Choose the correct particle(s).
1 The guard asked the passengers to back away/down from the edge of the train platform.
2 The school carried on/out a fire safety drill.
3 Despite his accident, Aron carried on/out climbing.
4 Back up/out your computer files regularly.
5 The match was called off/back due to heavy rain.
6 She backed down/out from the race in the end.
- back away from — отойти от края платформы.
- carried out a drill — провести учения (выполнить по плану).
- carried on climbing — продолжил заниматься скалолазанием.
- Back up files — сделать резервные копии.
- called off — отменить матч.
- backed out of the race — отказаться участвовать в гонке.
back away — отодвинуться; carry out — выполнить; carry on — продолжать; back up — копировать файлы; call off — отменить; back out — отказаться от задуманного.
- away
- out
- on
- up
- off
- out
Choose the correct preposition.
1 Tsunamis travel at/on a great speed.
2 Aron Ralston lives his life from/to the fullest.
3 Martin's photos are always at/in high demand.
4 The tsunami destroyed everything on/in its path.
5 The man was begging in/for help.
- travel at a great speed — устойчивое сочетание.
- live life to the fullest — жить на полную.
- in high demand — пользоваться большим спросом.
- in its path — на своём пути.
- beg for help — молить о помощи.
- at
- to
- in
- in
- for
Choose the correct word.
1 He tried hard to stay/keep alive.
2 The ground started to shake/jump.
3 The clouds blocked/closed the view.
4 The water raised/rose fast.
5 The tsunami reached/arrived land fast.
- stay alive — остаться в живых.
- the ground shakes — земля трясётся.
- clouds blocked the view — облака закрыли обзор.
- rose — непереходный глагол rise (поднималась), raise требует дополнения.
- reached land — достигла суши (arrive требует предлога at/in).
- stay
- shake
- blocked
- rose
- reached
Complete the sentences with the correct word from the list.
• well • thought • man • thirty • never
1 The lightning storm in Catatumbo is almost ..... ending.
2 The children were very ..... behaved for the babysitter.
3 I saw a ..... provoking documentary about earthquakes last night.
4 Lava fountains can reach as high as a ..... storey building.
5 Lives are lost every year through natural and ..... made disasters.
- never-ending — бесконечный.
- well-behaved — хорошо воспитанные.
- thought-provoking — заставляющий задуматься.
- thirty-storey building — тридцатиэтажное здание.
- man-made disasters — созданные человеком катастрофы.
- never
- well
- thought
- thirty
- man
