IV. Заполните пробелы предлогами:instead of, on, without, by, after + Gerund Two young...

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IV. Заполните пробелы предлогами:instead of, on, without, by, after + Gerund
Two young doctors were speeding along a motorway in a sports car. They didn’t notice a police car behind them. 1…(When the police saw) the speeding car, the police tried to stop them. 2…(They didn’t slow down), one of the doctors waved his stethoscope to show that they were on an emergency call. So, 3…(rather than stop) them, the police car dropped back. The doctors laughed, and drove even faster. However, 4…(after the police had followed) for a while, the police moved up alongside the doctors’ car. Again the doctor waved his stethoscope, but this time the police answered 5…(and waved) a pair of handcuffs.

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Two young doctors were speeding along a motorway in a sports car. They didn’t notice a police car behind them. 1 On seeing the speeding car, the police tried to stop them. 2 Without slowing down, one of the doctors waved his stethoscope to show that they were on an emergency call. So, 3 instead of stopping them, the police car dropped back. The doctors laughed, and drove even faster. However, 4 after having followed for a while, the police moved up alongside the doctors’ car. Again the doctor waved his stethoscope, but this time the police answered 5 by waving a pair of handcuffs.