Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the following

sentences.

1. I bought an airline ticket _______Madrid _______British Airways.

2. The police have promised to look _______the problem. An inquiry _______the accident has been
set up _______.
3. Some of the artist’s best works are _______display _______the gallery.
4. _______ the presence of the director, his talk show regularly pulled _______3.5 million listeners on
Friday nights.
5. Joe suggested that she should count on him _______for this weekend’s fishing expedition. The
idea looked good _______paper.
6. If he loses consciousness, _______treatment for it, give him a sip of brandy to bring him _______.
7. I used to love basketball and put _______10 hours a week, but I’ve gone _______team sports
lately.
8. Feeling trapped in a small village, Fiona moved to the capital _______pursuit _______fame.
9. They squared _______to each other, ready to resolve their differences _______violence.
10. I’m not mad _______the idea _______our going and living in London.
11. I want two seats _______Romeo and Juliet _______Friday night.
12. We have laid _______the garden. It should look beautiful in spring and be set up
_______sightseeing.
13. The man _______his back _______the camera is the Minister of Agriculture.
14. _______ the expense of safety, do we really want to speed the process _______?
15. Several candidates seemed suitable _______paper but pulled _______the interview.
16. Steve threw away his chances of passing by spending too much time _______the first question.
17. Since he persisted _______speaking about the subject so indirectly, it was difficult to see what he
was getting _______.
18. He always felt that he was living _______the shadow _______his famous father.
19. _______ all the interruptions, he pressed _______with his work.
20. Charles is disabled, so he is fortunate _______having a wife who is a trained nurse. He is always
_______ her care.
21. The guards had to keep a sharp lookout _______anything suspicious, which kept the girls from
being turned _______.
22. They were asked to fill _______a questionnaire on the website whether to get _______on a
reduced pension.
23. Taking _______my problem with my close friend was a weight _______my shoulders.
24. We lived _______hand _______mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from.
25. The government slipped _______badly over the scandal, which made it impossible for them to pull
_______the election.
26. The government recently launched a national campaign collecting money _______aid
_______cancer research.
27. His parents should be aware _______the fact that he went _______his own accord; nobody forced
him to go.
28. Helen was jealous _______her sister’s popularity. Her sister was very popular _______the
teachers at school.
29. As the troublemakers gave _______to the temptation to argue back, the had to be removed
_______force.
30. He put a ladder _______the tree and climbed _______to pick the apples.
31. The man _______the other end of the line was so rude that I hung _______on him.
32. Only unmarried women are eligible _______membership, so they decided not to take _______any
new responsibilities.
33. He likes to show _______ _______the tennis court, especially when girls are watching.
34. I need to check _______ _______a few things before I can decide.
35. I’m feeling rather sweaty. Do you mind if I just freshen _______ a bit before you get the food
_______ ?
36. On returning home, Peter discovered _______his horror that someone had been bent
_______burning his house.
37. I’ve given _______trying to make my sister see sense, and now I’m resigned _______the fact that
she is going to marry Jason.
38. Stop putting words _______my mouth! I never said the government had come _______fire for its
decision to close the mines.
39. I was sorting _______some papers when I came _______these old photos.
40. Philip isn’t clever enough to plan such a crime on his own. Someone must have put him _______
_______it.
41. I see they’ve just brought _______a new law making it illegal for shops to sell cigarette to children
_______sixteen.
42. They have built a railway bridge _______the river, which blends _______well with it surroundings.
43. Finding _______ which file you want can be like looking for a needle _______a haystack.
44. A decrease in savings is likely to go hand _______hand _______inflation as people will have less
money available for saving.
45. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______the target, and try not to do anyone _______with.
46. If we do not act _______accordance _______the rules laid down for such cases, there will be
chaos.
47. Sir James said we should guard _______any restrictions _______our freedom.
48. You say we’re a country rich _______tradition. What’s important to us is that we should reamin true
_______our best traditions.
49. The smell of hot buttered toast takes me _______to my childhood _______a doubt.
50. Someone threw a stone _______the speaker. It hit him _______the head and knocked his glasses.
51. The wind blew _______from the desert and covered everything _______sand.
52. Would you please refrain _______smoking while the lecture is _______progress.
53. Melanie was _______pain, but she couldn’t use the painkiller she had at home because it was
_______of date.
54. Simon confided _______me _______the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else.
55. His employer has angered _______Paul’s lame excuse _______not completing the project.
56. The company believes _______throwing new employees in _______the deep and with no training.
57. One recipe _______success is to stay focused and apply yourself _______whatever you do.
58. A person who is part _______the furniture is so familiar _______you that you no longer notice
them.
59. Colin’s gone _______the rails recently and I’ve already given him one warning. I had enough
problems with Rob last month, so I don’t want to have to go _______that road again with Colin.
60. The committee drew _______a draft strategy _______dealing with future floods.