ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION ppt

ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct prepositions
1. Attacks occur infrequently, usually in areas where alligators have become
accustomed ______ the presence of humans.
2. The public becomes more aware ____ the nature of alcoholism.
3. U.S. manufacturers were required to provide air bags that are capable ______
protecting a full-sized adult weighing 70 kg.
4. The social sciences—including economics, political science, anthropology, and
psychology—are also concerned ______ topics that fall within the scope of
human society.
5. A Boy and His Dog was based _____ a science-fiction novella of the same name
by American writer Harlan Ellison.
6. The bulldog is also characterized _____ small, thin ears, located high on the
head.
7. The Plaza de Mayo, situated close ____ the waterfront at Buenos Aires's eastern
edge, was the starting point for the original settlement.
8. Real-estate credit is composed _____ loans secured by land and buildings.
9. Dependent _____ agriculture, these settlements benefited from the Nile’s
flooding as a source of irrigation and new soils.
10. Therapists use VR to treat sufferers of child abuse and people who are
afraid ____ heights.
11. The monarch flycatchers were formerly placed in the same family _____ the true
flycatchers.
12. Modern tractor plows are usually equipped ______ two or more plowshares.
13. Some have wondered about whether the manipulation of human cells through
genetic engineering is somehow contrary ______ the laws of nature or religion.
14. The black spruce has a distribution somewhat similar _____ that of the white,
except that it descends along the mountains to Virginia.
15. The large number of games on offer confused consumers, and many video-game
users were increasingly disappointed _______ the games they purchased.
16. Women were encouraged to pursue salvation on terms nearly equal ____ men.

17. Kangxi showed that, although he was a Manchu, he was an educated, moral
leader who was familiar ______ Chinese Confucian values.
18. To be eligible _____ federal registration, the mark must be used in interstate or
foreign commerce.
19. Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument in Indian Creek Canyon is
known _____ its pictographs, prehistoric drawings by Native Americans.
20. Because of its historic role as a naval power and commercial center, Venice is
known _____ the “Queen of the Adriatic.”
21. The cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible _______ thought in
humans, is primitive in birds.
22. The Russian ruler, Empress Elizabeth, was not interested _____ North America.
23. Hussein moved to Baghdâd in 1955 and became involved ______ politics,
joining the opposition Baath Party, an Arab nationalist movement.
24. He claimed that he was unaware ______ the illegality of his stock gambling, and
he denied the other charges.
25. Angkor Wat is famous ______ having the longest running bas-relief in the world.
26. People with avoidant personalities view themselves as socially inept and
inferior _____ others.
27. In 1833 Burr got married ______ a wealthy widow, Eliza Brown Jumel; within a
year she divorced him because of his financial demands.
28. The Beefwood is native _____ Australia and the Pacific Islands.
29. The Houston Astros of major league baseball play at the Astrodome, which is
located next ___ the Astroworld amusement park.
30. The Boston terriers, recognized by the American Kennel Club as a distinct breed
in 1893, are descended from a dog owned about 1884 by a native _____ Boston.
31. Americans also created the hot-pressed method for producing composition in
1916, and their composition doll heads became superior _____ all others.
32. Paisley has been militantly opposed _____ demands by the Roman Catholic
religious minority in Northern Ireland for greater civil rights.
33. Management practices range from pond fertilization to provision of a complete,

formulated feed that supplies all nutrients necessary _______ growth.
34. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 20,000 of the annual
140,000 lung cancer deaths are related ______ radon.
35. Michelangelo left parts of the block of stone rough and unfinished, either because
he was satisfied _______ the statues as they were or because he no longer
planned to use them.
36. His thesis, “A Principle of Least Action in Quantum Mechanics,” was typical ____
his use of basic principles to solve fundamental problems.
37. The Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who lived in the 14th century AD, was another
early writer of ideas relevant _______ anthropology.
38. When the fight began, observers were surprised _______ Ali’s strategy.
39. The Dutch are themselves fond ____ traveling.
40. On June 2, 1997, Timothy McVeigh was found guilty ____ 11 counts of murder
and conspiracy in connection with the bombing.
41. Increasingly addicted _____ alcohol, Smith still managed to tour and fill singing
engagements.
42. Throughout history, bats have been associated ______ other, more frightful
creatures of the night.
43. When excessively exposed ______ sunlight or heat, this variety may become
dehydrated and turn green.
44. In 1591 Frobisher settled in Yorkshire, but soon tired ____ country life.
45. Although Pearson appreciated the important part U.S. enterprise and U.S. capital
had played in the development of Canada, he was worried ______ the high
proportion of Canada's resources and industrial production coming under U.S.
ownership and control.
46. Such success could have secured national loyalty, but the states were too
jealous ______ one another to join in promoting a national city.
47. This article is limited _____ a discussion of the emergence and history of the
people inhabiting Latin America from the European discovery of the western
hemisphere to the present day.

48. When he became bored _____ the job, he went back to New York City to work as
a printer and journalist.
49. The Red River colony continued, but the additions to its population were chiefly
Métis, who were proud of their role as a new people different _____ both the
indigenous peoples and the Europeans.
50. World War I produced a new Australian identity and the first form of mass
nationalism. Proud _____ their accomplishments in the war, yet humbled by its
horror, Australians commemorated their experiences.