UNIT 9 SECTION 1 (C) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 9 SECTION 1 (C)

 

Words with Prepositions A Complete the blanks with prepositions. Adjectives Verbs     anxious ________ sth (dis)agree ________sb ________ a subject beg ________ quarrel  ________ sb  ________ sth concerned ________ (dis)agree ________ sb an action complain ________ sb  ________ sth speak ________ sb late ________ apply ________ sb/an institution ________ sth complain ________ sth talk ________ sb ________ sth nervous ________ argue ________ sb ________ sth criticise sb ________ sth thank sb ________ sth worried ________ ask ________ discourage sb ________ doing sth wonder ________ Nouns   object ________ sb/sth worry ________ sb/sth a complaint ________       B Read the following sentences and complete them with prepositions. 1 Joe looks very worried__________ his job. Why doesn't he talk___________someone___________it? 2 The captain demanded more effort__________ his team. 3 Most workers agreed__________ the management___________having a wage cut to save their jobs. 4 I applied__________ a computer company___________the position of sales representative on offer. 5 Jane was late__________ Susan's birthday party on Friday night. 6 I always quarrel__________ my sister___________what to watch on TV. 7 Why must you always argue__________ Donald___________football? Grammar Revision (Pronouns-Causative Form) Read the short texts below and complete each blank with one word. A As soon as I got my driver's licence, I stopped taking the bus to work and started driving my (1)_____________________ car. It was great! However, after a few months I noticed that my car wasn't running very well. I had never (2)______________________ the car serviced, so I decided it was time I took (3)______________________ to a garage. The problem was that I didn't have much money. So, I went to a friend of (4)_______________________Harry, who I knew fixed (5)______________________ car (6)______________________ . Harry had almost become a professional over the years and had even turned (7)______________________ garage into a workshop. He had a great car too, better than (8)______________________ . He was kind enough to have a look at my car, and after that (9) _____________________ ran smoothly again. I was so satisfied that I decided to get (10) _____________________ (11)_______________________ check my car in the future. B I was feeling really nervous about (12)______________________ some medical tests done, but my mother assured (13)______________________ that I had nothing to worry about. When the day came, she couldn't accompany me because she had (14)______________________ someone to paint our house and she had to be there herself, so I went by (15) ______________________ . First, I was seen by a physician who examined (16) ______________________  ears, nose and throat. I had no problem with that, but I hated even the idea of (17) ______________________ a blood test done. Just the sight of the needle makes (18)______________________ feel faint! After that ordeal, I was told that I had to (19)_______________________ my chest X-rayed, so I went to the radiography department. The test results came out a week later and showed that there was nothing wrong with (20)______________________ . I was so relieved that I wouldn't be having any more tests done for a while.

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A B 1 about to about 2 from 3 with on 4 to for 5 for 6 with about 7 with about Grammar revision A 1 own 2 had 3 it 4 mine 5 his 6 himself 7 his 8 mine 9 it 10 him 11 to B 12 having 13 me 14 got 15 myself 16 my 17 having 18 me 19 have 20 me