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Exercise 1. Exercise 1Exercise 1 1. She was very surprised________ the grade she received. a. at b. on c. of d. about 2. We might need more food, depending____ how many people turn up. a. for b. on c. at d. wit 3. Jane doesn't spend much money______ clothes. a. over b. about c. at d. on 4. She always takes good care_______ her children. a. for b. in c. of d. with 5. A sign warned motorists______ dangers. a. of b. for c. about d. a and c 6. They translated the letter ______ French. a. for b. with c. into d. about 7. I was disappointed________ the grade I received on my last essay. a. for b. about c. to d. a and b 8. The medical center is close ________ campus. a. to b. for c. up d. with 9. We went there_______ car and stayed there for the whole day. a. in b. on c. with d. by 10. We started our journey ______ foot. a. with b. by c. on d. in 11. He always prevents me_______ doing my duty. a. of b. from c. with d. against 12. I write letters _______ my right hand. a. in b. by c. with d. at 13. The war victims suffered terribly______ cold and hunger. a. with b. from c. through d. of 14. She is absent_______ class a. at b. from c. to d. away 15. It is very nice______ you to take so much trouble. a. of b. to c. for d. from 16. You may write________ pencil. a. with b. by c. in d. on 17. He congratulated me_______ winning the competition. a. of b. on c. at d. about 18. Remember me________ your parents. a. to b. for c. with d. about 19. Mr. Foster lives_____ 667E 76th street______ New York. a. in/in b. at/in c. on/in d. in/on 20. We reached______ her house safe and sound. a. at b. to c. with d. no word is needed
Exercise 1 1. Aymara_____ an Indian language spoken by approximately one million people in Bolivia and Peru. a. which is b. being c. is d. it is 2. Many North American universities_____ by private donations. a. supported b. are supported c. which are supported d. support 3. _______ direct link exists between seat belt use and fever traffic fatalities. a. There is a b. A c. That there is a d. Because 4. ______ many people learn to make their own repairs and home improvements. a. When having instruction manuals b. There are instruction manuals c. From instruction manuals d. It is instruction manuals 5. Lake Superior______, borders on the United States and Canada. a. in the world is the largest lake b. is largest lake in the world c. it is the largest lake in the world d. which is the largest lake in the world 6. Taj Mahl, _____ by Shah Janhan for his wife, is thought to be one of the great architectural wonders of the world. a. being built b. was built c. built d. been built 7. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier_____ to unidentified soldiers killed in battle, is located in Arlington, Virginia. a. which a monument b. a monument c. is a monument d. a monument being 8. _____ volcanoes can destroy large areas of vegetation. a. They erupt b. When they erupt c. When eruption d. Their eruption 9. _______ is the biggest city in Michigan, it is not the capital. a. Detroit b. It Detroit c. Although Detroit d. Detroit, which 10. _______ black cats are bad luck is considered a superstition rather than a fact. a. That b. The c. Although d. It is that 11. Steel_____ with chromium to produce a no corrosive substance known as stainless steel. a. is combined c. combining b. that is combined d. when combined 12. _________ the 1930s and 1940s, F.D. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency four times. a. Since during b. During c. Although during d. While during 13. ______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. a. Founding b. Founded c. It was founded d. Being founded 14. Johnny Carson______ late night TV program is watched by millions of insomniacs in the United States, has been on the air for over twenty years. a. whose b. who has a c. which is a d. however his 15. _______, Jenny Churchill was born in the United States and married an Englishman. a. She was the mother of Winston Churchill b. The mother of Winston Churchill c. Her son was Winston Churchill d. Winston Churchill was her son 16. A tornado touched down today in Kansas, _______ destruction to cornfields and telephone lines. a. caused b. causing c. that caused d. it caused 17. Until the fifties, _____ were still in some cities to deliver milk and vegetables. a. horses and carts b. there were horses and carts c. when horses and carts d. that horses and carts 18. _______ the percentage of working women in the United States has doubled since 1940 has been the result of both economic and social factors. a. The b. That the c. There is the d. It is the 19. ______ species of plants exist in North America that can cause an allergic skin reaction in humans. a. There are several b. If there are several c. Several d. It has several 20. A silo is a large cylindrical structure______ a. the storage of crops b. in which crops are stored c. where crops are stored there d. they store crops there
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