Fill in the blanks.
1Who will ............... the drinks?
Wrong!
Use "pay for" when you mean cover the cost of something.
2He wasn't very nice ............... me when we met yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "nice" when describing behavior toward another person.
3The noise prevented me ...............
Wrong!
Use "from working" after "prevented me" to show what action was stopped.
4He is rude ............... everyone.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "rude" when describing behavior toward people.
5The police ............... everybody's luggage.
Wrong!
Use "searched" when the police looked through the luggage itself.
6The police are ............... a bald guy in his thirties.
Wrong!
Use "searching for" when you mean trying to find a person or thing.
7I was shocked ............... the news of the accident.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "at" and "by" can follow "shocked" in this sentence.
8He is quite pleased ............... his results.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "with" and "about" can follow "pleased" in this sentence.
9I am thinking ............... studying palmistry.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "about" and "of" can follow "thinking" before a gerund here.
10He is polite ............... everyone.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "polite" when describing behavior toward people.
11What does it mean if you dream ............... hills and valleys?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "about" and "of" can follow "dream" in this sentence.
12The driver was sleeping and crashed ............... the car in front.
Wrong!
Use "into" after "crashed" when a vehicle hits another object.
Answers
- Who will pay for the drinks?
- He wasn’t very nice to me when we met yesterday.
- The noise prevented me from working.
- He is rude to everyone.
- The police searched everybody’s luggage.
- The police are searching for a bald guy in his thirties.
- I was shocked at / by the news of the accident.
- He is quite pleased with / about his results.
- I am thinking about / of studying palmistry.
- He is polite to everyone.
- What does it mean if you dream about / of hills and valleys?
- The driver was sleeping and crashed into the car in front.