PREPOSITIONS
The company is run _____ two people who hardly ever meet.
BY
I _________(FIND BY CHANCE) some old family photos when I cleaned up the attic last week.
came across
The book contains a __________ of anecdotes from the past decades. (COLLECT)
collection
Orcas, are also called killer whales, are the largest are
2 members of the dolphin family.
are
Although living in another country can be an (1) ___________________ adventure, it is
sometimes proves (2) ___________________ a difficult experience.
1 excited exciting pleasure thrilled
2 have been be of being to be
EXCITING, TO BE
She has no understanding ______ how computers really work.
of
I had to _______(FIND) some of the words because the text was so difficult to understand.
look up
We had __________ in deciding who would be the best for the job. (DIFFICULT)
difficulty
In contrast to their name, orcas are mostly harmless to human beings. Then there are no records of orcas ever attacking humans.
THEN
Glastonbury is the largest open-air music festival in the UK. 200,000 music fans from all over
the world attend the five-day (1) ___________, which takes (2) ________________ at the end of June.
1 occasion affair incident event
2 off place part home
EVENT, PLACE
He succeeded______ convincing his boss that it was the right thing to do.
IN
I was ____________(RAISE) by my grandparents because mom and dad were killed in a car
accident.
brought up
He got very _______ and made many mistakes (CARE).
careless
Mother Teresa grew up in Skopje, Macedonia. Her parents were shopkeepers and she led a comfortable life. However, she often read books with stories about missionaries in India, which she has found very interesting.
HAS
When a person dies their body decays. Skin and flesh (1) ________ and as time goes on only a skeleton is left. A mummy is the (2) ____________ body of a person or an animal that has been (3) _________ by wrapping cloth or other material around it.
1 retreat disappear depart withdraw
2 died deadly death dead
3 preserved reserved continued protected
DISAPPEAR, DEAD, PRESERVED
Requests for additional seats must be made ___ writing.
IN
He _____________(OMIT) some important information at the interview because he didn't want
his new boss to know everything about him.
left out
Their late __________ (ARRIVE) made a commotion and we woke up.
arrival
For many youngsters, video games are a very popular way of spending time, either alone or each together each with friends.
EACH
(1) _____, many famous pop singers and (9) _______ want to perform before the game and during half time.
1 In addition Nevertheless In spite of Although
2 figures characters popularity celebrities
IN ADDITION, CELEBRITIES
He left home after falling _______ his parents.
OUT WITH
There was a lot of fog so I couldn't __________(UNDERSTAND) the licence plate of the car.
make out
Most people believe that it is ____________that UFOS exist. (PROBABLE)
improbable
While there are some other advantages other
when playing such games , if there are downsides too.
OTHER, IF
Recently, there have been (1) _______ in many countries to save the giant panda. The
animal has been driven away from its natural habitat because of deforestation, intensive
farming and the creation of new (2) ____________.
1 elections campaigns operations battles
2 settlements settle settlers settling
campaigns,settlements