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