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For each sentence, fill in the blank with
a preposition or an adverbial particle. The meaning of the
expression is given in brackets. |
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During the riots, the police were
told to stand ______ ( be ready for action ). |
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We will decide whether to take
action or not when we have sized ______ the situation (
appraised ). |
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Can you figure _______ ( understand
) why he made such a caustic remark ? |
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The ladies were carried ______ (
lost their self-control ) by their enthusiasm to fight for
equality. |
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Michael cast ______ ( abandoned )
his old bicycle when his father bought him a new one. |
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She is much cut ______ ( upset ) by
the news of her father's death. |
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His strength gave ______ ( came to
an end ) after three days without food. |
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Their investment paid ______
yielded good result ) when they finally discovered oil after
drilling for five years. |
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The Labour Party hopes to get
______ ( return to power ) at the next general election. |
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My father was completely done
______ ( exhausted ) after keeping pace with me for three
kilometers. |
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The police have ruled ______ (
excluded ) robbery as the motive behind the murder. |
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The professor of physics talked
______ ( talked imply ) to his audience who were mainly school
students. |
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The accident victim came ______ (
regained consciousness ) after two hours. |
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The crowd shouted ______ (
prevented him from being heard ) the speaker and threw rotten
eggs at him. |
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The detective pulls ______ ( stops
) his car when he sees the suspect and chases him into an alley. |
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She had to walk to the nearest
service-station for a mechanic when her car broke ______ (
stalled ). |
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The plane finally took ______ (
left the ground ) after a delay of four hours. |
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I do not believe he will let ______
( disappoint ) a friend. |
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He pins his tenant ______ ( gets
him to commit himself ) to a contract when he lets out his
house. |
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She asked me to look ______ ( take
care of ) her pet dog while she was away. |
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