IDIOMS & PREPOSITIONS - 01

Both A Study Of English Idioms and A Test Of Your Mastery over the Use of the Prepositions

İngilizce Deyimler (Idioms) Konusundaki Bilginizi Derinleştirirken, İlgeçleri (Edat) Kullanmak Konusundaki Ustalığınızı da Test Ediniz

There are 20 Questions in this Test; You will Find the Answers at the Bottom of the Page

Level : Intermediate

READY... STEADY... GO !!

1) abandon oneself .......... (kendini birşeye kaptırmak, bırakmak, koyvermek)

Having failed in the KPDS for the third time running, she abandoned herself .......... despair.

a. down     b. about     c. to     d. around     e. amidst

2) ........... the best of one's ability (elinden geldiğince, yapabileceğinin en iyisini yaparak)

She tried to answer the questions ........... the best of her ability.

a. in     b. on     c. to     d. at     e. against

3) to be up [out] and .......... (yataktan kalkarak işlere girişmek)

She was up and .......... earlier than usual that morning... She finally was up and .......... after a long period of rest in bed.

a. through     b. about     c. over     d. within     e. onto

4) to bring an accusation ..........  (suçlamada bulunmak)

A lot of people brought accusations .......... him but he was never convicted of anything concrete.

a. against     b. beyond     c. for     d. over     e. around

5) to be absorbed ........... (bütün dikkatini vermiş olmak, başka bir şeyle ilgilenmemek)

He was so absorbed ........... his work that he took no notice of the great commotion going on outside.

a. across     b. from     c. within     d. under     e. in

6) to live .......... abundance (bolluk içinde yaşamak)

The islanders live .......... great abundance.

a. in     b. on     c. within     d. under     e. over

7) to be easy / difficult .......... access  (kolaylıkla / güçlükle ulaşılabilen / erişilebilen)

The place they were talking about is very easy .......... access.

a. through     b. within     c. among     d. of     e. beyond

8) .......... accident  (kazaen, rastlantı sonucu, tesadüf eseri)

He must have cut himself .......... accident; I don't suppose he would have done it on purpose.

a. with     b. from     c. for     d. by     e. in

9) to meet .......... an accident (başına istenmedik birşey gelmek)

That project, I'm afraid, met .......... an accident and had to be abandoned.

a. with     b. through     c. up     d. by     e. out of

10) .......... one's own accord (zorlama olmaksızın, kendi isteğiyle, yada kendi kendine karar vererek)

We gave no orders to that effect; he must have done it .......... his own accord.

a. in     b. beyond     c. of     d. by     e. against

11) account .......... (nedenini açıklamak, hesabını vermek)

Their manager wants them to account .......... every penny they spend on their daily expenses.

a. with     b. for     c. up     d. by     e. out of

12) .......... no account  (asla, hiçbir biçimde)

A fire should not be left unattended .......... any account.... A fire should .......... no account be left unattended... (Devrik: ".......... no account should a fire be left unattended." -- en güzel anlatım olur)

a. at     b. on     c. in     d. with     e. for

13) to be .......... no account  (önemsiz, değersiz)

Some people say that I'm no account, others say I'm no good; but I'm just a natural-born travelling-man, doing what I think I should..." ("country" şarkı sözleri.)

a. at     b. on     c. in     d. of     e. for

14) to take .......... account  (dikkate almak, hesaba katmak (= take .......... consideration)

You should also take .......... account that we were terribly short of supplies for the journey.

a. between     b. into     c. about     d. to     e. around

15) not accountable .......... one's actions  (yaptıkları için sorumlu tutulamayacak kimse

Just ignore her; she's actually senile and not really accountable .......... her actions.

a. against     b. beneath     c. for     d. over     e. till

16) bring sth .......... (bir şeyin olmasına, oluşmasına neden olmak, başlatmak, başımıza getirmek)

All this trouble was brought about by his gross negligence of duty.

a. through     b. about     c. over     d. within     e. onto

17) to ache all ..........  (her tarafı, bütün vücudu ağrımak, sızlamak)

After working out in the garden all they long, I was now aching all .......... .

a. after     b. across     c. throughout     d. over     e. amidst

18) to be acquainted ..........  (tanışmış olmak, tanış olmak, aşina olmak)

Are you acquainted .......... the peculiarities of the British legal system?... I have heard a lot of things about her, but I've never had the chance of becoming acquainted .......... her.

a. of     b. from     c. for     d. besides     e. with

19) to act .......... to one's reputation  (kendisinden beklenilen, adı çıkmışlığını doğrulayacak davranışlar göstermek

Well, what do you expect? He just acted .......... to his reputation all the time we were there!

a. next     b. up     c. - - - -     d. down     e. under

20) to go .......... action  (savaşta muharebeye girmek/ girişmek/tutuşmak)

The battalion went .......... action just before sunrise. (Tabur güneş doğmadan az önce muharebeye girişti, tutuştu.)

a. to     b. towards     c. over     d. into     e. across

Here is your key to the answers. Go back to the questions and try to analyse the reason(s) for any wrong answers you might have opted for. If terribly unsure, you can always send me e-mail for clarification.

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