“Good morning,” I said, but she didn’t return the ___.
Let me ___ Mr Henry Shaw, our Marketing Manager.
Mum, Dad, I want you to ___ my friend Sheila.
He gave no ___ to my question.
Don’t be so ___ to your father.
It is not considered ___ to ask a lady how old she is.
I was young and relatively ___ in dealing with members of the opposite sex.
Paul liked to turn to more ___ people for advice.
His ___ towards me shows that he does not like me.
She’s always extremely ___ to me, but I never know what she is really thinking.
What a ___ man! He just ignored me when I said “Good morning.”
___ managers often have problems with their staff.
Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box.
at, in, on, for, from, of, about, to
He graduated___ Manchester University in 1994.
___ the age of 80 he still leads a very busy and interesting life.
When are you moving___ your new house?
In her early years her family moved ___ one town ___ another.
Jim is very good ___ mathematics but his interests include the theatre, American literature and cricket.
We’re not particularly interested ___ sport.
She seems very keen ___ learning to drive.
We’re proud ___ our country and we don’t like people insulting it.
___ arrival in London report to the Ministry of Education.
When he was at school he didn’t show much interest ___ girls.
When you have a problem, who do you turn to ___ advice?
Parents who are worried ___ their child’s education often find it hard to follow teacher’s advice.
What makes San Francisco so interesting is its architecture, which is completely different ___ that of other American cities.
Spartans were famous ___ being brave, but not for being clever.
His attitude ___ his new job seemed to be very negative.
I’ve lost all interest ___ my job and I feel constantly tired.
Match the sentence beginnings (a-g) with their endings (1-7).
a) Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk ...
b) I called Steve’s name but ...
c) I admire her – ...
d) Andrew learned to speak Japanese in six months –...
e) She chose that house ...
f) Meeting Professor Kearney was an event ...
g) The way a man behaves towards his mother ...
h) Our doctor is very experienced in these matters; ...
1 she’sverygood at her job.
2 which changed my life.
3 to greet me and offer me a chair.
4 there was no response.
5 now that’s something to be proud of.
6 you should follow his advice.
7 because she liked the garden.
8 can be a good indicator of how he will behave towards his wife.