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Rumours are _ the air	In the air
You are _ the air ( вы в эфире)	you are on the air
_ the water(в воде)	in the water
_ the park(в парке)	in the park
I like to work _ the garden	in the garden
They are working _ the field.	in the field
Don’t sit _ the grass.	on the grass
He has a ball_ his hand	in his hand
I read about the accident _the newspaper.	in the newspaper
Write your name _ the top of the page.	at the top of the page
on\at page 7	on page 7
There are 20 students _ the list.	on the list
_ the menu	on the menu
How many items are there _ the agenda.	on the agenda
_ the right (где)	on the right(где)to the right(куда)
_the sky	in the sky
_the seaside	at the seaside
I like to swim _ the sea.	in the sea
He went to sea at 18, and spent all his working life _ sea.	at sea
_the coast	on the coast
_the shore	on the shore
go _shore (сойти на берег)	go on shore
_ the beach	on\at the beach
be _ the beach (разориться)	be on the beach
The government has had to shore _ the National Health Service.	The government has had to shore up the National Health Service.
_ a bank( на берегу реки)	on a bank
_ the mountains(в горах)	in the mountains
_the South Pole	at the South Pole
_ the south coast	on the south coast
Mexico is _the south of the USA	to the south
The Alps are _ the south of Europe.	in the south of Europe.
go _ north	go north
Tom spent his holidays _ a small island.	on a small island
_ the bus-stop	at the bus-stop
_the top shelf	on the top shelf
_ the ground	on the ground
London is _ the river Thames.	on the river
_the bottom \top of the hill	at the bottom\at the top
_ a tree на дереве(о среде обитания)	in a tree на дереве(о среде обитания)
_ a tree на дереве (о месте произрастания)	on a tree на дереве (о месте произрастания)
to climb_ a tree-залезать на дерево	to climb a tree-залезать на дерево
under\below the sea level	below the sea level
to hide under\below the tree	under the tree
_a row	in a row
_ your purse\bag	in the purse
_ a queue\line	in a queue\line
There is a picture _ the wall	on the wall
_ the picture	in the picture
Write _ the blackboard.	on the blackboard
He sits (рядом) to me.	next to me
_ the photograph	in the photograph
on \in the mirror	in the mirror
leave your key _reception	at reception
_the ceiling	on the ceiling
_ the front\back of the car	in the front of a\the car
_ the front\back of a building\hall\cinema\group of people	at the front\at the back
_the front\_the back of a letter\piece of paper	on the front
I prefer to sit _the front row.(в переднем ряду)	in the front row
_ a road	on a road
_the street	in the street
Maria lives _ Belinghan Road	in
Maria lives _ 43 Belinghan Road.	Maria lives at 43 Belhnghan Road
Turn left _ the traffic-lights	at the traffic-lights
_ the end of the street	at the end of the street
_ the crossroads	at the crossroads
_the roundabout	at the roundabout
_ a town(в городе)	in a town
_ an armchair(в кресле)	in an armchair
_ the chair	on a chair
_ the corner of a room	in the corner of a room
_ the corner of the street	on\at the corner of the street
_ her nose (на носу)	on her nose
_ the floor	on the floor
He is _ prison.	in prison
He is _ hospital.	in hospital
(у )_ the window	at the window
_ Italy	in Italy
_ a small village	in a small village
_ Venice	in Venice
_ the ground floor	on the ground floor
a boy_ 17	a boy of 17
_the age of 5	at the age of 5
she married _20	at 20
_a farm	on a farm
We spent a good time _ the party yesterday.	at the party
_ home	at home
_ work	at work
_ a station	at a station
_ an airport	at an airport
She works _ school.	in\at school
Their son is still _ school.(учиться в школе)	at school
a teacher_ biology	a teacher of biology
a lesson _ English	a lesson in English
_ the lesson( на уроке)	at the lesson
_ my English class	in my English class
arrived_ Moscow	arrived in Moscow
arrived _ Italy	arrived in Italy
arrived _ work	arrived at work
arrived _ home	arrived home
_ a place	in a place
A bird is singing _ the tree.	in the tree
_ somebody’s place	at somebody’s place
He is ill . He has to stay _ bed.	in bed
go _ car	by car
go _ train	by train
go _ foot	on foot
go _ bus	by bus
go _ air	by air
We traveled _ the 4.45 train.	on
