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TEST YOUR PREPOSITIONS1- We must do something ....... the greenhouse effect, or the seas will

rise ........ dangerous levels in the near future.A) for/on B) to/with C) about/to

D) with/in E) on/from

2- As I was walking ....... the office ....... my car, I noticed someonelooking strangely at me.

A) from /to B) in/over C) for/inD) about/into E) to/by

3- Many varieties of saddles have been developed, but all are built........ basically the same way, and the frame, often called the tree,

of the saddle is made ....... wood, steel or a combination of the two.A) with/in B) as/from C) in/ofD) on/with E) to/out of

4- When I looked ........ a hole in the door, I saw about ten men sitting

........ a circle and praying.A) at/around B) with/like C) for/as

D) up/with E) through/in

5- A strong wind ........ the lantern .......... which left us in totaldarkness in the cave.

A) put/off B) took/down C) set/up

D) blew/out E) flew/over

6- Now that you are retired, you must ......... a hobby which will keep

you occupied so that you don't get bored.A) get down B) let out C) see off

D) take up E) hold on

7- When did the teacher say we were going to ........ the classes wemissed because of her illness?A) come up against B) make up for C) run out ofD) look down on E) get on with

8- This document is written ....... Arabic, which I don't understand,

and I can't find anyone to translate it ....... English for me.A) for/about B) by/for C) from/with

D) with/in E) in/into

9- Who ........ the idea that we should wait for the other side to takethe first step? I think it is a brilliant one!

A) came up with B) went over C) cut down onD) went in for E) put through

1O- I've written ....... the mayor to complain ....... the parking problem

in our neighbourhood.A) about/at B) to/about C) in/with

D) with/for E) for/from

11- Since my sister has lost quite a lot of weight recently, she is .......her skirts and blouses ......... so that they fit her.

A) wearing/out B) trying/on C) putting/offD) taking/in E) picking/up

12- Because you've been putting money ....... every month since youstarted working, you must have saved ....... quite a lot by now.

A) over/in B) along/about C) into/forD) out/through E) aside/up

13- The sonic range of the plastic-coated CDs was so superior ........ the

older "hi-fi" recordings that, ........ the 1990s, long-playing (LP)vinyl discs had become obsolete.

A) with/during B) for/until C) to/byD) from/about E) in/while

14- We looked ....... our nephew's college for ages, but returned to the

hotel ......... finding it.A) for/without B) in/around C) up/within

D) about/for E) at/through

15- If the driver hadn't been able to stop the car just ....... the lastmoment, he would have knocked the cyclist ........ his bike.A) in/on B) at/off C) with/out

D) oh/by E) for/down

16- Gentlemen, I'm afraid I have to tell you that the news is notgood, and the situation in which we will find ourselves a year

from now depends ....... economic forces ....... our control.A) to/under B) with/without C) upon/beyond

D) for/out of E) about/with

17- Coming out of the car after the crash, Jack stared ....... horror....... the dreadful sight standing before him.

A) for/with B) with/to C) to/for

D) by/around E) in/at

18- When the boy opened the door, he saw a man dressed ....... head....... toe in rags.A) by/for B) between/with C) for/under

D) on/until E) from/to

19- ....... his eyes there was a vacant look, but most shocking werethe words that came ....... his mouth.

A) From/to B) Around/on C) With/roundD) In/out of E) About/with

20- "I am your father," the horrible figure said," and I have come to

take you ......... me ....... my travels."

A) with/on B) to/about C) for/toD) around/during E) along/with

21- All he could remember ........ him was that he had run ........taking all of their money with him.

A) about/away B) for/off C) from/forD) with/after E) to/into

22- Lillian went to South Africa ....... a teacher in 1985, and nobodyhas heard ........ her since.A) for/with B) as/from C)to/about

D) about/to E) like/for

23- My daughter has been ........ bed for three days ........ a heavy coldand high temperature.

A) for/about B) off/through C) on/forD) into/out of E) in/with

24- It's amazing that the thief snatched my bag ......... me in broad

daylight and then vanished ........ thin air.A) with/towards B) from/into C) for/at

D) to/with E) about/from

25- A friend of mine has an office ........ the top floor of a skyscraper,and so, .......... his windows, you can see the entire city.

A) within/at B) in/from C) on/throughD) at/along E) with/out of

26- Much ....... my surprise, the 7.30 train, which is almost always

late, arrived ........ time this morning.A) to/on B) of/at C) with/inD) for/for E) in/with

27- As the forecast ......... tomorrow's weather is so promising, we canmake a plan ......... a day out.

A) for/for B) at/by C) to/withD) with/on E) of/to

28- Most of the audience was disappointed ....... the violinist as his

performance was far ....... what they'd expected of him.A) about/with B) to/from C) by/away

D) with/below E) in/about

29- Although Orhan Veli is one of the most famous Turkish poets,he is not much heard ....... ......... of Turkey.

A) from/out B) of/outside C) with/awayD) for/about E) about/within

30- I guess, ....... this rate, I will have saved up enough to buy a newcar ....... the end of the year.

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A) with/at B) for/in C) at/byD) to/for E) by/to

31- Biographers of the pirate Captain William Kidd portray him ....... a

person no one would like to come ....... .A) for/at B) with/out C) about/off

D) like/up E) as/across

32- In fact, though he was not an angel, he performed importantservices ....... the British Crown ....... his youth.

