IV. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

1.      Many people have died ___________ AIDS so far.

2.      The victim was taken to hospital, but was dead ___________ arrival.

3.      Who's that woman ___________ the blue dress?

4.      I think the conference was very successful ___________ the whole.

5.      He is sure to support his friends ___________ any circumstances.

6.      We were wrong ___________ the election results.

7.      ___________ my opinion, it would be nice to live in town.

8.      On hearing the joke we all burst ___________ laughter.

9.      New ideas are not easy to cope ___________.

10.  She's recovered ___________ her illness.

X. Put in a /an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space if the sentence is already complete.

1.      I don’t usually like staying at _________ hotels, but last summer we spent _________ few days at a very nice hotel by _________ sea.

2.      _________ tennis is my favorite sport. I play once or twice _________ week if I can, but I’m not _________ very good player.

3.      I won’t be home for _________ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after _________ work and we are going to _________ cinema.

4.      _____________ unemployment is very high at the moment and it’s very difficult for _____________ people to find _________ work.

5.      There was _________ accident as I was going _________ home last night. Two people were taken to ________ hospital. I think ________ most accidents are caused by ________ people driving too fast.

6.      Carol is _________ economist. She used to work in _________ investment department of _________ Lloyds Bank. Now she works for _________ American bank in _________ United States.

7.      What’s _________ name of _________ hotel where you’re staying? ~ _________ Imperial. It’s in _________ Queen Street in _________ city centre. It’s near _________ station.

8.      I have two brothers. _________ older one is training to be _________ pilot with _________ British Airway. _________ younger one is still at _________ school. When he leaves _________ school, he hopes to go to _________ Cambridge University to study law.

9.      Frank Lloyd Wright is _________ name of _________ famous architect. He is _________ architect who designed _________ Guggenheim Museum in New York. He also designed _________ hotel in Tokyo. _________ hotel was designed to withstand _________ earthquakes.

10.  _________ meals we had weren’t very good. We had _________ breakfast in the hotel, and that wasn’t too bad. We usually went out for _________ lunch because _________ lunch they served in the hotel was always the same. And _________ dinner we had at the hotel on our first evening was pretty awful, so we tried a few restaurants. On our last evening we had _________ marvellous meal in a Chinese restaurant.

IX. Complete these sentences. Put in the words and decide if you need the.

1.      Have you ever been to ________________________ (British Museum)?

2.      The train to Paris leaves from ________________________ (Waterloo Station).

3.      You can take a trip by boat along ________________________ (Thames).

4.      ____________________ (Grand Hotel) is in ________________________ (Baker Street).

5.      If you are looking for a good clothes shop, I would recommend __________________ (Harrison’s).

6.      The Serpentine is a lake in ________________________ (Hyde Park).

7.      John works for _____________ (IBM) now. He used to work for _____________ (British Telecom).

8.      From there you get a view of ________________________ (Houses of Parliament).

9.      The Queen lives at ________________________ (Buckingham Palace).

10.  ________________________ (Everest) is the highest mountain in the world.

11.  We’ve just been to _______________ (States) – to _______________ (New York).

12.  _________________________ (Statue of Liberty) is at the entrance to ________________________ (New York harbour).

13.  Earl’s Court is in ________________________ (West London).

14.  Frank is a student at ________________________ (Cambridge University).

15.  We spent a day in ___________________ (Metropolitan Museum of Art). And we walked along ________________ (Broadway) and around ________________ (Macy’s department store).

VIII. Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary. Put ‘right if the sentence is already correct.

1.      Everest was first climbed in 1953.                                                     ________right___________

2.      Milan is in north of Italy.                                                                   _____the north of Italy_____

3.      Africa is much larger than Europe.                                                     ________________________

4.      I visited Mexico and United States.                                                   ________________________

5.      South of England is warmer than north.                                             ________________________

6.      Portugal is in western Europe.                                                            ________________________

7.      France and Britain are separated by Channel.                                    ________________________

8.      Jim has travelled a lot in Middle East.                                               ________________________

9.      Chicago is on Lake Michigan.                                                            ________________________

10.  The highest mountain in Africa is Kilimanjaro.                                 ________________________

11.  Next year we are going skiing in Swiss Alps.                                    ________________________

12.  United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.     ________________________

13.  Seychelles are a group of islands in Indian Ocean.                            ________________________

14.  River Volga flows into Caspian Sea.                                                  ________________________

15.  Ritz is an elegant hotel.                                                                      ________________________

VII. How much do you know about geography? Put in these names: Andes, Irish Repub­lic, Italy, West Indies, Lake Michigan, River Nile, North, Pennsylvania, Tasmania, United Kingdom. Decide if you need the.

1.      Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania .

2.      Dublin is in _____________________.

3.      Chicago lies on the shore of _____________________.

4.      Sicily is a part of _____________________.

5.      _____________________ is England, Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland.

6.      _____________________ are a mountain range in South America.

7.      _____________________ is an island to the south of Australia.

8.      Jamaica is an island in _____________________.

9.      _____________________ flows through Egypt.

10.  Manchester is in _____________________ of England.