Ex. 11.8. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box in the appropriate form.

1. Who is going to _____ _____ the children when I am away?
2. We _______ _______ in town on the way to Jenni's house.
3. The company had to _______ _______ all the money customers had paid.
4. Unemployment in the country has _____ _____ by a million.
5. Will the government ______ ______ its promise to reform the law?
6. I _____ _____ a few words of Greek, when I was there last year.
7. He _____ _____ on coffee and cigarettes and ate a balanced diet.
8. If you _____ something _____, you learn something that you didn’t know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
9. After the war she _______ _______ a shop in a quiet Yorkshire town.

Ex. 11.9. Find the phrases which contain the following words: (CB. pp. 96-97, Track 2.31):

Ex. 11.10. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box:

1. The discovery of oil brought a lot of _______ to the town.
2. Tickets must be _____ two weeks in advance. (заранее)
3. They were poor and lived in a rather _______ part of the town.
4. First, we should _____ the rubbish in the wasteland.
5. It is impossible for the body to _______ lost brain cells.
6. We tried to _______ his suitability for the job.
7. Companies publish _____ reports to inform the public about the previous year's activities.
8. People moved to _______ areas for jobs.
9. He came in with four shopping bags and _______ them on the table.
10. This kind of attitude is simply not _______!
11. How much do you _______ it is going to cost?
12. We haven't found a house that _______ our needs.

Ex. 11.11. Complete these sentences with question tags:

1. The project is good for the environment,
2. The project doesn’t meet two of the guidelines,
3. The annual running costs are acceptable,
4. Projects with unpaid volunteers are often unsuccessful,
5. There were some scruffy areas of wasteland here,
6. There’s a lot of ugly graffiti,
7. People have been dumping rubbish in woods for decades,
8. They could have made a few changes,
9. They didn’t expect us to agree,
10. The local people will be involved,
11. They won’t be able to meet the guidelines’ points,
12. They didn’t keep some of their promises,
13. The local park hasn’t been very well-kept for years,
14. Most of the canals and ponds used to be very clean,
15. He didn’t sound confident,
16. The police were surveying the damage,
17. Nobody is going to make any changes,
18. I’m going to introduce significant changes,

Ex. 11.12. Find the phrases which contain the following words: (CB. p.98 -99):

Ex. 11.13. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box in the appropriate forms:

1. Did you ______ a survey?
2. The committee should make its _______ later this week.
3. At the _____ of the trip to the seaside, the children got very excited.
4. How was the information _____?
5. The aim of this report is to summarize the findings of the recent _____.
6. An _______ venue for the concert hasn't been found.
7. Almost 80 % of those who completed our _______ said they found the experience interesting.
8. The local _______ were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
9. A _____ (5%) were undecided, the _____ (80%) believed their lives could be ___ ______.
10. There is a lot of _______ to the proposed changes.
11. The report's _______ on the decrease in violent crimes supports the police chief's claims.
12. They all _____ _____ in the book.
13. I believe it’s a _____ feeling that the airport should be moved out of the residential area.
14. He _____ no ______ of his wife’s illness.

Ex 11.14. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions where necessary:

1) What are your plans ___ this weekend?

2) There are powerful arguments ___ releasing them from prison. They won't be released.

3) He wants to join ___ the army.

4) We are moving, so we have to get rid ___ a lot of our furniture.

5) The doctor advised him to cut ___ his working hours.

6) We want this school to meet ___ the needs ___ all our children.

7) She threw ___ all the broken toys.

8) Write ___ seven words that describe how you feel.

9) Public opposition ___ the military government is growing.

10) Police said they were very concerned ___ the boy's safety.

11) Profits were good compared ___ last year.

12) We wrapped the baby ___ a blanket to keep him warm.

13) I'll stop ___ at the shops on my way home and get some wine.

14) The police should be more sensitive ___ the needs of local communities.

15) There has been a great increase ___ the number of young people who smoke.

16) You can't blame all your problems ___ your family.

17) All the furniture was covered ___ dust.

18) He is carrying ___ research on early Christian art.

Ex. 11.15. Translate from Russian into English: