In the text below, fill in the blank (10) with a preposition... James lives 1)... a small flat 2)... Cambridge. He lives 3)... two other boys who are students 4)... Cambridge University. They work hard during the week. James has two jobs. 5)... Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays he works 6)... a hospital, where he helps to look 7)... children who are ill. He goes to the hospital 8)... bus. He starts 9)... ten o'clock and works until quarter 10)... five. On Thursdays and Fridays he works 11)... home. 12)... the evening, one of the boys cooks a meal. 13)... dinner they look in the newspaper to see what's on TV or they talk 14)... their day. They usually go to bed 15)... about midnight.

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In the text below, fill in the blank (10) with a preposition... James lives 1)... a small flat 2)... Cambridge. He lives 3)... two other boys who are students 4)... Cambridge University. They work hard during the week. James has two jobs. 5)... Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays he works 6)... a hospital, where he helps to look 7)... children who are ill. He goes to the hospital 8)... bus. He starts 9)... ten o'clock and works until quarter 10)... five. On Thursdays and Fridays he works 11)... home. 12)... the evening, one of the boys cooks a meal. 13)... dinner they look in the newspaper to see what's on TV or they talk 14)... their day. They usually go to bed 15)... about midnight.

Фото задания: In the text below, fill in the blank (10) with a preposition... James lives 1)... a small flat 2)... Cambridge. He lives…

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Решение:

В данном задании необходимо выбрать подходящие предлоги для заполнения пропусков в тексте. Проанализируем пропуск под номером 10.

1. James lives in a small flat. (Место проживания)
2. James lives in Cambridge. (Место проживания)
3. He lives with two other boys. (Совместное проживание)
4. ... Cambridge University. (Учебное заведение)
5. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. (Дни недели)
6. ... a hospital. (Место работы)
7. ... children. (Кому помогает)
8. ... bus. (Способ передвижения)
9. ... ten o'clock. (Время)
10. ... five. (Время)
11. ... home. (Место работы/деятельности)
12. In the evening. (Время суток)
13. For dinner. (Цель действия)
14. ... their day. (Процесс)
15. ... about midnight. (Время)

Пропуск под номером 10 находится в предложении "... and works until quarter 10)... five". Здесь речь идет о времени, поэтому наиболее подходящим предлогом будет 'to', указывающий на время до определенного часа.

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