English Grammar Tests » Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate: 12 (prepositions after verbs)

12 (prepositions after verbs)
- Prepositions after verbs

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  1. Why did you quarrel _____ your friends _____ such a small matter?
    • A) at / about
    • B) with / on
    • C) with / over
    • D) against/over
  2. I disagree _____ you.
    • A) with
    • B) at
    • C) to
    • D) from
  3. He disapproves _____ mothers going out to work.
    • A) on
    • B) with
    • C) by
    • D) of
  4. I definitely prefer traveling by air _____ traveling by train.
    • A) by
    • B) at
    • C) to
    • D) in
  5. There is no way we can prevent people _____ talking _____ this matter.
    • A) by / over
    • B) without / on
    • C) from / with
    • D) from / about
  6. Did you finally succeed _____ convincing them they were wrong?
    • A) for
    • B) at
    • C) in
    • D) on
  7. The teacher suspected the student _____ cheating on the test.
    • A) of
    • B) in
    • C) about
    • D) on
  8. You really shouldn’t boast _____ your success _____ other people.
    • A) with / to
    • B) of / to
    • C) about / at
    • D) over / to
  9. I don’t know why you insist _____ blaming me _____ all my troubles.
    • A) on / for
    • B) in / for
    • C) at / on
    • D) over / for
  10. You shouldn’t rely _____ getting assistance from Frank.
    • A) at
    • B) in
    • C) on
    • D) about
  11. Mr. Green always worries _____ losing his position.
    • A) in
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) about
  12. Our boss objects _____ using any different method.
    • A) of
    • B) to
    • C) with
    • D) over
  13. My father doesn’t approve _____ studying late at night.
    • A) of
    • B) with
    • C) on
    • D) about
  14. Forgive me _____ using these pompous words.
    • A) of
    • B) for
    • C) with
    • D) on
  15. Why are you laughing _____ me?
    • A) of
    • B) over
    • C) to
    • D) at
  16. I don’t want to argue _____ you _____ that matter at this time.
    • A) at / over
    • B) with / at
    • C) with / about
    • D) on / about
  17. Terry always depends _____ his brother for assistance.
    • A) on
    • B) in
    • C) at
    • D) of
  18. Mary reminded her boss _____ his appointment the next day.
    • A) at
    • B) of
    • C) on
    • D) with
  19. I am translating this book _____ English _____ Turkish.
    • A) on / over
    • B) from / over
    • C) to / into
    • D) from / into
  20. All of the members objected _____ the chairman’s suggestion.
    • A) to
    • B) in
    • C) about
    • D) for
  21. Aren’t you going to introduce me _____ your friend?
    • A) with
    • B) by
    • C) to
    • D) at
  22. We suspected him _____ stealing the tape recorder.
    • A) at
    • B) with
    • C) of
    • D) on

  23. A: What are you looking _____?
    B: My pen.
