| 1. A drowning man ________ a straw. |
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| 2. He died ________ his country. |
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| 3. You must ask apology ________ him ________ your rudeness. |
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| 4. On the night before the exam, she was seen pouring ________ the books. |
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| 5. Which method of organizing content points you did feel more comfortable? |
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| 6. What is the time ________ you watch? |
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| 7. Let’s discuss ________ the ways of improving the basic skills of English. |
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| 8. The chief guest of the seminar spoke to the audience concerning career. |
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| 9. He felt no qualms ________ borrowing money from his friends. |
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| 10. Cyber-attacks are much easier to carry out than to defend ________. |
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| 11. I am writing this essay ________blue ink. |
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| 12. We are related ________each other ________marriage. |
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| 13. Finding himself short _____ money, he wrote _______ his uncle ________ help. |
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| Correct Answer: of, to, for | | Explanation: short of- something inadequate; write to- in favor of someone; write
for- in favor of someone for something |
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| 14. The man was blind ________ his left eye. |
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| 15. John is senior ________ me 4 ________ years. |
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| 16. ________ being fined, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. |
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| 17. We opted ________ a reconciliation ________ the dispute. |
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| 18. I saw the news ________ television and my mother read it the ________ newspaper. |
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| 19. In some countries much of the natural environment has been transformed ________farmland ________ a subsequent loss of species richness. |
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| 20. Mr. Hawking was walking ________ a wood ________ a rainy day. |
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