TOEFL-PBT SIMPLE SENTENCES:PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

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1. In __________, the crime rate has begun to drop due to neighborhood watch programs.

the past few years
a few years ago
few years
a few years since

2. Three responsibilities ________ are to search out, identify, and assess patentable inventions and technologies.

to a patent manager
with a patent manager
on a patent manager
of a patent manager

3. Disappointingly, many software companies have discovered a limited audience for ________ from the couch.

Web surfing
Web to surf
to Web surf
Web surfs
Answers: A , D, A

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4. Shooting stars, otherwise known as meteorites, often fall to Earth in a pattern dictated ________ and Earth rotation.

to solar winds
by solar winds
on solar winds
which solar winds

5. Ink stains, commonly regarded __________ difficult stains to remove, will not succumb to the usual array of detergents and cleaners found in supermarkets.

as the most
to the most
in the most
through the most

6. Examples of selective use __________ are found in commercial leaf removal prior to harvest in the cotton and sugar beet industries.

of defoliants
by defoliants
in defoliants
through defoliants

Answers: B, A , A,

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7. Ethyl cyanoacetate is derived __________ of an alkali cyanide and chloroacetic ethyl ester.


at the reaction
from the reaction
to the reaction
above the reaction

8. On the second level of mammalian evolution, that __________ mammals or marsupials, the eggs are practially yolkless.

to the pouching
of the pouched
in the pouches
by the pouchable

9. Foraging ants make a network __________ around the nest .

inside roads
by roads
of roads
to roading

Answers: B , B, C

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10. __________ its richness and varied coloring, Schubert 's Symphony in C has enjoyed a deserved reputation among classical music lovers.

Renowning by
Renownable to
Renowned for
Renowning with

11. The calyx and the corona buttercups were the first to know their own mind and to __________ their composition.

settle in
settle with
settle to
settle upon

12. To further the important study of solar radiation ___________ long range weather forecasting, the organization appropriated over ten percent of its budget.

as relation with
for relation on
by relation of
in relation to
Answers: C, D, D,

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13. Each part of the Hamilton watch is fashioned __________ the minutest precision and perfection of finish.

at
around
to
as

14. Once in China, the tourist may shop in quaint bazaars ___________ silks, laces, and jade.

in
for
on
at

15. The first convent was established __________ 1529, only eight years after the Spanish conquest of the region.

in Oaxaca in
at Oaxaca on
on Oaxaca by
to Oaxaca since

Answers: D, B, A