TEST 191. He was very fond _ his sister and meant always to take care _ her. She was glad _ his company too.A of, of, with C of, of, of B for, for, of D with, for, for2. He was very kind _ me, and took a great deal of notice _ me, and paid a good deal of attention _ me and at last he proposed _ me.A to, of, to, to C towards, to, to, _ B of, for, for, at D of, with, towards, for3. A little house stood _ the corner of the street _ a distance it seemed white and pink because _ the bushes of roses surrounding it.A at, In, C at, At, of B on, On, from D in, From, _ 4. A mountain river rushed _ the bottom of the valley and the whistling of a train was heard _ the far distance.A at, in C in, from B on, at D under, for5. Four cottages with cheerful green and white windows stood _ an open place _ the big trees.A at, between C at, beneath B in, among D on, under6. I am glad I've explained _ you reasons _ changing and hope you are not angry _ me any longer.A _, of, with C for, for, to B to, for, with D _, of, _ 7. They decided to go _ their car, and I was looking _ our trip _ all my heart.A by, upon, by B in, forward, with C into, to, at D in, forward to, with8. She smiled _ me and said, "I don't mind _ organizing the party if he has no objections _ giving it."A at, to, _ C for, from, upon B to, _, to D at, _, for9. Mary shook hands _ a tall stout man sitting _ the chair _ the piano and introduced him _ me.A with, on, beside, to B to, in, at, for C for, into, near, D with, in, at, for10. _ my opinion, he was always a little ahead _ me. But he was a snob: he was always interested _, and envious _ those who had some sort of social position.A From, of, _, for B In, of, in, of C On, from, in, _ D For, for, of, to11. They met _ the British Museum and soon were engaged _ examining its intensive collections; they had often visited the Museum, but that did not prevent them _ being surprised _ the richness of the Egyptian collection.A in, _, _, by C near, by, from, with B at, in, from, at D close to, on, _, in12. _ the whole, he never said much to me, but he was never harsh _ me. I don't remember his ever shouting _ me.A For, at, to C On, with, at B In, to, at D On, by, _ 13. He glanced _ Mrs. Fang again. At that moment the lady old picked _ her spoon again and helped herself _ the cherry jam.A on, _, with C at, _, _ B to, up, by D at, up, to14. He explained _ me that a great deal might depend my being able to answer _ a few questions that I maybe was not used _ answering.A to, upon, to, _ B _, on, _, for C to, on, _, to D for, of, for, to15. The Minister in charge _ medical research, in reply _ questions, said, "We do not know the cause _ this new illness. We must find a way _ curing it, and there is a need _ research. We must not act _ a hurry. This is an international problem, and we cannot act _ ourselves."A for, to, of, for, for, in, by B of, to, of, of, for, in, by C over, of, of, to, for, in, by D of, to, of, for, in, at, with16. He possessed a profound understanding of human nature that was matched _ a brilliant techniquenot only _ painting but also _ drawing.A with, with, with C with, in, in B by, by, by D by, with, in17. His work made an enormous impact _ his contemporaries and influenced _ the style of many later artists.A on, on C on, _ B by, _ D with, on18. Ireland is famous _ its contributions _ world literature.A for, in C for, to B of, of D as, for19. A prime minister is appointed by the president _ nomination by the lower house. The government is responsible _ the lower house of the national legislature.A after, to C on, for B with, for D before, beforeTEST 201. He knew Don Rodrigo only _ sight and _ reputation, and had never had anything to do _ him, beyond bowing his head _ the few occasions when he had met him.A on, by, with, in B by, on, about, on C by, by, with, on D in, on, _, with2. It is so overwhelming that it can leave virtually everybody system _ a state of collapse, and so ferocious that a patient can be dead _ minutes despite _ the best medical treatment.A in, in, of C with, through, of B in, in, _ D by, via, _ 3. The demand _ passage was so great that old and undersized ships were pressed _ service.A of, in C for, onto B on, on D for, into4. She went and stood _ him and watched _ him a few moments _ her cold way.A near, for, with C close to, with, in B about, _, by D beside, _, in5. Though the air was smoky _ forest fires, in spite _ considerable rainy weather _ late, I tried some photographic work.A from, _, _ C of, _, for B from, of, of D with, of, _ 6. The steamer arrived _ Thunder Bay early _ the morning, and so ended the first half of our journey from Toronto to Fort Garry; _ rail ninety-four miles, _ steamboat five hundred and thirty miles.A in, in, by, on C at, in, by, by B to, in, by, by D to, _, on, on7. He took no notice _ her, and so at last she spoke _ him _ her friendly manner.A for, with, with C from, with, by B of, to, in D of, with, with8. According _ the National Golf Foundation, which keeps statistics _ courses and players, more than one _ ten Americans now play the game.A to, on, in C to, of, from B with, about, of D with, for, among9. Seven _ our United States are vitally interested _ the great Colorado River which has a length of more than 1,700 miles and the phenomenal fall of 10,000 feet _ its head waters in the Rocky Mountains and its mouth in the Gulf of California.A from, in, among C in, with, among B of, in, between D _, by, between10. She was named _ her grandmother.A to C for B with D from11. Let us appeal _ reason. These facts speak in favour _ his being innocence.A for, of C with, for B to, of D for, for12. _ the 1960s the economy has been chronically depressed due _ declining fish stocks and slackened world demand _ . the their products.A For, _, for B Since, with, of C From, to, of D Since, to, for13. The development of machinery _ paper high-speed production has been largely responsible _ the increase _ literacy and the raising of educational levels of people _ the world.A for, for, in, throughout B to, for, of, in C of, of, of, in D for, of, in, throughout14. Why couldn't she have them _ friends _ than the silly boys she danced with and who came _ Sunday night supper?A as, _, on C _, more, for B for, rather, to D by, rather, by15. They would get _ much better _ people like these.A for, by C on, with B over, with D off, by16. She loved giving orders _ the servants, and they loved _ obeying her.A _, _ C _, to B to, _ D to, to17. Labrador is almost completely unsuitable _ agriculture, and _ the island of Newfoundland the poor soil and a short growing season prevent _ raising most of crops.A for, in, _ C to, on, _ B for, on, from D to, in, from18. Farming is _ only minor importance _ the provincial economy.A _, for C of, in B of, of D for, in19. _ the end of the 19th century _ particular, the Western humanities and natural sciences split _ various disciplines.A In, in, in C At, in, into B At, at, at D In, in, into