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What are you talking ______ ? (
about, for, with, to ) |
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What are you talking
about ? |
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They will have reached the place
______ tomorrow afternoon. ( on, at, by, after ) |
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It is good to have trees planted
______ the roadsides for shade. ( between, across, along, on ) |
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Have you looked ______ the notes I
gave you ? ( through, after, on, with ) |
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He tore ______ a sheet of paper
from the notebook. ( down, from, off, of ) |
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The village was situated ______ the
two hills. ( across, along, under, between ) |
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She has been absent from school
______ Monday. ( for, since, after, on ) |
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The old woman climbed ______ the
stairs slowly. ( on, over, above, up ) |
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This machine can be worked ______
electricity only. ( by, on, with, in ) |
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I am leaving ______ Easter Land
tomorrow night. ( to, for, at, across ) |
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You must be ______ time for the
meeting. ( by, within, in, to ) |
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You really must work harder. All
your marks are ______ average. ( over, above, on, below ) |
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We are usually free ______ six in
the evenings. ( on, over, after, for ) |
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I was surprised because for once
she had arrived ______ time. ( with, on, at, for ) |
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He cannot be allowed to do this
until he is ______ age. ( at, of, under, by ) |
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Is that the lady you were telling
me ______ ? ( of, for, about, with ) |
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What is she complaining ______ now
? (of, in, on, to ) |
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What did she pick up the gun ______
now ? ( for, with, by, about ) |
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All those who are ______ the
required age are not allowed ______ (of, in, below, between;
out, by, in, without ) |
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They will have reached the place
by tomorrow afternoon. |
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It is good to have trees planted
along the roadsides for
shade. |
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Have you looked
through the notes I gave you
? |
4. |
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He tore
off a sheet of paper from the notebook. |
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The village was situated
between the two hills. |
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She has been absent from school
since Monday. |
7. |
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The old woman climbed
up the stairs slowly. |
8. |
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This machine can be worked
by electricity only. |
9. |
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I am leaving
for Easter Land tomorrow night. |
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You must be
in time for the meeting. |
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You really must work harder. All
your marks are below
average. |
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We are usually free
after six in the evenings. |
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I was surprised because for once
she had arrived on time. |
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He cannot be allowed to do this
until he is of age. |
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Is that the lady you were telling
me about ? |
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What is she complaining
of now ? |
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What did she pick up the gun
for now ? |
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All those who are
below the required age are
not allowed in. |