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the end of the first act to take our seats. A) at/by B) on/until C) by/after D) for/before E) in/since 2Brain cancer treatment is complicated by several factors that distinguish it ........ the treatment ........ other forms of cancer. A) from/of B) with/in C) as/on D) by/from E) for/to American citizens descending ......... African ancestry make ......... one of the largest racial and ethnic groups in the USA. A) with/out B) in/among C) from/up D) for/from E) out of/of Although she had prepared very well ......... it, Sandra was anxious .......... making a presentation to the board of directors. A) in/through B) to/with C) with/for D) for/about E) o ver /at The Welfare System provides unemployed people .......... just enough money to live ......... . A) through/at B) for/with C) in/about D) about/from E) with/on I ran all the way ......... the station and missed my train by a hair's breadth. Frustrated and ........ breath, I just looked at the train disappearing out of sight. A) to/out of B) for/under C) at/over D) about/without E) into/with Evidence of human origins can be traced back .......... least four million years, but the ancestors of modern man, Neanderthals, appeared sometime .......... 150,000 and 32.000 years ago. A) on/about B) at/between C) in/after D) for/until E) by/with I would like to order something from your catalogue as long as you assure me that it will arrive ......... time .......... Christmas. A) from/until B) on/from C) in/for D) between/and E) at/since He has had toothache .......... yesterday, but he hasn't taken any medicine ......... it yet. A) before/with B) during/against C) at/about D) until/to E) since/for

16- While they were stranded ........... the desert island, they lived ....... seafood and coconuts. A) to/in B) for/for C) of/with D) with/to E) on/on 17- I prefer group projects to assignments that I carry out ........... my own. I take a lot of pleasure from producing something ........ part of a team. A) for/with B) to/for C) on/as D) with/like E) from/in 18- ......... a population of more than 150 million, Indonesia ranks ......... the world's fifth most populous country. A) Towards/on B) For/in C) From/among D) With/as E) In/above 19- The Great Depression started ......... 24th October, 1929, and lasted ........ 1940. A) on/until B) in/during C) at/for D) between/and E) from/in 20- Feeling that life was filled ......... pain and sadness, Omar Khayyam wrote poems about escaping the sorrow of life ......... the transitory pleasures of love and wine. A) in/from B) about/with C) with/through D) of/along E) up/for 21- He was just going .......... the door when you rang. I shouted .......... him, but unfortunately, he didn't hear me. A) into/at B) out of/to C) over/in D) through/from E) to/over 22- As she is one of the few people who can translate documents .......... Korean ........... English, she receives a rare skills payment from her employer, which is a Korean electronics firm. A) in/over B) with/towards C) from/into D) for/as E) between/and 23- .......... the members of the dance group, sortie people in the audience were also dressed .......... traditional costumes. A) Among/for B) Like/in C) In/about D) For/with E) With/from 24- I thanked him .......... all the help, ........... which I wouldn't have been able to finish the project. A) to/through B) on/about C) with/during D) for/without E) about/for 25- The bus drivers are .......... strike, so I'm afraid, I'll have to go to town ......... foot. A) down/with B) of/of C) at/for D) in/by E) on/on 26- I'm quite good .......... running, but not .......... hills. A) in/over B) of/down C) at/up D) with/to E) for/round 27- In general, the world is no better fed today than decades ago because the world's population is growing .......... an alarming rate, and agriculture has just barely kept up .......... it. A) with/in B) in/to C) at/with D) of/from E) for/on 28- Despite overproduction in some nations, perhaps one ........ every six persons ......... the world is undernourished. A) from/into B) out of/throughout C)among/on D) through/among E) towards/around 29- Some studies show that as much as half ......... the world's population may be suffering ........ malnutrition or starvation. A) around/of B) in/with C) on/about D) of/from E) from/for

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30- There was a really sad film on television this evening and both my sister and I were ........ tears ........ the end. A) in/by B) with/before C) from/at D) to/after E) at/until 31- ....... the mountainous areas of northern Greece, there are crosses ....... the roads to mark the places where people have died in car accidents. A) Throughout/along B) Between/under C) Among/in D) Towards/beneath E) Around/over 32- Myths developed slowly as an oral tradition that was handed down from generation to generation among people who were trying to make sense ........ the world ........ them. A) in/towards B) of/around C) for/along D) with/among E) from/beyond 33- They moved to a safer area .......... the sake .......... the children's security. A) from/with B) about/for C) over/at D) for/of E) with/to 34- As he knew it was impossible to escape .......... the prison, he could only dream ........ freedom. A) for/on B) with/during C) from/about D) about/over E) around/in 35- The horse riders galloped ........... the forest .......... dawn. A) beyond/over B) for/about C) about/round D) with/until E) through/at 36- Australia enjoys one of the world's highest standards ......... living, ranking sixteenth ......... the industrialised nations. A) for/with B) from/about C) towards/in D) in/between E) of/among 37- He has done some awful jobs in his life, but he has never been ......... work .......... more than a week. A) out of/for B) without/as C) over/of D) from/in E) with/until 38- For a long time, she was .......... pain because of a neck injury, and she took so many painkillers that she became addicted .......... them. A) from/towards B) with/for C) in/to D) about/with E) through/of 39- Instead of complaining .......... the awful British weather, why don't you go .......... holiday somewhere warmer? A) of/for B) about/on C) with/to D) over/of E) for/with 40- There's no point .......... opening on Sundays unless they insist ........ everyone in the shopping centre participating. A) for/to B) with/from C) of/until D) in/on E) about/for 41- Smith and Jones's Superstores are known ........... selling quality products .......... reasonable prices. A) of/until B) as/down C) about/on D) with/for E) for/at 42- When he realised just how lonely and difficult life would be ......... her, he deeply regretted getting divorced ........ his wife. A) without/from B) about/to C) for/of D) with/for E) from/with 43- Her sofa was covered ......... a very attractive material. I wonder where I could find something similar ......... it. A) in/with B) among/of C) for/into D) with/to E) from/on 44- I'm very impressed ............ his knowledge of the subject, although I am not sure .......... his commitment to this research. A) about/for B) for/of C) with/about D) to/from E) at/in

45- Many beetles are capable ......... producing light and sound, primarily ......... the purposes of attracting a mate or frightening enemies. A) in/about B) of/for C) with/in D) for/with E) at/out of l.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.E 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.E 10.D 11.D 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.B 16.E 17.C 18.D 19.A 20.C 21.B 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.E 26.C 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.A 32.B 33.D 34.C 35.E 36.E 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.D 41.E 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.B