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Name: Mark: Rank: A. Complete Each of The Blanks With A Suitable Preposition/particle. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. B. 1

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Name: Mark: Rank:

A. Complete each of the blanks with a suitable preposition/particle.


1. There are many advantages ___ being able to speak a foreign language. ………………
2. My hands were blue ___ cold when I got home. ………………
3. Peter’s in hospital again. The poor chap seems prone ___ accidents. ………………
4. It falls ___ Mary to care for her mother since her sister moved. ………………
5. The family may not be very rich, but they are certainly well ___. ………………
6. The firm will have to step ___ production if it is to defeat its competitors. ………………
7. A lion has escaped and is ___ large in the city. ………………
8. You can't miss him. That haircut makes him stand ___ in a crowd. ………………
9. I am really thirsty. I could do ___ a drink. ………………
10. The green tea has been used for centuries as a means to relieve people ___ various ailments. ………………
B.
1. The workers were rather cynical after the meeting. Most of them were ___ no illusion that the
management would take their complaints seriously. ………………
2. I liked that green jacket, but it was the exorbitant price that put me ___. ………………
3. It was such a sad film that we were all reduced ___ tears at the end. ………………
4. All new models have been fitted ___ a safety lock. ………………
5. Can you tuck your shirt ___ your trousers? ………………
6. Erica is an excellent worker. She goes ___ her job calmly and efficiently. ………………
7. Oh, it gets dark. I have immersed myself ___ reading the novel. ………………
8. His honesty is ___ question; nobody can doubt it. ………………
9. The building of the new road has been held ___ by bad weather. ………………
10. Judging ___ the time of the day when something is done, one can decide how important an event is. ………………
C.
1. Buyers priced out of New York City are heading ___ the burbs, driving ___ demand in
places with reputations for good schools and lively downtowns. ……………………
2. Well, it’s getting late – perhaps we’d better get ___ ___ business. ……………………
3. President Obama put pressure ___ the Assad government to abide ___ a cease-fire. ……………………
4. Van Gogh had an eye ___ detail and many of his works were mistaken ___ photographs. ……………………
5. The police moved swiftly ___ action to stop fighting ___ rival groups of football fans. ……………………
6. The school ran ___ financial trouble when 80% of the staff went ___ strike. ……………………
7. Jane is out in the garden mulling ___ a problem to do ___ work. ……………………
8. In rough weather the coast guard is ___ constant stand-by to respond quickly ___ distress ……………………
signals from boats.
9. She established the school in 1960 and ___ then tens of thousands of children have ……………………
passed ___ her school.
10. We can get ___ ___ eight computers in the lab at the moment, but we’ll need to couple ……………………
more when the new staff arrive.
D.
1. Frequently single-parent children take ___ some of the functions that the absent adult in the
house would have served. ………………
2. A convict escaped from prison and shook ___ the officers trying to following him. ………………
3. The teacher tried to explain the problem, but the explanation did not get ___ to the class. ………………
4. People faint when the normal blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut ___. ………………
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5. He’s sometimes bad tempered but he’s good fellow ___ heart. ………………
6. Personally, I would put no faith ___ him - he’s the most unreliable person I know. ………………
7. The entire team have put ___ a good performance. ………………
8. She worked as a nurse ___ one time, but she’s been a pharmacist for 20 years now. ………………
9. Most athletes are ___ the peak of their abilities between the age of 24 and 28. ………………
10. They had a four-day holiday, then began work ___ earnest. ………………
E.
1. If your boss accuses you of missing yesterday's meeting on purpose, I will back you ___ by
saying you had to do something for me.
2. We were making ___ London but we turned off at Banbury ___ mistake. ………………
3. They ran ___ economic problems about half way ___ the season. ………………
4. The board of directors has tried to put the case ___ his removal ___ the team. ………………
5. The management has put their declining popularity ___ ___ poor results. ………………
6. Norwich was 3-1 ___ with only 2 minutes to go and there was little they could do to come ___. ………………
7. I could never lie to her because I know she'd see ___ me straight ___. ………………
8. I need to catch ___ ___ some sleep. ………………
9. Alcohol just brings ___ the worst ___ her. ………………
10. After the flood, hundreds of volunteers came ___ ___ offers of assistance. ………………
11. When the police discovered his history of drunk driving, they took ___ his driver’s license and ………………
kept him ___ control.
12. The factory owner is not ___ the habit of fraternizing ___ his workers. ………………
13. David Peters seemed to thrive ___ difficult situations, and it was when ___ pressure, that he ………………
produced his greatest performances.
F.
1. I'm tired and stressed and the kids have been acting ___ all day. ………………
2. I met Harold in the supermarket and he was asking ___ you. ………………
3. I'll ask your boss ___ for dinner tonight if he isn't busy. ………………
4. I can hardly read this document. Go and blow it ___ so it is at least twice the size. ………………
5. I will have to break ___ for a few minutes as I am expecting a really important call. ………………
6. He was ___ dispute with the athletics authorities on more than one occasion for his refusal. ………………
7. When I told her about her mother's illness being incurable, she burst ___ tears. ………………
8. I gave most of my books ___ when I left college. ………………
9. Science fiction just doesn't turn me ___. ………………
10. Who thinks ___ names for new products? ………………
G.
1. More than 7000 businesses have gone ___ in the last three months. ………………
2. From time to time she would really tear ___ her staff. ………………
3. They spent the rest of the morning checking ___ their equipment. ………………
4. Sue spent ages doing herself ___. ………………
5. My plans for starting a restaurant fell ___ for lack of capital. ………………
6. Don’t waste time brooding ___ your past failures. ………………
7. The tour has been extended by five days ___ popular demand. ………………
8. Don’t dally ___ a woman’s affections. ………………
9. If you have a grievance ___ the company, please lodge a formal written complaint. ………………
10. He was deaf ___ my requests for help. ………………
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