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Verb Preposition CombinationsSet 20

1Career consultants often advise their clients to reflect periodically ..... the approaches they take to a job search
2You should cut ..... the amount of unhealthy fat you take in daily.
3I took my shoes ..... before entering the guest room.
4The train is bound ..... Mumbai.
5I tried to concentrate ..... my work, but I kept thinking about other things.
6You are keen ..... sports games.
7If students are fighting during recess, the monitors should break ..... the fight.
8Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence. Secondly, I'll talk ..... our investment in the office technology.
9It's a good idea to invest ..... some Amazon shares.
10Ms. Lan has to look ..... her children all day.
11We should make ....., not break up.
12The workers went ..... strike to protest against unfair working conditions.
13Students have to stand ..... when the teacher comes in
14Could you please close ..... the restaurant this evening?
15She is married with a dentist
16The company is insisting on the use of low-energy lightbulbs in their offices.
17We need to come together and look ..... our planet.
18The principal looks ..... matters of complaint from teachers and students.
19The bag was made ..... plastic.
20I have been looking forward ..... working in this company.
21Choose the right preposition for 'focus':
22Complete the sentence: I think that you should take ..... a new hobby.
23Our solar system consists ..... 8 planets and the sun.
24A lot of kids nowadays have become addicted ..... surfing the net
25Match the English verb with suitable preposition.Prevent- .....
26The children made ..... a funny story and wrote it on the card.
27He asks ..... some more tea.
28Choose the correct variant: Turn the telephone ..... when you are at the lesson
29He is planning something = He is up ..... something.
30Ask ..... money
31Everybody laughed ..... Zach when he fell off the chair
32Peter's team just lost in the final. I think it will be a while before he gets ..... it.
33My son never agrees ..... me!
34They talked ..... going to the cinema.
35Don't worry, Laura is working ..... her project and will submit it on time.
36(beneficiarse de) BENEFIT
37I told ..... my news.
38Don't be annoying ..... your teacher.
39The club caters ..... children between the ages of four and twelve.
40Please could you listen ..... me.
41As the health of the travel industry has improved, airlines have shifted their focus at the flying experience.
42Which preposition goes after the following verb "allow"?
43When can we stop ..... and see your new entertainment system?
44We need to think ..... finishing our assignments.
45Will you pick me ..... after the party?
46He depends ..... his colleagues for support at work.
47Minh seems not to get well with his classmates.
48I often dream ..... traveling around the world.
49Which preposition is used with the verbs BELIEVE and SUCCEED?
50I no longer help my sister with her homework.I've given ..... my sister with her homework.
51Complete the blank with the prepositionKaren was ill for a few weeks, but she's got ..... it now.
52I can't put ..... going to the dentist any longer.
53Focus, depend, rely
54We closed ..... the store located in Dublin because it was not profitable enough.
55The essay focuses ..... the tension between two ideas of liberty.
56Did you ..... David?
57I wonder how they are going to cope ..... such a complex matter having no experience in bookkeeping at all.
58If you're willing ..... fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket ..... x000D .....
59Read the text. Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space. I think Kim is very funny and kind, and she thinks (4) ..... other people.
60Fill in the blank with the correct preposition that goes with the verb 'apologized':He apologized ..... his friend for being late.
61People who like art often take ..... painting as a hobby