Prepositions And Phrasal Verbs Advanced Level Test – Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 5

The President’s _____ resignation in summer resulted in an early presidential race.

Martha is a very much _____ woman, she never comments on assumptions.

When our commander gives an order, he expects it to be _____ seriously and punctually.

His injuries turned out to be _____ and he died the day after the accident.

In the USA, slavery was _____ after a very long and disgraceful period.

America's national symbol is that great bird which is _____ as the bald eagle.

The Count of Monte Cristo was written in French, but you can read it in the English _____, which is much easier for you to read.

On February 12, 1809, in a Kentucky log cabin, there was born a lad who _____ became the sixteenth President of the United States.

Our teacher was so indecisive that she was _____ persuaded to change her mind again.

Our landlady gave us a week's ______ to leave her apartment.

Although Mr Perkins’s arguments were very _____, the board didn't accept his proposal.

The ____ from the airport was really exhausting since we had to drive through the fog.

By bringing up an unrelated matter, you are not being _____ with your previous statement that we should stick to the topic.

We struggled against the waves until our strength _____.

When the lights went out, I couldn’t see a thing, but gradually I was able to _____ the outlines of the larger pieces of furniture.

It was difficult for him to ____ the shocking news when he first heard it.

The audience ____ their breath until the acrobat was safely down from the high wire.

When I go to college, I will probably work each summer to help pay the ______.

After landing at Plymouth, the Pilgrims suffered greatly; about half of them failed to _____ the first winter.

Houses of worship and charitable institutions contribute nothing to our city’s treasury; they are _____ from taxation.

Walter left, saying he would return _____, but he was gone for a long time.

Mother always told us to ____ our toys _____ when we finished playing.

We ____ Carl’s plan to put in air conditioning but could not come to a decision.

Some shops have doors that open by themselves at the _____ of a customer.

The airline received hundreds of _____ claims following the loss of luggage.