Part 2: Open Cloze
6) Prepositions/Phrasal Verbs
Prepositions ('in', 'at', 'on' etc.) will very
often be the missing word.
Choose the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence.
1 The surgeon is operating ............. the patient now.
A
at
B to
C on
D in
2 There's no possibility ............. us finishing the project
by the weekend.
A in
B with
C for
D of
3 Have you got any advice ............. how to go about buying a
new car?
A at
B on
C in
D for
4 How much have you saved ............. for your holiday?
A up
B in
C on
D about
5 The police are looking ............. the recent series of robberies
in the area.
A into
B on
C around
D through
6 I sympathise ............. your problem but I'm afraid there's
nothing I can do to help.
A in
B for
C with
D to
7 Would you be kind enough to fill ............. this application
form, please.
A over
B with
C in
D up
8 He really takes ............. his father. They're alike in so
many ways.
A on
B after
C in
D over
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