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Q1 - LESSON 5 Student's Name
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HOMEWORK
VII. Insert the correct prepositions.
AT BETWEEN BY IN FOR FROM OF ON WITH
1. Although Mrs. Parker was bitterly jealous ……………of…………… her friends’ higher wages in the
company, she managed to avoid making sharp comments.
2. The committee doesn’t support any immediate changes. They say the modifications should be
introduced step ……………by…………… step.
3. The landlord was very generous to us. All that we consumed in his inn was ………on………………… the
house.
4. We can’t give up. Now that we have gone through the most difficult part of the route we must reach
Khartoum …………at……………… any cost.
5. If you had informed us …………in……………… advance that you wouldn’t be giving any seminar we
wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of making all the necessary arrangements.
6. Jack’s great interest …………in……………… Unidentified Flying Objects seems quite odd to his friends,
but the boy considers it an absorbing hobby.
7. What unavoidably makes me angry ……………with…………… Frank is his inability to take prompt
decisions.
8. The football star is going to spend holidays in a secluded place where he expects to hide …………
from……………… the curious journalists and photographers.
9. All the candidates, except ……………of…………… Mr. Jenkins, have scored the required number of
points.
10. Customers used to complain about the high prices of food, meat …………in……………… particular.
11. Learning this long definition ……………of…………… heart, at first, seemed an impossible task. But,
finally, I was successful …………in……………… memorizing it.
12. Instead …………of……………… a long speech at the beginning of the meeting, the chairman only gave
a short welcome to all the participants.
13. Only Mark was keen ……………on…………… going fishing early in the morning. The rest of the
company felt too tired after their long journey.
14. Tell the children to stop fooling around or I’ll lose my patience ……with…………………… them.
15. There’s no difference …………in……………… price ……………between…………… these two printers.
II. Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the text.
Earthquakes are amongst the most destructive (16) ……………. disasters. They usually (17) …………….
without any warning (18) ……………. in a great (19) ……………. of life and an enormous demolition of
buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or create gigantic tidal waves which, in (20)
……………., are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that they are (21) …………….
of destroying coastal cities. However, the (22) ……………. majority of fatalities and serious injuries (23)
……………. about when buildings (24) …………….
Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually there is no time to (25) ……………. the
mortal (26) ……………. once the shaking starts. The savage forces of an earthquake trigger (27) ……………. a
complex chain (28) ……………. in the building’s structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled. A building’s
height, its shape and construction materials are the most significant (29) ……………. deciding about the survival
or collapse of the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of its (30) …………….
16. A. nature B. naturalistic C. natural D. native
17. A. hit B. strike C. fall D. attack
18. A. result B. effect C. lead D. cause
19. A. fatality B. waste C. harm D. loss
20. A. fact B. certainty C. honesty D. truth
21. A. potential B. conceivable C. capable D. possible
22. A. wide B. broad C. full D. vast
23. A. bring B. come C. lay D. make
24. A. demolish B. jumble C. destroy D. collapse
25. A. avert B. evade C. abstain D. restrain
26. A. upkeep B. upturn C. upshot D. uptake
27. A. up B. on C. out D. off
28. A. activity B. motion C. progress D. reaction
29. A. factors B. phenomena C. points D. ingredients
30. A. settlers B. citizens C. inhabitants D. burghers
LISTENING
Questions 21 – 23. Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
RESEARCH ABOUT DIFFERENT ENERGY-SAVING INNOVATIONS
Questions 24 – 25. Choose TWO letters A-E. Which TWO types of interviewees do Greg and Syria
choose to do the survey?
A. staff on campus D. companies
C. local residents