3. Choose the right variant. 1) When there were no computers, people gathered in the evening … the TV. a) behind b) in front of c) above. 2) Where are my keys? Have you seen them? — Yes, they’re … the shelf … the sofa. a) on, above b) in, under c) next to, opposite. 3) The English classroom is … the second floor, … the Literature classroom. a) in, at b) on, above c) on, opposite. 4) What beautiful flowers there are … the vase! Who’s present are they? a) on b) into c) in. 5) He walked … me pretending he didn’t notice me. a) past b) through c) across. 6) Where is the cat? — Hiding … the bed, I suppose. a) over b) above c) under. 7) To get to the canteen you need to go … the stairs. a) through b) down c) under. 8) Russians believe that if you are sitting … two people with the same names, you should make a wish and it will come true. a) behind b) in front of c) between. 9) He opened the door and went … the classroom. a) into b) on c) in. 10) Who is that guy … you on the photo? a) over b) next to c) through.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный вариант.

Кратко: in front of — перед; on — на (этаже или поверхности); opposite — напротив; in — внутри; past — мимо; under — под; down — вниз; between — между; into — внутрь, движение внутрь; next to — рядом.

1. b) in front of — When there were no computers, people gathered in the evening in front of the TV. (Когда компьютеров ещё не было, люди собирались вечером перед телевизором.)
2. a) on, above — Yes, they’re on the shelf above the sofa. (Да, они на полке над диваном.)
3. c) on, opposite — The English classroom is on the second floor, opposite the Literature classroom. (Кабинет английского языка находится на втором этаже, напротив кабинета литературы.)
4. c) in — What beautiful flowers there are in the vase! Who’s present are they? (Какие красивые цветы в вазе! От кого они в подарок?)
5. a) past — He walked past me pretending he didn’t notice me. (Он прошёл мимо меня, притворяясь, что не заметил меня.)
6. c) under — Where is the cat? — Hiding under the bed, I suppose. (Где кот? — Думаю, прячется под кроватью.)
7. b) down — To get to the canteen you need to go down the stairs. (Чтобы попасть в столовую, нужно спуститься по лестнице.)
8. c) between — Russians believe that if you are sitting between two people with the same names, you should make a wish and it will come true. (Русские верят, что если сидеть между двумя людьми с одинаковыми именами, нужно загадать желание — и оно сбудется.)
9. a) into — He opened the door and went into the classroom. (Он открыл дверь и вошёл в класс.)
10. b) next to — Who is that guy next to you in the photo? (Кто тот парень рядом с тобой на фотографии?)