1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. She was very solicitous        (=being very concerned for) our welfare.

2. His theories have never really been put        the test.

3. Investors took fright        (=to be frightened by) the falling market.

4. She arrived riding        a white horse.

5. The crowd were treated        (=entertain with) a superb display of tennis.

6. We're going to Japan        the beginning of July.

7. The Church will welcome him back        the fold.

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2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He had eschewed (=deliberately avoid) politics        favour of a life practising law.

2. These ​measures have been taken        a view to ​increasing the company's ​profits.

3. They drank and smoked        reckless abandon (=in a careless or uncontrolled way).

4. I finally plucked        the courage to ask him for a loan.

5. Do they have misgivings that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust        them?

6. the official historian        the Labour Party

7. Whole villages were put        the sword.

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3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. Conjecture is        no avail whatever against the truth.

2. We would have showered them with blessings        the heavens and earth.

3. He created man        a drop of fluid.

4. Jinn and mankind, if you can pass        the regions of heaven and earth, then do so.

5. They do not know when they will be raised        the dead.

6. You cannot lead the blind        their error.

7. They are spiritually blind        the truth.

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4. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He brings forth the living        the dead.

2. Do not grieve        them, and neither be distressed by the false arguments which they devise against God's messages.

3. Prostrate yourself to God and draw close unto Him!

4. Thus shall We requite all who are bereft        (=completely lacking) gratitude.

5. We sent down upon those evildoers a plague from heaven in requital        all their iniquity.

6. His Sustainer said to him, "Surrender yourself        Me!"

7. You will come to know        time who is in obvious error.

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5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. We shall certainly blot        the misdeeds of those who believe and do good deeds.

2. Disbelievers say, ‘Follow our path and we shall bear the consequences        your sins.’

3. If all your water were to sink deep        the earth who could give you flowing water in its place?

4. We shall drag him        his forehead.
5. You love wealth        a passion.
6. when the earth is pounded        dust
7. The sura compares the destiny of the ungrateful with that of the souls        peace.

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6. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. This Meccan sura absolves him        responsibility for the disbelievers.
2. Man is created        spurting (=gush forth in a sudden stream) fluid.
3. Their hearts are encrusted (=cover)        what they have done.
4. On that Day they will be screened        from their Lord.
5. They would wink        one another.
6. They were hurling insults        the police.
7. Be careful not to run        (=experience difficulties, etc) debt.
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7. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. to run        danger/trouble/difficulties
2. You will be entitled        your pension when you reach 65.
3. Everyone's entitled        their own opinion.
4. I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question        return (=as a response).

5. They ​plan to situate (=put in a ​particular ​position) the ​bus ​stop        the ​corner of the ​road.

6. To ​understand this ​issue, it must first be situated (=put in a ​particular ​position)        ​its ​context.

7. to break        (=train sb/sth in sth new that they must do) new recruits

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8. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. The young horse was not yet broken        (= trained to carry a rider).

2. The angels and the Spirit ascend        Him.

3. Did We not give him eyes and point        him the two clear ways of good and evil?

4. God points        the right path.

5. They attribute        God what they themselves dislike.

6. She is undoubtedly suffering        an aberration.

7. Moses threw his staff and– lo and behold!– it swallowed        their trickery

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9. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. This inspiration comes        my Sustainer's behest.

2. Nothing showed them that he was dead except an earthworm that gnawed        (=keep biting) his staff.

3. We made some of the jinn subservient        him.

4. They paid no heed, so We let loose        them a flood.

5. They give, out of their own possessions,        night and by day.

6. You have sinned        yourselves by worshipping the calf.

7. You will have no power        My servants.

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10. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The terror is lifted        their hearts [on the Day of Judgement].

2. He will not call you        account for oaths you have uttered unintentionally.

3. God reveals His will to the prophets and, thus, to mankind        large.

4. He does not wrong anyone        as much as the weight of a speck of dust.

5. You have an appointment for a Day which you cannot put off nor bring forward, even        a single moment.

6. Hurl every obstinate disbeliever        Hell.

7. hurling reproaches        one another

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