    • A) about
    • B) after
    • C) around
    • D) for
  24. I thought the nurse was looking _____ you.
    • A) to
    • B) after
    • C) into
    • D) of
  25. Police are looking _____ the disappearance of a quantity of uncut gems.
    • A) into
    • B) after
    • C) on
    • D) about
  26. I look _____ him as a friend.
    • A) about
    • B) at
    • C) over
    • D) on
  27. She had been looking forward _____ leaving the hospital wards for a holiday in Turkey.
    • A) to
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) over
  28. Look _____ this word in the dictionary.
    • A) at
    • B) for
    • C) up
    • D) into
  29. A man in prison longs _____ freedom.
    • A) at
    • B) for
    • C) on
    • D) about
  30. The canteen provides the workers _____ meals.
    • A) for
    • B) _
    • C) on
    • D) with
  31. The canteen provides meals _____ the workers.
    • A) for
    • B) to
    • C) _
    • D) with
  32. A queue of people were waiting _____ the last bus.
    • A) on
    • B) at
    • C) of
    • D) for
  33. They wait _____ you very well in this restaurant.
    • A) for
    • B) on
    • C) at
    • D) in
  34. He is thinking _____ retiring _____ his post several years before the normal age.
    • A) of / from
    • B) about / of
    • C) of / of
    • D) of / for
  35. The child spends almost all his money _____ chocolate.
    • A) at
    • B) over
    • C) on
    • D) about
  36. People are always mistaking him _____ his twin brother.
    • A) with
    • B) for
    • C) about
    • D) on
  37. Mr. Taylor was operated _____ for a constriction of the intestine.
    • A) with
    • B) in
    • C) at
    • D) on
  38. He had the keys of the city presented _____ him.
    • A) to
    • B) in
    • C) on
    • D) for
  39. In Britain milk is supplied _____ each house in bottles.
    • A) at
    • B) to
    • C) with
    • D) in
  40. The government supplies them _____ the basic necessities.
    • A) at
    • B) to
    • C) with
    • D) on
  41. I entirely agree _____ you; that road is very dangerous.
    • A) in
    • B) on
    • C) at
    • D) with
  42. Will you just run _____ the facts again?
    • A) to
    • B) with
    • C) over
    • D) off
  43. Drug abuse brought _____ his death.
    • A) over
    • B) up
    • C) at
    • D) about
  44. He gets _____ 40 cigarettes a day.
    • A) through
    • B) off
    • C) over
    • D) with
  45. He agreed _____ all the proposal we made.
    • A) with
    • B) on
    • C) to
    • D) at
  46. He aimed his gun _____ a policeman, and fired.
    • A) by
    • B) to
    • C) at
    • D) of
  47. People are always accusing me _____ being forgetful.
    • A) for
    • B) at
    • C) of
    • D) with
  48. The condemned man appealed _____ the court for mercy.
    • A) at
    • B) by
    • C) with
    • D) to
  49. Could you run _____ 10 copies of this hand-out, please?
    • A) at
    • B) off
    • C) on
    • D) out of
  50. He has applied _____ the banker _____ a loan.
    • A) at / for
    • B) to / for
    • C) for / for
    • D) to / on
  51. They went _____ sleep for several days.
    • A) without
    • B) out of
    • C) for
    • D) off
  52. I must apologize _____ you _____ not answering your letter at once.
    • A) from / for
    • B) at / for
    • C) from / in
    • D) to / for
  53. I met Mike this morning, he was asking _____ you.
    • A) about
    • B) of
    • C) after
    • D) to
  54. Do not argue _____ a newspaper editor, he can always have the last word.
    • A) with
    • B) at
    • C) for
    • D) about
  55. He never asked me _____ anything.
    • A) of
    • B) after
    • C) from
    • D) for
  56. I know he is always ready to back _____ his friends.
    • A) of
    • B) up
    • C) from
    • D) by
  57. Don’t expect him to approve _____ your design at once.
    • A) of
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) with
  58. Beware _____ the dog!
    • A) from
    • B) about
    • C) at
    • D) of
  59. The dictionary belongs _____ me.
    • A) at
    • B) to
    • C) from
    • D) with
  60. The two scientists arrived _____ the same conclusion quite independently.
    • A) to
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) in
  61. Moslems believe _____ God.
    • A) in
    • B) to
    • C) at
    • D) with
  62. They blamed Peter _____ the failure.
    • A) on
    • B) about
    • C) with
    • D) for
  63. The police are going to charge him _____ having murdered.
    • A) by
    • B) about
    • C) with
    • D) on
  64. Our next-door neighbor said he’d complain _____ us _____ the police if we made any more noise.
    • A) about / to
    • B) at / by
    • C) of / with
    • D) to / of
  65. Paralysis has deprived him _____ the use of his right hand.
    • A) from
    • B) of
    • C) out
    • D) to
  66. He did not die _____ hunger or cholera. He died _____ an accident.
    • A) from / at
    • B) on / in
    • C) in / at
    • D) of / in
  67. Some members of parliament voted _____ the proposal.
    • A) against
    • B) to
    • C) in
    • D) with
  68. We all perform, and we all hope _____ approval.
    • A) about
    • B) of
    • C) in
    • D) for
  69. Please excuse me _____ being late.
    • A) by
    • B) from
    • C) for
    • D) on
  70. He feeds his horse _____ corn and beans.
    • A) on
    • B) with
    • C) by
    • D) from
  71. We can call _____ Mary at her office at 10 tomorrow.
    • A) in
