Page 220 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

UNIT
EXERCISES - | Q 5

105.1 Complete the sentences with across or over. If both are possible, write across/over. (A)
1 They cycled America from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
2 On the other side of the river, the bridge, is the richer side of town.
3 The children next door are a real nuisance. Their football is always coming the fence
and damaging the flowers in my garden.
4 After the children's party, sweets and cakes were scattered all the kitchen floor.
5 The dog ran away from me and disappeared the hill.
6 I saw the children wandering slowly the road.
7 Pedro was so short, he couldn't see the steering wheel.
8 He lives just the border, in Switzerland.
9 Martha drew a line the map and said, 'I'll visit all the houses to the north of here.'
105.2 Underline the correct or most appropriate word(s) in each sentence. (A)

1 The thieves broke the window and climbed across/over/along/through it.
2 He was the first man to row single-handed across/over/along/through the Atlantic.
3 She only had time to dress and run a comb across/over/along/through her hair before the taxi
arrived.
4 There was so much traffic, I was fortunate to get across/over/along/through the road without
being knocked over.
5 There were sunbeds and sunshades across/over/along/through the entire length of the beach.
6 She made her way up the hill across/over/along/through a narrow path.
7 He leapt across/over/along/through the wall and made his escape.
8 The mist was so thick, it was like walking across/over/along/through a cloud.

105.3 Correct the prepositions (above, over, below, under) if necessary, or put a S. (B)
1 She put her hands above her eyes and began to cry.
2 Below the screen is a small microphone that picks up the computer-user's voice.
3 They left their key below a mat by the front door.
4 There was a crack in the wall over the window.
5 He pulled his hat above his ears and went out into the cold.
6 She just swept the dust under the carpet.
7 The path runs high over the river and the view is wonderful.
8 She looked out of the window. Twenty feet under her, in the garden, was a fox.
9 He was unhurt apart from a small cut above his eye.

105.4 A number of common idioms include the prepositions over and under. Do you know what these
mean?
1 He's over the hill. He ought to make way for a younger man.
2 Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes. I know what you really want.
3 I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment, but I'm sure I'll be okay tomorrow.
4 The children were getting under my feet, so I sent them outside to play.
5 She's won first prize. She's over the moon!

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