mini test - prepositions

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P5. Incomplete Sentences

1. Business kept them ------- the road 6. The market crashed right ------- he sold most much of the time. of his stock.

A. at A. sinceB. in B. afterC. on C. atD. for D. yet

2. Public phones are placed in critical 7. He avoided any technical jargon ------- the sake locations ------- the city. of clarity.

A. by A. inB. around B. forC. beside C. toD. upon D. at

3. The family looked ------- to their 8. ------- opening her bed and breakfast, Mrs. Miller vacation abroad. had managed a small restaurant.

A. next A. Ahead ofB. ahead B. BeforehandC. toward C. Prior toD. forward D. Previously

4. The board will meet to discuss the 9. The ship tossed and turned as it crashed ------- project ------- July 8. the waves.

A. on A. withB. as B. againstC. in C. awayD. at D. behind

5. The park was crowded ------- holiday 10. He wanted to be sure everything was -------. visitors.

A. orderA. at B. out of orderB. with C. in orderC. about D. to orderD. because

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11. An evaluation of the government’s small 16. The director’s presentation will be ready business program will be completed ------- noon tomorrow. ------- the next thirty days.

A. withinA. near B. byB. about C. onC. within D. inD. around

17. The buyers are unable to come to a decision12. The housing project must be completed ------- when to take possession. ------- next Friday.

A. withA. until B. as toB. by C. inC. on D. toD. in

18. Regional tensions contributed ------- the instability13. Passengers should have their boarding passes of the weaker governments. one hour ------- departure.

A. forA. prior to B. byB. ahead C. toC. in advance D. onD. forward

19. ------- graduating he bought a boat and embarked14. Several business meetings were scheduled in an attempt to become the youngest man to ------- the time of the exposition. sail around the world.

A. into A. UponB. among B. IntoC. during C. PastD. through D. Since

15. Suits are tailored -------customers’ individual 20. The report was circulated to staff only ------- measurements. a need-to-know basis.

A. to A. inB. over B. onC. upon C. atD. before D. to



21. The lawyer cross-examined the defendant 26. The apartment is small, ------- it has a balcony ------- waiting for the new evidence. and comes with a parking space in the

underground garage.A. uponB. onto A. orC. behind B. butD. without C. which

D. neither22. The men retained their school ties even after entering business, and all benefited 27. Parliament passed a law that would ban the ------- their contacts. production and sale of genetically ------- food.

A. from A. modifyB. to B. modifiedC. as C. modifiesD. with D. modification

23. The defendant was proved guilty; -------, 28. ------- the authorities promised the woman he was allowed to go free. immunity if she confessed to the crime, she

was sentenced to five years in prison.A. for exampleB. therefore A. SinceC. however B. BecauseD. but C. However

D. Even though24. An official report was not issued ------- eight months after the incident. 29. Sales figures will not improve dramatically

-------- the recession comes to an end.A. untilB. when A. untilC. before B. becauseD. unless C. although

D. if25. You will be asked to present two pieces of identification ------- making a withdrawal. 30. Continual ------- of trademarks and copyrights

increased trade tension in Asia.A. withB. when A. violenceC. which B. writingsD. because C. violations

D. understanding



31. You have broken the code of 36. The proposal, in my opinion, was very confidentiality; -------, you must take good ------- it saved time and money. responsibility.

A. in whichA. because B. except thatB. therefore C. so thatC. however D. in thatD. so

37. You can finish the report three days after32. ------- I arrived in town, I called her up the deadline, ------- later than that.

A. As well as A. thoughB. As long as B. whenC. As soon as C. but notD. As far as D. however

33. Careful ------- he was, John still made 38. Jennifer is a good accountant ------- she several errors in his report. cannot use the new system very well.

A. because A. in thatB. when B. except thatC. despite C. for thatD. as D. because

34. Not only you but the personnel manager 39. Mr. Newman does not look forward to ------- to blame for the failure. travelling by train ------- the schedules are

too irregular and the service is usually poor.A. are B. is A. whyC. being B. whichD. will C. when

D. since35. ------- sales figures for this month are high, the company should still expect to see a 40. ------- the government’s effort to inform people decline in prfits over the next year. about the adverse effects of smoking, the

country still sees no decrease in the numberA. Since of smokers.B. Because ofC. Even if A. AlthoughD. Now that B. Despite C. Nevertheless D. Otherwise



P6. Incomplete texts

Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following article.

One of the nation’s leading makers of electronic home appliances has closed its door and been put into receivership ------- its bankers. The manufacturer, Keys Inc., had about 1. (A) on (B) from (C) by (D) to

1,000 employees when it shut down operations on Friday.

The company was hurt by a downturn ------- its North American markets. A venture 2. (A) on (B) in (C) by (D) about

capital fund injected additional money ------- the company this year and found a new 3. (A) into (B) over (C) under (D) above

chief executive officer, but problems were too severe for a successful turnaround. The private company lost $2.5 million in its most recent year on about $20 million in revenues.

Key Inc. manufactured electric home equipment, designed and built high-tech equipment with completely computerized systems.

Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following article.



The deregulation of the nation’s rail industry has been a success. The National Railway is ------- calling on the federal government for further removal of rules and rates that 4. (A) already (B) yet (C) still (D) once

limit access to the shipping lines.

The nation’s economy, shippers and taxpayers have all benefited from rail freight deregulation. The company says rail freight rates paid by shippers are the lowest in the world – 50% below the international average. Freight rates have gone down 25% ------- deregulation began in 1991, the company says.5. (A) for (B) since (C) before (D) by the time

As well, the nation’s rail freight industry ------- required government subsidies that 6. (A) not longer (B) no longer (C) any longer (D) not more

cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

However, the rail industry still faces stiff competition from other forms of transportation.


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