Task 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.
1. 21-year-old Alex Fleming of Leeds was sentenced … 5 years’ imprisonment for car theft.
2. Thorn pleaded not guilty … court trial.
3. The chief cashier was found guilty … embezzlement.
4. She sued the newspaper … slander.
5. He was arrested and charged … murder.
6. He was also accused … drug trafficking.
7. Sally was robbed … her money.
8. Jim White was tried … murder.
9. Tom was cheated … a family heirloom.
10. The witness saw him smash the window of the car and drive it … .

Правильные предлоги:

1. 21-year-old Alex Fleming of Leeds was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for car theft.
   (Алекса Флеминга приговорили к 5 годам тюремного заключения за угон автомобиля.)

2. Thorn pleaded not guilty at court trial.
   (Торн заявил о своей невиновности на судебном процессе.)

3. The chief cashier was found guilty of embezzlement.
   (Главного кассира признали виновным в растрате.)

4. She sued the newspaper for slander.
   (Она подала в суд на газету за клевету.)

5. He was arrested and charged with murder.
   (Он был арестован и обвинен в убийстве.)

6. He was also accused of drug trafficking.
   (Его также обвинили в торговле наркотиками.)

7. Sally was robbed of her money.
   (Салли лишили ее денег / у Салли украли деньги.)

8. Jim White was tried for murder.
   (Джима Уайта судили за убийство.)

9. Tom was cheated of a family heirloom.
   (Тома обманом лишили семейной реликвии.)

10. The witness saw him smash the window of the car and drive it away.
    (Свидетель видел, как он разбил окно машины и уехал на ней.)

Ответы по порядку:

1. to

2. at

3. of

4. for

5. with

6. of

7. of

8. for

9. of

10. away