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prepositions 8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The objective ---- a proper diet is to achieve and maintain a desirable body composition and a large capacity •••• physical and mental work.

a)

through / through

b)

on / within

c)

at / across

d)

of/ far

e)

after / between

2.

To protect whales and dolphins -·--the coast of Hawaii, a court in California has temporarily banned the US navy from using powerful sonar equipment -··· a military exercise in the area.

a)

at / over

b)

in / on

c)

before / through

d)

off / during

e)

within / with

3.

As it had in World War I, Argentina proclaimed neutrality ----the outbreak of World War il, but in the losing phase it declared war ----the Axis powers.

a)

over / after

b)

for / with

c)

at / on

d)

about / through

e)

from / above

4.

Today, spam mail constitutes more than 90 per cent •••• all e-mail traffic all •••• the world.

a)

with / through

b)

to / across

c)

at / around

d)

by / within

e)

of / over

5.

Some types of microscopic organisms, called hyperthermophilic bacteria, can survive •••• extremely high temperatures, sometimes even •••• 100°C.

a)

under /for

b)

on / with

c)

in / by

d)

at / above

e)

within / as

6.

lnsects that live in colonies, such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites, have long fascinated everyone, ···- naturalists ·-- artists.

a)

among / with

b)

about / between

c)

in / of

d)

between / above

e)

from / to

7.

A gene giving humans a preference •••• sweet foods was recently identified --·· researchers.

a)

over / among

b)

on / with

c)

to / at

d)

for / by

e)

into / within

8.

Scientists estimate that an individual bone has a one ·-·· three per cent lifetime risk of fracture, based on data •••• a variety of species.

a)

by /of

b)

for / on

c)

to / from

d)

from / over

e)

of / about

9.

The great majority of osteoporotic hip fractures in the US occur in adults •••• 50 and result from minimal •••• moderate trauma, usually a fall from standing height or less.

a)

of/ between

b)

at / through

c)

towards / up to

d)

over / to

e)

by / out of

10.

in the lale 1950s and early 1960s, 85,000 baby teeth were collected •••• children in the Midwestern US as part of a study of a possible link •••• the testing of atomic bombs and human health.

a)

around / beside

b)

with I from

c)

inside / throughout

d)

from / between

e)

under / among

11.

Evidence clearly shows there is a preventive effect •••• aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs •••• colorectal cancer.

a)

after / with

b)

on / to

c)

of/ on

d)

without / by

e)

between / beside

12.

We humans, like all warm-blooded animals, can keep our core body temperatures pretty constant regardless •••• the physical conditions in the world •••• us.

a)

to / through

b)

with /for

c)

about / inside

d)

on / over

e)

of / around

13.

Compared with the United States after 9/11, lndia has reacted •••• the Mumbai attacks •••• restraint.

a)

over / from

b)

for / in

c)

by I to

d)

to / with

e)

at / over

14.

The Houston Caribbean Festival brings a feast ·-· music and colour •••• the streets of downtown Houston each year.

a)

on / by

b)

at / over

c)

of/ to

d)

above / off

e)

to / within

15.

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest mountain -·· Africa, rises 5,895 metres •••• sea level.

a)

over / at

b)

across / into

c)

at / through

d)

below / to

e)

in / above

16.

-·· some cancers, the best therapy is a combination •••• surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

a)

With / through

b)

About / in

c)

For /of

d)

At / within

e)

On / to

17.

The modern era of Shakespeare scholarship has been marked ---an enormous amount of investigation ---the authorship, text, and chronology of his plays.

a)

from /at

b)

by / into

c)

down / over

d)

out / of

e)

in / far

18.

Homer --- the Byzantines was simultaneously a literary model, an instructional textbook, and a guide ----personal morality and wisdom.

a)

into / within

b)

through I around

c)

down/ before

d)

after / above

e)

for / to

19.

From the mid-fifteenth century ----, Lisbon began to emerge as a significant market -slavery.

a)

up / about

b)

away / in

c)

out / around

d)

on / of

e)

over / at

20.

Since prehistoric times, man has recognized the influence -- heredity and has applied its principles ----the improvement of cultivated crops and domestic animals.

a)

with / off

b)

by / under

c)

on / from

d)

of/ to

e)

at/ within

21.

The most useful geothermal resources are hot water and steam trapped in subsurface formations or reservoirs and having temperatures ranging --- 80" -- 350° centigrade.

a)

from / to

b)

between /of

c)

among / at

d)

within / over

e)

under / off

22.

The changes of energy in nuclear reactions are enormous ---comparison ---those in chemical reactions.

a)

above / over

b)

in / for

c)

beyond / to

d)

by / with

e)

of / after

23.

----the fourteenth century, some architects broadened their studies ---- light and began to explore the science of optics.

a)

Over / over

b)

During / of

c)

Through I throughout

d)

At / in

e)

Among / under

24.

Following the recent death ofa former Miss Argentina due to complications arising ---plastic surgery, questions are being raised --the risks of such cosmetic procedures.

a)

from / about

b)

in / to

c)

through / for

d)

on / with

e)

for / over

25.

An understanding of the link ---- inflammation and cancer requires knowing how the body reacts ---- invaders.

a)

with / through

b)

between / to

c)

to / for

d)

by / from

e)

in/ over