Question

Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs wherever necessary.

1. The next morning when the mail came, he looked ... the papers but there was no mention ... the incident ... them. 2. Do you ... any chance remember her telephone number? 3. His father chose the best art school ... the boy and spent lots ... money ... his education. 4. Wrap the matches ... oil paper if you want to keep them dry when camping out. 5. You mustn't decide anything ... a hurry, ... course, but if you wait much longer, you may not get another chance like that. 6. No wonder you have a headache, that's what comes of lying ... the sun ... hours. 7. Can I have your text-book ... a moment, there are sev­eral pages missing ... mine. 8. Early ... the morning the hunter left his log cabin with the gun ... his arm and the dog walking ... him. 9. Goods ... shop windows are almost never sold, but if they are, they are sold ... lower prices. 10. You haven't mentioned the news ... anybody yet, or have you? 11. She cut ... a big piece (slice) ... bread, put butter ... it and handed it ... the boy. 12. Will you please step ... my way and let me pass. 13. When they came ... the shop they saw a note ... the door saying "Closed". 14. He got quite a bit ... money ... his first book of poems but spent it all ... something worthless, I forget what exactly it was. 15. He saw a group ... small children stop ... the shop window and look ... interest ... the toys ... it. 16. I don't advise you to argue ... him ... it, he knows the subject much better than you do. 17. She was quite unprepared ... the surprise their unexpected arrival gave her. 18. ... my mind the idea ... the sentence is quite clear; read it again and you will see. 19. Everybody liked the arrangement and they quickly came ... an agreement. 20. The art dealer was quite prepared to sell the picture ... 20 pounds which we found cheap ... the price.

Answer 1

1. The next morning when the mail came, he looked .through.. the papers but there was no mention ..of. the incident ..with. them. 2. Do you .by.. any chance remember her telephone number? 3. His father chose the best art school .for.. the boy and spent lots .of.. money .on.. his education. 4. Wrap the matches ..in. oil paper if you want to keep them dry when camping out. 5. You mustn't decide anything ..in. a hurry, ..of. course, but if you wait much longer, you may not get another chance like that. 6. No wonder you have a headache, that's what comes of lying ..in. the sun .for.. hours. 7. Can I have your text-book .for.. a moment, there are sev­eral pages missing ..in. mine. 8. Early .in.. the morning the hunter left his log cabin with the gun .in.. his arm and the dog walking .beside.. him. 9. Goods ..in. shop windows are almost never sold, but if they are, they are sold .at.. lower prices. 10. You haven't mentioned the news ..to. anybody yet, or have you? 11. She cut ..out. a big piece (slice) .of.. bread, put butter ..on. it and handed it .to.. the boy. 12. Will you please step .off.. my way and let me pass. 13. When they came .into.. the shop they saw a note ..on. the door saying "Closed". 14. He got quite a bit .of.. money .for.. his first book of poems but spent it all .on.. something worthless, I forget what exactly it was. 15. He saw a group .of.. small children stop .at.. the shop window and look .with.. interest .at.. the toys .in.. it. 16. I don't advise you to argue .with.. him ..about. it, he knows the subject much better than you do. 17. She was quite unprepared .for.. the surprise their unexpected arrival gave her. 18. .To.. my mind the idea .of.. the sentence is quite clear; read it again and you will see. 19. Everybody liked the arrangement and they quickly came .to.. an agreement. 20. The art dealer was quite prepared to sell the picture ..for. 20 pounds which we found cheap . for .. the price.