Вариант 1
I. Fill in: desk job, salary, Geography, overtime, cashier, Management, research, deadlines, Linguistics, part-time.
After many years of scientific ….... Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Jane has worked …… every day this week as it is the busiest time of a year in the company.
Alex has to meet tough …… , so he’s been working during the weekend.
Jill has to travel a lot. I think a ……. isn’t for her.
Now that Jenny has children she works …… from 4 to 8 every weekday.
Mary wants to travel to all those countries she studied in her …… class.
A ……. is a person people pay money to in a shop.
Robert has a degree in …… . He can tell you anything you want to know about English language.
His …… is £ 50000 a year.
…….. is the science which studies the way the governments work.
II. Fill in the gaps with Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
Leonard (be tired) because he (work) in his lab all the night.
Patty (already leave) the party by the time Jim (arrive).
I (wait) at the cinema for an hour before Kim finally (show) up.
How long (you, live) in France before you (move) to Russia?
The waitress (serve) us something we (not order).
III. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct preposition: in, about, up, back, round.
It’s amazing how Linda has been able to bring …. four children and work at the same time.
The nurse brought the patient …. by using some cold water.
Listening to their story brings ….. memories of how they had met and fallen in love.
We are sure that the new headmaster brought …. important changes in our school.
The sales of his paintings brought ….. large amount of money last month.
IV. Choose the correct preposition.
I believe Sam will have a brilliant career by/in law.
Mary was under/in charge of presenting our science project to the class yesterday.
Abraham Lincoln began his political career at/in the young age of twenty three.
I don’t think Evelyn can work well under/ in pressure .
Charles is leaving at/in the beginning of the month.
Вариант 2
I. Fill in: promotion, deadlines, full-time, History, architect, pay rise, Psychology, overtime, freelancer, personal assistant.
I’m interested in …… because I like learning about things which happened in the past.
Mike works Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. It’s a …… job.
One of the things Tony loves about working as a …… is that he doesn’t have to spend eight hours in the office every day.
My brother works hard because he has to meet tough ….. .
Does your farther often work …….?
She works as a …… to a general manager of a computer company.
My brother had been working hard before he got a …… .
Tom’s mother has just got a ……. . Now she’s on £ 1800 a month.
……….. is the study of the behavior of human beings in society.
To become a good ……. you should study Engineering.
II. Fill in the gaps with Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
They (live) in London for ten years before they (move) to Paris.
Pam (go) out with her friends after she (finish) her homework.
How long (you, wait) before the bus (arrive)?
The teacher (ask) us the poem which we (not learn) by heart.
David (eat) his lunch by the time we (get) home.
III. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct preposition: in, out, up, back, round.
A famous foreign singer will bring …... a new album next month.
As both her parents died, her aunt brought her …. .
The sales at the auction brought …. a large amounts to charity.
She passed out and the doctor had to bring her ….. .
Looking this film brings ….. so many happy moments.
IV. Choose the correct preposition.
Paul reads the newspaper by/at the beginning of the day.
She started her career at/in teaching when she was twenty three year sold.
The teacher left Elliot in/at charge of the class while she was in the headmaster’s office.
Everyone congratulated him in/at the end of his lecture.
There are very few people who can work well under/on pressure.
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