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UNIT
EXERCISES

113.1 Choose an appropriate preposition to complete these sentences. If no preposition is needed,
write -. If there are two possible answers, write them both. (A)
1 Mike doesn't care losing money, he just wants to sell the car as soon as possible.
2 Janice has to care eight two-year-old children. It's very hard work.
3 She cared deeply Richard, but he didn't seem to feel the same way.
4 I don't care what time I arrive; I just need to get to Madrid tomorrow.
5 Would you care breakfast now or later?
6 While we were away in Japan, Lynn took care our garden.
7 He doesn't seem to care his appearance at all. He always looks untidy.
8 I'm not selling the painting. I don't care how much money I'm offered.
113.2 Complete these sentences with an appropriate form of one of the verbs point, shout or throw
and write either at or to in the correct place. If both at and to are possible, write them both. Use
the same verb in each pair of sentences. (B)
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1 a When I ..MWted, my camera L the baby she started to cry.
b She the first door and said, 'Go through there.'
2 a Although they were quite well behaved, he was always his children.
b I could see Sam me above the noise, but I couldn't hear what he was saying.
3 a 'Get out!' he shouted, a rock the dog.
b The children were feeding the ducks, pieces of bread them.
4 a his knee, he cried out in pain and fell to the floor.
b The evidence so far mechanical failure rather than a bomb.
113.3 Complete the sentences with one of these verbs in the correct form, and an appropriate
preposition in the correct place. (A, B & C)

care point shout throw wonder
1 I turned round to find a man ..P<H**u?g... a knife L me.
2 'Go away!' he the young man who walked through the door.
3 Despite the growth of tourism, there is still plenty to on the beautiful island of Bali.
4 After so long, he didn't the quality of the work, he just wanted to get it finished
quickly.
5 A policeman caught the boys stones passing trains.
6 I used to John's reasons for helping me, but now I realise he does it because he's a
very kind person.
7 Her suspicious behaviour her guilt.
8 Above the confusion I heard one policeman another, 'Shall we try to get back to
the car?'
113.4 These sentences include more verbs that may be followed by at or to. Can you explain the
|1Hjl^ difference in meaning?
1 I smiled to myself. / Mona smiled at me.
2 He called at his mother's. / He called to his mother.
3 We are looking to the government to help us. / She looked at her watch.
4 We protested to our neighbours about the noise. / The students were protesting at the
increase in tuition fees.

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