A) of/at B) with/on C) in/about

D) for/in E) on/for

33- When he was about 55 years old, he was tried ....... murder andpiracy, but a lot of the witnesses had made ....... false evidence.A) in/about B) for/up C) to/for

D) as/over E) with/out

34- ....... the end of the trial, he was found guilty ........ murder andpiracy, and was hanged on 23 May, 1701.

A) At/of B) Till/for C) For/withD) To/about E) In/from

35- Once the airplane has taken ........ the runway, the pilot tries to

climb quickly ....... a safe altitude and to fly out of the airport's

traffic pattern.A) from/at B) off/to C) with/inD) within/for E) for/with

36- ......... normal circumstances, the aircraft is leveled off and engine

power is reduced ........ maximum to cruising setting as soon as analtitude of 400 feet is reached.

A) For/about B) Under/from C) DuringD) With/for E) In/within

37- ......... the Clean Air Act of 1953, Britain suffered ......... airpollution more often than it does now.

A) Since/with B) For/about C) Before/inD) Until/from E) During/for

38- The horse, ........ any other kind of animal, responds ....... proper

care and good treatment.A) by/with B) to/about C) like/to

D) with/for E) as/from

39- Caring ........ a horse takes ........ considerable time, however, andonly people who are willing to expend the time and have adequate

space should consider keeping a horse at home.A) with/in B) to/to C) about/over

D) from/off E) for/up

40- Many horsemen who enjoy owning their own mounts keep them........ professional boarding stables to ensure that their horses are

looked ...... well.A) at/after B) in/for C) with/at

D) for/through E) by/with

41- Tunnels can be divided ....... four general categories, depending onthe material ......... which they pass: soft ground, solid rock, soft

rock, or under water.A) by/into B) about/from C) to/towards

D) with/with E) in to/through

42- Normally, a boa does not attack an animal too large to swallow,but....... occasions, this may happen when it mistakenly strikes

before the creature is fully ........ view.A) to/about B) with/Into C) on/in

D) for/with E) in/out of

43- A professional snake keeper feeds even the tamest boa ....... a long-handled tool while the animal is caged so that the snake cannot

confuse the keeper ........ food.A) by/into B) For/to C) in/for

D) with/with E) through/in

44- Although they are extremely dangerous, white sharks are not thebloodthirsty, random killers depicted ........ movies ........ 'Jaws'.

A) at/about B) like/as C) with/forD) in/like E) for/to

45- In many of their attacks ........ humans, white sharks clamp down

but release their victims ........ completing the bite.A) for/from B) as/against C) to/towards

D) in/about E) on/without

46- Presumably, ........ such cases, sharks mistake humans ....... their

favoured prey.A) from/with B) in/for C) to/by

D) during/to E) by/about

47- A person paddling on a surfboard, ......... may resemble a sea lion

or large fish when viewed from below.A) at random B) for once C) for instance

D) in progress E) on purpose

48- The small brown shorebirds seen ........ the edges of seas, lakesand marshes are commonly known .......... sandpipers.

A) along/as B) at/for C) by/with

D) in/about E) with/from

49- The sandpiper family is .......... sanderlings, snipes and

woodcocks.A) looked into B) run out of C) put up with

D) made up of E) cut down on

50- However, the name sandpiper refers particularly ........ severalspecies of small to middle-sized birds that live ....... the water'sedge.A) with/by B) for/on C) about/in

D) to/at E) from/with

51- The state of Hawaii is composed mainly ....... eight principalislands, and ....... order of size, they are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu,

Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau and Kahoolawe.A) with/with B) of/in C) from/to

D) to/for E) for/from

52- Most of the people living on Maui are ....... the mainland USA,who could not stand the fast pace ....... life there.

A) at/with B) in/in C) around/forD) from/of E) out of/about

53- Any good teacher must learn how to deal....... disruptive children

and to get them to listen ....... the lesson.A) for/at B) with/to C) about/in

D) to/by E) from/during

54- The emphasis ....... well-trained managers reflects the belief thatgood management is essential......... industrial success.A) for/in B) with/on C) to/forD) in/about E) on/to

55- Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, grew .......

in a home ....... electricity, running water or indoor plumbing.A) as/through B) about/for C) up/without

D) to/opposite E) out/into

56- Even so, his family was better ....... than other families wholived ....... them.

A) at/along B) on/about C) off/aroundD) for/opposite E) with/off

57- We had walked ....... town all day before someone told us that

the museum was just....... our hotel.A) through/about B) along/under C) with/by

D) around/opposite E) in/from

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58- .......... the rapid growth of industrialisation, several Europeancountries especially Germany introduced vocational training

......... their elementary and secondary schools.A) For/about B) With/into C) Since/with

D) From/at E) About/in

59- The planet Neptune cannot be seen ....... the naked eye, and so itwas unknown ....... early star-watching civilisations.

A) with/to B) for/by C) by/withD) from/ as E) through/In

60- The Nile River flows ....... the upper half of Africa ....... theMediterranean Sea.

A) from/through B) throughout/in C) within/byD) below/at E) through/to

TEST YOUR PREPOSITIONS

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11. D 12. E 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. E 18. E 19. D 20. A

21. A 22. B 23. E 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C

31. E 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. E 40. A

41. E 42. C 43. D 44. D 45. E 46. B 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. D

51. B 52. D 53. B 54. E 55. C 56. C .57. D 58. B 59. A 60. E