GRAMMAR IN NEWS-STORIES: PREPOSITIONS, QUESTIONS

I. Complete the sentences with correct prepositions. The Emir of Qatar arrived (1)_____the Gaza Strip (2)_____ Tuesday (3)_____ a visit officially aimed (4)_____ launching a $254m construction project to help rebuild the war-torn Palestinian territory. Qatar has become one of Hamas's main benefactors since it fell (5)___ with Syria and relations cooled with Iran. Sheikh Hamad flew (6)____ Egypt and crossed into Gaza (7)____ car amid tight security. The emir and his large delegation were greeted (8)____ a Hamas honour guard and Palestinian and Qatari flags decorated the route (9)_____ the main road north to the city of Gaza, a key highway that Qatar will rebuild. A spokesperson (10)_____ Mr Abbas said the Palestinian Authority welcomed Qatar's efforts to help the people in Gaza but also stressed "the necessity to preserve the legitimate representation of the Palestinian people". II. Render the article in Task I into Russian. III. There is a mistake in the construction of the questions which were asked by journalists after the emir’s visit to the Gaza Strip. Correct the mistakes. Check up the use of tenses in reported questions. 1. Who by the emir was met? 2. How long the visit lasted? 3. Where the emir’s speech had been scheduled to take place? 4. The journalists wondered why was the event called off. 5. The reporters asked why did Hamas’s political leadership move from Syria to Egypt and Quatar. 6. One of the reporters asked is Qatar one of America’s key Arab allies. 7. Does Hamas recognized internationally as a terror group? 8. When did Hamas won Palestinian elections? 9. They want to know has the sheikh’s trip broken Israel’s economic and political blockade of Gaza. 10. The journalists asked how much has Qatar promise for construction projects.