Fill in the blanks.
1Are you interested ............... joining us?
Wrong!
We use "in" in the phrase "interested in" before a noun or -ing form.
2She is quite good ............... singing.
Wrong!
We use "at" in the phrase "good at" before a noun or -ing form.
3He wants to drop out. He is fed up ............... studying.
Wrong!
We use "with" in the phrase "fed up with" before a noun or -ing form.
4Are there any advantages ............... living alone?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We can use "to" or "of" after "advantages" before a noun or -ing form: "advantages to living alone" or "advantages of living alone".
5What are the advantages ............... renting a house?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We use "of" (or "to") after "the advantages" before a noun or -ing form.
6Thank you so much ............... helping us.
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We use "for" after "thank you" to give the reason for thanks.
7She is used ............... working hard.
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We use "to" in the phrase "be used to" before a noun or -ing form.
8I see you are free in the afternoon. How ............... watching a movie?
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We use "about" in the suggestion phrase "How about" before an -ing form.
9Instead ............... sitting in front of the TV all the time, you should do something.
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We use "of" in the phrase "instead of" before a noun or -ing form.
10She went to work in spite ............... being ill.
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We use "of" in the phrase "in spite of" before a noun or -ing form.
11I prefer walking ............... driving.
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We use "to" after "prefer" when comparing two nouns or -ing forms.
12............... reading more, you can easily improve your English.
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We use "By" before an -ing form to explain the method for doing something.
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- Are you interested in joining us?
- She is quite good at singing.
- He wants to drop out. He is fed up with studying.
- Are there any advantages of / to living alone?
- What are the advantages to / of renting a house?
- Thank you so much for helping us.
- She is used to working hard.
- I see you are free in the afternoon. How about watching a movie?
- Instead of sitting in front of the TV all the time, you should do something.
- She went to work in spite of being ill.
- I prefer walking to driving.
- By reading more, you can easily improve your English.