PREPOSTION 13

1. His honesty into question; nobody can doubt it.

Into question: đặt ra nghi vấn
2. The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather.
Hold up: trì hoãn
3. We can get _____ with eight computers in the lab at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.
Get by" có nghĩa là có thể làm việc
4. She established the school in 1960 and since then tens of thousands of children have passed _____ her school.
Pass through" có nghĩa là trải qua
5. Judging by the time of the day when something is done, one can decide how important an event is.

6. Her business has gone under, and she has lost everything.

7. I can’t concentrate on my work with the prospect of the court case hanging _____ me.

8. Peter was an inspirational politician, who put forward his ideas with clarity.

9. His ball control skills really set _____ him from the rest of the players.

10. Can you check _____ these figures against last year’s figures. I’d like to know which year was more successful.

11. Just say you need me and l am ________ hand.

12. The bank manager has advised us to leave our papers in the safe just from safekeeping.

13. A shelf fell on my head and knocked me off.

14. Julian always talks loudly and shows off.

15. You were right after all as the result of the election.

16. I came out one of your novels in a second-hand bookshop.

17. Are you still under an illusion that Ms Spike will agree to your conditions.

18. News gets on very fast in this town.

19. Mr Deacon next door had a very serious operation. Apparently, it’s a miracle he pulled _______.

20. In some cultures, people wear jewelry to ward _______ evil spirits.

21. The testimony given by the defendant in court didn’t add ________. The person contradicted himself on several points.

22. The doctor’s diagnosis is that the patient’s neurosis has been brought ________ by frequent overwork.

23. Calculating the time to Prague, you will have to allow ________ the possible stops on the way, for example to refuel
your car or have some meals.

24. Whenever there is a climate change, I suffer from a thumping headache. However, as soon as I take a painkiller, the
headache starts to wear ________

25. You can go and buy the tickets for us and I’ll see ________ the luggage until you get back.

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26. The Great Depression set ________ following the huge and sudden fall of share prices on the US Stock Exchange in
October 1929.

27. Everyone was bowled over by his decision to quit a well-paid job and move over to the countryside.

28. The project, once it is ________ and running, will be very dangerous.

29. A lot of people are leaping in the bandwagon of selling financial services to women.

30. When the professor advanced his theory at a medical conference a couple years ago, everyone was skeptical about its
validity. However, the latest research has borne it ________.

31. If you draw ____________ income from your investment too quickly, it may not last long.

32. They agreed to the policy ___________ the understanding that it would be to their benefits.

33. Pack it ____________ will you? Your guitar playing is getting on my nerves.

34. Further on the road, some more policies are sure to be introduced.

35. Clever people never bite off more than they can chew.

36. I think it would be fun to swan _______________ Europe in the summer.

37. That old, crazy man once claimed he was descended ____________ William Shakespeare.

38. Without any information to bank on, we landed ourselves ___________ the most boring job of the lot.

39. She gets so nervous at the thought of examinations that her mind completely blanks _____________.

40. She gambled ____________ the house even though it was not hers.

41. The area has been cordoned off following a bomb threat.

42. Could you lend me some money to tide me over to the end of the month?

43. There’s no need to fly at me- I wasn’t the one who crashed the car.

44. Mary was beavering away at her desk when I last popped in to see her.

45. My fingers are tired! I’ve been hammering on at this keyboard for hours.

46. They are planning to wind down their operation in Greece and concentrate on Eastern Europe.

47. One good way to drum up support is to get people in the high street to sign a petition.

48. Once he decided what he wanted, he would go _________ it with single mindedness.

49. I knew it supposed to be a secret but I just blurted it _________ before I could stop my self

50. It took Jerry a while to cotton _________ to the fact I was joking.

51. He walked into a great job straight after university because his father is a big fish in city politics.
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52. They wheeled________ the same old excuses last time this happened.

53. The police have zeroed ___________ on the man they believe to be responsible for the murder.

54. Japan continues to forge _________ in the manufacture of new electronic equipment.

55. The explosion had smashed _________ all the ground-floor windows.

56. It took Sarah some years to work _________ a market for her products.

57. When David goes on one of his European trips, he lashed _________ $ 2,000 on presents for the whole family.

58. You can see from here how the river bank is slowly being eaten _________.

59. The company plans to roll _________ the scheme across Europe in the coming months.

60. Ned, the General Editor, led _________ with a general survey of the objectives to be aimed at.

61. The Prime Minister thinks that it’s time we did ____________ red tape and beauraucracy.

62. Jane is going to put_____________ the job of a sales assistant in Newcastle.

63. Those naughty boys went on making terrible noise in the park even though they had been ticked _____________ by
the annoyed constable.

64. The company has decided not to go _____________ with the takeover of its smaller rival.

65. It’s impossible to live on the low unemployment benefit I come___________ from the government.

66. He is very well-known and he will go ___________ in history as a great statesman.

67. I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get ____________ it.

68. They offered to pay half the expenses and he closed . . . the offer at once.

69. My horse was entered . . . the Derby, but he came in last.

70. He had to rub up his French to help his son when he started to learn it at school.

71. That chair is not very strong. Do you think it is under your weight?

72. He pretended to fall ... ... my plan but secretly he was working against it.

73. His suspicions were borne _______ by the ensuing events.

74. I think Jack is _______ a great story; he took a phone call and dashed out of the office looking tired.

75. My editor suggests I beef _______ the story with juicy details, otherwise the magazine won’t print it.

76. The salesman conned me into buying the car, which gave me nothing but trouble.

77. There are still some problems which the manufacturers need to iron out before sales.
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78. He threw _________ his studies when he was offered a well-paid sales job.

79. The play in for a lot of criticism when it first opened.

80. When you make out the check, please make it payable to Mrs. Smith.

81. The team had to back out of the competition because of injuries.

82. How did you ever get ___________that policeman to let you park here ?

83. The government’s plans to reduce crime came in for a lot of criticism from freedom groups.

84. Before they open the new factory, a lot of the young people round here were on the dole.

85. Mr. Horrid was a terrible teacher and obviously not cut out for teaching.

86. I can’t cancel my arrangements at such short notice.

87. The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.

88. I think we've been talking ________ cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year.

89. The concert attracted only 2,000 people ________the 10,000 predicted.

90. He wrote poems as a youngster, and in his teens he pursued his fondness ________ country music by forming a
group called the Buckskin Boys.

91. The computers in the accounting department are always ________ the blink and the bills don't get paid on time.

92. You should sound your parents _________ and see what they think of your plan.

93. Ordering other people in the family ______seems to run in his blood as he was a commander in the army for ten years.

94. These students are picked ______ from no less than 50 applicants for the scholarship.

95. The group fell ______ when two or three members left and no one replaced them.

96. The statements that she gave were borne ______by the witnesses, so the suspect was found guilty by the magistrate.

97. You shouldn’t make your mind up until you have heard the background ______ the story.

98. The trekkers were bent _____ reaching the village by the afternoon.

99. We had to dispense _____ pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.

100. The girl only went _____ the room with a duster.