Prepositions Quiz – 5 (Advanced Level)

As he failed to reply in time, the organisers took his name _____ the list.

____ first consulting us I don’t think he had any right to
reach such an agreement ____ the strikers.

Plenty of evidence has come to light to prove that he
has been involved ____ smuggling.

The high rate of inflation obviously puts a great strain
____ the majority of working families.

He invariably gets what he wants but unfortunately this
is usually ____ the expense of others.

He looked ____ nervously ____ his shoulder hoping
that no one was paying him any attention.

Most children are able to walk ____ holding on to
anything when they are fifteen months old.

Even the chief engineer was impressed at the speed and efficiency ____

The influence _____ Freud _____ the generation that
followed was even stronger.

There is nothing remarkable _____ the subject matter
of his novels, but he will always be remembered _____
his delightfully vivid settings.