Ex. 3. Try to insert the right prepositions. Translate into Russian. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 447.
1. Which of the two drivers was ... the wrong?
2. I am behindhand ... my work.
3. John flattered ... Mary's cooking.
4. A silence fell ... the room.
5. These subjects fall ... the general heading of "zoology".
6. Pop music has a very bad effect ... me.
7. As often as not the students show remarkable ability ... mathematics.
8. Mr Pigtail was very adept ... making up excuses for his lateness.
9. The Japanese ambassador ... Mexico took the opportunity ... a lecture ... the necessity ... improvement ... relations ... Russia and Guinea.
10. What's the use ... asking questions which no one can answer?
11. It would be a thousand pities and a burning shame ... the bargain not to see you.
12. I was playing my own tunes ... the piano in order to extract private satisfaction from the sweetest of them.
13. It's an exercise ... futility.
14. Postman Pat is never ... a loss ... words.
15. Can you adduce any reason ... his behaviour?
16. Sir Gringamore delved ... the family archives looking for the facts.
17. As well as getting ... everybody's nerves Mister Starkenschnupfen has got a habit of borrowing money and forgetting to pay it back.
18. Dr Slowwit is a person who is devoid ... sense.
19. What can you prescribe ... the pain in my back, doctor?
20. This is a more structured version of language, as distinct ... its various spoken forms.
21. It is at this point that Julia's career diverges ... the normal path of a classical actress.
22. The questions in the exam vary ... difficulty.
23. After two months abroad John began to hanker ... some good home cooking.
24. On the whole speculation is frowned ... because it sometimes drives prices up.
25. The tram was so packed that people were actually sitting on the roof and clinging ... the sides.
26. The book is full of herbal remedies which can supposedly cure people ... all manner of ailments.
27. The house was so badly infested ... cockroaches that all the furniture had to be disposed ... .
28. The police suspected them ... being involved ... a robbery.
29. The sleepy little village was almost impervious ... change.
30. Food bought in this shop may not be eaten ... the premises.
31. Long before the stars arrived the place was swarming ... newspaper reporters.
32. She learned to cook ... trial and error.
33. The boy has been a constant trial ... his parents.
34. With his walking shoes and thinking cap on, the professor expounded for some hours ... his theories about Central America.
35. What was done was done ... Michael's instigation.
36. I am eager ... success.
37. A common sales tactic is to play ... people's greed in order to make them buy more than they need.
38. The addition of cream to the soup is a departure ... the traditional recipe.
39. Miss Polly Syndeton admitted that living on the farm she had been starved ... conversation and ideas.
40. Public buildings of the mid 20th century are often lacking ... style.