Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     Hold the socks ………… the fire to get it dry.

2.     There’s nothing new ………… the sun.

3.     He is a man ………… great influence in this field.

4.     After the quarrel, they were happy to be ………… friends again.

5.     You seem to be ………… the weather today.

6.     Please get to my office ………… delay.

7.     You’re ………… no obligation to finish the work today.

8.     I can’t buy the car. It’s ………… my reach.

9.     Put the cart ………… the horse.

10.  Their marriage is ………… the rocks.

Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     He is sure to stand ………… his friends ………… any circumstances.

2.     He flew ………… a rage because I took no notice ………… him.

3.     There isn’t much sense ………… warning him ………… the dangers of the trip, he knows it all himself.

4.     Her taste ………… clothes is admirable, she’s very particular ………… what she wears.

5.     She was ………… the point ………… saying something, but, changing her mind, remained silent.

6.     Just say something to cheer Laura …………, she is ………… low spirits today.

7.     There was hardly anything to say ………… support ………… his plan.

8.     With so much work ………… hand, I can hardly think ………… having a day off.

Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     He is quite capable ………… defending himself.

2.     As I was short ………… cash, I borrowed some from my uncle.

3.     It is typical ………… her to turn up late for class.

4.     You are responsible ………… the mess.

5.     I wasn’t aware ………… his motives.

6.     They are so excited ………… their vacation to Brazil!

7.     Are you acquainted ………… that girl over there?

8.     We were all amazed ………… Tom’s success.

9.     He is envious ………… my achievement.

10.  It was so stupid ………… him to say that.

Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     His opinions are similar ………… mine.

2.     Bill is quick ………… losing his temper.

3.     This belief is common ………… many ethnic groups.

4.     This camera is inferior ………… the one I used to own.

5.     I’m much obliged ………… all your support.

6.     Is he eligible ………… promotion?

7.     A good dictionary is indispensable ………… learning a foreign language.

8.     The judge found him innocent ………… the crime.

9.     She seems to be indifferent ………… public opinion.

10.  He is very considerate ………… his employees.

Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     John is engaged ………… Laura, and their wedding has been planned ………… next February 14th.

2.     He has no savings for the future; he just lives ………… hand …………… mouth.

3.     I’m ………… the impression that John is ………… a bad mood today.

4.     Have you anything to say ………… regard ………… our proposal?

5.     The old man lives ………… his own ………… the outskirts of the town.

6.     They are now short ………… cash to carry ………… their project

7.     Apart ………… his mother, no one has any faith ………… him.

8.     The police came just ………… time to bring the riot ………… control.

9.     The man is ………… his late sixties, and lives all ………… his own.

10.  ………… average, we spend $200 ………… food per month.

Ex4. Fill each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition.

1.     There's no place ………… home.

2.     People questioned in the survey are selected to random.

3.     The kidnappers held their hostages ………… ransom.

4.     My car's in the garage. It's ………… repair.

5.     You do the cooking and I'll wash up ………… return.

6.     It may seem unpleasant but it’ll do good  ………… the long run.

7.     This is crucial ………… the child's development.

8.     It goes ………… saying that he is doing a good job.

9.     Regardless ………… the expense, they just went ahead.

10.  I hate those who are cruel ………… animals.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Edward Hopper is America’s most well-known realist painter, living by his philosophy, “The man’s the work. Something doesn’t come out of nothing.” He was reclusive and private in his personal life, with themes of introspection in his painting.

Born in 1882,  by the age of 17 he had already decided to become an artist. He attended the New York School of Illustrating, followed by the New York School of Art, where he bacame familiar with many leading figures such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri, founders of American Realism.

[1] Hopper was slow to develop compared with other young artists of that time, remaining at the New York School of Art for seven years. [2] Like the majority of young American artists of the period, he longed to study in France and left for Paris in October of 1906. [3] Indeed, this was a great influence upon the history of the modern movement in America, but Hopper later claimed that its effect on him was minimal. [4]

Which is the best place for the following sentence? “It is not entirely clear how much influence the trip had on him.”

A. [3]

B. [4]

C. [1]

D. [2]