1. Complete the gaps in the text with in, on or at. Tropical storms
Tropical storms develop over oceans a in the
summer, b ... different parts of the world they
are called cyclones, hurncanes, typhoons and willywillies. Tropical storms are particularly dangerous
if they reach land because of the heavy rain, high
winds and rises in sea level. Katrina became the
fourth hurricane of the season c ...
25 August 2005. It reached the land later that day
d ... 18.30, between Hallandale Beach and
Aventura, towns e ... the coast of Florida.
Katrina went out to sea and came back to land again
f ... 06.10 g ... 29 August with winds
of 235 km/h. It went north at a speed of 20 km/h,
and many seaside communities were damaged by the
strong winds. The storm was so large, it created a
rise in sea level which affected the entire Mississippi
Gulf Coast. The 10 metre rise which was recorded
h ... Biloxi, Mississippi is the highest ever
seen i ... America.
This rise in sea level and waves made a gap j ... the flood defences which protect New Orleans
(built k ... ground below sea level) and most of the city was flooded. As a result, Hurricane
Katrina will be remembered as the most destructive natural disaster I ... the history of the
United States. 1,302 people died and damage cost about $130 billion.
2. Use the pairs of words to complete the sentences.

to + train to + by took + to out + into trains + to from + to
off + stop on + cycles into + exam into + from travel + by

a. It was late so I went To the airport by taxi.
b. Every morning thousands of commuters ... into the capital ... train,
c. After work Joe gets ... his bike and ... home,
d. Lindsay flew ... Lyon ... Stansted.
e. Then she ... the train ... London,
f. She got ... the car to escape ... the pouring rain,
g. Jean walked ... the room just as the finished,
h. We got ... of the taxi and ran ... the airport terminal,
i. There are high-speed ... that go from Tokyo ... Osaka in two hours thirty
minutes.
j. Only 16% of students in the USA go ... work by bus or ...
k. I got ... the bus at the wrong ... and there wasn't another one for half

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1. Dad watches TV most evenings.

2. You often play with your friends after school.

3. Grandma and Grandpa are listening to the radio at the moment.

4. She is doing her homework now.

5. He is in the football team this year. [Немного странное предложение]

6. Mum is writing an e-mail right now.

7. They have homework at weekends.

8. My sister is sticking pictures in her book at the moment.

9. We go on a summer holiday every June.

10. I am learning to play tennis in school at the moment.

11. We stayed at home last Sunday.

12. He sometimes goes fishing with his father.

13. I have never eaten salami.

14. She is sleeping now.

[Или задание поставлено некоректно, или это специально запутано, ведь вместо Present Simple и Present Continious в некоторых предложениях нужно было поставить совсем другие времена.]