travel _ rail\sea	by sea\rail\road
go _ my \a car	in my car
go _ a train\bus \bike	on a train
get _ a train\ bus\ bike\horse(сесть)	get on a bus
get _ a car\ taxi(сесть)	get into a car\taxi
get _ a car taxi (выйти из)	get out of a car
get _ train\bus\horse\bicycle( выйти,спуститься)	get off a train
_ board _ a ship	on board a ship
arrive _ home	arrive home
arrive _ Minsk	arrive in Minsk
arrive _work\party	arrive at work
arrive – the station	arrive at the station
I got bored _ doing the same things every day.	bored with
go \come\travel\ send\take\walk_ Moscow	go to Moscow
return _ Minsk	return to Minsk
get_ the museum	get to the museum
_ my way to school.(по дороге)	on my way to school
Take the luggage away, it’s _ everybody’s way.	in everybody’s way
__ a distance a little house seemed white and pink.	at a distance
The whistling of a train was heard _ the far distance.	The whistling of a train was heard in the far distance
She does everything _ her own way.	in her own way.
He climbed _ the room through the window.	into the room
Put the ball _the box.	into
_ advance	in advance
_ full speed	at full speed
a cheque _ 50$	for
a demand _ our projects	demand for
This book is _ great demand	in great demand
I think there is no need _ this new road.	need for
a reason _ the delay	reason for
a rise _ unemployment	rise in
an increase _	increase in
a fall _	a fall in
a decrease _	a decrease in
The advantage _ living alone	advantage of living alone
There is a disadvantage _ living alone.	there is a disadvantage in
What was the cause _ the fire.	cause of the fire
a picture _ his house	a picture of his house
I paid for the damage _ the other car.	damage to
Thank you for the invitation _ your party.	invitation to
Money isn’t the solution _ every problem.	the solution to
His reaction _ what I said.	reaction to
I haven’t received a reply _ my letter.	a reply to my letter
Where’s the key _ the door.	key to
His attitude _ his parents seemed to change.	attitude to \towards
There are some differences _ American and British English.	between
Everybody was surprised_ the news.	surprised at\by
I never pay _check I always pay _ cash.	by check\ in\- cash
We met _ chance.	by chance
The house was _ fire.	on fire
I didn’t intent to take your umbrella. I took it _ mistake.	by mistake
I know him _ by sight.	by sight
Have you read any books _ Agatha Christie?	by Agatha Crhistie
She fell _ love _ him at first sight.	fell in love with him
_ my opinion this book is not interesting.	in my opinion
I went _ a trip to France .	on a trip
He spends most of his time talking _ the phone.	on the phone
The shop assistant insisted that I paid _ cash.	in\- cash
Shall we go _ a walk.	for a walk
We went _a swim.	for a swim
I didn’t watch _ television. I listened to it _ the radio.	on television on the radio
What did you have _ lunch?	for lunch
Did you go to Paris _ business or _ holiday.	on business _ on holiday
I prefer to pay _ cheque	by cheque
I cut a cake _ a knife.	with a knife
I cut my finger _ a sharp knife.	on a sharp knife
He leaned _ a wall	leaned against a wall
They spoke _ Spanish.	in Spanish
The man _ a brown suit.	in the suite
It’s very nice _ you to let me use your car.	nice _ you
Why were you so rude _ Ann.	rude to Ann
He was angry _ me _ not inviting him to the party.	angry with me for
What are you annoyed _?	annoyed about
I am satisfied _ my progress.	satisfied with
I can’t understand people who are cruel _ animals.	cruel to animals
It is stupid to get angry _ things that don’t matter.	get angry about things
It’s a bit careless _ you to leave the door unlocked when you went out.	careless of you
We were a bit disappointed _ the hotel.	disappointed with \at
Linda doesn’t look very well. I’m worried _ her.	worried about
I am sorry _ the smell of paint in this room .	sorry about the smell
I was shocked_ what I saw.	shocked at\by
I am very impressed _ her English.	impressed with
I was responsible _ the concert.	responsible for
I am delighted with your progress.	delighted with
She is excited _it.	excited about
It wasn’t polite _ him to leave without saying thank you.	polite of you
Ann is upset _not being invited to the party.	upset about
I am worried _ George.	worried about
He was suspicious _ my intentions	suspicious of
