Ex.31. Insert the necessary prepositions or adverbs.

a) A friend of mine got a very comfortable flat... last month. It is ... the second floor ... a new block .... flats. I got a letter ... my friend ... several pictures ... her flat. ... one of the pictures you can see her family sitting ... the table ... the iving-room. Ann is sitting ... her husband and two sons. They are watching TV. It is ...the corner ... the window. There is piano ... the left... the table and a small table ... a telephone ... it... the right. Ann is going to speak ... me ... the telephone tonight. You can see a lovely carpet ... the middle ... the room and some pictures ... the wall ... the piano. My friend's sons learn to play ... the piano. Besides they are fond ... reading books and have plenty ... them ... the bookcase and ... the shelves.

b) I have got a room ... my own. I have rent it ... my acquaintances. I share the room ... a friend ... mine. We pay ... the room $30 a month. It's hard to find a lodging ... a lower price. I'm pleased ... my flat. It is close ... the center and the bus stop is handy. As a rule we pay our landlady ... advance. We also have to pay a deposit ... the front-door key and to keep ... particular house-rules. I dream ... the times when I'll have a flat... my own.

c) Marian is ... the kitchen. She is near the table ... the middle … the room. There is a lamp ... the table. There are a lot ... things … the table. There is a jug ... the middle ... the table. Marian has a dish and a spoon ... her hands. ... Marian there are two pots, two bowls and a frying-pan. Behind her there is a dresser and a kitchen sink ... it. There are a lot ... things ...the shelves ...the dresser. There are plates and dishes, and jugs and bowls. There is a loaf ... bread ... a bread-board, and a tray ... tea-cups. ... the bottom ... the dress­er there are two drawers, and two cupboards. Under the drawers ... the kitchen sink there are two taps. They are ... the wall. There is a plate-rack ... some plates ... it. Over the sink, there is a clock ... the wall. ... the window, there is a table and some shelves. There are two saucepans ... one shelf.

d) The flat you live ... needs tidying every day. You must air the rooms, dust the furniture ... a duster, clean the carpets ... a vacuum-cleaner. The floor is swept ... a broom. The housewife keeps house and other members ... the family help her ... the house.

e) Have you already moved ... the new flat? — Oh, yes, we have, and we expect you to come ... our house-warming party next Sunday. — Thank you, I'll be very glad to. Is it a two-room flat?—Yes, a very nice one, ... all modern conveniences.— Is it ... a multi-storeyed house?— It's a four-storeyed dwelling house built ... our plant;
and a short walk ... the nearest underground station.— Weren't you sorry to leave your old house? — More than I can tell you. The neighbors were my old fellow-workers and I miss them awfully. But you can't compare the new flat ... the old one. You'll see that yourself. Do come ... your children, will you? — Yes, thank you.

f) 1. We have a nice flat ... the centre... Minsk. It is ... the second floor ... a new house. 2. It is a two-room flat ... a kitchen. ... the kitchen there is a refrigerator to keep food cool ... hot weather and a kitchen cupboard ... plates and dishes. 3. How many muiti-storeyed buildings are there ... your street? 4. We have a lot ... furniture ... our dining-room. 5. Peter has got a nice cottage in the country but ... any conveniences. 6. The University is not far ... my house. Both are ... the Neva Embankment. 7. Our TV set is ... a special little table ... the wardrobe ... the right ... the window. 8. There is no room (места) ... (между) the sofa and the bookcase ... the armchair. 9. There are no engineers ... my friends. 10. A portrait of Pushkin is hang­ing ... the writing-desk. 11. It is rather dark to write here because there is no L:mp ... the table. Put that reading-lamp ... the table and switch it ... . 12. Who is sitting there ... the armchair ... front ... the TV set? — It is a friend ... mine. 13. ... my opinion this flat is too small ... your family though I am fond ... it. It is so light and warm. 14. ... the right there is a bookcase to keep books ... . 15. Are we moving ... our new flat next Saturday? Then we must start packing our things. Come ... here, Peter. Let's begin ... the books. We've got lots ... them. 16. Why aren't there any curtains ... the windows yet? — I've got silk ones, but they're too good ... kitchen-curtains. I'm going to buy something cheaper.

g) My sister got a very comfortable flat... last year. It is... the third floor ... a new block ... flats. I got a letter ... my sister ... several pictures ... her flat. ... one of the pictures you can see her family sitting ... the table ... the living-room. My sister is sitting ... her husband and two sons. They are watching TV. It is ... the corner ... the window. There is a piano ... the left... the table and a small table ... a telephone ... it... the right. My sister is going to speak ... me ... the telephone tonight. You can see a lovely carpet... the middle ... the room and some pictures ... the wall... the piano. My sister's sons learn to play ... the piano. Besides they are fond ... reading books and have plenty ... them ... the bookcase and ... the shelves.

h) 1. The walls of the library were lined … bookcases, the arm-chairs were upholstered … leather, the tables littered … newspapers and magazines. 2. The door burst open and we saw a stranger … the doorway. 3. The windows of the bedroom looked … … a little garden ... the back of the house. 4. Who dwells … this cottage? 5. The boy saw a man go into the house … the side door. 6. I must have misplaced the key … the cupboard, I can't find it anywhere. 7. Tell the
children not to forget to wipe their feet … the door-mat. 8. For hours at a stretch he would sit ... a chair looking … … the window. 9. You may dry your hands … this towel, it is quite clean. 10. Before going to bed he usually set the room … rights and turned … the light. 11. Where is the entrance … the cinema ? 12. She said she remembered having put ... the gas in the kitchen after she had finished cooking. 13. My brother was sorry he could not buy the sideboard, it was a little too large and he is short … space. 14. I must have a bulb to screw … instead of the one that has fused.

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