Look at Appendix 5 and fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.

1 The spy had little choice....................... the matter but to destroy the microfilm.

2 There's no point crying............................ things you can't change.

3 We had to choose............................... a hotel in Rome and a villa in Tuscany for our last holiday.

4 The restaurant menu offered a choice................... trout, beef or chicken.

5 Membership of the society has decreased........................ number since last year.

6 The national debt has been decreased..................10 billion this year.

7 Do you mean you still haven't decided.....................your holiday yet?

8 She can't decide............................. what style of wedding dress to buy.

9 If you clean the hall, we'll deal............................the kitchen together.

10 My uncle deals........................ antique furniture.

11 The baby was crying.......................... its milk.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.

1 He was dismissed because he was inefficient. lost He...................................................................................................................... inefficiency.

2 Jerry feels his colleagues despise him for not having a degree. l ook

Jerry................................................................................................. for not having a degree.

3 Only Martha survived the crash. sole

Martha........................................................................................................................ crash.

4 if you give in to them, you'll be sorry. stand

If................................................................................................................... you'll be sorry.

5 Jack's teacher says he's particularly good at languages. flair

Jack's teacher says................................................................................................. languages.

6 People often make that mistake in the beginning. common

It................................................................................................................. in the beginning.

7 The majority of their clientele is made up of local people. comprise

LocaI people..................................................................................................... their clientele.

8 The politician tried to find people who were willing to back his campaign to help the homeless. drum

The politician tried to............................................................... campaign to help the homeless.

9 Karen's bad mood is totally unconnected with the matter in hand. bearing The................................................................................................. Karen's bad mood.

10 Further confusion was caused by the loss of the map. led

The............................................................................................................. further confusion.

11 The custom dates back to mediaeval times. roots

The............................................................................................................. mediaeval times.

12 It's difficult to imagine his work being improved on by anyone. bettering

It's difficult................................................................................................................... work.

13 To this day no one has equalled his achievements in the field of technology. unsurpassed

To this day....................................................................................... in the field of technology.

14 Their rivals are still a long way behind. streets

They............................................................................................................................ rivals.

FIXED PHRRSES

(to) be on the safe side: do sth to prevent

the possibility of sth bad happening

not one's scene (inf): not like/enjoy sth

settle a score: take revenge

without a shadow of (a) doubt: without any doubt

talk shop talk about work or

business

if push comes to shove (inf): if a situation

becomes really bad/difficult

get on the wrong/bad side of sb: do sth to annoy sb

a sore point with sb: sth that makes sb

angry or embarrassed

spick and span: clean and tidy

enter into the spirit of sth: take part in sth

with enthusiasm

in the spotlight: receiving a great

deal of public attention

be/get in a state: be very nervous/

upset about sth

in stitches (inf): unable to stop

laughing

in store for one: about to happen

in near future

take sth by storm: be extremely

successful or popular

get into the swing of sth: get involved/get

into the rhythm

in sync (inf): well matched/work

simultaneously as it should

(opp. out of sync badly matched not simultaneous as it should)

21 Complete the sentences using one of fixed phrases in an appropriate form.

1 You don't want to..................................................... of Roy as he makes a formidable opponent.

2 After my spring clean, the house was....................................................................... which made

all my hard work worthwhile.

3 The new musical.................................. the town..................... and people were flocking to see it.

4 The problem with the printer is that it is................................................ with the rest of the system.

5 Some celebrities have such a thirst to be continually.......................................................... that they

seek out every opportunity for publicity.

6.......................................................................and money is really tight, Lloyd will think about getting a second job.

7 Both teachers and pupils............................................................................ things, so the end of

year concert was a great success.

8 Little did she know what was............................................................ when she accepted the job.

22 Choose the correct item.

1 The audience were in......... as they watched the

latest Aykebourne comedy.

A stitches C tears

B pleats D shreds

2 Don't mention work to Ray, as it's a sore......... with

him at the moment.

A finger C place

B point D thumb

3 It's hard to get back into the......... of things after a

long holiday.

