the hand brake and the car stopped half-way … the hill. 14. He stuck … his story which did not change after many repetitions. 15. The baby calmed … as soon as he was back … his mother’s lap. 16. If you are … doubt … the route, have another look … the map. 17. She was … the point … saying something, but changing her mind remained silent. 18. He took the blind man … the arm and led him … the street. 19. The car was going … full speed. 20. I called the wrong number … accident.

(B) Barry belonged ... a number ... clubs. He was proud ... his collec­tion ... membership cards and often took them ... ... his wallet ... the day to look ... them. Now after changing his job Barry had 25 pounds a week to spend ... himself. He had left the garage ... Nick's care. He didn't see much point ... going on working there. Why waste any more years ... a job that gave him nine pounds a week only?

Now ... the wheel ... his new car he was driving ... James' restau­rant. He liked driving ... London late ... night when the roads were clear ... traffic and he didn't have to be careful or afraid ... an accident.

He slowed ... and pulled ... ... the curb arriving ... the restaurant. James came hurrying ... to meet him.

Barry climbed ... ... the car. "Come ..., and have a drink," James invited. Barry followed him ... . It was a warm, smoky place that smelt of rich cigars and perfume. One could run into all kinds of famous peo­ple there. Barry stared ... each of the women-diners as he walked ... a place ... the bar which James had pointed ....

(after "Jack Would Be a Gentleman" by G. Freeman)

11. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the correct form. Trans­late the sentences into Russian.

accident; belong; care v (2); care n (2); doubt v; doubt n (2); drop v (2); habit (2); insist; obey (2); repair (2); run; sink; speed; speedy; stick (2); waste v; worry (2)

1. There seemed no way of … the wrong he’d done his friend. 2. That night the temperature ... sharply to five below zero. 3. He would not ... his time on people who refused to help themselves. 4. She didn't really ... what people said about her as long as she felt she was doing the right thing. 5. The young man was moved to hos­pital where he would be getting the best of medical ... . 6. When she heard that the plane was reported missing, her heart … . 7. He chose his words with … as he didn't feel quite safe on the subject. 8. He started up the engine to see if it was ... properly. 9. I've always known him to be a truthful person and have no reason to ... his words. 10. Though unexpected questions were asked and ... openly expressed, he ... to his story. 11. The mechanic … on their strictly … his instructions. 12. He had never ... for football or any other of the noisy outdoor games. 13. Bad ... die hard. 14. He had been hoping for a ... decision and was disappointed to learn about another week's wait. 15. Orders are given to be .... . 16. The car was picking up ... . 17. We hadn’t heard from our friend lately and were beginning to get… . 18. If there's no hope of reaching agreement it's always better to ... a subject than waste time arguing. 19. The child had a most upsetting ... of staring at people. 20. It was the runner's bad luck that he met with an … almost having reached the finish. 21. She ... over the least thing that goes wrong. 22. Five minutes from the end, we were still in ... about the results of the match. 23. The train ... through the night, tak­ing us farther and farther away from home. 24. He had been given the name in fun, but somehow it ... . 25. We all had free use of the bicycle as it didn't seem to ... to anyone in parti­cular.