Writing (II term)

1. Put the correct preposition.

1) Why do you insist _________ our returning back home?

2) We had some difficulty ___________ finding the right candidate for this job.

3) The poor teacher is fed up ___________ repeating the same thing over and over again.

4) We are looking forward __________ hearing from you as soon as possible.

5) I am not at all sure if Arthur is really interested ___________ learning the truth.

6) The stranger apologized ___________ calling late in the evening.

2. FiIl in the gaps with the correct forms of Passive Voice.

1. At the last competition the first prize ..........................(to win) by our team.

2. Your report must ........................... (to divide) into two chapters.

3. It seems to me that music .............................. (to hear) from everywhere nowadays.

4. These issues usually ............................ (to discuss) at the conference.

5. Yesterday he …………………………….. (to tell) to prepare a speech.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Please be quiet. I …………………………. (try) to read my book.

2. ............................................... (you / hear) the bad news? Simon ............................... (break) his leg!

3. She always …………………... (remember) my birthday.

4. Mr Brown ………………... (work) in a supermarket. He …………………….. (be) a manager.

5. Shakespeare ....................................... (write) a lot of plays.

4. Complete the sentences .

1) We stopped to help a man ………….… car had broken down.

2) It’s a new kind of car …………….… doesn’t use petrol.

3) My new house, …………..… has a large garden, is what I had always wanted.

4) I complained to the man ………………. dog is always barking.

5) I like restaurants ……………… they don’t play music.

6) At the party I met a girl ……………….. father is a millionaire.