Exercise 6

Put in the missing prepositions looking for help in the text.

1. It was strange that a quiet restaurant round the comer was crowded... people at this late hour.

2. Young people just starting their life always want to be independent... their parents.

3. The teacher said the phrase... a tone which could not be misinterpreted.

4. The boys were so hungry that they did not notice the forks lying... the sides of their plates and started eating the fish... their fingers.

5. The hostess wanted to introduce a new chef... all the other cooks in the restaurant.

6. Something was wrong with the lady's health and so spicy dishes were never served... her table.

7. The girl gave up dieting and ordered two cakes... a moment's hesitation.

8. The news fell... my ears like a bolt from the blue.

9. The English certainly know how to eat buns: they slit them... two, plaster... butter, and put jam and cream on top.

10. At the sound all the readers in the reading-room im­mediately lifted their heads... their books.

11. You should spread pate... butter, then your sandwich will taste better.

12. In the restaurant we ordered salad, steaks, fried potatoes and ice-cream... three.

13. In Great Britain they never drink whiskey or vodka... a gulp; they sip it.

14. When we were seated... the tables, I suddenly caught sight... my old friends passing by.

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