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8/14/2019 Test Your Prepositions 1- From the 17th Century ......... The
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TEST YOUR PREPOSITIONS
1- From the 17th century ......... the present, songs have reflected anawareness of the special relationship .......... music and literature.
A) for/in B) until/on C) at/forD) to/between E) around/with
2- She lay ........ the sofa, ........ tears because of her grief.
A) with/to B) along/with C) on/inD) in/from E) at/for
3- We need to set our alarm clock ....... five o'clock ....... the morning
if we don't want to miss our plane.A) for/in B) at/to C) since/from
D) to/at E) when/for
4- Social letters, regardless of the level of formality, differ ........personal correspondence in that they are usually shorter because
they are intended .......... specific purposes.A) with/about B) on/to C) in/from
D) from/for E) by/at
5- Hale-Bopp comet is an unusually bright comet discoveredindependently ....... two amateur astronomers Alan Hale of New
Mexico and Thomas Bopp of Arizona ......... the southwesternUnited States in 1995.
A) for/around B) by/in C) from/atD) along/on E) with/for
6- The comet, officially designated ........ C/1995O1, appears 1,000
times brighter than Halley's comet appeared ........ the same distancefrom the Earth.A) out/for B) up/on C) in/with
D) with/from E) as/at
7- Astronomers estimate that Hale-Bopp formed ........ the year 2213
BC, and it is not expected to return to the inner solar system ........the year 4300.
A) around/until B) on/before C) in/sinceD) for/about E) by/while
8- The comet made its closest approach ....... the Earth ........... March22, 1997 when it passed only 196 million kilometres away.A) into/at B) up/by C) to/on
D) with/for E) about/in
9- Our flight was held ....... for two hours because of snow ....... therunway.
A) out/around B) about/for C) in/atD) along/outside E) up/on
1O- ....... the latter part of the 20th century, larger companies weretaking ....... smaller ones, leading to a concentration of economic
power in fewer and fewer hands.A) While/up B) Into/out C) Within/in
D) Throughout/over E) Since/down
11- A lot of young people today train ....... computer programmers so
that they can work ....... big companies.A) from/with B) with/to C) as/for
D) to/along E) for/into
12- In spite of great economic and medical advances ....... the 20th
century, childbirth is still a major cause ....... death for women inpoor countries.
A) since/to B) during/of C) in/byD) with/from E) for/for
13- People who have lived ....... a time of deprivation, like World War
II, tend to be more careful....... their money than people who haveonly known prosperity.A) through/with B) during/on C) for/about
D) at/for E) in/from
14- As he drove ....... the main street of his home town, he could not
help but notice how much things had changed ....... the day hehad left 2O years before.
A) through/on B) within/for C) to/duringD) along/since E) from/in
15- Though elephants are well-adapted ....... life in the African wild,
they are unable to defend themselves ....... the weapons ofmodern hunters.
A) from/through B) about/for C) with/fromD) to/against E) into/with
16- There is evidence that the Sumerians used wooden chariots; but,
........ four solid wooden wheels, these were probably too slow toride ........ battle.
A) from/while B) about/for C) for/duringD) on/against E) with/into
17- In order to get the most....... a trip abroad, travellers should
approach a new country and culture ....... an open mind.A) into/for B) out of/with C) upon/of
D) through/to E) around/from
18- The car left the road, fell....... the cliff, and burst ........... flameswhen it hit the bottom.
A) out/onto B) into/up C) from/outD) off/into E) out of/with
19- ....... behalf of everyone present, I would like to thank our
speaker .......... a most enjoyable and informative speech.A) On/for B) By/about C) From/ sinceD) With/by E) In/with
2O- Madame Therese Defarge is a character ......... 'A Tale of TwoCities', ......... Charles Dickens, who knits incessantly as she
counts the heads that fall at the guillotine in the FrenchRevolution.
A) among/for B) between/from C) in/byD) with/with E) of/of
21- Humans have always been scared ........ large, flesh-eatingreptiles, and ............. good reason.A) at/for B) to/of C) with/from
D) on/about E) of/with22- Many birds become gregarious during their migrations, and
even those that are fiercely individualistic ....... other times, suchas birds of prey and those that hunt insects, often travel ........ a
group of birds having similar habits.A) to/from B) at/with C) with/to
D) for/in E) on /among23- ....... their discontent with foreign policy, the minor coalition
partner decided to bring ....... the government.
A) Owing to/for B) In spite of/into C) Since/outD) Due to/down E) For/in
24- When several guests ....... unexpectedly, we had to improvisequickly with what we had in the fridge.
A) turned up B) ran out C) bumped intoD) showed off E} broke in
25- An understanding of the causes and consequences of
environmental deterioration may .......... a change in the goalsthat people pursue and the means they use to achieve these
goals.A) get away B) look after C) bring about
D) check in E) take over
26- You know this interview is very important, so ....... that stupid t-shirt and .......... a proper shirt and a tie!
A) put off/get on B) take away/put up C) take off/put onD) get off/take on E) put away/throw up
27- After the age of six, a child becomes more independent ...........his parent and even becomes impatient....... them.A) to/from B) about/to C) from /for
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D) of/with E) between/over
28- The firemen have been searching the ashes ........... clues ....... to
why the fire occurred.A) with/by B) about/In C) over/for
D) by/from E) for/as
29- A jumbo jet has gone missing ....... the Pacific Ocean, and theauthorities now fear ....... the lives of the passengers and crew.
A) in/to B) at/from C) within/withD) under/by E) over/for
30- The soft spot on the top of a baby's head is where the four pieces of
bone that make ....... the top of the skull have not yet grown ....... .A) of/between B) up/together C) out/among
D) for/along E) with/in to
31- Manufacturers try to increase the demand ....... their products .......advertising.
A) for/through B) of/from C) with/for D) by/with E) to/about
32- As we wandered ....... the ruins of Palmyra, we were amazed that
such a large city could have prospered ....... the middle of thedesert.
A) from/into B) along/about C) upon/throughD) among/in E) on/between
33- We'll have to ....... the meeting ....... until next week because so
many members of staff are ill.A) carry/out B)call/off C)take/overD) put/out E) put/off
34- I was completely taken in by the dishonest used car salesman whosold me vehicle that was totally ........
A) held up B) thought over C) worn outD) dropped off E) picked up
35- I have found a publisher for my book, and they have promised
to......... it ......... just before the Christmas rush.
A) turn/down B) put/off C) make/upD) count/on E) bring/out
36- The technicians ....... the nuclear power plant noticed the leak in thereactor just ....... time to avert a major disaster.
A) from/at B) at/in C) of/asD) about/for E) for/on
37- Most modern elevators are pulled ........ above by steel cables,
though hydraulic elevators are still........ use in some low-risebuildings and for some heavy-duty freight elevators.A) for/at B) at/with C) with/for
D) from/in E) upon/on
38- While talking on the veranda of his house ........... his neighbour, hehad a stroke and died ........ a few hours.A) to/within B) with/for C) from/at
D) for/since E) about/out
39- A baby ....... birth is usually disappointing-looking ............ a parentwho has not seen a new-born baby before.
A) from/for B) at/to C) in/byD) on/with E) of/at
40- The advertisement promised that I would be able to speak a foreign
language ....... three months provided that I studied hard ....... thecourse.
A) during/between B)towards/from C) within/throughoutD) since/until E) until/along
41- John had spent many hours training ......... preparation ......... themarathon and so managed to do quite well in it.
A) with/in B) in/for C) to/duringD) of/from E) on/about
41- The police charged him ....... robbery after he was caught ........
the act of trying to rob a cash machine.A) of/through B) for/with C) to/from
D)on/upon E) with/in
43- Simon has spent a lot of money ........ his house this year andmade a lot of changes, so he's very pleased ......... it now.
A) in/for B) about/in C) for/aboutD) on/with E) to/from
44- Following years of enmity with Syria, it now seems that the
Israelis are willing to give ....... some land ....... return for peace.A) off/on B) over/for C) in/with
D) out/through E) up/in
45- It might be interesting to leave the motorway and pass .......Birmingham .......... the way to Manchester.
A) through/on B) into/with C) in/forD) out of/into E) over/from
46- The enemy was all....... us, and the captain decided that ...........
the circumstances, there was no choice but to surrender.A) around/under B) through/with C) against/in
D) over/from E) along/for
47- After a year of teaching ....... an inner-city school, Mary found itso difficult to keep her students ....... control that she decided to
quit.A) for/at B) by/around C) in/to
D) with/through E) at/under
48- I've been hoping to make contact ....... someone who can put
me ........ some good investment opportunities.A) to/into B) with/onto C) for/acrossD) of/about E) from/on
49- Since there is nothing good ........... television tonight, why don't
we go ....... and see a film?A) at/over B) for/with C) on/out
D) by/down E) with/on
50- It was on a voyage ............. the world that Charles Darwin came....... his theory of evolution.
A) through/over B) over/down with C) to/out ofD) along/about E) around/up with
51- In 1877, Thomas Edison gathered a small group ....... him and
recited a children's rhyme ....... a strange-looking machine.A) towards/of B) around/into C) along/for
D) into/with E) within/around
52- Since the new owners ........ the company, profits have risen and
wages have been increased.A) passed away B) took over C) flooded in
D) put away E) turned down
53- In Texas, people who are convicted ....... murder are usually
sentenced ....... death.A) of/to B) for/at C) with/of
D) to/under E) from/out of
54- Today the sentence is ....... by lethal injection.A) taken out B) put out C) brought out
D) carried out E) sorted out
55- Even ........ the introduction of birth control policies in suchpopulous societies as China, India, Latin America and Africa,
the world population could well exceed 10 billion ........ the year2020.
A) about/on B) from/into C) with/byD) for/through E) upon/over
56- A "fare-dodger" is a person who tries to sneak ....... a train or abus ....... paying.A) about/by B) onto/without C) for/from
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D) in/against E) from /unlike
57- His passion ......... science served him well in his literary career. His
novels, poems, essays and critical works all display a keeninterest......... the workings of the natural world.
A) for/in B) in/to C) with/forD) to/with E) about/on
58- I came ....... with flu at the beginning of the semestre, and by the
time I started coming to classes, the rest of the students were so farahead that I didn't know how I would catch ....... them.
A) into/down on B) down/up with C) in/on toD) out/out of E) up/around to
59- Tim is looking ....... to seeing his sister again ....... all these years.
A) over /from B) up/since C) out/for D) forward/after E) at/during
60- When the English novelist Thomas Hardy died, his ashes were
placed in Westminster Abbey, but his heart, ........ his request, wasburied in Stinsford, ....... his birthplace.
A) in/away B) within/down C) under/overD) with/out E) at/near
TEST YOUR PREPOSITIONS
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. E 7. A 8. C 9. E 10. D
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D 16. E 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C
21. E 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. E 29. E 30. B
31. A 32. D 33. E 34. C 35. E 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
41. B 42. E 43. D 44. E 45. A 46. A 47. E 48. B 49. C 50. E
51. B 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. A 58. B 59. D 60. E