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24-24-They had to call in troops to ... They had to call in troops to ... the forestthe forest fire which w

fire which was spreading rapidly.as spreading rapidly.

A)

A)get outget out C)C)hold uphold up B)

B)put output out D)D)break downbreak down E)

E)hand puthand put

(YDS 1999) (YDS 1999)

25-25- The explosion The explosion was caused ... was caused ... a bomb whicha bomb which went .... when the shop was very

went .... when the shop was very crowded.crowded.

A)

A)by/off by/off  B)B)with/outwith/out C)

C)from/upfrom/up D)D)through/intothrough/into E)

E)over/forwardover/forward

(YDS 1999) (YDS 1999)

26-26-I couldn't... why they were shouting soI couldn't... why they were shouting so loudly.

27-27-A woman from Denmark has recentlyA woman from Denmark has recently moved .... the flat .... mine.

moved .... the flat .... mine.

A)

A)up/inup/in B)B)into/next tointo/next to

C)

C)to/atto/at D)D)about/in front of about/in front of  E)

E)through/abovethrough/above

(YDS 2000) (YDS 2000)

28-28-The film "Brave Heart" is ... long. ItThe film "Brave Heart" is ... long. It lasts ... three hours.

lasts ... three hours.

A)

A)rather/for rather/for  B)B)too/ontoo/on C)

C)quite/inquite/in D)D)very/atvery/at E)

E)so/intoso/into

(YDS 2000) (YDS 2000)

29-29-For years the people ... my hometownFor years the people ... my hometown depended ... steel, coal and fishing for depended ... steel, coal and fishing for their livelihood.

their livelihood.

A)

A)at/for at/for  B)B)from/tofrom/to C)

C)of/byof/by D)D)in/onin/on E)

E)out of/onout of/on

(YDS 2001) (YDS 2001)

30-30-Because Susan was looking very sad, JohnBecause Susan was looking very sad, John tried to cheer her ... by reading her â tried to cheer her ... by reading her â story.

story.

A)

A)upup B)B)throughthrough C)

31-31-There's a photograph here ... you There's a photograph here ... you takentaken ... your first

... your first birthdaybirthday..

A)

A)from/byfrom/by B)B)by/toby/to C)

C)of/onof/on D)D)to/over to/over  E)

He has been absent from school for He has been absent from school for threethree days.

days.

accustomed to accustomed to

I'm not accustomed to very cold climates.

I'm not accustomed to very cold climates.

acquainted with acquainted with

She is acquainted with our customs quite She is acquainted with our customs quite well.

well.

addicted to addicted to

So many youths are addicted

So many youths are addicted to drugs.to drugs.

afraid of  afraid of 

She is afraid of going out after dark.

She is afraid of going out after dark.

allergic to allergic to

My son is allergic to penicillin.

My son is allergic to penicillin.

amazed at/by amazed at/by

W

We were all ae were all amazed at/by her unusualmazed at/by her unusual  behaviour.

 behaviour.

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angry at/about angry at/about

We were angry at her selfish behaviour.

We were angry at her selfish behaviour.

angry with someone for something angry with someone for something

W

We were angry with hie were angry with him for hism for his selfishness.

selfishness.

annoyed at/about annoyed at/about

I was annoyed at not being invited to the I was annoyed at not being invited to the  party.

 party.

annoyed with someone for something annoyed with someone for something

They were annoyed with me for They were annoyed with me for notnot inviting (hem to

inviting (hem to the party.the party.

anxious about anxious about

W

We were anxious e were anxious about his constantlyabout his constantly high temperature.

high temperature.

appropriate for appropriate for

Do you think this book is

Do you think this book is appropriate for appropriate for  our aim?

our aim?

ashamed of  ashamed of 

I felt ashamed of m

I felt ashamed of my shabby clothes.y shabby clothes.

