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17 Advanced Use of Prepositions

Complete:

01. She's the office gossip. She knows everything ................. everybody.

02. A policeman must lead an honest, blameless life. He must be .................... suspicion.

03. I couldn't understand a thing they were talking about. I was all .................... sea.

04. Doctors must expect to have their lives interrupted when they are ........................ call.

05. The view was pleasing .................... the eye.

06. He was patient, good-tempered and slow ...................... anger.

07. I must find the time and energy to get .......................... to doing that job sometime.

08. She has got ....................... her illness and has returned to work.

09. She is up and ........................ again.

10. We will definitely see you next week. We will be there .......................... fail.

©English Teaching Systems February 2001

Exercise Answers

INDEX

PREPOSITIONS

01 elementary
02 elementary
03 elementary
04 elementary

06 intermediate
07 intermediate
08 intermediate
09 intermediate
10 intermediate
11 intermediate
12 intermediate
13 intermediate


16 advanced
17 advanced
18 advanced
19 advanced