It’s so generous _ you to help me.	generous of you
The letter was written _ pencil.	in pencil
I am fed up __your problems.	fed up with
Are you excited _going on holiday next week.	excited about
We had soup _ dinner.	soup for dinner
I was shocked _ what you said.	shocked at\ by
Why are you always so jealous_ other people.	jealous of
Let’s go _ a walk.	go for a walk
I am not afraid _ dogs.	afraid of
I’m sorry _ the noise.	sorry about the noise
I ‘m not ashamed _ what I did.	ashamed of
She is keen _ sports	She is keen on sports
She is brilliant _ dancing.	brilliant at
Mary is very fond _ animals.	fond of
Are you envious _ him.?	envious of
You are capable _ passing the examination.	capable of
I feel sorry _ Bill.	sorry for Bill
She was well aware _ her beauty.	aware of
I am proud _ you.	proud of
I am sorry _ shouting at you yesterday.	sorry for
I felt sorry _ the children.	sorry for
I am bored _ my job.	bored with
My accent is different _ his.	different from\to his.
Are you interested_ arts?	interested in arts
They were conscious_being watched.	conscious of
I wasn’t impressed _ the film.	impressed with\by
This city is famous_ it’s museums.	famous for
I am sorry _shouting at you.	sorry for shouting
He is excellent _painting.	excellent at
Who is responsible _all that noise last night?	responsible for
The letter was full _mistakes.	full of
The country is poor _mineral resources	poor in
I’m a bit short _ money.	short of
The play is popular _ young people.	The play is popular with young people.
I’m tired _ waiting.	I’m tired of waiting.
He is good _repairing things.	good at
Your writing is similar _ mine.	Your writing is similar to mine.
Linda is engaged _ a friend of mine.	engaged to
The city centre was crowded _tourists.	The city centre was crowded with tourists.
I apologized _ him _ my mistake.	I apologized to him for my mistake.
He is weak _ Mathematics.	weak in
to apply _ the Consul _a visa	to apply to the Consul for a visa
I don’t know what the cause _ the explosion was.	cause of
an advantage _ living alone	advantage of
Do you believe _God?	Do you believe in God?
I wouldn’t like to be married _ her.	be married to her
Do you like this coat? No. I don’t care_ the colour.	care for
to apply _ a job	to apply for a job
Would you care_ something to eat?	care for
We complained _ the manager of the restaurant _ the food..	We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food..
She complained _ me _ a headache.	She complained to me of a headache.
She applied _three universities.	She applied to three universities.
Does this coat belong _you?	belong to
Do you believe _me?	believe me
She is very old. She needs someone to care _ her.	She is very old. she needs someone to care for her.
A bus collided_ a car.	A bus collided with a car.
Concentrate _ your work.	concentrate on
He doesn’t care __examination. He’s not worried whether he passes of fails.	care about
The meal consisted _ seven courses.	consist of
A car crashed _ a wall	A car crashed into a wall
She depends _ her parents _ money.	depends on for money
“Have you heard _ Ann recently?- Yes, she wrote to me last week.”	“Have you heard from Ann recently?- Yes, she wrote to me last week.”
What did he die_? A heart attack.	die of
His reaction _ what I said	reaction to
I dream _Ann last night. Then I woke up.	dream about
Tom and I run _each other in town.	run into
A strange thing happened _ me one day.	happened to
Did you hear _the fight in the club on Saturday night? This city is famous _ its museums.	Did you hear about the fight in the club on Saturday night? famous for
Have you heard_ a company called “Smith Electrics”?	heard of
Everyone will laugh _ me.	laugh at
I often dream _ being rich	I often dream of being rich
I like to listen_ my Dad’s stories.	listen to
She doesn’t eat very much. She lives _ bread and eggs.	lives on
Why are you looking _ me like that?	look at
I am looking _ Tom. Have you seen him anywhere?	look for
I wouldn’t dream _doing something	I wouldn’t dream of doing something
You can rely _ Jack.	rely on
I’ve searched the whole house _ my keys. He was very angry and started shouting _ me.	I’ve searched the whole house for my keys. He was very angry and started shouting at me.
