Preposition ReviewRead these sentences aloud using the correct prepositions: 01.. by INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS Complete with the most suitable preposition: 01.. INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIO
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Read these sentences aloud using the correct prepositions:
01 He talked to me the problem.
02 The room measured three metres five.
03 Throughout the holidays it rained day day.
04 He lied the police when he was arrested for drunken driving.
05 Port comes Portugal.
06 The movie was boring from beginning end.
07 In the floods there were ten thousand square kilometres water.
08 The goods do not have to be paid for in advance but can be sent cash delivery.
09 The train is not time so we will be late.
10 I prefer to pay cheque rather than cash.
Answers.
01 about
02 by
03 after
04 to
05 from
06 to
07 under
08 on
09 on.
10 by
INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS
Complete with the most suitable preposition:
01 He didn't tell the truth He lied it
02 The patient was very ill indeed The doctors were working time
03 The sun disappeared the clouds
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05 I will arrive sometime three and four in the afternoon
06 He was so ill, he was the help of the doctors
07 The weather didn't improve It went bad to worse
08 I couldn't buy the book because the shop didn't have it stock
09 I felt pleased I no longer had the responsibility It was a weight my shoulders
10 This is the better product It has many advantages
its competitors
11 The floods were serious There were ten thousand square
kilometres water
12 The bank wants to be sure you can pay back the money It lends money only good security
Answers
1 He didn't tell the truth He lied about it.
2 The patient was very ill indeed The doctors were working against time.
3 The sun disappeared behind the clouds.
4 The boxer lost the fight because he hit his opponent below the belt.
5 I will arrive sometime between three and four in the afternoon.
6 He was so ill, he was beyond the help of the doctors.
7 The weather didn't improve It went from bad to worse.
8 I couldn't buy the book because the shop didn't have it in stock.
9 I felt pleased I no longer had the responsibility It was a weight off my shoulders.
10 This is the better product It has many advantages over its competitors.
11 The floods were serious There were ten thousand square kilometres under water.
12 The bank wants to be sure you can pay back the money It lends money only against good
security
INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS
Complete with the most suitable preposition:
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2 Because of the huge traffic jam on the main road, traffic was a standstill
3 The criminal appeared the court
4 The soldier saw his girlfriend when he was duty
5 We can stroll over because it is easy walking distance
6 At high tide, the ship got way
7 He got the sack because he was not quite up the job
8 It stands reason that success requires hard work
9 The estate agent showed the potential purchaser the building
10 He makes a terrible noise when he sings key
11 The goods were sold cheaply because they were sale
12 When you speak to the old lady, you will have to shout because she is hard hearing
Answers.
1.I don't know exactly how far it is I think it's 23 kilometres to the nearest round number.
2 Because of the huge traffic jam on the main road, traffic was at a standstill.
3 The criminal appeared before the court (note: in court = in the courtroom; in the court =
not used)
4 The soldier saw his girlfriend when he was off duty.
5 We can stroll over because it is within easy walking distance.
6 At high tide, the ship got under way.
7 He got the sack because he was not quite up to the job.
8 It stands to reason that success requires hard work.
9 The estate agent showed the potential purchaser around the building.
10 He makes a terrible noise when he sings off key.
11 The goods were sold cheaply because they were on sale.
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INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS
Complete with the most suitable preposition:
1 Hurry up! The train is to leave
2 The gambler did not pick his horses carefully or thoughtfully He selected
them random
3 We shall see each other again long
4 Much of Holland is sea level
5 He stayed loyal to his friends thick and thin
6 The golfer got all sorts of difficulties trying to escape from the bunker
7 I play tennis when I am work
8 If you smoke, you are danger of getting ill
9 It is a pity that holidays cannot last ever
10 The room measured five metres six
11 Drinks are cheaper board ship
12 Let's shelter from the rain that tree
Answers.
1.Hurry up! The train is about to leave.
2 The gambler did not pick his horses carefully or thoughtfully He selected them at random.
3 We shall see each other again before long.
4 Much of Holland is below sea level.
5 He stayed loyal to his friends through thick and thin.
6 The golfer got into all sorts of difficulties trying to escape from the bunker.
7 I play tennis when I am off work.
8 If you smoke, you are in danger of getting ill.
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10 The room measured five metres by six.
11 Drinks are cheaper on board ship.
12 Let's shelter from the rain under/beneath that tree.
INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS
Complete with the most suitable preposition:
01 She has got over her illness, and is up and again
02 The cars were moving round the track high speed
03 I saw it all It happened my very eyes
04 The noisy children burst the room
05 He is too young He is age for admission to that nightclub
06 They gave their customer a guided tour their workshops
07 She was able to make him do whatever she wanted She could twist him her little finger
08 I have the job hand and should complete it by late afternoon
09 The whole idea of a holiday is to get away it all
10 The handle stuck, and then it broke when he tried to move it force
11 The car was a write-off but the driver escaped injury
12 In the operating theatre, the patient is put anaesthetic
Answers.
