Fill in the Blanks (with the right preposition or adverb)
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.
1. If someone deals (1) a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone. Correct answer: out
2. \ Correct answer: on
3. \ Correct answer: on
4. I don't know where that old story came from, I've never been able to track it (1). Correct answer: down
5. The computer is down again. I need to get someone to track (1) the source of the problem. Correct answer: down
6. If you decide you don't want to see your grandmother until she changes, then your mother should respect that; after all, you should both be allowed to work (1) your relationship with this woman in your own way. Correct answer: out
7. I still find it hard to work (1) why the leadership was so keen to get rid of me. Correct answer: out
8. Come (1), it doesn't take a genius to work out what the problems are. Correct answer: along
9. Come (1), Jane, have a taste and you'll know how sweet it is. Correct answer: along
10. The weak points in the article were eagerly picked (1) by some critics. Correct answer: on
11. I don't know why I've been picked (1) by the head of the department. Correct answer: on
12. You could try out your reactions to being (1) your own, and also give your husband a chance to experience life without you. Correct answer: on
13. \ Correct answer: on
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14. If a situation or what someone says hits (1), people accept that it is real or true, even though it may be painful for them to realize. Correct answer: home
15. The chairman felt more confident when he was told that his speech hit (1). Correct answer: home
16. The man entered the country (1) disguise and no one knew he was there. Correct answer: in
17. These days so many \ Correct answer: in
18. There is another film to reckon (1), and it is not an easy one to forget. Correct answer: with
19. If you say that there is someone or something to be reckoned (1), you mean that this person or thing must be dealt with and doing so will be difficult. Correct answer: with
20. One of Africa's leading churchmen has called (1) the government to surrender. Correct answer: on/upon
21. Whenever there is a conflict, he is called (1) to resolve it. Correct answer: on/upon
22. If you get (1) a difficult or unpleasant period of time, you manage to live through it. Correct answer: through
23. It seems that they can't get (1) a day without arguing. Correct answer: through
24. At the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, he urged people not to give up (1) peace efforts.
Correct answer: on
25. My teacher gave up (1) me when I failed in the entrance examinations. Correct answer: on
26. If an organization or system falls (1), it becomes disorganized or unable to work effectively, or breaks up into its different parts. Correct answer: apart
27. They have tried everything to prevent their marriage from falling (1). Correct answer: apart
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28. Every time they went dancing they ended (1) quarreling. Correct answer: up
29. You may end (1) doing simple jobs, but many agencies will train you to do word processing and other computer skills, so do not think this training is nothing. Correct answer: up
30. Sean's a fast thinker, and he acts (1) impulse. Correct answer: on
31. (1) impulse, she enrolled in the MA program of English literature at Peking University. Correct answer: On
32. I don't want to mislead you (1) thinking that translation is easy; it is in fact a very competitive job.
Correct answer: into
33. Does the book, with its positive view of people, mislead one (1) thinking that a person is always good?
Correct answer: into
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.
1. People who work outdoors all the time are more (1) risk than people work indoors. Correct answer: at
2. All these factors make smokers more (1) risk of developing various forms of lung disease. Correct answer: at
3. (1) an effort to control their weight, some people, especially women, refuse to eat red meat. Correct answer: In
4. Apparently (1) an effort to impress his beloved, Van Gogh made a tiny drawing of the house, 87 Hackford Street, Brixton, which still survives. Correct answer: in
5. A number of scientific studies show that exercise may power (1) the brain just as it strengthens the heart and lungs. Correct answer: up
6. To increase production, they have to power (1) the machine. Correct answer: up
7. These studies focus primarily (1) how old people improve their balance through practicing Tai chi.
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Correct answer: on
8. Marx's work in Capital is focused (1) the nature of the social relationship which existed between workers and capitalists. Correct answer: on
9. Seniors who engage (1) regular physical activity do better in keeping their bodies in balance. Correct answer: in
10. People do not need to be students to engage (1) study. Correct answer: in
11. The general manager is most grateful for the generous support that has led (1) this successful result. Correct answer: to
12. Questions about the reason for the failures of the British economy led (1) a wide variety of diagnoses by economists. Correct answer: to
13. It has been discovered that sea level went (1) by 24 metres in less than 1,000 years. Correct answer: up
14. A meal would usually only cost about 50 yuan but they noticed how the prices went (1) if they accompanied foreign friends there. Correct answer: up
15. She took (1) a few deep breaths, like a singer preparing for a song. Correct answer: in
16. She felt her face go hot with embarrassment as he straightened up and gave her a piercing look that took (1) everything about her appearance. Correct answer: in
17. We have tried to sum (1) the bits of information which we have for the last three days to come to some conclusion. Correct answer: up
18. So to sum (1), if we want to help ourselves towards a healthy heart and a long and happy life we need to get regular exercise and stop smoking. Correct answer: up
19. Carpet shops are normally separated (1) those which specialize in old and historic items, and those which specialize in contemporary ones. Correct answer: into
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20. In principle, skills are impossible to be separated (1) independent parts, as they are integrated and interactive by their nature. Correct answer: into
21. According to the professor, children everywhere go (1) remarkably similar learning stages. Correct answer: through
22. Those who have watched a loved one go (1) the experience of a major and dangerous operation will understand what the next few weeks were like. Correct answer: through
23. What they said does not apply (1) matters of general interest, although some senior officers appear to have some strange understanding of their own. Correct answer: to
24. The same applies (1) the viewpoint that religion cannot be divorced from a form of morality.
Correct answer: to
25. The journal carried a study (1) a team from the Yale University School of Medicine that indicates physical exercise may beneficial (2) the brain. Correct answer: (1) by; (2) to/for;
26. Any additional iron loss (1) exercise may be enough to tip a woman (2) the edge into a more serious deficiency.
Correct answer: (1) from; (2) over;
27. The average woman takes (1) only two thirds of the recommended daily allowance (2) iron. Correct answer: (1) in; (2) of/for;
28. Physical exercise may result (1) iron loss (2) a variety of mechanisms. Correct answer: (1) in; (2) through;
29. (1) unknown reasons, his iron reserves have gone to zero. Correct answer: For
30. Keeping a proper amount of stored iron (1) the blood is very important to athletes. Correct answer: in
31. Iron deficiency can be corrected (1) modifying one's diet. Correct answer: by
32. If possible, always cook your food (1) iron pans. Correct answer: in
33. Active women need to be a lot more careful (1) their food choices.
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