EXAM 1 Lesson UNIT
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NATURE AND CLIMATE GET READY FOR YOUR TEST A. Choose the best prepositions to complete the sentence. 1) The audience members were impressed (by, of, around) his performance. 2) I’m not jealous (by, with, of) anyone. 3) Don’t get discouraged (of, by, in) his behavior. 4) She’s quite fond (of, off, about) him. 5) Almost all politicians were involved (in, at, with) the scandal. 6) I am looking forward (for, to, at) having a meeting with you next week. 7) At the moment, she is recovering (of, from, off) her injuries. 8) Everyone in this town will benefit (from, with, at) the new hospital. 9) Almost all car companies care (for, about, with) the environment. 10) Our atmosphere consists mostly (in, of, with) oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide.
B. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences. 1) You have to take care ________ your mother. a) of b) after c) for 2) Fill ________ this form and give it to me. a) out b) in c) into 3) The woman in that movie turned ________ a monster. a) into b) in c) up to 4) She always stands ________ her friends. a) by b) out c) up 5) They took ________ a play while they were in New York. a) on b) away c) in 6) He will keep ________ doing it until you tell him to stop. a) on b) in c) to 7) They will have to take ________ another opponent. a) on b) up c) after 8) I couldn’t go ________ an air-conditioner in Las Vegas. a) about b) without c) out 9) I can’t really make ________ what he wrote. a) up b) off c) out 10) I got ________ my old couch and need to buy a new one. a) rid b) rid of c) off
C. Choose the suitable prefix or suffix to form the correct word. 1) I think that is a highly ________ thing to do. (moral) 2) Rain is ________ today. The skies are very clear. (likely) 3) The ________ of the mountain is about 2000 metres. (high) 4) I could never live in Saudi Arabia because of the ________. (hot) 5) Don’t touch that snake. It’s extremely ________. (poison) 6) The government committed itself to developing ________ sources of energy. (new) 7) This part of the country is made up of a landscape of great ________. (beautiful) 8) The ________ of the plane was delayed because of fog around the airport. (depart) 9) I would like to live in a ________ house. (wood) 10) Everybody is worried about the ________ of the rain forest. (destroy)
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