political purposes.(universe) 3.Directions:Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1.In his article,he compared the parks of London the lungs of the human body. 2.Have you been in contact your brother recently? 3.After the students put up Christmas decorations,the classroom took a holiday appearance. 4.You'll catch to the job after you've been here a while. 5.The old lady slipped and fellher back. 6.He was driving a luxurious car completeair conditioning,telephone and bar. 7.The idea of living in the countryside didn't appealher at all. 8.He hoped that trying out the jokes his family would help him feel more comfortable than doing the same thing in public. 9.Their reaction ranged anger to humiliation 10.He was stopped outside the shop and put arrest. Key to Quiz 1 1.DACDB CCDCB CD 2.1)familiarity 2)obsession 3)shortage 4)laughable 5)gardener 6)popularity 7)predictable 8)detection 9)selective 10)universal 3.1)to 2)with 3)on 4)on 5)on6)with 7)to 8)with 9)from 10)under 1.BBC NEWS The Boat Race Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain,and there has always been a great 1)between the two 2)_ But the most public competition between the two is the annual Boat Race.The 2006 Boat Race will take place on 2nd April,and will be the 152nd race 3) Both universities are located near rivers,and rowing is a popular and 4) sport. The very first race took place in 1829,when a Cambridge student 5) a school-friend studying at Oxford.Ever since,the defeated team from the previous year challenges the 6)_ to a rematch.The only times when no Boat Races took place were during the Firs and Second World Wars. The race is between two 7) of eight oarsmen,each led by a cox,who steers, and gives commands to the rowers.Since 1836,the rowing eights have worn different shades of blue-Oxford wear dark blue and Cambridge light blue.As a result,the rowers are known as the Blues. The Boat Race was 8)_ held on the River Thames at Westminster in central London,but due to 9) it was moved to further upstream near Putney,in South West London,and the course is just under 5 miles long The average race time is 20 minutes,but the record is just over 16 minutes. Over the years that the two universities have gone head-to-head on the river,Oxford havepolitical purposes. (universe) 3. Directions: Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1. In his article, he compared the parks of London the lungs of the human body. 2. Have you been in contact your brother recently? 3. After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom took a holiday appearance. 4. You'll catch to the job after you've been here a while. 5. The old lady slipped and fell her back. 6. He was driving a luxurious car complete air conditioning, telephone and bar. 7. The idea of living in the countryside didn't appeal her at all. 8. He hoped that trying out the jokes his family would help him feel more comfortable than doing the same thing in public. 9. Their reaction ranged anger to humiliation. 10. He was stopped outside the shop and put arrest. Key to Quiz 1 1. DACDB CCDCB CD 2. 1) familiarity 2) obsession 3) shortage 4) laughable 5) gardener 6)popularity 7) predictable 8) detection 9) selective 10) universal 3. 1) to 2) with 3) on 4) on 5) on 6) with 7) to 8) with 9) from 10) under 1. BBC NEWS: The Boat Race Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain, and there has always been a great 1)_________ between the two 2)______________. But the most public competition between the two is the annual Boat Race. The 2006 Boat Race will take place on 2nd April, and will be the 152nd race 3)___________. Both universities are located near rivers, and rowing is a popular and 4)___________ sport. The very first race took place in 1829, when a Cambridge student 5)_____________ a school-friend studying at Oxford. Ever since, the defeated team from the previous year challenges the 6)____________ to a rematch. The only times when no Boat Races took place were during the Firs and Second World Wars. The race is between two 7)___________ of eight oarsmen, each led by a cox, who steers, and gives commands to the rowers. Since 1836, the rowing eights have worn different shades of blue – Oxford wear dark blue and Cambridge light blue. As a result, the rowers are known as the Blues. The Boat Race was 8)____________ held on the River Thames at Westminster in central London, but due to 9)______________, it was moved to further upstream near Putney, in South West London, and the course is just under 5 miles long. The average race time is 20 minutes, but the record is just over 16 minutes. Over the years that the two universities have gone head-to-head on the river, Oxford have