Prepositions And Phrasal Verbs Advanced Level Test – Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 10

1. Scientists are studying the birth and growth of thunderstorms to discover what causes the difference between showers that enable crops to _____ and violent storms that cause floods and erosions.

2. Low levels of hormones can cause a laundry list of health problems______ fatigue, weight gain, and joint pain.

3. In training it is suggested that an instructor not lay a burden on an individual beyond his_____ .

4.Since the Song group is going to make a(n) _____ recording in the stadium tomorrow, almost everyone is thought to be there.

5.Alice Tyson has Xeroderma Pigmentosum which means exposure _____ sunlight increases her risk _____ getting cancer or going blind.

6.It is claimed that there is a (n)______ for every problem in democracy.

7.The police put the _____ for the accident_____ the driver of the car.

8.Many things around us have begun to change so quickly that we can’t _____ them easily.

9.Marry is always seeing her doctor, for she doesn’t care_____ her health at all.

10. With the 1969 film The Learning Tree, Gordon Parks proved what a truly _____ artist he was: he not only directed the film and composed its musical score, but also adapted its screenplay from his own novel.

11. The actor’s _____ decline in popularity was as striking and unexpected as his meteoric rise to prominence had been.

12. In denying the convicted felon's request for a retrial, the judge explained that the evidence demonstrating the man’s guilt was______.

13. Although Rolf is usually quite____ , he was so angered by the salesman’s rude remarks that he insisted on complaining to the manager.

14. Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly-------, capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odours.

15. The ballet stage is a bright, seemingly weightless world where gravity is continually being _____ by the dancers.

16. To Judith, traveling was______her sister, however, looked upon each trip as an interminable experience

17. Many of the misconceptions about Queen Victoria were created by those who_____ her most; in their efforts to depict her as a model of all virtues, they lost sight of the real woman.

18. Stem cells may turn out to be a/an ______alternative to animal testing.

19. The archaeologist enjoyed the ____ life she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.

20. Professor Chen believes that the universal character of art refutes the prevailing notion that art is a _____ of civilization, a cultural frill, a social veneer.

21. The fact that MTV, the cable channel devoted primarily to music, provided extensive coverage of the 1992 presidential race demonstrates how _____ politics and popular music culture have become.

22. Joe Louis was a /an ____ fighter: he inspired fear in many of his opponents.

23. According to the company spokesperson, the majority of the wrongful termination lawsuits filed against the company were frivolous, representing bogus claims made by _____ former employees hoping to strike it rich.

24. The rumor was of the ____ variety, spreading slowly and almost imperceptibly until, finally, everyone seemed to have heard the story

25. Wynton Marsalis _____as one of the great trumpeters of the late twentieth century, winning Grammy awards for both his jazz and classical works.