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2.1 Multiple choice. Choose the word to complete the sentence.  
 
1.	After hours of walking across the desert they thought they saw an oasis, but they were wrong. It was only a ___________. 
a)	Ghost       b) mirage        c) trick         d) mirror 
2.	Today’s football match has been _________ because of bad weather. They will play next Thursday instead.  
a)	Put away   b) cancelled     c) decided         d) postponed 
3.	 If workers and bosses cannot agree, they sometimes bring in professionals from outside to ___________ in the dispute. 
a)	Settle       b) decide          c) arbitrate          d) compromise 
4.	The very idea of my sister being a thief is quite ___________! She is a qualified dentist, a mother of three and a governor of a primary school. 
a)	Risky      b) dishonest     c) futile        d) absurd 
5.	Heavy snow _________ the train for several hours. 
a)	Cancelled      b) hindered            c) delayed          d) postponed 
6.	I liked her. She gave me the ___________ of being clever but modest.  
a)	Impression              b) thought       c) idea               d) picture

2.2 Prepositions after verbs. Complete the sentences using prepositions. 
 
1.	They accused me ___ selling secrets to the enemy. 
2.	I must apologize ____ not replying sooner. 
3.	My parents did not approve ___ me joining the army. 
4.	I didn’t use to believe __ ghosts. 
5.	Can I rely ___ you to copy the files? 
6.	I am very annoyed ___ you. 
7.	They didn’t laugh ___ my jokes. 
8.	My mother managed to cope ___ six children and a job. 
9.	I really object ___ the way people park on the pavement. 
10.	The wrong man was arrested and charged ___ murder.

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## 2.1 Multiple Choice:

1. b) mirage - A mirage is an optical illusion that makes something appear in the distance that isn't actually there.
2. d) postponed - Postponed means to delay an event to a later time. 
3. c) arbitrate - To arbitrate means to act as an impartial judge in a dispute.
4. d) absurd - Absurd means ridiculous or illogical.
5. c) delayed - Delayed means to make something happen later than planned. 
6. a) impression - Impression means the feeling or opinion you have about something.

## 2.2 Prepositions after Verbs:

1. of - Accused of 
2. for - Apologize for
3. of - Approve of
4. in - Believe in
5. on - Rely on
6. with - Annoyed with 
7. at - Laugh at 
8. with - Cope with 
9. to - Object to 
10. with - Charged with