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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