unit 12

Prepositions+
Complete the spaces with an appropriate preposition.
01. It was a race ____ the clock to get the menus printed in time for the opening.
02. In a restaurant the maitre d' is the person _____ charge _____ all the the waiters.
03. It's typical _____ you to order the most expensive dish in the restaurant!
04. Welcome to Food Matters. In tonight's programme the focus is _____ Mediterranean food.
05. Luis has a reputation _____ eating too quickly.
06. Ravioli is usually filled _____ minced meat or cheese.
07. The emphasis in this restaurant is _____ quality, not quantity.
08. All the wedding guests were full of praise _____ the chef.
Have, Put, Take & Give
Match the beginning of each sentence (numbers) with the suitable ending (letters).
01. He had both...
02. He had another...
03. They put him...
04. She put a...
05. They gave him...
06. He gave her...
07. She took a...
08. He took his...
a. ...plaster on her cut.
b. ...an injection in his leg.
c. ...own temperature.
d. ...operation on his leg.
e. ...his legs in plaster for 6 weeks.
f. ...pill for her headache.
g. ...on a course of antibiotics.
h. ...a prescription, which she took to the chemist's.
due: October 22nd, 2010

adtional practice 11 and 12

01. She had not bought so much for a long time.
SINCE
It was a long time _sine she didn't do____ much shopping.
02. Rodolfo arrived there twelve months ago.
FOR
Rodolfo __has been there for a___ year.
03. If Melissa hadn't failed her driving test, she wouldn't be unhappy.
PASS
Melissa is unhappy ___because she didn't pass__ her driving test.
04. Rabbits used to be more numerous.
NOT
Rabbits __are not numerous as___ they used to be.
05. His new book has been widely criticized.
LOT
His new book has come _with a lot of___ criticism.
06. His secretary updated the list.
BROUGHT
His secretary _brought up the____ date.
07. I couldn't have managed it without your help.
NOT
If _If it wasn`t for____ your help, I couldn't have managed it.
08. Regular exercise kept him healthy.
OWED
He is healthy owed to__ regular exercise.
09. He couldn't lend us the car because it didn't belong to him.
HIS
The car _is not his to__ lend.
10. We were not surprised when he won.
CAME
His winning __came not as a_ surprise.