Prepositions
You could be at risk ________ heart disease if you eat too much fast food.
a. against
b. of
c. to
b. of
When professional sports (1 players / workers) try to control their weight, it can damage their (2 habit / health).
1. players
2. health
Grandad says he’s fit as a _________.
fiddle
She __________________ (complete) three years of training to become a yoga instructor.
has completed
I have lost one kilogram ____________ I started my diet
since
A good night’s sleep contributes _________ your physical and mental health.
a. to
b. on
c. against
a. to
Some (3 causes / symptoms) of malnutrition are weak bones and damage to the heart.
symptoms
The doctor says that I'm on the ________.
mend
I __________________ (do) karate since I was four.
have been doing/ have done
He ____________ hasn’t used the gym, but he joined three months ago.
still
In today’s class, the instructor focused _________ exercises for the leg muscles.
a. over
b. to
c. on
c. on
What’s more, their bodies can’t fight disease and they frequently suffer from (4 health / illnesses).
illnesses
I'm feeling a little under the ________.
weather
How long have you __________________ (know) how to ski?
known
Stephanie has ____________ done twenty push-ups, but I’ve only done four.
already
Did you know that there are _________ 200 bones in an adult human body?
a. against
b. of
c. over
c. over
They try to (6 lose / remove) weight in unhealthy ways, for example, by not drinking any water, which can make the oxygen in their blood dangerously low.
lose
Jo's operation has given her a new lease of _________.
life
He __________________ (not buy) any new trainers yet. He can’t decide which ones he wants.
hasn't bought
I haven’t drunk any water ____________ today. I should drink some!
yet
I wear cream to protect my skin ___________ sun damage.
a. to
b. on
c. against
c. against
If this happens, they will need (7 accident / emergency) treatment.
emergency
Dad looks like he's on his last _________.
legs
We __________________ (learn) about healthy eating at school recently.
have been learning
‘How have you been feeling ____________ ?’ ‘A lot better, thank you.’
lately