Complete the text with suitable prepositions.
Japan is an island country (a) _____ the east coast of Asia. It has more than 100 islands which were mostly formed (b) _____ earthquakes and volcanoes. Most Japanese people live (c) _____ the four largest islands. These islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu. The name of Japan comes (d) _____ a Chinese phrase meaning "land of the rising sun". Japan has borrowed other things from the Chinese (e) _____ its namE- The Japanese written language, for example, is based (f) _____ the Chinese system (g) _____ picture writing. Japan has to buy almost all its raw materials (h) _____ other countries. Trade is very important (i) _____ the island nation of Japan. (j) _____ the resources it buys, Japan makes products to sell all over the world.
(a) on; (b) by; (c) in; (d) from; (e) besides/including; (f) on; (g) of; (h) from; (i) for; (j) With. .
- The prisoner made a gesture ______ defiance as he left the courtroom.
- He is not ashamed _____ his conduct.
- Complete the text with suitable prepositions.Shilpi married Rashid (a) _____ the age of fifteen. Marrying (b) _____ daughters (c) _____ an early age is a standard practice (d) _____ many families living in rural Bangladesh. (e) _____ her wedding, Shilpi joined a local empowerment group that helps her (f) _____ the tools needed to gradually change cultural practices, particularly those pertaining (g) _____ early marriage and pregnancy. The group's activities include discussions (h) _____ how to change behaviour related (i) _____ reproductive health as well as one-on-one counselling. Like Shilpi, many of the girls got assistance (j) _____ this empowerment group.
- Complete the text with suitable prepositions.The 21st of February is a very important day (a) --- our national calendar. (b) ---this day (c) --- 1952, valiant youths (d) --- the soil laid down their lives. Because of their supreme sacrifice we have got our mother tongue (e) --- our official language. It is the language (f) --which the government conducts all its business. (g)---the mother tongue we can't expect a single day. An official language is usually the language (h)-- - the majority (i)---- -the population. We all should give emphasis (j) --- this language.
- There is peace __ the campus
- Their journey _____________ the sea was unhappy.
- I am looking __ to the opportunity.
- Are you doing anything special ___ the weekend? -Fill in the gap with appropriate preposition.
- He has no ___ of winning.
- The court acquitted the man his debt.
- Fill in the blank with appropriate word ‘Students should be attentive — their lessons’.
- Complete the text with suitable prepositions: —What are the qualities of a good student? A good student is always attentive (a) _____ his studies. He is never indifferent (b) _____ his studies. He does not learn things (c) _____ rotE- He is always curious and innovativE- He does not hunt only (d) _____ traditional guide books. His thirst (e) _____ knowledge knows no bounds. He does not confine himself (f) _____ the traditional studies. He is aware (g) _____ the current affairs (h) _____ the world. He listens (i) _____ his teachers and abides (j) _____ their advicE-
- Rahim died Dengue fever.
- Find the correct preposition : We opted _ a reconciliation _ the dispute.
- Copy word ____ word.
- Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank.My Father is confined _______ it.
- Choose the correct alternative and mark its letter on your answer sheet. The rich should not look down ___ the poor.
- Find the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence, " He hardly knows the basic English grammar."
- Yasmin complains —--- headache.
- We are going ___a study tour next week.