You must be ashamed of yourself for  You must be ashamed of yourself for  treating her so rudely.

treating her so rudely.

associated with associated with

Steven Spielberg is associated with Steven Spielberg is associated with special effects in film.

special effects in film.

astonished at/by astonished at/by

They were rather astonished at losing They were rather astonished at losing thethe game.

game.

aware of  aware of 

Most people are still not aware of the Most people are still not aware of the extent of environmental pollution.

He is bad at repairing things.

He is bad at repairing things.

bad for bad for

Eating too much candy is bad for your  Eating too much candy is bad for your  teeth.

teeth.

based on based on

Educational principles should be based on Educational principles should be based on the requirements of our age.

the requirements of our age.

beneficial to beneficial to

Tak

Taking regular exercise is beneficial ing regular exercise is beneficial toto your health.

your health.

boastful of  boastful of 

She is boastful of her

She is boastful of her son's achievements.son's achievements.

bored with bored with

I didn't finish reading the book, for I was I didn't finish reading the book, for I was  bored with the plot.

 bored with the plot.

brilliant at brilliant at

He is really brilliant at calculating.

He is really brilliant at calculating.

busy with busy with

She can't come with us because she is She can't come with us because she is  busy with her

 busy with her term paper.term paper.

capable of  capable of 

Y

You are capable ou are capable of doing better of doing better work thanwork than this.

this.

careful about careful about

Be careful about your words even Be careful about your words even whenwhen you are annoyed.

you are annoyed.

careful with careful with

Y

You must be ou must be careful with money careful with money in thesein these economic conditions.

economic conditions.

careless about (not paying attention to) careless about (not paying attention to)

She is often careless about her clothes;

She is often careless about her clothes;

especially when she is depressed.

especially when she is depressed.

careless of (unconcerned) careless of (unconcerned)

Some drivers, enjoying the speed, are Some drivers, enjoying the speed, are careless of the dangers of driving fast.

careless of the dangers of driving fast.

clever at clever at

She is quite clever at working out the She is quite clever at working out the most difficult problems.

most difficult problems.

committed to committed to

He is committed to

He is committed to honest work.honest work.

composed of  composed of 

End of term parties are usually composed End of term parties are usually composed of students, teachers and parents.

of students, teachers and parents.

concerned about concerned about

People are concerned about the

People are concerned about the increasingincreasing air pollution in Istanbul.

air pollution in Istanbul.

connected with/to connected with/to

Good mood is usually connected with Good mood is usually connected with good health.

good health.

I think she is distantly connected with/to I think she is distantly connected with/to that family.

that family.

conscious of  conscious of 

A good many parents are not conscious of  A good many parents are not conscious of  the importance of reading for their 

the importance of reading for their  children.

children.

content with content with

The teacher seemed content with our  The teacher seemed content with our  exam results.

exam results.

convinced of  convinced of 

I'm convinced of his innocence.

I'm convinced of his innocence.

coordinated with coordinated with

When you are swimming, the movements When you are swimming, the movements of your legs should be coordinated with of your legs should be coordinated with your 

your 

covered with/in covered with/in

When I in looked out

When I in looked out of the window, Iof the window, I noticed that everywhere was covered with noticed that everywhere was covered with snow.

snow.

crowded with crowded with

The city center is always crowded with The city center is always crowded with  people.

 people.

curious about curious about

I'm curious about which party will I'm curious about which party will winwin the election.

She loves her job; in fact, she is dedicated She loves her job; in fact, she is dedicated to it.

to it.

deficient in deficient in

Y

You should eat ou should eat vegetables and fruitvegetables and fruit

regularly so that your diet is not deficient regularly so that your diet is not deficient in vitamins.

in vitamins.

delighted with/at delighted with/at

The child was delighted with his

The child was delighted with his new toynew toy..

dependent on/upon dependent on/upon

Because he hasn't got a proper job, he is Because he hasn't got a proper job, he is still dependent on

still dependent on his parents financiallhis parents financiallyy..

derived from derived from

Most words in English are derived from Most words in English are derived from Latin.