01.She has got over her illness, and is up and about again.
02 The cars were moving round the track at high speed.
03 I saw it all It happened before my very eyes.
04 The noisy children burst into the room.
05 He is too young He is below age for admission to that nightclub.
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07 She was able to make him do whatever she wanted She could twist him round her little
finger
08 I have the job in hand and should complete it by late afternoon.
09 The whole idea of a holiday is to get away from it all.
10 The handle stuck, and then it broke when he tried to move it by force.
11 The car was a write-off but the driver escaped without injury.
12 In the operating theatre, the patient is put under anaesthetic.
INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS
Complete with the most suitable preposition:
01 Unemployed teenagers hang the city streets
02 He sold his shares a profit
03 I was very early I arrived an hour time
04 The newspapers were not supposed to print what the President said because he was speaking the record
05 The book is unobtainable because it is out print
06 With competition intense, you cannot sell goods that are standard
07 They were gossiping about him his back
08 We have a dog and a cat the canary
09 I prefer to travel train
10 After my holiday, I felt fresh and ready work
11 The drunken man swayed side to side
12 There was no compulsion I did it my own free will
Answers
Trang 701.Unemployed teenagers hang about/around the city streets.
02 He sold his shares at a profit.
03 I was very early I arrived an hour before time.
04 The newspapers were not supposed to print what the President said because he was
speaking off the record.
05 The book is unobtainable because it is out of print.
06 With competition intense, you cannot sell goods that are below standard.
07 They were gossiping about him behind his back.
08 We have a dog and a cat besides the canary.
09 I prefer to travel by train.
10 After my holiday, I felt fresh and ready for work.
11 The drunken man swayed from side to side.
12 There was no compulsion I did it of my own free will.
Prepositional Phrases
Complete with the correct preposition:
01 In summer at dawn the birds break song
02 Modern life is so complicated I wouldn't mind being cast on a desert island
03 The bankrupt company had got so far with its debt payments that there was
no hope of its meeting its commitments
04 He told his secretary to hold the reports readiness in case the committee needed to inspect them
05 The managing director put the case expansion in south-east Asia to the company's shareholders
06 The inhabitants of a small community are more likely to take pride its appearance than those who live in a large city
07 Salesmanship comes naturally to the New Yorker: it runs his blood
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responsibilities
09 Summer heat is not conducive hard mental work
10 If you bear me a moment longer you will understand what I mean
Answers.
01 In summer at dawn the birds break into song.
02 Modern life is so complicated I wouldn't mind being cast away on a desert island.
03 The bankrupt company had got so far behind with its debt payments that there was no
hope of its meeting its commitments
04 He told his secretary to hold the reports in readiness in case the committee needed to
inspect them
05 The managing director put the case for expansion in south-east Asia to the company's
shareholders
06 The inhabitants of a small community are more likely to take pride in its appearance than
those who live in a large city
07 Salesmanship comes naturally to the New Yorker: it runs in his blood.
08 The manager demanded a rise in salary commensurate with his new responsibilities.
09 Summer heat is not conducive to hard mental work.
10 If you bear with me a moment longer you will understand what I mean.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Complete with the correct preposition:
01 The lookout saw that the Titanic was bearing on the iceberg Collision threatened
02 Who can be indifferent the glory that was Rome?
03 As far as his opponents are concerned, a dictator is likely to take the law his own hands
04 The shortage took us surprise and we had no time to arrange alternative supplies
05 The government can find no painless way to hold inflation check
Trang 906 While the sales director was on holiday, the sales office got a real mess.
07 I had to resign I couldn't get with the boss
08 The injured man was done He was going to die
09 In the warm spring sunshine, the plants came quickly (= grew, developed)
10 The publisher threw a big party when the author's new book came
Answers.
01 The lookout saw that the Titanic was bearing down on the iceberg Collision threatened.
02 Who can be indifferent to the glory that was Rome?
03 As far as his opponents are concerned, a dictator is likely to take the law into his own hands.
04 The shortage took us by surprise and we had no time to arrange alternative supplies.
05 The government can find no painless way to hold inflation in check.
06 While the sales director was on holiday, the sales office got into a real mess.
07 I had to resign I couldn't get on with the boss.
08 The injured man was done for He was going to die.
09 In the warm spring sunshine, the plants came on quickly (= grew, developed).
10 The publisher threw a big party when the author's new book came out.