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  1. You must work hard if you want to succeed ________ profession.
    A. in
    B. from
    C. for
    D. to

Answer: Option A
Solution: ‘Succeed in’ means ‘to achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
  1. What did you think __________ the film? I don’t like it much.
    A. in
    B. of
    C. about
    D. on

Answer: Option B
Solution: ‘Think on’ or ‘think about’ is when you are considering something and taking time to think it through. ‘Think of’ is used when recalling something from memory. Here ‘film’ is being recalled.
  1. My friend asked me to meet him outside the railway station ________ an hour’s time.
    A. on
    B. in
    C. at
    D. within

Answer: Option B
Solution: ‘In’ is used after an amount of time to show that the amount is not exact. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.
  1. The company has been __________ fire from investors because of its poor performance last year.
    A. under
    B. in
    C. about
    D. of

Answer: Option A
Solution: ‘Under fire’ means ‘being rigorously criticized’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
  1. He has suffered heavy losses, yet he was roll ________ wealth.
    A. in
    B. for
    C. with
    D. from

Answer: Option A
Solution: ‘Roll in’ means ‘be received in large amounts’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
  1. I don’t think she is afraid _________ the dogs.
    A. on
    B. of
    C. in
    D. with

Answer: Option B
Solution: A Preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence.
In the blank, the preposition “of” will be used because the preposition “of” is used after adjectives like afraid of, ashamed of, capable of, tired of, etc.
  1. When the bull ran _______ me, I jumped _________ the fence.
    A. besides, next to
    B. in, next to
    C. towards, over
    D. besides, next to

Answer: Option C
Solution: ‘Towards’ means ‘in the direction of’ and ‘jumped over’ means ‘to travel over the top of something by leaping or vaulting’. Option C is the correct answer here.
  1. __________ the years, things go better.
    A. Over
    B. About
    C. In
    D. Of

Answer: Option A
Solution: ‘Over the years’ means ‘during several/some/many years’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
  1. Did you try looking _______ the door or ________ cupboard?
    A. under, behind
    B. behind, in
    C. in, over
    D. at, in

Answer: Option B
Solution: In the first blank, ‘behind’ will be used because it means ‘at or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it’.
In the second blank, ‘in’ will be used because it is used when something is within, i.e. one thing contains another.
  1. You should not put __________ doing something until the very last minute.
    A. over
    B. of
    C. on
    D. off

Answer: Option D
Solution: ‘Put off’ means ‘postpone something’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

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