Prepositions Test 5

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) The smugglers rowed ______________ the river sometime ______________ midnight hoping to reach the other side undetected under the cover of darkness.

2) ______________ the prisoners who escaped ______________ this tunnel is one of the most dangerous men in the country.

3) The Indian tribe lived ______________ the sea, which provided them ______________ their main source of food, salmon and shellfish.

4) My aunt cares a lot .______________ her appearance, and looks after herself very well, so, although she is ______________ her late forties, she doesn’t look more than thirty.

5) While my sister is ______________ work, her little daughter is cared ______________ by a professional nanny.

6) As I don’t know any French, I couldn’t understand what he was talking ______________.

7) The surgeon who is going to operate ___________ my grandfather is one of the best.

8) Kenya spends a quarter ______________ its income every year ______________ oil imports.

9) Over 4O million people pass _____________ Heathrow airport each year and at least 900 aircraft land and take off every day.

10) ______________ my great surprise, almost everyone agreed ______________ him.

11) Few young people can start up a business ____________ first having to borrow money.

12) Make sure you turn ______________  the television before you go out, but leave one of the lights ______________.

13) The view ______________ our window must be one of the best anywhere ______________ the town.

14) I’m extremely fond ___________ her, too; but even so I’m afraid we can’t rely ___________ her.

15) If it’s not on the table, look ______________ the table; it may have fallen ______________.

16) While I was looking ______________ some magazines, I happened to find this article ______________ butterflies.

17) It took me a long time to translate his business letter as I had to ______________ so many words in the dictionary.

18) The explosion was caused  ______________ a bomb which went ______________ when the shop was very crowded.

19) When the couple got divorced, they sold their jointflat ______________ £50,000 and divided the money ______________ them.

20) The mother apologized ______________ behalf of her son ______________ the damage he had caused.