Lingua Inglese 2 – Grammar – Exam-like exercises 1
B) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or particle.
Evan Fein had wanted to visit that country 1.______________ the edge of the world for a long time. He
was 2.______________ Edinburgh, where he was attending a university course in art history. That was
his first visit 3.______________ Iceland. As if the financial crisis hadn’t been enough, the forces of
nature had pooled their energies to offer Icelanders two volcanic eruptions, one right after the other.
4.______________ the moment, however, the eruptions seemed to have stopped and Evan had missed
them by a hair. He had already spent a few days in Iceland, starting his visit from Reykjavík and the
tourist destinations 5.______________ it; then he had rented a car to reach the north. After a night
camping in Blönduós, he had set off for Sgafjörður early 6.______________ the morning. In the car, he
had the company of a CD 7.______________ old Icelandic songs that he had bought even though he
couldn’t understand a word of the lyrics, but he enjoyed the music and was proud of being a sort of travel
nerd who tried to immerse himself in the culture of the countries he was visiting. He wanted to take a
look at Grettir’s Pool, the ancient hot bath that he knew had to be somewhere nearby, not far
8.______________ the shore. It was a slow drive and he wondered if trying to find it was a waste of time.
But the thought of relaxing for a while in the steaming water was tempting. He drove 9.______________
a snail’s pace but the pool stubbornly refused to be found. Evan started to wonder if maybe he had missed
the turning, and slowed down at every farm gate. Finally he saw a beautiful house, which, on closer
inspection, looked to be half built. It stood not far from the road with a small grey van parked in front of
it. Evan pulled his car 10.______________ the side of the road and stopped. He got closer and then he
startled with surprise: a man was lying dead 11.______________ the ground near the van. Think . Be
calm. He took out his mobile and dialled the emergency number, wishing fervently that he had picked
another destination 12.______________ his holiday.
C) Reword the following sentences using the suggestions given
1. At the party, the parents ate the most, not the kids!
At the party, it _______________________________________________________________________
2. It is commonly believed that the massive diffusion of English has undermined many local dialects.
The massive diffusion of English ________________________________________________________
3. “Mat, remember to book the tickets for the musical, ok?” yelled Amy from the kitchen. (DO NOT use
say, tell or yell)
Amy ________________________________________________________________________________
4. He noticed that he had taken somebody else’s umbrella only when he arrived home.
Not until ____________________________________________________________________________
5. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Should ______________________________________________________________________________
6. “What shall we do with these chairs?” asked Jesse.
Jesse wanted to know what _____________________________________________________________
7. We are taking our time to recover from the shock. (Reword with a phrasal verb)
We are taking our time to ______________________________________________________________