Latin.

devoid of  devoid of 

She seems to be devoid of the skills She seems to be devoid of the skills required for this job.

required for this job.

devoted to devoted to

She is devoted to her children.

She is devoted to her children.

different from different from

Y

Your likes and our likes and dislikes are quite dislikes are quite differentdifferent from mine.

from mine.

disappointed with disappointed with

She seemed really disappointed with her  She seemed really disappointed with her  exam results.

exam results.

discriminated against discriminated against

People should not be discriminated People should not be discriminated

against because of the colour of their skin.

against because of the colour of their skin.

divorced from divorced from

According to the statistics, the number of  According to the statistics, the number of  women divorced from their husbands is women divorced from their husbands is increasing.

increasing.

dressed in dressed in

She was dressed in a skirt,

She was dressed in a skirt, which waswhich was unusual for her.

He seems eager for a quick recoveryquick recovery, so, so he is doing whatever the

he is doing whatever the doctor says.doctor says.

efficient in efficient in

The production manager is reall

The production manager is really efficienty efficient in his job.

in his job.

engaged to engaged to

She is still engaged to Johnathan, but is She is still engaged to Johnathan, but is thinking of getting married soon.

thinking of getting married soon.

enthusiastic about enthusiastic about

Jenny is very enthusiastic about coming Jenny is very enthusiastic about coming to the concert with us.

to the concert with us.

envious of  envious of 

I'm envious of people who can

I'm envious of people who can speak speak  three or more

three or more languages fluently.languages fluently.

equipped with equipped with

Big offices are usually equipped with a Big offices are usually equipped with a  burglar alarm.

 burglar alarm.

excellent in/at excellent in/at

She is excellent in music.

She is excellent in music.

excited about excited about

The children seem quite excited about The children seem quite excited about going on holiday.

going on holiday.

exposed to exposed to

If hands and face are exposed to extreme If hands and face are exposed to extreme cold, they may get frostbite.

cold, they may get frostbite.

F F

faithful to faithful to

Dogs are known to be faithful to their  Dogs are known to be faithful to their  owners.

owners.

familiar with familiar with

If you start to stud

If you start to study English at university,y English at university, you'll become familiar with English or  you'll become familiar with English or  American literature.

American literature.

familiar to familiar to

The man in the corner seems familiar to The man in the corner seems familiar to me.

me.

famous for famous for

Turkish people are famous for their  Turkish people are famous for their  hospitality.

hospitality.

filled with filled with

The room was filled with excited people.

The room was filled with excited people.

fond of  fond of 

I'm very fond of children.

I'm very fond of children.

free of  free of 

Children under seven can travel free of  Children under seven can travel free of  charge.

charge.

free from free from

Y

You will be ou will be free from pain free from pain soon after soon after  you've taken two of these tablets.

you've taken two of these tablets.

friendly to/with friendly to/with

She was quite friendly to me last night She was quite friendly to me last night

full of  full of  Y

Your composition is our composition is full of grammaticalfull of grammatical mistakes.

mistakes.

furious about furious about

She was furious about the news that She was furious about the news that sheshe wasn't promoted.

wasn't promoted.

furious with someone for something furious with someone for something

She was furious with the manager for She was furious with the manager for notnot  promoting her.

 promoting her.

furnished with furnished with

The agents have been furnished with all The agents have been furnished with all the necessary information.

The host was a bit too generous with the The host was a bit too generous with the raki, so we all became drunk.

raki, so we all became drunk.

good at good at

I'm not so good at playing cards.

I'm not so good at playing cards.

good for good for Tak

Taking regular walks ing regular walks is good for is good for your your  heart.

heart.

grateful to someone for something grateful to someone for something

I'm grateful to you for your kind support.

I'm grateful to you for your kind support.

guilty of  guilty of 

He was found guilt

He was found guilty of the y of the robberyrobbery..

