Question

Заполните пропуски предлогами:1.My friend's name is Borisov. He is an economist. He works ...an office ...the fifth floor ...our Ministry. His office does business ... a lot ...frims. They sell very many goods ...foreign countries. They also buy goods ...them. 2. Mr Lidin knows English well. He often meets foreign businessmen and speaks English ...them. Every day he receives a lot ...mail ...foreign firms and sends answers ...them. 3. Mr. Petrov gets up ...8 o'clock. He lives ...the Ministry. He comes ...his office ...a quarter ...9 to get ready ...work. 4. ..ten minutes ...9 Mr. Petrov comes ...his office, goes ...the litters and cables ...foreign firms and answers them. 5. Take all the letters and cables ... ... that bag and put them ...my desk. I'd like to go ... all ...them now. 6. Must l speak ... our work ...the meeting? Yes, you must. 7. You can speak ...him ... it ...the phone

Answer 1

1. My friend's name is Borisov. He is an economist. He works in an office on the fifth floor of our Ministry. His office does business with a lot of firms. They sell very many goods to foreign countries. They also buy goods from them. 2. Mr. Lidin knows English well. He often meets foreign businessmen and speaks English with them. Every day he receives a lot of mail from foreign firms and sends answers to them. 3. Mr. Petrov gets up at 8 o'clock. He lives at the Ministry. He comes to his office at a quarter to 9 to get ready for work. 4. At ten minutes to 9, Mr. Petrov comes to his office, goes through the letters and cables from foreign firms, and answers them. 5. Take all the letters and cables and put them in that bag and put them on my desk. I'd like to go through all of them now. 6. Must I speak about our work at the meeting? Yes, you must. 7. You can speak to him about it on the phone.

Explanation: In this exercise, we need to fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Here are the prepositions that can be used: - in: to indicate location or position within a place (e.g., in the office) - on: to indicate location or position on a surface or higher level (e.g., on the fifth floor) - at: to indicate a specific point in time (e.g., at 8 o'clock) - to: to indicate direction or movement towards a place (e.g., to his office) - from: to indicate the source or origin of something (e.g., from foreign firms) - with: to indicate association or involvement (e.g., with a lot of firms) - for: to indicate purpose or intended recipient (e.g., for work) - about: to indicate the topic or subject of conversation (e.g., about our work) - of: to indicate possession or association (e.g., Mr. Petrov's office) - through: to indicate movement or action from one side to another (e.g., through the letters and cables) - about: to indicate the topic or subject of conversation (e.g., about it) - on: to indicate means of communication (e.g., on the phone)

By using these prepositions appropriately, we can fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.