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

Have you replied _____ her letter?

I am intending to resign _____ the committee.

They knocked him down and robbed him _____ his watch.

I sent _____ the doctor without any delay because my father had started vomiting blood.

Water pollution, of course, is not new. We’ve worried ____ it for years.

The book speaks _____ the writer’s childhood.

At our next meeting Mr. Mill will be speaking _____ the early development of surgery.

In the Roman numerals, C stands _____ one hundred.

He really succeeds _____ anything he really puts his mind to.

The ice-cream tasted _____ soap.

The old lady thanked me _____ helping her across the street.

I’ll have to think _____ this before I give you an answer.

We’re thinking _____ going to Spain for our holidays but we’ve not decided for certain yet.

Whether you vote _____ or against the proposal doesn’t seem to matter very much.

Worrying _____ your health can make you ill.

He operates _____ the patient in an operating-theatre.

His accident prevented him _____ riding a bike for a year.

Everybody admired him _____ saving the child’s life.

Nothing can make up _____ his rudeness.

The teacher congratulated all the students _____ passing the exam.