Prepositions after verbs (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate) Test 5

1. Have you replied _____ her letter? 9. He really succeeds _____ anything he really puts his
mind to.
A) at
B) to A) at
C) for B) in
D) with C) on
D) about
2. I am intending to resign _____ the committee.
10. The ice-cream tasted _____ soap.
A) to
B) from A) in
C) at B) of
D) with C) with
D) from
3. They knocked him down and robbed him _____ his
watch. 11. The old lady thanked me _____ helping her across the
street.
A) of
B) from A) with
C) at B) on
D) with C) about
D) for
4. I sent _____ the doctor without any delay because my
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father had started vomiting blood. 12. I’ll have to think _____ this before I give you an
answer.
A) from
B) for A) about
C) on B) on
D) to C) in
D) of
5. Water pollution, of course, is not new. We’ve worried
____ it for years. 13. We’re thinking _____ going to Spain for our holidays
but we’ve not decided for certain yet.
A) from
B) about A) over
C) with B) about
D) of C) on
D) of
6. The book speaks _____ the writer’s childhood.
14. Whether you vote _____ or against the proposal
A) of doesn’t seem to matter very much.
B) by
A) to
C) with
B) for
D) to
C) on
7. At our next meeting Mr. Mill will be speaking _____ the
D) before
early development of surgery.
15. Worrying _____ your health can make you ill.
A) about
B) to A) to
C) with B) of
D) on C) about
D) on
8. In the Roman numerals, C stands _____ one hundred.

A) for
B) up
C) at
D) on

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16. He operates _____ the patient in an operating-theatre. 18. Everybody admired him _____ saving the child’s life.

A) at
A) at B) in
B) on C) for
C) in D) upon
D) of
19. Nothing can make up _____ his rudeness.
17. His accident prevented him _____ riding a bike for a
year. A) for
B) with
A) at
C) against
B) on
D) by
C) with
20. The teacher congratulated all the students _____
D) from
passing the exam.

A) on
B) for
C) with
D) by
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 Prepositions after verbs (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate) Test 5

Answer Key:

1: B 11: D
2: B 12: A
3: A 13: D
4: B 14: B
5: B 15: C
6: A 16: B
7: D 17: D
8: A 18: C
9: B 19: A
10: B 20: A

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