Grammar Drills and Exercises
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INTERMEDIATE PREPOSITIONS 09
Complete with the most suitable preposition:
1. Hurry up! The train is...................... to leave.
2. The gambler did not pick his horses carefully or thoughtfully. He selected them..................... random.
3. We shall see each other again.................... long.
4. Much of Holland is........................ sea level.
5. He stayed loyal to his friends..................... thick and thin.
6. The golfer got.................... all sorts of difficulties trying to escape from the bunker.
7. I play tennis when I am....................... work.
8. If you smoke, you are.................. danger of getting ill.
9. It is a pity that holidays cannot last.................. ever.
10. The room measured five metres.................... six.
11. Drinks are cheaper.................. board ship.
12. Let's shelter from the rain................... that tree.
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