Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

1. On rainy days she usually goes __________ a walk with her boyfriend.

2. Listen _________ me very carefully. This is really important.

3. Scolari hardly ever goes _________ bed before midnight at the weekends.

4. This is not my own computer. I share it _________ my sister.

5. It was too late when I got __________ the office. The meeting had already started.

6. Look _________ this photo in the newspaper? Isn’t this your father’s friend?

7. A policeman gave us some information __________ the robbery.

8. Everyday Alex studies Turkish __________ two hours.

9. Are there any eggs __________ the kitchen?

10. Angelina and her friends often go __________ a drink __________ work _________  Friday evenings.

11. Is there a football match __________TV this evening?

12. He mostly spends his money __________ technology.

13. Is Roberto Carlos __________ Brazil.

14. What time does she usually get ___________ at the weekends?

15. Colombus discovered America __________ the 15th century.

16. T-Bag was very good _________ math __________ high school.

17. Sara works __________ a multinational company.

18. Their French classes are __________ 6 p.m __________ 9.pm.

19. Lincoln was __________ Germany last week.

20. They have got a beautiful house __________ the lake.

21. In Turkey most banks open __________ about 9 a.m.

22. Ronaldinho often watches TV or play Playstation __________ the evenings.

23. My daughter always walks to school because we live __________ her school.

24. The restaurants are very expensive here so people hardly ever eat __________ around here.

25. A: What shall we eat __________ dinner today?   B: How __________ pizza?

26. Are these flowers __________me? Thank you very much.

27. Kate’s always very busy __________ the week so she has lunch in her office.

KEY

1. for  2. to  3. to  4. with  5. to  6. at  7. about  8. for  9. in  10. for / after / on  11. on  12. on  13. from  14. up  15. in  16. at / in  17. for  18. from / to  19. in  20. by  21. at  22. in  23. near 24. out  25. for / about  26. for  27. in

Complete the sentences with the correct form of get and one of these words

angry – emails- home- married – taller – tickets – on – better – off – lost

1.  A:The pain in my back’s __________________. B: I’ m happy to hear that.

2. Alex didn’t have a map and a GPS system in his car so he _______________.

3. Look at Sara’s daughter. She ___________________. She’s growing very fast.

4. What’s the best age for people to _________________?

5. Because I work for a very big firm, I always ___________nearly 75___________ from the clients everyday.

6. It will be the most important match in this season, so we must ______________ early.

7. Although he is new in the team, he _____________with everybody.

8. Scolfield will call his brother as soon as he _____________ in the evening.

9. Mary’s boss _______________ because she couldn’t finish writing the orders on time.

10. I _____________ the bus quickly as soon as I noticed that I had taken the wrong bus.

KEY:

1. getting better  2. got lost  3. is getting taller 4. get married  5. get nearly 75 emails  6. get tickets  7. gets on  8. gets home  9. got angry  10. got off

Fill in the blanks with ONE word only.

A) Snow White lived with seven dwarves. The dwarves __________(1) her very much. When they went to work, Snow White __________(2) their house and cooked their __________(3). By the time the

dwarves returned, the house was clean and their food ___________(4) ready. Then, before bedtime, Snow White would tell them __________(5) or sing them songs.

B) Mrs.Mouse ___________(1) three baby mice. They are Picky, Micky, and Ticky. They __________(2) in a hole in Mrs.Adam’s kitchen. Mrs.Mouse always tells her children not to go out to Mrs.Adam’s

kitchen. __________(3) is worried that they may get caught.

Yesterday, the three little mice __________(4) hungry. Their mother __________(5) not at home, so they went out to the kitchen to look for __________(6). Suddenly, Mrs.Adam saw them. She took a

broom and chased them. They quickly ran back into their __________(7).

C) Beauty was asleep. The Prince looked __________(1) her. How was he going to wake her__________(2)? He

thought of a way. First, he shook her gently. Then, he whispered her name. Beauty was still asleep. She

looked so beautiful. The Prince tried again. He splashed some water __________(3) her face. He played his

guitar. None ___________(4) his ways worked. The Prince was sad. He couldn’t wake Beauty up. He stood up

to leave. Then he bent __________(5) and kissed her farewell. Suddenly Beauty’s eyes opened. The Prince was

overjoyed.

