VIII. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Would you like to go out? - No, thanks. I’d rather stay ________ home.
2. If you’re going to watch the football, you can count me ________. I don’t like football.
3. I’ve put ________ 2kg in the last month.
4. The Japanese eat healthily, so they live ________ a long time.
5. Sitting too close ________ the TV hurts your eyes.
6. Be careful ________ what you eat and drink.
7. She runs six miles every day to help keep herself ________ shape.
8. Watching TV too much isn’t good ________ your eyes.
IX. Arrange the words to make sentences.
1. cold/ I/ sore throat/ love/ a/ drinks/ but/ have/ I.
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2. Jim/ overweight/ so/ eats/ is/ fast food/ too much/ he.
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3. too much/ bad/ television/ watching/ for/ health/ your/ is?
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4. the flu/ should/ you/ a cold/ if/ have/ or/ you/ home/ stay.
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5. Alex/ usually/ fishing/ so/ loves/ goes/ in/ near/ he/ his house/ fishing/ the lake.
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6. you/ some/ clean/ yourself/ avoid/ diseases/ by/ can/ keeping.
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X. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. Sue started to eat a low carb diet two years ago.
→ Sue has ____________________________________________________________________
2. Could you take me to the airport Friday morning?
→ Would you mind_____________________________________________________________
3. How about going to the movies tonight?
→ Let’s______________________________________________________________________
4. July stayed home from school yesterday because she had ahigh fever.
→ July had a high fever,_________________________________________________________
5. She eats fruits and veggies every day, but she keeps gaining weight.
→ Although___________________________________________________________________
6. Mark’s gained 5 kilos since he quit smoking.
→ Mark’s put__________________________________________________________________
7. Joana doesn’t eat much in order not to be overweight.
→ Joana doesn’t eat much because_________________________________________________
8. It’s a good idea to do exercise regularly.
→ You_______________________________________________________________________