Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions or conjunctions:

#1.Have you got the answer to number seven in the maths exercise?' 'No. I haven't worked it (…) yet.

1) out; 2) away; 3) up.

#2.I haven't seen Michael for over twenty years, but we have kept (…) our friendship by letter.

1) with; 2) up; 3) for.

#3.We would like to buy a holiday flat in Spain, but we don't know how to go (…) it.

1) round; 2) about; 3) on.

#4.I'm sorry about the mix-up with your order, Sir. I'll deal (…) it at once.

1) on; 2) about; 3) with.

#5.And (…) her never having been conscious in that room at any time, she described the room

and the resuscitation attempt in great detail.

1) in spite of; 2) although; 3)however.

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Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions or conjunctions:

#1. If you want to lose weight, cut (…) potatoes, bread and sweet things for a week.

1) on; 2) out; 3) off.

#2. The oral examination was difficult. The examiner tried to catch me (…) by asking some tricky questions.

1) out; 2) on; 3) with.

#3. Here are the visa application forms. You have to fill it (…) and return them to the consulate.

1) with; 2) in; 3) on.

#4. Grandmother's over eighty, but she still likes to get (…). She’s going to Paris next week.

1) on; 2) about; 3) over.

#5. She said that (…) three of the walls were bright white, one was dark grey.

1) in spite of; 2) whereas; 3) for.

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Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions or conjunctions:

#1. I don't believe the story Bob told us. I'm sure he made it (…).

1) up; 2) about; 3) out.

#2. If you don't want to lend Jeff money, just say 'no'. Don't let him talk you (…) it.

1) on; 2) into; 3) with.

#3. George has some very good ideas, but he sometimes has difficulty in putting them (…) to others.

1) round; 2) about; 3) across.

#4. I've joined a health and fitness club. I go there every day to work (…) for an hour.

1) out; 2) off; 3) with.

#5. She also said that, on the top of a cabinet in a corner of the operating theatre, there was an old

book. (…) the anaesthetist didn't - and couldn't - believe her, she checked.

1) In spite; 2) However; 3) Even though.

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Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions or conjunctions:

#1. I was ill for two weeks, so I've fallen (…) with my work.

1) down; 2) behind; 3) out.

#2. I have a report to finish before I can settle (…) watching television.

1) on; 2) with; 3) down.

#3. It isn't that woman's turn. It's yours. Don't let her push (…).

1) in; 2) off; 3) out.

#4. I have already told Joe that I won't go to Spain with him, but he's still trying to talk me (…).

1) out; 2) away; 3) round.

#5. (…) they tried, no one at the hospital could explain how Margaret could have known

about the book.

1) Most as; 2) More as; 3) Much as.

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