Can I speak _ Jane , please?	speak to
He shouted _ me from the other side of the street.	He shouted to me from the other side of the street.
A number of people suffer_ heart disease.	suffer from
Before you make a final decision, think carefully _ what I said.	think about
I don’t think much _ this coffee.	think of
The teacher entered _ the room.	entered the room
We discussed_ the problem.	discussed the problem
I waited _ Tom yesterday.	waited for
I don’t really want to go out to dinner with Tom tonight. I’ll have to think _ an excuse.	think of
I wrote _Ann last week.	wrote to
I must phone _ restaurant.	phone the restaurant
I want to talk _ you.	talk to
to provide _ the family	provide for the family
to provide_ the refugees _ medicines	for the refugees with medicines
I don’t want to be dependent _ anybody.	dependent on anybody
Don’t point that knife _ me.	point at
Don’t listen _ him.	listen to him
It’s a very cheap country. You can live _ 30 $ a month.	live on
I am looking _ my keys. I can’t find them.	looking for
He paid _the waitress _ the dinner.	Paid the waitress for the dinner
They live_ bread and water.	live on
He paid _ the bill.	paid the bill\50$\a fine \a fare
I waited _ Jim for half an hour.	waited for Jim.
He got very angry and started shouting _ me.	shouting at me
She shouted _ me from the other side of the street.	to me
We talked _ a lot of things at the meeting.	talked about.
We discussed _a lot of things at the meeting.	discussed a lot of things
Can I speak _Jane?	speak to
She entered _ the room.	entered the room
I asked them _more information.	ask for
to ask_ a question	ask a question
I asked _ the way to the station.	asked the way
Tom accused Ann _ being selfish	accuse of
Everybody blamed the accident _ me.	on me
Everybody blamed me _ the accident.	blamed me for the accident
I borrowed that book _ the library	from the library
charge_ robbery	charge with
I congratulated him _ his success.	congratulate on
The book is divided _ three parts.	is divided into
The government ought to do something _ the economic situation ..	do something about
explain(a problem\a situation\a word) _someone	explain to
Have you been invited _ any parties recently?	invited to
She left home_ work.	for
It's rude to point _ people.	point at
He aimed _ me	He aimed at me
I prefer tea_coffee.	prefer to
to protect his skin_ the sun	protect from\against
The school provides all its students _ books.	provides with
Provide _the family.	Provide for the family.
I always regarded you _one of my friends.	I always regarded you as one of my friends.
This music reminds me _ a warm spring day.	This music reminds me of a warm spring day.
I am glad you reminded me _the party .I had completely forgotten it.	I am glad you reminded me about the party .I had completely forgotten it.
He was sentenced _ six months’ imprisonment.	He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.
I spend a lot of time_ reading.	I spend a lot of time reading
Someone threw an egg _ the minister .	at
Ann threw the keys _ me.	to
Some words are difficult to translate _ one language _ another.	from\ into
Many people warned him_ the weather.	about
They warned me _smoking.	against smoking
She insisted _our staying to lunch.	on
I’m looking _ seeing you in September.	forward to
Nothing shall prevent us _ reaching our aim!	Nothing shall prevent us from reaching our aim!
to shiver _ excitement	to shiver with excitement
His sister is suffering _ allergy.	from
I’m not familiar _ this technique.	I’m not familiar with this technique.
The jury found him guilty _ murder	The jury found him guilty of murder
It’s typical _ him to behave like that.	typical of
I’m not used _ driving on the left.	used to
I got acquainted _ his sister.	with
agree _ a proposal	to
agree _ a person	with
Answer _ one’s action	for
answer _ a person отвечать перед кем-либо	to
I assure you _ this.	of
I blush _ shame when I remember how I treated you.	I blush for shame when I remember how I treated you.
We are late_ school.	for
a book _computers	a book on\about computers