I’m bad ______ remembering faces.
a. at b. in c. with d. on
82. 82. Oil drilling in that area has now stopped because the company has ______ money.
a. come out of b. come off c. run out of d. run down
83. 83. The doctor was always ______ the poor and the sick, often giving them free medical services.
a. reminded of b. absorbed in c. tended by d. concerned about
84. 84. The company will send a representative to ______ their business in that region.
a. attend to b. attempt at c. associate with d. approve of
85. 85. Milk is ______ memories of home and mother so people away from home drink more milk.
a. bound to b. kept to c. referred to d. tied to
86. 86. Despite the traffic lights ahead, the car continued ______ full speed.
a. with b. in on d. at
87. 87. Something strange seems to be _____ me since I have been taking this drug.
a. running into b. coming across c. happening to d. falling on
88. 88. The shopkeeper was ______ inside his own shop, and all the day’s money was stolen.
a. held over b. held up c. held out d. held off
89. 89. Earth-like planets are extremely common in the Universe, ______ the latest computer simulation of the formation of the Solar System.
a. according to b. in addition to c. in regard to d. thanks to
90. 90. In Brazil, spending on science and technology ______ just 0.6 percent of gross national product.
a. makes for b. makes up for c. accounts for d. stands for
91. 91. ______, wherever he lives, a man belongs to some society.
a. For short b. In short c. Of short d. On short
92. 92. A man who could ______ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.
a. bear upon b. insist on c. stand up to d. persist in
93. 93. Is his action consistent ______ his principles?
a. with b. in c. of d. by
94. 94. He is by far the best player ______ the team.
a. for b. on c. in d. to
95. 95. A foreign firm has bought more than half of the shares in his company and ______.
a. got over it b. overtaken it c. taken it over d. overcome it
96. 96. After a heated bargaining they agreed ______ the price for the car.
a. to b. with c. on d. in
97. 97. _______ all the difficulties and discomforts, they went on working at the design.
a. Because of b. In proportion with c. As a result of d. In spite of
98. 98. all questions left ______ by history must be settled one by one.
a. alone b. off c. out d. over
99. 99. It is just three o’clock p.m. The plane just _____ five minutes ago.
a. took off b. took up c. took out d. took in
100. 100. The government warned the people living in the forest to be ______ fire.
a. with regard to b. on guard c. on guard against d. in regard to$$
101. 101. During sleep blood pressure is normally ______ its lowest.
a. in b. for c. at d. by
102. 102. The parents and the children will have to leave the country ______ good.
a. with c. over c. on d. for
103. 103. Neither their parents nor their friends have approved ______ their marriage yet.
a. for b. of c. to d. with
104. 104. Classroom testing, if well done, most certainly ______ a stimulus to study and real learning.
a. acts for b. acts on c. acts as d. acts to
105. 105. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ______ the developments and recorded every detail.
a. in b. at c. for d. on
106. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.
a. turned up b. turned in c. turned out d. turned down
107. 107. In the advanced course students must take performance tests ______ monthly intervals.
a. in b. over c. at d. between
108. 108. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ______.
a. out of work