Ex.8. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate compound prepositions. Consult the box.

1) ___ the information received by us the ship will arrive on the 10^th of April. 2) I go by bus ___ the State Library and then walk a few blocks to my office. 3) ___ his help we finished our work early. 4) Taking off the plane was delayed ___ a heavy rain. 5) The dispatcher can communicate with the loco driver over long distances ___ a radiotelephone. 6) The new equipment was used ___ test the vibration of the engine. 7) ___ the trouble in the engine there appeared another in the transmission. 8) The work is going on ___ the schedule. 9) He was late ___ heavy traffic. 10) The Metro station is ___ my house. 11) ___ the new project, the railway will be extended ___ the seaport. 12) ___ win in the competition with air transport, the efficiency and quality of freight and passenger services must be improved. 13) The train departure had not been delayed ___ the accident. 14) ___ this device we can carry out more operations in shorter time. 15) ___ the problem with the car, we enjoyed the journey very much. 16) The engine didn't operate well ___ bad fuel. 17) ___ to sails the boat was also supplied with a motor. 18) No traffic was allowed ___ the accident. 19) In big ports ships are loaded and unloaded ___ powerful cranes. 20) ___ the traffic lights ahead, the car continued moving at the same speed. 21) It is necessary to build good roads ___ promote the rapid development of this region. 22) D.I. Mendeleyev arranged chemical elements ___ their atomic weights.

according to [4] as far as [2] because of [2] by means of [3] due to in addition to [2] in front of in order to [3] on account of owing to in spite of [3]

Ex.9. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions if necessary. Consult the box.

1) Their decision will depend ___ how interesting your offer is. 2) Steam locomotives were not able to haul very heavy trains ___ a high speed. 3) There were no means of direct communication ___ the telephone was invented. 4) He was invited ___ the conference but he didn't accept the invitation. 5) The fog prevented the planes ___ taking off. 6) The traffic in the city centre was delayed ___ the demonstration. 7) This new train develops a very high speed since it is equipped ___ powerful engines. 8) Steel which is used ___ the production ___ rails must be of high quality. 9) The incandescent lamp was invented ___ Thomas Edison. 10) There are a number ___ questions I'd like to speak ___ you ___. 11) The switch [стрелочный перевод] is the mechanism which is used to move the trains ___ one track ___ another. 12) The management of the Oktyabrskaya Railway pays much attention ___ the improvement of passengers’ service ___ the terminals 13) The railway station is an hour’s drive ___ my house. 14) The first passenger cars were lighted ___ candles; later candles were replaced ___ oil and gas lamps.

about at [2] before by [4] for from [3] on of [2] to [4 ] with