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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1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He swore vengeance (=revenge)        his child's killer.

2. Move the books        the second shelf.

3. She unfolded (=describe) her tale        us.

4. The union is in dispute        management over working hours.

5. The main burden (=duty; responsibility) of caring for old people falls        the state.

6. He sets an example (=model)        the other students.

7.        his tutelage (= tuition), we started reading widely again.

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2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. a mismatch (=incongruity; incompatibility)        people's real needs and the available facilities

2. dissension (=angry disagreement)        the government

3. She has put herself        the pale (=behaved in a way that is unacceptable).

4. The sad truth is that, at 72, he is        his prime.

5. a desire        vengeance (=revenge)

6. The purpose of industrial tribunals is to adjudicate disputes        employers and employees.

7. The conjunction (=combination of circumstances) of low inflation and low unemployment came        a very pleasant surprise.

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3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed (=arrange a group of things)        the shelves.

2. It is not these facts        (=intrinsically) that are important.

3. She has nobody she can turn        (=ask for help).

4. to plan/lead/go        an expedition (=journey for a particular purpose, esp. exploration) to the North Pole

5. A good diet is beneficial (=having a helpful or useful effect)        health.

6. He set off in quest        (=a long search for) adventure.

7. She spoke of them        profound reverence (=feelings of deep respect or devotion).

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4. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. children born        /       of wedlock (=whose parents are/are not married)

2. She came        (=find by chance) some old photographs in a drawer.

3. She stepped        from the train onto the platform.

4. Prejudices can easily become implanted (=fix an idea, attitude, etc. firmly in sb's mind)        the mind.

5. The old judge’s admonition (=authoritative counsel or warning)        the jury on this point was particularly weighty.

6. The new constitution was promulgated (=declare something officially)        2006.

7. The matter was settled        dispute by the court judgment (= it could no longer be argued about).

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5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. The children had smeared (=spread something liquid or greasy over a surface) mud        the walls.

2. The organization dispenses (=provide) free health care        the poor.

3. We work to ensure conformity (=compliance)        the customer's wishes.

4. She shares several character traits (=a particular quality in your personality)        her father.

5. Regulators (=an official who controls a particular activity) acted        another South African company.

6. to do a search        the Internet

7. We all breathed a sigh        relief when he left.

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6. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He was jettisoned (=discard)        team coach after the defeat.

2. conformity (=agreement)        the accepted standards

3. All important points are numbered for ease        reference (= so that you can find them easily).

4. They had just disembarked (=get off)        their tour bus after a 12-hour journey.

5. The region attracts tourists        their multitudes (=an extremely large number of people).

6. A committee was appointed to enquire        (=investigate) the allegations.

7. the matters        dispute

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7. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. It is unlawful for a Muslim to invoke a curse        an animal.

2. She feels that life is passing her        (=that she is not enjoying the opportunities and pleasures of life).

3. She always has her head        a book (=is always reading).

4. a momentous occasion that will go        in the history books

5. He swore to take (his) revenge        his political enemies.

6. Therapists were brought        to counsel (=listen to and give support to) the bereaved.

7. She seemed embarrassed        a moment but quickly recovered her poise (=a calm and confident manner with control of your feelings or behaviour).

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8. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He has invited them        the way of rectitude (ar-rushd).

2. Severe penalties were meted        (=impose) by the court.

3. He handed        (=give formally to another person) a cheque for $200 000.

4. women forced to make a choice        family and career

5. We're trying to smooth the way (=make it easier for sb/sth to develop or make progress)        women who want to resume their careers.

6. The castle was built        top of a natural grassy mound (=a small hill).

7. She covered (=hide) her face        her hands.

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9. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. the extremities/extremity (=the degree to which a situation is extreme)        pain

2. From now        (=starting at the time mentioned and continuously after that) you can work on your own.

3. I closed my eyes        reverence (=feelings of deep respect or devotion).

4. The golden rule is to pay attention. The same maxim (=general truth) applies        parenting.

5. All flights        New York and Washington have been cancelled due to fog.

6. Her mind was        (a) turmoil (=a state of great anxiety and confusion).

7. reports of atrocities        gunmen

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10. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. He is a captain who leads        example (=model).

2. The family left Czechoslovakia in 1968 and emigrated (=leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country)        America.

3. The bills kept coming in, one        another.

4. Research shows that it is not divorce        (=by or of itself) that harms children, but the continuing conflict between parents.

5. The one who has not pronounced the formula of the faith is        the pale of salvation.

6. He was incapacitated (=make sb/sth unable to live or work normally)        old age and sickness.

7. to lay the foundation stone (=stone laid ceremonially at the founding of a building)        the new museum

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