Preposition List: about, above, across, after, against, along, along with, alongside, amid, amidst, between ve among, amongst, around, below, beneath, beside, besides, beyond, but, except, next to, over, past, through, throughout, toward, towards, underneath, within
Prepositions MCQ Test With Answers - Online Exercise - Quiz 4
Question 1 |
In their discussions concerning the proposed defence strategies, NATO diplomats found they could not agree ................. what the alliance was ................., what weapons it would threaten to use and in what circumstances.
A | on / for |
B | about / into |
C | with / over |
D | by / about |
E | before / through |
Question 2 |
The works of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates commonly known as the Hippocratic Collection, consist ................. about 70 works, ................. which only a relatively small number are possibly by him.
A | of / of |
B | in / for |
C | for / in |
D | at / about |
E | by / within |
Question 3 |
Foreign policy is composed of the goals sought, values set, decisions made and actions taken ................. states and the national governments acting ................. their behalf.
A | by / on |
B | about / for |
C | at / from |
D | over / between |
E | in / among |
Question 4 |
A priori knowledge ................. Western philosophy is the knowledge that is independent ................. all particular experiences, as opposed to a posteriori knowledge, which derives from experience alone.
A | at / for |
B | in / of |
C | through / by |
D | beside / towards |
E | with / from |
Question 5 |
The objective .................. a proper diet is to achieve and maintain a desirable body composition and a large capacity .................. physical and mental work.
A | through / through |
B | on / within |
C | at / across |
D | of / for |
E | after / between |
Question 6 |
Despite the official ban ................. demonstrations, 2008 has seen Egyptians take to the streets ................. massive numbers on several occasions.
A | about / by |
B | for / with |
C | over / at |
D | of / through |
E | on / in |
Question 7 |
According to the generally accepted plate tectonics theory, scientists believe that Earth’s surface is broken ................. a number of shifting plates, which average ................. 50 miles in thickness.
A | up / above |
B | at / for |
C | down / beyond |
D | into / about |
E | of / below |
Question 8 |
To protect whales and dolphins .................. the coast of Hawaii, a court in California has temporarily banned the US navy from using powerful sonar equipment .................. a military exercise in the area.
A | at / over |
B | in / on |
C | before / through |
D | off / during |
E | within / with |
Question 9 |
As it had in World War I, Argentina proclaimed neutrality .................. the outbreak of World War II, but in the closing phase it declared war .................. the Axis powers.
A | over / after |
B | for / with |
C | at / on |
D | about / through |
E | from / above |
Question 10 |
.................. some cancers, the best therapy is a combination .................. surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
A | With / through |
B | About / in |
C | For / of |
D | At / within |
E | On / to |
Question 11 |
The modern era of Shakespeare scholarship has been marked .................. an enormous amount of investigation .................. the authorship, text, and chronology of his plays.
A | from / at |
B | by / into |
C | down / over |
D | out / of |
E | in / for |
Question 12 |
From the mid-fifteenth century ................., Lisbon began to emerge as a significant market —- slavery.
A | up / about |
B | away / in |
C | out / round |
D | on / of |
E | over / at |
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