143. The man persisted . . . his refusal to accept the blame.

144. This jewellery set was handed . . . to me from my great grandmother.а. downб. overв. offг. –

148. She waved . . . him and left the ward .а. uponб. atв. –г. on

150. “A friend in need is a friend……” (an English proverb)а. in realб. indeedв. foreverг. ever

151. Will you give us an access . . . . the Internet?а. forб. toв. ofг. at

153. Many soldiers died . . . hunger in 1942.а. ofб. forв. atг. on

154. David Brown has been working . . . a big firm for 4 years.а. overб. toв. forг. on

They congratulated him . . . his progress in studying Chinese.а. atб. toв. onг. for

157. That professor was awarded . . . a diploma for the best lecture delivered.а. –б. withв. byг. of

162. My parents never objected . . . my going to the party with Jim.а. –б. toв. forг. at

164. After the farewell party Nick’s friends went to the airport to see him . . . .

179. When we lived by the sea, we………… to swim every morning.

184. He said that he had to buy 4 tickets. . . . , we wouldn’t be able to see the concert in our localtheatre.

188. I tried two pairs of trousers, but …… of them fitted me.

190. It’s no use …….. about the exam results. You’ll know soon enough. 

193. - She really must be singing in the local theatre now. - . . . .

195. Either Tom or you . . . late for the meeting in the Embassy.а. hasб. wereв. whereг. am

196. - I’d give anything to be able to work in China. - . . . .

200. When . . . printing and typing invented?

202. Neither your parents nor your teacher . . . able to settle the guestion immediately.

203. One of the withesses . . . an alibi.а. haveб. hasв. havesг. have had

204. In thas café every customer . . . responsible for his or her own bill.

205. Both the bride and groom . . . to sing for each other.

207. We are thinking about ……… a new car.

212. What ... of doing now?

223. He ... to pass his driving test this time. He’s making too many mistakes.

230. The red shoes were ... expensive than the black ones.

240. I ... listening to jazz music.

243. I’ve just seen ... perfect car for you!а. anб. theв. -г. a

244. I didn’t know they had a summer cottage … south coast of Spain.

245. They seem to have ... money but they don’t have many friends.

248. Is that the coat ... you said you wanted to buy?а. -б. whatв. whoг. how

256. I asked her if she ... my new mobile.а. ’s seenб. ’d seenв. ’d seeг. saw

257. He promised ... me decorate my house.

260. Do you mind me asking how old … ?

268. You should ... what to do when you get to the office.а. be toldб. be tellв. toldг. tell

269. He ... for his plane for an hour when it was suddenly cancelled.

276. He ... hungry when he gets home from football practice.

278. How many people have climbed ... Mount Everest?

281. If I ... to your proposal, when could we sign the contract?

282. Children under 15 can attend … they are with an adult.

284. We had very little petrol left in the car but we ... get home in the end.а. mustб. managed toв. were ableг. could to

286. When do you think you ... painting the house?

287. There are still ... citizens who feel unhappy about the changes made by the government.

297. She went to the doctor because she keeps … headaches.

298. She finally stopped ... when the price of cigarettes went up again.

299. I’ll never ... snow for the first time.

304. I wasn’t keen on the restaurant ... we went to last weekend.

306. I almost fell over a pile of books ... on the carpet.