42. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary.

1. Anne Boleyn was pregnant ______ a daughter ______ Henry VIII when he decided to divorce his first wife. The future queen Elizabeth I was born ________ wedlock and later legitimized by an act of parliament. 2. William Caxton, the first English printer, was born _______ the family of a farmer. 3. At 70, she was ______ peace with herself and the world. 4. We are not distant ______ the time when computer technologies will be ruling the world. 5. The accident was due ________ part to the driver’s carelessness, but mainly to the bad weather. 6. Despite his family’s warnings, Edward VIII got deeply involved _______ an American divorcee. 7. Daniel was anxious not to involve his partners _______ his schemes. 8. To avoid a useless argument, he sought refuge _______ silence. 9. Some economists argue that self-interest is _____ the root of virtually all human motivation. 10. Veronica was persistent in being enrolled ______ a training programme for accountants. 11. In today’s programme we are going to focus _____ the existing barriers to social mobility. 12. The artist’s complicated relationships with women were shaped ______ large part by the premature death of his mother and elder sister. 13. Paul continued working at the project ______ the expense of sleep and rest.

43. Complete and add a sentence logically connected.

1. The colour of the car is secondary to ... 2. If Kevin doesn’t limit his appetite... 3. Mary should try to find a proper balance between... 4. ... is an inalienable right of every person. ... 5. People are more prone to make mistakes when... 6. High cholesterol and blood pressure as well as other other risk factors ... 7. Jane felt that at the root of her problems was... 8. When a person takes refuge in drugs or alcohol... 9. In the age of globalization national identity... 10. Pursuit of happiness is one of... 11. A person’s emotional well-being depends on... 12. Intimacy, compassion and altruism are feelings which...

TEXT 2

Cross-cultural Notes:

1. Brave New World – a novel written in 1932 by the British writer Aldous Huxley, which imagines an advanced society of the future in which many people seem to have easy and pleasant lives, but in fact no one has any freedom. This phrase, originally used in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, is now used to describe any society like this.

2. AF – a variation of the more usual AD which, in a Christian dating system, means ‘in the year of our Lord’. The F (here and in the phrase ‘Oh, Ford!’) is a reference to Henry Ford (1863-1947) who founded the first factory for the mass production of cars. Ford is the god of the New World and is used instead of Lord.

3. Alpha ['WlfR], Beta ['bi:tR], Gamma ['gWmR], Delta ['deltR] and Epsilon [ep'saIlRn] – the names of the first five Greek letters. When these letters are used as examination grades, Alpha is the highest.

4. What man has joined, nature is powerless to put asunder – a variation (with a total change of meaning) of the Gospel phrase “Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder’.