A pace C swing

B way D rhythm

4 The trouble with socialising with colleagues is that they usually end up talking..........

A sense C back
B shop D rot

5 Take your mobile phone with you just to be on the......... side.

A sunny C straight
B secure D safe

6 The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a......... of a doubt.

A shadow C benefit
B shade D hue

7 Noisy parties are really not my..........

A idea C scene

B liking D preference

23 Find the mistake and correct if.

0 I live in a house at a lake. beside/by/on

1 The church had been built in the 1 8th century.......................

2 Except from John and Mary, nobody wants to go to the cinema.......................

3 He wants to go home and he hasn't finished work yet.......................

4 My neighbours make enough noise to rise the dead.......................

5 Keeping a dog is fairly expensive, so I had rather keep a goldfish.......................

6 The farmer's chickens have lain ten eggs today.......................

7 Although he's been working in the bank for two years, he yet hasn't been promoted.......................

8 The streets are flooded. It can't have been raining all night.......................

9 Children under five mustn't pay to travel on public transport.......................

10 A farmer who went missing yesterday while a blizzard has been found alive and well.......................

11 I'm exhausted as I've had quite a long day at work.......................

12 My feet are killing me! I need to lay down.......................

13 Bob can't go to the cinema because he's still spent all his pocket money.......................

14 It's only 9:30. He might have arrived already.......................

15 This is a secret. You needn't tell anyone.......................

16 Unemployment was the government's main concerning.......................

WORD USAGE

24 Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

MAKING AN ALTERNATIVE SCENE

CREATE FREE AVAILABLE EQUIP APPLY EXPERIMENT ORDINARY EXPENSE CONSIDER RUN ART

An underground film is a motion picture made and distributed outside the commercial film industry, usually as a(n) (0) creative expression of its maker. Underground films display greater (1)................................... in form, technique, and content than films

directed toward a mass audience. The term came into common use in the 1950s, when the greater (2)........................................ of good-quality 16-millimetre film stock and

(3)........................ permitted an increasing number of non-professionals to engage in

cinema art. The term was also (4)........................ to earlier films that were considered

too (5).................................. for the general public. As opposed to a high-budget film

maker, the underground film maker (6)...................... uses such production methods as

filming with a 16-millimetre or 8-millimetre camera, which are quite (7)......................

The films vary (8)............................... in length. Robert Breer's A Miracle (1954) is 14

seconds long while Andy Warhol's Empire (1964) lasts eight hours. During the 1920s, film making was stimulated by the Dadaist, Cubist, and Surrealist movements. Little of comparative interest was produced until the late 1950s, when a host of new cinema artists arose in the United States. Unlike their (9)............................, they were strongly

influenced by the techniques and personal expression of anti-commercial art films by directors such as Federico Fellini. Since the 1970s, underground film continues to be explored by film makers from the (10).............................. world.

25 Collocate the expressions with words from the given list.

• bind • ponder • foresee • appreciate • assign

• shrivel • speculate • transmit • infer

0 infer a meaning from 5....................... sb to

sb's statement a task

1............................ 6....................... on a

on a problem matter

2............................ 7........................... in

the dangers the heat

3.................... a book 8............................

4............................ a in value

radio message

26 Choose the correct item.

1 I hate the way Tony......... around looking so self-important.

A struts C slithers
B scampers D slinks

2 The dog......... under the table when I shouted at

him for eating my steak.

A slithered C slunk

B scampered D strutted

3 Rosie the kitten......... playfully around with a ball.

A slunk C slithered

B strutted D scampered

4 A long, green snake......... through the grass and

disappeared.

A strutted C slunk

B slithered D scampered

5 She tried to......... Tom's importance to the

company in order to gain a promotion for herself.
A diminish C shrink
B dwindle D reduce

6 Due to inflation, my savings have......... gradually

to practically nothing.

A shrank C reduced

B dwindled D diminished

7 My new pullover......... to half its previous size

when I washed it.

A shrank C diminished

B reduced D dwindled

8 I need to......... my weight by about ten kilos for

health reasons.

A reduce C dwindle

B diminish D shrink

9 I don't think you're suitably......... for this party.

A clothed C wearing
B clad D dressed

10 The mountains were......... in thick cloud.

A clothing C dressing
B clothed D wearing

(COLLOCATIONS)

27 Co/locate the expressions with words from the given list.

• enunciate • dye • refute • petition • commend

• beseech • applaud • engrave • despatch

• undertake

1.......................... sb 6..........................a

for help hero

2..........................a 7..........................a

claim piece of jewellery

3.......................... for 8.......................... a

sb's release document

4.......................... 9..........................

to do a job your words carefully

5.......................... 10..........................

sb very highly your hair

28 Fill in sound, stone, hard.

1................ advice 5................ deal

2................ bargain 6................ dead

3................ cold 7................ evidence

4................ conditions 8................ time

29 Think of one word only which can be use: appropriately in all three sentences.

0 • One doesn't need to be an expert to appreciate –: the beauty of classical music.

• He seems confident that houses in this area v. appreciate in value in the next few years.

• I'll always appreciate your help and support.

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