Fill in the blanks with ''for'', ''since''

1 I got here an hour ago. - What ! You mean you've been waiting .................an hour ?

2 I have not seen him ............he was 16. 

3 I've known raining .............ages

4 Things have changed a lot .................our previous meetings.

5 It've been raining .............four o'clock

6 I'm sure he's been watching us ...........we came in.

7 He'd been here ...............over an hour when we arrived

8 I've been trying to fix this computer..............early this morning.

9 He hasn't had anything to eat ....................nearly a week.

10 It's three years..............he started learning German

11 He's been collecting stamps ...........the past twenty years.

12 Nobody has seen him................last Friday.

13 It has been foggy ..............some days.

14 He has been fishing ..................six o'clock

15They've been living in France......................eight years.

16 The pilots have been on strike .................two months.

17 We've had terrible weather .................Saturday

18 I've know Tom ..................1990

19 We have been waiting for the bus.................half an hour 

20 She hasn't lost a match .......................April

21 Things have changed ...................she's become headmaster

22 The police have been looking for him..............a month

23 Our dog has been ill ....................two days

24 I've been looking for this book .,.................a long time

25 I've been working .................I got up

* Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word.
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had (1) …………………up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (2) …………………worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (3) …………………the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had (4) …………………thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men would be (5) …………………and tired.
When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was (6) …………………in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout. (7) …………………long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men (8) …………………helped out
of their boats, and (9) …………………they were stiff (10) …………………cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (15 points)
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news. Two of their fishing-boats (1) ________ been caught in the storm (2) ________ had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbour people stood (3) ________ their door, (4) ________ worried to talk. 
The rest of the fishing fleet had (5) ________the harbour before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of (6) ________ missing men. Some had (7) ________ thick blankets and some flasks to hot drinks, knowing that the men (8) ________ be cold and tried. As dawn began to break over (9) ________ the east, a small point if light was (10) ________ in the darkness of the water and a (11) ________ minutes later, (12) ________ was a shout. Before long, the two boats (13) ________ turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbour. The men (14) ________ helped out of their boats, and although they were stiff (15) ________ cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.

We live in an .....1..... when television is the national pastime. Since the invention of the television ....2..., people have been ....3.... more of their ....4.... time watching television than doing anything ....5.... Many of the television addicts feel that this particular pastime is not a bad .....6.... Indeed, they argue that people can learn a great deal watching television. I am ....7.... that if you look long and hard enough, you can probably....8.... some programmes that are educationally motivating. But for the most ....9...., I can say that watching television is a ....10.... of time.

II. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages.(7p)
Doctors have reported that vitamins are substances required for the proper functioning of the body. In this century, thirteen vitamins have been (1)¬ ________________. A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can cause (2) ________________. In some cases, an excess of vitamins can also (3)¬¬ ________________ to illness. For example, sailors in the past were prone to suffer from scurvy that is a disease resulting (4) ________________   the lack of vitamin C. It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes. Sailors suffer from scurvy because they did not eat fruits and vegetables. Fruits  and vegetables (5) ________________ vitamin C which is necessary for good (6) ________________.
Today, vitamins are available in the form of pills and can easily be (7) _______________ at any pharmacy.

fill in each numbered balank with one suitable word 

mary is a new english friend of ....... . She is very . to tell me about her new ...... Her lesson begin at nine each morning and .. until half past ten . the n she has a ......  for  a quater of an hour . during this time she usualy talks to her friend about many thing such ....... the last class or last night 's movie , .... she has five .......... in the morning and three in the afternoon . marys favorite .... english . the firt tern lasts four month from september to december . mary tries her ............. to become a good student in the class . 

fill in each numbered balank with one suitable word 

mary is a new english friend of ....... . She is very . to tell me about her new ...... Her lesson begin at nine each morning and .. until half past ten . the n she has a ......  for  a quater of an hour . during this time she usualy talks to her friend about many thing such ....... the last class or last night 's movie , .... she has five .......... in the morning and three in the afternoon . marys favorite .... english . the firt tern lasts four month from september to december . mary tries her ............. to become a good student in the class . 

                Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Alice is a new English friend of (1) ........ . She is very (2) ...... to tell me about  her new (3) ....... . Her lessons begin at nine each morning and (4) ..... until half past ten.Then she has a (5) ...... for a quarter of an hour. During this time she usually talks to her friend about many things such (6) ....... the class or last night's movies,... . she has five (7) ....... in the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice's favorite (8) ....... is English. The fist term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her (9) ........ to become a good student in the class.