KEY

A) 1. loved 2. cleaned  3. food  4. was  5. stories

B) 1. has  2. live  3. She  4. were  5. was  6. food / cheese  7. hole

C) 1. at  2. up  3. on  4. of  5. down

Check these sentences.

I must try this on to see if it fits me.

A: Can I try on this shirt?     B: Certainly. The changing rooms are over there.

MEANING

TRY ON: put on clothing to see if it fits.

ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Maybe I didn’t treat you __________(1) as good as I __________(2)

Maybe I didn’t __________(3) you quite as __________(4) as I could have

Little things I should have said and __________(5)

I just never _________(6) the time.

You were always on my mind.

You were always on my mind.

Maybe I didn’t hold you all those __________(7) nights.

And I __________(8) I never told you,

I’m so happy that you’re __________(9).

If I made you feel __________(10) best,

I’m sorry I was ____________(11).

You were always on my mind.

You were always on my mind.

Tell me, tell me that your __________(12) love hasn’t __________(13)

Give me, give me one more __________(14) to keep you __________(15)

If I made you feel __________(16) best, I’m sorry I was __________(17).

You were always on my mind.

You were always on my mind.

KEY: 1. quite 2. should have 3. love 4. often 5. done 6. took 7. lonely 8. guess 9. mine 10.second 11. blind 12. sweet 13. died 14. chance 15. satisfied 16. blind.

1. Last year I was absent ___________ school for more than two weeks.

2. My wife is bad ____________ cooking.

3. Beware ___________ big holes on the road when you drive in rainy days.

4. Mahmut was ashamed ___________himself after throwing a stone ______his brother.

5. I am usually anxious ___________ my future.

6. Very few people belive ___________UFOs.

7. Her mother didn’t approve __________ the marriage.

8. When the broken radio was discovered Murat put the blame _________ his sister.

9. When we arrived __________ stadium, the match had already started.

10. It was difficult _________ him to change the flat tyre.

KEY: 1. from  2. at  3. of  4. of / at  5. about  6. in  7. of  8. on  9. at  10. for

Check these sentences

• Because of the heavy traffic, I turned up late. As a result I missed the beginning of the match.
• Salih turned up to see if I was fine or not.
• I don’t like my neighbours because their friends always turn up late and stay until morning.
• When I turned up, the teacher had already started the exam.

MEANING:

turn up: to arrive ( varmak, u?ramak )

SYNONYM

turn up = show up

Check these sentences

It’s really cold here. Go and put on your coat!

As it is a board meeting, everyone has to put on a black suit.

After having a shower, she put her jeans on and went out.

My sister always puts on her necklace.

She forgot to put on a make up yesterday.

MEANING

put something on: wear

OPPOSITE

put on X take something off

• There are 3 reading passages you must read. Passages contain nearly 1500-2500 words.
• There are between 38 and 42 questions.

• You have 60 minutes to complete the reading part.

WHAT DO WE READ? ( Types of material )

You will face various articles from magazines, newspapers, journals and textbooks.

TYPES OF QUESTIONS

• multple choice
• short answer question
• sentence completion
• choosing from a bank of headings
• identification of writer’s views or attitudes ( Yes / No / Not given )
• classification
• matching lists
• matching phrases

Check these sentences

• Can you turn off the lights? Don’t you see I’m trying to sleep.
• Turn the playstation off now! You’ve been playing for 5 hours. IT’s enough.
• Don’t forget to turn the taps off and check them when you set off for a holiday.

Meaning

TURN something OFF: to stop the flow of electricity, gas or water by moving a switch or pressing a button.

OPPOSITE: TURN something OFF X TURN something ON

TURKISH MEANING: kapatmak, güç baglantisini kesmek.

HOW MUCH YOU LEARN!

Fill in the blanks by using the phrasal ‘turn off’ and a suitable object.

1. This program is not for children. Please…………………………………………

2. While I was studying English, somebody ……………………………….

3. He ……………………………… as soon as he saw the police.

4. Brrrr! It is freezing here. Could you ………………………………, please?

5. She hates technology. She doesn’t even know how to turn on and …………………………..

KEY

For this exercise more than one answer is possible. These are the suggested answers.

1. Please turn the TV off.

2. …………………. somebody turned the lights off.

3. He turned the radio off as soon as he saw the police.

4. Could you turn off the air conditioning?

5. turn on the computer.