IDIOMS & PREPOSITIONS - 02

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

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1) to acquaint oneself ...........  (kendini aşina kılmak, bilgisini kazanmak)

You'll have to acquaint yourself .......... their local customs first.

a. through     b. around     c. into     d. with     e. over

2) act .......... God  (doğal afet, doğal felaket; hukukta: mücbir sebep, icbar edici sebep)

The insurance company apparently considers the incident an act .......... God.

a. from     b. of     c. with     d. by     e. under

3) to be caught .......... the act  (yaparken görülmek veya yakalanmak, suçüstü yakalanmak

There's no doubt that he would deny his involvement, had he not been caught .......... the act.

a. between     b. after     c. across     d. in     e. before

4) put .......... an act  (rol yapmak, mahsuscuktan yapmak)

I don't think he was serious. I think he was putting .......... an act.

a. up     b. across     c. on     d. down     e. off

5) add .......... (akla yatmak, zihinde soru işaretleri bırakmamak)

What you've just told me doesn't quite add .........., you know.

a. up     b. on     c. over     d. off     e. to

6) to be addicted ..........  (alışmış olmak, müptelası olmak)

I must admit I am truly addicted .......... Turkish coffee.

a. within     b. over     c. with     d. under     e. to

7) address oneself ..........  (bir işi büyük bir istek ve ciddiyetle yapmağa kararlı olmak ve girişmek)

We expect our employees to address themselves wholeheartedly .......... any problem that may arise.

a. up     b. to     c. beneath     d. at     e. underneath

8) to take advantage ..........  (zayıf durumundan veya zaaflarından yararlanmak, bu şekilde çıkar sağlamak)

You wouldn't take advantage .......... these poor people, would you?

a. on     b. from     c. of     d. over     e. off

9) to gain/have an advantage ..........  (avantaj/üstünlük sağlamak veya avantajı/üstünlüğü olmak)

The enemy had an advantage .......... us in that they outnumbered us by two to one. (= sayıları iki katımızdı)

a. towards     b. through     c. over     d. before     e. among

10) .......... the face of adversity  (aleyhte koşullara rağmen, tüm güçlüklere karşın, kötü talihine karşı)

It's a brave man who smiles .......... the face of adversity.

a. beyond     b. in     c. before     d. at     e. against

11) to have an affair ..........  (aşk ilişkisi kurmak, böyle bir ilişki içinde olmak)

The princess was known to have had an unhappy affair .......... a young army officer.

a. about     b. to     c. of     d. with     e. beside

12) to play .......... one's affections  (duygularıyla oynayarak, duygu sömürüsü yaparak aşk ve maddiyattan yana kendine çıkar sağlamak)

It's cruel to play .......... an innocent young woman's affections.

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

13) time .......... time  (tekrar ve tekrar)

I've told you time ........... time not to leave the lid open.

a. across     b. over     c. by     d. after     e. from

14) to be named/called ..........  (birisinin/birşeyin adı verilmek)

It was named .......... its inventor.

a. to     b. along     c. below     d. with     e. after

15) ask .......... smb  (başka birisine) birinin halini durumunu sormak; haberlerini almağa çalışmak)

That's odd. Just the other day she, too, was asking me ........... her boyfriend!

a. after     b. from     c. for     d. over     e. against

16) .......... again  (tekrar, bir daha) [.......... again and again = tekrar tekrar]

Let's do the whole thing .......... again now. Take it from the beginning.

a. of     b. till     c. over     d. across     e. through

17) .......... all odds  (tüm güçlüklere karşın, olasılıkların bizim aleyhimizde olmasına karşın)

They decided to take up the challenge .......... all odds.

a. to     b. beside     c. against     d. among     e. amidst

18) be ........... age  (reşit yaşın altında olmak)

This site is not recommended for those who are .......... age.

a. down     b. under     c. below     d. underneath     e. beneath

19) come ........... age  (reşitlik yaşını geçmek)

Hey! Do you remember my coming-...........-age party?

a. through     b. up     c. past     d. beyond     e. of

20) .......... ages  (çok uzun zamandır)

I haven't heard from her .......... ages. (Çok uzun zamandır haberini/mektubunu almadım.)

a. past     b. throughout     c. over     d. for     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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