1. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition: to, for, of, on.

1. We can assure you ... our full support.

2. She left early, complaining ... a headache.

3. People rightly insist ... being treated as individuals.

4. The airlines apologized ... the passengers ... the late departure of the flight.

2. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct particle: back, down, over, round, into, out of.

1. Some council members are against the proposal, but it may be possible to talk them ... .

2. You'll find it helpful to talk things ... with a friend.

3. Our history teacher never talks ... to us.

4. I didn't want to move abroad but Bill talked me ... it.

5. Children who talk ... are regarded as disrespectful.

6. Her parents tried to talk her ... getting married.

3. Fill in: extraterrestrial, human, satellite, convinced, broadcast, intentionally.

1. Contact with other people is a basic ... need.

2. The ... will transmit the information back to earth.

3. The tennis championship is ... live to several different countries.

4. The company was accused of ... dumping rubbish into the river.

5. Her husband was not ... by her argument that they needed a bigger house.

6. Physical scientists have historically held a view of the possibility of ... life.