UNIT 8 SECTION 1 (D) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 8 SECTION 1 (D)

 

Words with Prepositions A 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 ___________   B 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. 6 These yoghurts are free artificial colouring. 7 The damage to their property resulted the fire. 8 Must I always explain everything you twice? 9 The local councils decided to collaborate one another for the protection of the environment. 10 The doctor advised his patient the risks involved in smoking. 11 The accident was the result his carelessness. Grammar Revision (Passive Voice) Read the text below and complete each blank with one word. The Loch Ness Monster (1) _______________________ thought to be one of the world’s most famous mysteries. Nessie, as her fans call her, is believed (2) _______________________ be living in the Scottish loch (lake) Ness. Scientists as well as ordinary people (3) _______________________ fascinated by the mystery of the existence of a very large living creature which (4)_______________________ still unknown to science. However, it is very unlikely for an animal to (5) __________ living in Loch Ness, as it is deep, dark, very cold and almost lifeless. Arthur Grant is alleged to (6) _______________________ encountered Nessie on January 5th, 1934. Being a veterinary student himself, he gave a detailed description of the animal which matched the portrait of a plesiosaur- a prehistoric aquatic reptile which had (7)_______________________ considered extinct for more than sixty million years. Nevertheless, many sonar and photographic recordings (8)____________________ been obtained (9)___________________ several scientific teams over the years. Unfortunately, none of them could (10) _______________________ used to provide any form of evidence that Nessie exists. Long-necked water monsters are (11) _______________________ detected every now and then in several other Scottish lochs. For this reason, Scotland has become a popular holiday destination and (12) _______________________ visited by millions of tourists every year.

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ANSWER KEY

A B 1 for 2 from/against 3 from 4 in 5 between 6 of 7 from 8 to 9 with 10 on/about 11 of C 1 is 2 to 3 are 4 is 5 be 6 have 7 been 8 have 9 by 10 be 11 being 12 is