Exercise 37. Insert the prepositions if it is necessary

1. … the morning I take … my pyjamas …. 2. There was no need … you people to get so excited. 3. … the evenings I like to dress … dinner, especially if I am going … … a theatre or a dance. 4. … this dress I wear platinum and pearl ear-rings and a necklace … pearls. 5. Pedro always goes … a good tailor. 6. I always wear … the heels rather quickly. 7. When I heard people shouting that the house was … fire I got … … bed, lit a cigarette, and went … calmly … my dressing. 8. I dress … dinner, generally … a dinner jacket, … black tie, but if I am going … a dance I wear "tails" … a white tie. 9. I usually ask the shoemaker to put iron tips … the heels … my country shoes and rubber tips … my town shoes. 10. Lucille likes to have pretty dresses … the latest fashion and style. 11. When I go … in the winter I put … an over­coat or a raincoat, gloves and a hat, or sometimes, … the country, a cap. 12. I am very pleased to talk … clothes. They are something that I am really interested …. 13. If it is very cold I some­times wear a scarf … my neck. 14. It pays to choose a good cloth … a suit. 15. Why haven't you put your trousers …? 16. That reminds me … the story … the famous big-game hunter. 17. My clothes are fine … walking … the country, … climbing or … golf, and they wear … years without getting worn …. 18. I usually go … a fitting … … a week's time. 19. I like a good strong pair … shoes … country wear and a lighter pair … town wear. 20. When I want a new suit I go … the tailor’s and look … the patterns or the rolls … cloth that he shows me. 21. When I had put my tie …, I thought it didn't match … my shirt very well, so I took it … and put … another. 22. The tailor measured him again just to make sure he hadn't got fatter or thinner … his last suit.

Exercise 38. Insert the articles or the pronouns some, any, no (or their derivatives), wherever necessary.

(P. buys … suit)

P: I’d like to see … man’s suit. (Salesman leads … way to … suit racks)

S: Right this way, please. What size do you wear?

P: Size 48.

S: Have you … particular style or colour in … mind?

P: I thought, I’d like to try … in grey flannel.

S: Try this one, please. … sleeves are … little long, but we can shorten them easily.

P: Have you … darker in … colour? This seems too light for … winter wear.

S: Certainly! I can show you … darker. Here is … darker suit. This is … beautiful piece of fabric. Would you like to try it on?

P: … fabric is nice, but … coat seems … little too broad in … shoulders. I don’t think it fits me well.

S: Try … next one. This suit has … different cut and may fit you better.

P: I believe … suit is all right. Make out … receipt, please.