1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He owned (= admit that sth is true )        a feeling of guilt.

2. He contributed        the film in a big way (= to a great extent).

3. The beauty of the city consists        (= have sth as the main) its magnificent buildings.

4. The committee consists        (= be formed from) ten members.

5. The novelist draws heavily        (= use a supply of sth that is available to you) her personal experiences.

6. The disease is thought to have originated        the tropics.

7. There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously        something else.

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1. to 2. to 3. in 4. of 5. on 6. in 7. on

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. You are capable        better work than this.

2. He's quite capable of lying to get        trouble.

3. Do not think you are        the law (= think that you cannot be punished by the law).

4. She didn't enlighten him        her background.

5. The computer comes        a comprehensive owner's manual.

6. What conclusions did you draw        the report?

7. We can draw some lessons for the future        this accident.

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1. of 2. out of 3. above 4. about 5. with 6. from 7. from

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. a lax (= slack) attitude        health and safety regulations

2. the moral laxity        today's society

3. They drew lots (= choose by lot)        the right to go first.

4. I was the only person        deck (= the top outside floor of a ship) at that time of night.

5. As the storm began, everyone disappeared        deck(s).

6. The room was decked        (= decorate with) flowers and balloons.

7. He did not feel        braving (= face bravely) the journalists at the airport.

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1. to 2. of 3. for 4. on 5. below 6. out in 7. up to

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He went        one knee and asked her to marry him.

2. He went down on his knees and begged        forgiveness.

3. She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring        a dead woman's finger.

4. I didn't think he'd stoop        (=drop your moral standards to do sth bad) cheating.

5. The authorities have shown no signs of giving        to the kidnappers' demands.

6. They hope the new drug will prove especially efficacious (= effective)        the relief of pain.

7. The committee published a hard-hitting report        the bank's management.

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1. down on 2. for 3. from 4. to 5. in 6. in 7. on

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He vented his spleen (= shouted in an angry way)        the assembled crowd.

2. Costs should be kept        a minimum.

3. There isn't enough room        us, let alone any guests.

4. I didn't have any clothes, let        a passport.

5. a blanket (= covering everything) ban        tobacco advertising

6. He claimed full rights        the discovery.

7. One of the funniest episodes (= incident) in the book occurs        Chapter 6.

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1. on 2. to 3. for 4. alone 5. on 6. over 7. in

6. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions..

1. to slice (      ) onions

2. The decision is binding        both parties.

3. It is all part        his grand design (= intention).

4. It happened—whether        accident or design —that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone.

5. I had fallen        (=pass into a particular state) conversation with a man on the train.

6. The house had fallen        disrepair.

7. She is responding well        treatment.

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1. up 2. on 3. of 4. by 5. into 6. into 7. to

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. How did they dispose        (= get rid of) the body?

2. It took only five minutes        the world champion to dispose of (= defeat) his opponent.

3. the French contingent (= a group of soldiers)        the UN peacekeeping force

4. a pre-emptive (= done to stop sb taking action) attack/strike        the military base

5. The ghost was exorcized        the house.

6. She had managed to exorcize these unhappy memories        her mind.

7. He flies into a       rage if you even mention the subject.

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1. of 2. for 3. in 4. on 5. from 6. from 7. into

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. She took charge        (=accept responsibility for) the project and made sure it was finished on time.

2. He took charge        the farm after his father's death.

3. scenes from history enacted        local residents

4. I'm        orders not to let anyone in.

5. She takes orders only        the president.

6. Interest rates can be controlled        order of the central bank.

7. I heard it        the wireless.

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1. of 2. of 3. by 4. under 5. from 6. by 7. on
 

9. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. a message sent        wireless

2. His horse fell        the final hurdle.

3. the lawyer appearing        behalf of the plaintiff

4. The police were issued        firearms (= gun).

5. He left the party early        the pretext of having work to do.

6. People were being arrested        the flimsiest of pretexts.

7. We need some new curtains, but these will do        the meanwhile (= for a short period of time).

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1. by 2. at 3. on 4. with 5. on 6. on 7. for

10. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The police fired tear gas        the protesters.

2. The bullet missed his heart        less than an inch.

3. The ship was to set sail at once,        the admiral's orders.

4. The car crashed        the safety barrier and burst into flames.

5. His clothes lay        a heap on the floor.

6. She fell        (= begin to) brooding about what had happened to her.

7. He lost his balance and fell        the ground.

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1. at 2. by 3. on 4. into 5. in 6. to 7. to