Особой теории по предложным фразам не будет, так как упражнение это микст по всему блоку из книги, а это 3,5 страницы в полном варианте.
Пример упражнения на предложные фразы по книге FCE Use of English
1.He became a professional actor at // at the age of в возрасте the age of 24.
2.The painting was put up for sale by // by auction с аукциона auction.
3.The traffic police accept fines in // in cash наличными cash immediately.
4.When he arrived at the hospital, he was in // in pain от боли pain.
5.Cut the potatoes in // in half пополам half vertically…
6.At // At length в конце концов length, he came up with a solution to the problem.
7.Of course fiddling the book is against // against the law против закона the law!
8.His name’s Maximilian, but we just call him Max for // for short для краткости short.
9.A school dental service exists in // in theory в теории theory.
10.The weather was good enough for working out of // out of doors на открытом воздухе doors.
11.The future of our planet is in // in danger в опасности danger if we continue to litter it as we do.
12.It was several seconds before he realised his hat was on // on fire в огне fire.
13.After 40 years in // in politics в политике politics, our local member of parliament is retiring next year.
14.Mary ought to have been home by // by now к этому времени now.Do you think she’s OK?
15.John’s a fast thinker, and he acts on // on impulse под влиянием момента impulse…
16.Six teenagers are under // under arrest под арестом arrest in connection with the latest arson.
17.The site has been out of // out of use вне эксплуатации use for many decades.
18.It’s a small place in Russia.Right off // off the map вне карт (в глуши) the map.
19.She’ll be away on // on business в командировке business next week.
20.We received several letters, so we picked one at // at random наугад random.
21.The troops were on // on parade на параде parade.
22.You can eat whatever you like providing it’s in // in moderation в меру moderation.
23.He soon put me at // at ease непринужденно ease.
24.They were by // by far намного far the best students in the school.
25.Is it yours for // for keeps навсегда keeps or does he want it back?
26.I dropped the glass and it broke into // into pieces на куски pieces.
27.Road works are in // in progress в процессе progress on the west-bound lane of the motorway.
28.May I speak off // off the record не для записи the record? It is supposed to be private.
29.He is thought to be in // in hiding в подполье hiding near the border…
30.There were at // at most максимум most 10 pupils in the class.
31.The future of the experiment is in // in doubt под вопросом doubt because of a lack of money.
32.Things got a little out of // out of hand вне контроля hand at the party and three windows were broken.
33.I don’t want to talk about it now.I’m not in // in the mood в настроении the mood.
34.There were cheers for each of the speakers as they spoke in // in turn по очереди turn.
35.The new teacher disliked him on // on sight с первого взгляда sight.
36.It would be very out of // out of character не в характере character of her to lie.
37.Try tennis or windsurfing.In // In short короче говоря short, anything energy consuming…
38.The offices are still under // under repair на ремонте repair.
39.He was embarrassed at // at the time в то время the time, but we had a good laugh about it later.
40.Ann is constantly on // on the move в движении the move.
41.They decided to buy the house on // on credit в кредит credit.
42.Her eyes were bluish-green in // in colour по цвету colour.
43.I knew him by // by sight в лицо sight but we had never talked.
44.We must avoid a scandal at // at all costs любой ценой all costs.
45.I got this CD for // for nothing даром nothing from a friend.
46.Do you usually paint in // in oils маслом oils or watercolours?
47.Police responded to the alarm within // within minutes в течение нескольких минут minutes.
48.He put his co-worker in // in charge of во главе charge of the research team.
49.He was home on // on leave в отпуске leave from the Navy.
50.I tried in // in vain напрасно vain to finish that unpleasant conversation.
Дополнительные задания
К темам из FCE Use of English мы обращались ранее: предлоги, словообразование (FCE), заполнение пропусков и поиск лишних слов, словообразование(RuP).