1. 1Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition. 2. 3. 1 The police

1Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.  

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3. 1 The police officer went after the bank robber.

4. 2 This cheese is a strange colour. It must have gone off  

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6. 3 The prices of Christmas decorations have gone up since last year.

7. 4 How long can an animal go without food?

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5 She's been out of a lot since her accident.

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11. 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition (dependent).

12. 1 When you buy things online, you pay by credit card.  

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14. 2 Is it possible to pay  by cheque?  

15. 3 I rarely pay in cash.

16. 4 Suncare products are in great demand during the summer.

17. 5 This CD is out of stock at the moment. Would you like us to order it for you?

18. 3. Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.

19. 1. Maria has been learning English for two years.

20. 2. Hello, Tom. I have been looking for you all morning. Where have you been?

3. Why

21. 4. We always go to Ireland for our holidays. Why have you looked at me like that? Stop it!

We have been going there for years.

22. 5. I have thought about what you said and I've decided to take your advice.

23. 6. "Is Ann on holiday this week?" "No, she has been working.

24. 7. Sarah is very tired. She has worked very hard recently.

25. 8. Crank has been in hospital for 2 weeks already.

26. 9. Your shirt smells terrible! Have  you smoked?

27. 10. How long have you been waiting for them?

28. 11. Have you ever lived in a tent?

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32. 4. Use the idioms in their correct form to complete the sentences.

cup of tea, a piece of cake, spill the beans, a pinch of salt, crying over spilt milk, a piece of cake.

33. 1. It is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home and not go to the art gallery.

34. 2. You shouldn't worry about the exam, you'll probably find it  like a piece of cake because you have prepared well.

3. My friend promised not to spill the beans about my plans to get married.

35. 4. That job was a piece of cake.  It was the easiest thing that I ever did.

36. 5. You can take everything that our sister says with  a pinch of salt.

37. 6. There is no use crying over spilt milk and we should not worry about what happened.