    • B) off
    • C) on
    • D) over
  72. He boasted _____ the big fish he had caught.
    • A) of
    • B) on
    • C) with
    • D) from
  73. The teacher explained the principles of nuclear fission ____ the class.
    • A) at
    • B) about
    • C) for
    • D) to
  74. He insisted _____ being paid the full sum.
    • A) at
    • B) on
    • C) with
    • D) by
  75. I introduced Terry _____ Janet, 2 years before they were married.
    • A) with
    • B) by
    • C) to
    • D) at
  76. She would sit for hours listening _____ the songs of the birds.
    • A) to
    • B) from
    • C) at
    • D) with
  77. They all praised her _____ being brave.
    • A) on
    • B) upon
    • C) with
    • D) for
  78. He stood looking _____ the picture for a long time.
    • A) through
    • B) for
    • C) after
    • D) at
  79. If you don’t know what this means, refer _____ the dictionary.
    • A) at
    • B) for
    • C) to
    • D) with
  80. The chance which he had looked ____ was now freely offered to him.
    • A) for
    • B) at
    • C) up
    • D) about
  81. Have you replied _____ her letter?
    • A) at
    • B) to
    • C) for
    • D) with
  82. I am intending to resign _____ the committee.
    • A) to
    • B) from
    • C) at
    • D) with
  83. They knocked him down and robbed him _____ his watch.
    • A) of
    • B) from
    • C) at
    • D) with
  84. I sent _____ the doctor without any delay because my father had started vomiting blood.
    • A) from
    • B) for
    • C) on
    • D) to
  85. Water pollution, of course, is not new. We’ve worried ____ it for years.
    • A) from
    • B) about
    • C) with
    • D) of
  86. The book speaks _____ the writer’s childhood.
    • A) of
    • B) by
    • C) with
    • D) to
  87. At our next meeting Mr. Mill will be speaking _____ the early development of surgery.
    • A) about
    • B) to
    • C) with
    • D) on
  88. In the Roman numerals, C stands _____ one hundred.
    • A) for
    • B) up
    • C) at
    • D) on
  89. He really succeeds _____ anything he really puts his mind to.
    • A) at
    • B) in
    • C) on
    • D) about
  90. The ice-cream tasted _____ soap.
    • A) in
    • B) of
    • C) with
    • D) from
  91. The old lady thanked me _____ helping her across the street.
    • A) with
    • B) on
    • C) about
    • D) for
  92. I’ll have to think _____ this before I give you an answer.
    • A) about
    • B) on
    • C) in
    • D) of
  93. We’re thinking _____ going to Spain for our holidays but we’ve not decided for certain yet.
    • A) over
    • B) about
    • C) on
    • D) of
  94. Whether you vote _____ or against the proposal doesn’t seem to matter very much.
    • A) to
    • B) for
    • C) on
    • D) before
  95. Worrying _____ your health can make you ill.
    • A) to
    • B) of
    • C) about
    • D) on
  96. He operates _____ the patient in an operating-theatre.
    • A) at
    • B) on
    • C) in
    • D) of
  97. His accident prevented him _____ riding a bike for a year.
    • A) at
    • B) on
    • C) with
    • D) from
  98. Everybody admired him _____ saving the child’s life.
    • A) at
    • B) in
    • C) for
    • D) upon
  99. Nothing can make up _____ his rudeness.
    • A) for
    • B) with
    • C) against
    • D) by
  100. The teacher congratulated all the students _____ passing the exam.
    • A) on
    • B) for
    • C) with
    • D) by
  101. The danger from any radioactive substances depends_____ where they are located.
    • A) in
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) to
  102. He decided to give up sport in order to concentrate _____ his studies.
    • A) in
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) to
  103. The policeman charged him _____ driving a car while under the influence of alcohol.
    • A) with
    • B) for
    • C) of
    • D) against
  104. Government notice on each packet warns the public _____ the dangers of cigarette smoking.
    • A) of
    • B) for
    • C) about
    • D) off
  105. I always run _____ money at the end of the month.
    • A) out of
    • B) off
    • C) on
    • D) without
  106. Pneumonia may lead _____ death.
    • A) towards
    • B) to
    • C) up to
    • D) for
  107. A shortage of vitamin C result _____ skin infections and stow healing.
    • A) in
    • B) from
    • C) to
    • D) for
  108. The sun appeals _____ both Labor and Conservative supporters.
    • A) from
    • B) of
    • C) to
    • D) within
  109. Don’t turn _____ alcohol to handle pressure.
    • A) at
    • B) into
    • C) to
    • D) for
  110. I rely _____ my wife, my two children and a small but solid group of friends.
    • A) at
    • B) in
    • C) of
    • D) on
  111. If you do not comply _____ the traffic regulations you will get _____ trouble with the police.
    • A) with / into
    • B) at / into
    • C) at / with
    • D) on / in
  112. I pride myself _____ the fact that I read two or three books a week.
    • A) in
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) for
  113. This town reminds me _____ the place where I was born.
    • A) about
    • B) of
    • C) for
    • D) from
  114. Don’t blame me _____ what happened. It wasn’t my fault.
    • A) for
    • B) of
    • C) about
    • D) at
  115. When I was driving home I almost crashed _____ a bus.
    • A) at
    • B) in
    • C) into
    • D) on to
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