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Use of English B2 for all exams
UNIT 14 SECTION 1 (A)
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Prepositional Phrases
A Complete the blanks with the prepositions
in, on, at, for, of, with or to.
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_______ the expense _______
_______ the mood _______
_______ the point _______
_______ connection _______
_______ need _______
_______ regard _______
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_______ contact _______
_______ addition _______
_______ support _______
_______ touch _______
_______ the age _______
_______ the answer _______
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_______ relation _______
_______ the middle _______
_______ the centre _______
_______ respect _______
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B Read the sentences and complete them with
the prepositions in, on, for, of, with, to or as.
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Mr Kingston is disabled ____________a
result____________ a childhood illness.
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We lost the bid to a rival company_______ account_______ a silly mistake that
Roy made
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I stack all my magazines___________ top _______ the bookcase.
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Tom withdrew his objections ____________the sake____________ the team’s
unity.
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Sally bought an old house____________ a view____________ renovating it in the future.
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I'm writing___________ reference____________ your newspaper’s investigation into
police corruption.
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C Complete the sentences with the
prepositional phrases in the box below.
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in captivity
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in haste
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under strain
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in aid of
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in exchange for
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ahead of schedule
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in instalments
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in demand
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under repair
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in the first place
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in court
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in writing
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out of hand
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in flames
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behind schedule
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The charity marathon was ___________________
cancer research.
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2
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Hats are ___________________
this season because of the cold weather.
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3
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I gave my bicycle to my friend ___________________
his electric guitar.
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4
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The famous musicians left ___________________ after the concert to avoid their fans.
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5
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The delay at the airport has put us ___________________.
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6
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If you had asked for directions ___________________,we would not be lost now.
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Requests for information made to this department must be
_________________________ .
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8
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The businessman was kept_________________________ for
over a month by his kidnappers.
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I am paying off my car_________________________.
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The country's economy is still. ___________________ and the economic situation will not improve
soon .
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To the surprise of everyone, the project was completed__________________.
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My car is_________________________ at the moment
after last week’s crash.
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The man decided to settle his claim ___________________ despite his lawyer's advice.
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Don't you think that inflation is getting ___________________?
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The whole building was ___________________
by the time the fire brigade arrived on the scene.
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ANSWER KEY
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A
B
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as a result of
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2
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on account of
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3
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on
top of
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4
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for the sake of
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5
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with
a view to
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6
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in/with reference to
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C
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1
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in aid of
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2
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in demand
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3
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in
exchange for
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4
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in haste
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5
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behind
schedule
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6
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in the first place
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in
writing
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in captivity
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in
instalments
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10
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under strain
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ahead
of schedule
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12
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under repair
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in
court
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out of hand
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15
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in
flames
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