Prepositions Test 6

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) When the hairdresser finished his job, Melinda burst ______________ tears ______________ the sight of her new hairstyle.

2) While running ______________ the river bank bare-foot, Sam cut his foot on a piece of glass that was concealed ______________ the long grass.

3) Ken’s mother cuts his hair ______________ a pair of scissors she bought specially ______________ that purpose.

4) Camels, which are extraordinary animals well adapted ______________ life in desert conditions, provide people ______________ meat, milk, leather, wool and transport.

5) In order to minimize the harmful effects ______________ hearing loss ______________ the development of a child’s ability to learn, to communicate and to socialize, rehabilitation procedures should be started early in the life of the affected child.

7) Rick never sleeps .______________ the night ______________ waking up once or twice. It’s no wonder he feels tired in the morning with all of these interruptions.

8) Despite major research efforts ______________ the past three decades, cancer is still a major cause ______________ human suffering.

9) Celia’s sister is well-known ______________ her watercolour paintings ______________ birds.

10) Everybody is impressed ______________ the consistently high standard of the service the hotel provides ______________ its customers.

11) However hard I try to focus my attention ______________ something else, I can’t take my mind ______________ the problem at work.

12) Competition in the travel business is intense, and many localities depend heavily ______________ tourism ______________ income.

13) I’m really getting tired ______________ listening to my brother talk ______________ football all the time.

14) My brother hates watching football ______________ me, because I always talk ______________ the match and distract him.

15) Though they are so different ______________ one another, a large number of languages spoken from Britain to the Indian subcontinent are classified ______________ Indo-European languages.

16) She never forgets to set her alarm clock ______________ seven o’clock ______________ the morning.

17) They planned to leave the house shortly ______________ daybreak so that they would reach their destination ______________ early evening.

18) I would like Simon to have the doctor look ______________ his knee, but he insists that it will heal ______________ its own.

19) Because walking is slow when compared ______________ flying and swimming, few terrestrial animals migrate according ______________ seasons.

20) I left home ______________ such a hurry that I forgot to take the presents ______________ me.