Prepositions

1. The beautiful village is sheltered ............. the weather by the mountain.

• from

• by

• in

• of

It is better to try to work .............. rather than against Nature

• for

• with

• by

• along

They wanted us to pay .................. cheque

• by

• with

• in

• on

Andrew came to the party ...................... he hadn't been invited.

• although

• despite

• incase

• even

. PO box stands ................... "Post Office" box.

• as

• like

• for

• by

.................... he was good at physics in lower grades, he was terrible at it in grade 12.

• when

• while

• except that

• despite

The conference was organised for all the ....................... in the city.

• history teachers

• historical teachers

• historic teachers

• historian

Unless we ................. up to these problems, many species of animals will become extinct.

• look

• turn

• face

• get

...................... do you go to the movies?"

• how far

• what time

• how often

• how much time

. The entrance exam is ...................... far more difficult than the end-of-term one.

• at

• by

• in

• from