II. Fill in the prepositions paying attention to the text “TWELVE FLOWERS OF THE YEAR”:
1. Her uncle has lived … a large city all his life. He doesn’t know anything … plants.
2. They say there is a special flower … each month … the year. … example, the snowdrop is the flower… January. It is also a native flower … Europe.
3. Will you tell me … all these people? You can show them … me when I come … your office.
4. The snowdrop is … white … snow. It is … a drop … snow … winter gardens and forests.
5. Primroses may be … different colours, they are flowers … February, they look … stars. You can find lots of them … China.
6. The hawthorn is the flower … May. It grows … small tree and it has red fruit which look … small apples.
7. Water lilies grow … July. You can find them … the surface … a lake or quiet rivers. Frogs often use water lilies’ leaves … platforms to sit … and enjoy … the sun.
8. The morning glory is a climbing plant … purple flowers and wide leaves which look … small hearts. They open … the morning but close their flowers when the sun appears … the sky.
9. The chrysanthemum is the national flower … Japan. It may be … different colours. It appears … August … December when most flowers do not blossom as they are getting ready … the winter.