H H

happy about happy about

I'm very happy about your getting this I'm very happy about your getting this  job.

 job.

happy with happy with

I purchased my dishwasher two years I purchased my dishwasher two years ago, and I'm still happy with it

ago, and I'm still happy with it honest with

honest with Y

You should be ou should be honest with your chonest with your clients.lients.

hopeful of/about hopeful of/about

She is hopeful of passing the university She is hopeful of passing the university entrance exam this

entrance exam this yearyear..

hopeless at hopeless at

She is hopeless at cooking. She can't even She is hopeless at cooking. She can't even cook the

cook the simplest dishes properlsimplest dishes properlyy..

hostile to hostile to

Since the scandal, the two families have Since the scandal, the two families have  been hostile to

 been hostile to each other.each other.

II

identical with/to identical with/to

What a

What a coincidence! Ycoincidence! Your dress iour dress is almosts almost identical with mine.

identical with mine.

ignorant of  ignorant of 

She is ignorant of the

She is ignorant of the warnings madewarnings made against her bad

against her bad behaviourbehaviour..

impressed

impressed with/bywith/by W

We were greatle were greatly impressed with her y impressed with her  diligence.

diligence.

inferior to inferior to

I don't think your work is inferior to I don't think your work is inferior to anybody else's in the office.

anybody else's in the office.

indebted to indebted to

I'm indebted to my friends for the I'm indebted to my friends for the

encouragement they gave me for this job.

encouragement they gave me for this job.

indifferent to indifferent to

She seems quite indifferent to what is She seems quite indifferent to what is happening around her.

happening around her.

innocent of  innocent of 

She was found innocent of the charge.

She was found innocent of the charge.

interested in interested in

I've always been interested in folk

I've always been interested in folk music.music.

involved in involved in

He has recently been involved in a He has recently been involved in a

JJ

 jealous of   jealous of 

She has always been jealous of her  She has always been jealous of her   brother's success.

He is very keen on football.

He is very keen on football.

kind to kind to

She has always been kind to the people She has always been kind to the people around her.

around her.

known for (famous for) known for (famous for)

Mr. Eames is known for his honesty.

Mr. Eames is known for his honesty.

known as known as

Mr. Eames is known as an honest man.

Mr. Eames is known as an honest man.

L L

late for late for

You've been late for work twice this You've been late for work twice this week.

week.

limited to limited to

The time given for the university entrance The time given for the university entrance exam is limited to three and a half hours.

exam is limited to three and a half hours.

lucky at lucky at

He is usually lucky at cards.

He is usually lucky at cards.

M

mad about (very fond of) mad about (very fond of) She is mad about pop

She is mad about pop music.music.

made of  made of  Tab

Tables and chairs are usuallles and chairs are usuall y made of y made of  wood, (if there is only physical change in wood, (if there is only physical change in the raw materia

the raw material)l) made from

made from

Paper is made from wood. (The raw Paper is made from wood. (The raw material changes chemically as well as material changes chemically as well as  physically.)

 physically.)

made out of  made out of 

It's difficult to believe that this lovely It's difficult to believe that this lovely vase was made out of a bottle, (if you vase was made out of a bottle, (if you alter an item, and use it with a different alter an item, and use it with a different aim)

aim) married to married to

She is married to an American.

She is married to an American.

mindful of  mindful of 

You should be mindful of your  You should be mindful of your  responsibilities.

responsibilities.

mistaken about mistaken about

Y

You are ou are mistaken about the mistaken about the extent of her extent of her  capacities.

She is nervous about the job

She is nervous about the job interview sheinterview she will have in a few minutes.

will have in a few minutes.

notorious for notorious for

She became notorious for her  She became notorious for her  extravagance.

I'm obliged to you for being beside me I'm obliged to you for being beside me during all that trouble.

during all that trouble.

opposed to opposed to

opposed to opposed to

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