gegshshsjsjssz 5. Reading books in a foreign language helps you expand your vocabulary. .....,,watching films helps you get used to the pronunciation.,Read the sentences on the left and match the phrasal verbs with their definitions on the right.,A. PUT,1. Even though it was summer, I still needed to put on a jumper at night. ... a. devote to,2. Jane shouldn't have to put up with that noisy class. ... b. wear,3. We will have to put off the barbecue if the rain continues. ... c. save,4. Why must you put yourself through all this stress? ... d. suffer,5. The students were told to put away their books and clear their desks. ... e. postpone,6. I put money aside every month, so that I would have enough for my summer f. extinguish,holidays. ... g. offer hospitality to,7. Jason put on a lot of weight over the summer break. ... h. tolerate,8. The man I was sitting next to asked me to put out my cigarette. ... i. gain,9. I was more than happy to put my friend up for the summer. ... j. put sth in its usual place,10. Just a minute, sir. I'll put you through to Mr Jones. ... k. connect by telephone,11. I have put a lot of work into this project. ...,B. LAY, SET, SETTLE,1. As soon as the new teacher introduced herself, she laid down her rules.. .. a. establish, create,2. We have laid out the garden. It should look beautiful in spring.. ... b. state, establish,3. The stall was set up and ready for business.. ... c. start living a quiet life in a place,4. After years of living with friends, Geoffrey decided it was time to set up a d. delay,home of his own.. ... e. begin a Journey,5. The group set off out early in the morning to climb the treacherous peak.. f. start doing sth,6. I set out this morning to clean the garden but was interrupted by the rain.. ... g. g. become used to,7. Technical problems set us back two weeks.. ... h. make the necessary preparations,8. It took Jill months to settle into her new home.. ... for sth to start,9. Carl was not the type to settle down, so his announcement that he was going i plan and arrange how sth should,to marry soon took everyone by surprise. ... appear,Complete the blanks with prepositions.,Adjectives Nouns Verbs,afraid ..... (give) advice ..... advise sb .....sth occur .....,(in)capable ..... a hope ..... choose ..... two point .....,confident ..... protection ..... choose ..... prefer .....,(be) free ..... sth a reputation ..... collaborate ..... prepare .....,handy ..... a result ..... communicate ..... prevent .....,polite ..... a specialist ..... connect ..... refer .....,upset ..... cope ..... result ..... (cause to happen),explain sth ..... sb result ..... (be caused by),listen ..... mention .....,Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions.,1. A compass may come in handy ..... our hiking trip next week.,2. Sunscreen offers protection ..... the sun's harmful rays.,3. We have a variety of materials to choose ..... .,4. Her aggressive behaviour resulted ..... her being fired.,5. You can choose ..... the red or the blue dress.,5. These yoghurts are free ..... artificial colouring.,7. The damage to their property resulted ..... the fire.,..Must I always explain everything ..... you twice?,The local councils decided to collaborate ..... one another for the protection of the environment.,0. The doctor advised his patient ..... the risks involved in smoking.,1. The accident was the result ..... his carelessness.

Question

Accepted Answer

a. devote to
1. h. tolerate
2. e. postpone
3. b. wear
4. h. tolerate
5. j. put sth in its usual place
6. i. gain
7. e. postpone
8. f. extinguish
9. g. offer hospitality to
10. k. connect by telephone
11. a. devote to

B. LAY, SET, SETTLE
1. b. state, establish
2. i. plan and arrange how sth should appear
3. h. make the necessary preparations for sth to start
4. a. establish, create
5. e. begin a Journey
6. h. make the necessary preparations for sth to start
7. d. delay
8. c. start living a quiet life in a place
9. c. start living a quiet life in a place

Here are the completed blanks with prepositions:

Adjectives Nouns Verbs
afraid to give advice to advise sb on sth that will occur to
(in)capable of a hope to choose between two point to
confident in protection to choose between prefer to
(be) free from sth a reputation for collaborate on prepare for
handy for a result of communicate with prevent from
polite to a specialist in collaborate on prepare for
upset about cope with result from (cause to happen)
explain sth to sb result from (be caused by)
listen to mention

Here are the completed sentences with the correct prepositions:

1. A compass may come in handy **during** our hiking trip next week.
2. Sunscreen offers protection **from** the sun's harmful rays.
3. We have a variety of materials to choose **from**.
4. Her aggressive behaviour resulted **in** her being fired.
5. You can choose **between** the red or the blue dress.
6. These yoghurts are free **from** artificial colouring.
7. The damage to their property resulted **from** the fire.
8. Must I always explain everything **to** you twice?
9. The local councils decided to collaborate **with** one another for the protection of the environment.
10. The doctor advised his patient **about** the risks involved in smoking.
11. The accident was the result **of** his carelessness.