Choose the correct prepositions to complete the text.

After I left school, I decided to go at/on/to university. I studied at/by/on university for three years. I did a degree for/in/of marketing. It was very interesting. I learnt all about/on/over  sales and marketing. When I graduated for/from/on university, I needed to get a job. I wanted to work as/by/for a large international company. I applied for/on/with  lots of jobs, but it was difficult because I didn’t have any experience. In the end, I got a job as/at/for a marketing assistant. It was a bit boring, but I was very good at/from/to my job. After a few years, I was offered a job as a marketing manager and was given an increase as/in/of salary.

Write one word which can be used in both two sentences.

11.You must be joking saying you believe Elizabeth. She was lying to us through her _____

    Decay has set in because she hasn’t taken enough care of her _____over the years

12. A big hospital is going to be _______ in this village

      Mary ______it hard to drive on the right a few months ago,but now she is used to it

13. The villagers were advised to keep a close _____on the water level in the river during the rainy season.

   If you don’t want to gain additional weight, it’s good to _____what you eat.

14. I don’t think this hat will _____well with your outfit. It’s a bit too extravagant

      Let’s take a short break. I can’t ___on working any more

15. Going on a vacation and forgetting about work for some time will do you _____

    It’s no ____ talking to Jerry. He always dismisses our opinions and makes fun of our ideas

I love fiction, especially s_ _ _ _ s_ _ _ies. I often read one on the train to school. *

CHAPTER 1: WORD FORMATIONS

Exercise 1:

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. There are some _____________ to every grammatical rule.

EXCEPT

2. The engineering sector achieved significant _____________ last year.

GROW

3. I have a _____________ of old records from my grandma.

COLLECT

4. He'll _____________ be coming later.

SURE

5. Eric Clapton's guitar solos are _____________.

LEGEND

6. It was one of the most _____________ plays I've seen recently.

ENJOY

7. In her time, Marilyn Monroe was a very _____________ actress.

GLAMOUR

8. It's_____________to tell whether he's lying or not.

POSSIBLE

9. He's no worldwide star, but he was very humble _____________.

BEGIN

10. They took _____________ of noise levels inside the building.

MEASURE

11. He's a really _____________ person.

RELY

12. She made several excellent _____________ in her essay on Charles Dickens.

OBSERVE

13. Watching TV shows in English is definitely very _____________ to improve your listening skills.

USE

14. The Internet is probably one of the best _____________ ever.

INVENT

15. The boat was 16 feet in _____________.

LONG

16. Both _____________ and fluency are important when speaking a foreign language.

ACCURATE

17. You shouldn't have said that! It was a totally _____________ remark.

APPROPRIATE

18. Since the earliest times, civilisations have understood the _____________ of time.

IMPORTANT

19. Doing puzzles keeps our brains fit and _____________.

HEALTH

20. As well as gaining _____________, by doing puzzles we give our brains a good workout.

SATISFY