D Choose the correct preposition. 16 Leave him alone; stop picking on/ at him. 17 At the moment I’m...

1. Leave him alone; stop picking on him.
2. At the moment I’m in charge of a team of ten people.
3. Don’t you worry; I’ll deal with this.
4. Laura is picking at her food; I guess she’s not hungry.
5. I’ve been working in this office for more than 10 years.

6. I’ll pick you up from the station at 9.

7. They don’t have a gardener; they do all the landscaping themselves.

8. He usually hires a translator when he does business in China.
9. The librarian was busy tidying the returned books.
10. The drum solo received thunderous applause.

1. on
2. in
3. with
4. at
5. in

6. pick up

7. gardener

8. translator
9. librarian
10. soloist

D Choose the correct preposition.

1. Leave him alone; stop picking on him.

   • "Picking on" is the correct phrase here, meaning to bully or harass someone repeatedly. "Picking at" would imply touching or nibbling something lightly, like food.

2. At the moment I’m in charge of a team of ten people.

   • "In charge of" is the correct phrase used to indicate having control or responsibility over something or someone.

3. Don’t you worry; I’ll deal with this.

   • "Deal with" is the appropriate phrase, meaning to manage or handle a problem or situation.

4. Laura is picking at her food; I guess she’s not hungry.

   • "Picking at" is used here to describe eating only small amounts of food, often when someone is not hungry.

5. I’ve been working in this office more than 10 years.

   • "In this office" is correct when referring to being physically located or employed within a place. "At" would be used for a more general location or company name (e.g., "at Google").

6. I’ll pick you up from the station at 9.

   • "Pick up" is the correct phrase, meaning to collect someone from a particular place.

G Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.

1. They don’t have a gardener; they do all the landscaping themselves.

   • "Gardener" is someone who takes care of a garden professionally or as a hobby.

2. He usually hires a translator when he does business in China.

   • "Translator" is a person who translates written or spoken language from one language to another.

3. The librarian was busy tidying the returned books.

   • "Librarian" is the term for someone who works professionally in a library, organizing and managing the collection of books.

4. The drum soloist received thunderous applause.

   • "Soloist" refers to a musician or performer who performs a solo, a piece of music intended to be performed by a single person.