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I .Complete the sentences with proper prepositions

1. She has been reading the novel …….fits & starts for a month already.

2. I can’t swear …….it, but I think she is contributing articles to our newspaper.

3. ………my annoyance they have revealed our secret.

4. The wounded animal roared …………. pain.

5. Jenny’s remarks were indecent (неприличные, непристойные) & we all felt indignant

………..them.

6. Never hit animals …………….sticks.

7. Sara was………………those bushes but we could see her long shadow.

8. Ignorance ………… the law is no excuse.

9. Sir Walter left the room ……………..annoyance.

10. Never dare you hit her ………… the face.

11. We have lived for many years ………….total ignorance ………. the fact that we have an elder

brother.

12. In my opinion his refusal to accept the invitation will be regarded as an insult ………the whole

family.

13. He said he couldn’t swear ………it, but in his view Nora had stolen the documents.

14. We understand that the situation is ……………..our control.

15. Unfortunately my little brother hit his knee ………….the chair & didn’t want to play.

16.How dare you shout & swear ……….your mother?

II.Give the Russian equivalents:

1. An insult

2. To resist the temptation

3. Earnest

4. Fierce

5. To admit one’s ignorance

6. Annoyance

7. Beyond

8. by fits & starts

9. irresistible

10. to roar

11. indignant

12. an incident

13. to confess one’s ignorance

III. Complete the sentences with the correct words derived from the words in bold on the right.

1. The enemy offered strong ………………………… but it was broken down.

2. He was a true ………………………….. . 3. She was a believer, & she said with …………………………. that it seemed such an awful thing to begin the day like that.

4. He would go out for a stroll round the garden & ……………………… hear the bagpipes hitting a high note without being prepared for it.

5. She is ……………………… about computers.

6. These apples are sour, how ………………………!

7. If you say something ………………………., you say it very seriously.

8. The wind was blowing…………………….., it was hard to breath.

9. …………………….& using swearwords are considered offensive.

10. A lot of people were very …………………… to the idea of working at the weekend.

RESIST


IGNORANCE

INDIGNANT


INCIDENT


IGNORANCE

ANNOY

EARNEST

FIERCE

SWEAR

RESIST




IV. Choose the right words to complete the sentences.

1. Suddenly I hit on/ out a radical solution to the problem.

2. They accused him of not having done enough, & he hit back/ out at their claims.

3. If you criticize the way James works, he is sure to hit for/ back.

4. Some companies would be hit at/ for millions of dollars in fine.

5. In her speech she hit on/ out against the club’s petty rules.

6. He didn’t see the people attacking him, he just hit back/ out wildly in all directions.

7. I t was clear that sooner or later the police would hit at/ upon the truth.

8. In his article the journalist hit back/ out at racism.

9. The sneer was obvious, but he didn’t hit for/ out.

10. Colin never starts a fight, but if somebody hits him, he hits them back/ on.