Complete with the correct preposition:

01. In summer at dawn the birds break ..................... song.

02. Modern life is so complicated I wouldn't mind being cast ..................... on a desert island.

03. The bankrupt company had got so far ..................... with its debt payments that there was no hope of its meeting its commitments.

04. He told his secretary to hold the reports ..................... readiness in case the committee needed to inspect them.

05. The managing director put the case ..................... expansion in south-east Asia to the company's shareholders.

06. The inhabitants of a small community are more likely to take pride ..................... its appearance than those who live in a large city.

07. Salesmanship comes naturally to the New Yorker: it runs ..................... his blood.

08. The manager demanded a rise in salary commensurate ..................... his new responsibilities.

09. Summer heat is not conducive ..................... hard mental work.

10. If you bear ..................... me a moment longer you will understand what I mean.

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