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Prepositions Gymnase du Bugnon CD 20125. Prepositions after particular words and expressions.Fill in the text with the following prepositions.ALONG - OVER - UNTIL - TO - lN - BESIDE - AT - AWAY - FOR - OUTSIDE - TILL - UP - OF - PAST - OUT -AFTER - ON - / - / - BACK – DOWNThe young Greek, Michaelis, who ran the coffee joint 1) the ashheaps was theprincipal witness 2) the inquest. He had slept through the heat 3) after five,when he stroiled 4) 5) the garage, and found George Wilson sick 6)his office - really sick, pale as his own hair and shaking ail 7)Michaelis advised him togo 8) bed, but Wilson refused, saying that he'd miss a lot 9) business if he did.While his neighbour was trying to persuade him a violent racket broke 10) overhead.“I've got my wife locked 11) 12) there,” explained Wilson calmly. “She's going to stay there13) the day 14) tomorrow, and then we're going to move away.”Michaelis was astonished; they had been neighbours 15)four years, and Wilson had neverseemed faintly capable of such a statement. Generally he was one of these worn-out men: when hewasn't working, he sat 16) a chair 17) the doorway and stared 18) the peopleand the cars that passed 19)the road. When anyone spoke 20) him he invariably laughed21) an agreeable, colourless way. He was his wife's man and not his own.So naturally Michaelis tried to find 22) what had happened, but Wilson wouldn't say a word -instead he began to throw curious, suspicious glances 23) his visitor and ask 24)him what he'd been doing 25) certain times 26) certain days. Just as the latter wasgetting uneasy, some workmen came 27) the door bound 28) his restaurant, andMichaelis took the opportunity to get 29) intending to come 30) later. But hedidn't, he supposed he forgot 31) , that's all. When he came 32) again, a littleafter seven, he was reminded 33)the conversation because he heard Mrs Wilson's voice,loud and scolding, downstairs in the garage.“Beat me!” he heard her cry. “Throw me 34)Cross out the wrong preposition.and beat me, you dirty little coward!”Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, pp.129 - 130.1. ability in / at .2. to agree on / about (matter for decision)3. to allude to / at4. to be angry against / with5. to arrive in / at Great Britain6. to be astonished at / with7. to be bad at / in8. to care about / for chocolate9. to be clever at / in10. to congratulate s.o. on / forIl. covered with / by snow12. to depend on / of13. to be ill with / of.14. to be kind with / to s.o.15. to get married with / to s.o.16. to recover from / of17. rude with / to18. responsible of / for19. to shiver from / with20. to suffer from / ofComplete.1. A play Shakespeare.2. We live the river.3. his earliest childhood.4. To go a walk.5. To write pencil.6. To be the radio.7. Geneva Airport.8. We walked the rain.8
Prepositions Gymnase du Bugnon CD 20129. my opinion.10. three four.6. Describing a room11. a funny hat.12. Christmas.AboveBehindBelowBetweenInIn front ofNext toOnOppositeTo the left ofTo the right ofUnder1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.9
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