Grammar Exercises. I. Заполните пропуски правильным предлогом in, at или on:

I. Заполните пропуски правильным предлогом in, at или on:

a. I get up early ____ the morning and go to bed late ____ night.

b. I’m so bored. There’s nothing to do ___ weekends.

c. He went swimming ___ Sunday morning, and ____ the evening he play squash.

d. I love going for walks ____ summer. It’s still light ___ nine o’clock.

e. I take my annual holiday ____ June, but I have a few days off ____ Christmas.

f. He usually starts work ____ 9.30, but ____ Friday he starts ____ 8.30.

g. I was born ____ 18 January, 1954.

h. People exchange presents ____ Christmas Day.

i. This house was built ____ the nineteenth century.

II. Вставьте предлоги “in” или “to”:

1. We did not want to stay... town on such a hot day, so we went... the country. 2. It is very late: Go... bed at once. 3. Where is your little sister? - - She is... bed. Mother always puts her... bed at eight o'clock. 4. In summer my mother does not go... work and I don't go... school. We live... the country. My father goes... work every day, so he stays... town. But sometimes he comes... the country after work and goes back... town early in the morning, when I am still... bed. 5. In winter I usually go... bed at ten o'clock because I learn... school and have to get up early.

III. Переведите на английский язык следующие словосочетания:

В четыре часа, в половине шестого, без чет­верти три, на закате, в четверть пятого, в полночь, в пять минут шестого, без десяти два, в полдень, на восходе солнца, в двадцать пять третьего.

IV. Вставьте предлоги “to” или “of”:

1. Не bought a book... English poems and gave it... his sister. 2. I wrote... him asking to send me a box... chocolates. 3. The roof... the house is very old. 4. There is a monument... Pushkin in the Square... Arts. 5. One wheel... my car must be changed. 6. He was standing outside the door... his house and explaining... the mechanic what was wrong with his car. 7. He gave her a big bunch... flowers. 8. I sent a letter... my friend. 9. The streets... St. Petersburg are straight. 10. Many pages... this book are torn. 11. The young scien­tist was trying to prove... the professor the neces­sity... the experiment. 12. London is the capital... Great Britain. 13. The embankments... the Neva are faced with granite. 14. It is clear... me that you don't know your lesson. 15. He was devoted... his friend. 16. I explained... the teacher that by the end... the lesson I had not finished the trans­lation... the text and that's why I had not handed it... him. The surprise... the teacher was great. My explanation seemed strange... the teacher.

V. Вставьте предлоги with или by:

1. The boy cut his finger... a knife. 2. The boat was carried... the waves into the open sea. 3. The teacher was pleased... our work. 4. America was discovered... Columbus. 5. "Hamlet" was written Shakesреаrе. 6. We eat soup... a spoon. 7. He was killed... a knife. 8. He was killed... the rob­bers. 9. He was knocked down... a big stick. 10. He was knocked down... a car. 11. He was taken to hospital... an ambulance. 12. He was treat­ed... very effective drugs. 13. He was cured... a very skilful doctor. 14. He wrote his letter... a pencil. 15. He was scolded... his mother.

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