Question Type—7: Preposition
1. Whales have a way of communicating (a) ----- their own kind. They keep (b) ----- one another.
Whales have loud voices. Specialists say that whales can communicate (d) ----- thousands of miles. Whales love music. All the whales live (e)----- the same area and sing the same songs.
2. Bangladesh is a poor country (a) ----- a per capita annual income of about four thousand taka. Although poverty affects every body, it is the women who are the worst sufferers. When a girl is born (b) ----- a poor family, it is not regarded as a happy event. They seldom think (c) ----- sending her to school. She stays (d) ----- home, does odd jobs around the house. She is often married (e) ----- at the age of thirteen or fourteen.
3. Normally parents wink (a) ----- their son's fault. They are so blind (b) ----- their son’s fault that they are like the people who are blind (c) ----- eyes. As a result many boys are seen indulged (d) ----- evil deeds. This brings (e) ----- their ruin.
4. Mahmud's conduct admits (a) ----- no excuse. So all the students told him to go (b) ----- the headmaster to apologise (c) ----- him (d) ----- his misconduct. He acceded (e) ----- their proposal.
5. The Olympic Games were named (a) ----- the town of Olympia in Greece. It was (b) ----- Olympia that the games were first held long before the Christian era began. In those days Greece was divided (c) ----- many cities, and men of different cities used to fight one another most (d) ----- the time. A man named Iphitos became concerned (e) ----- such wasteful strifes.
6. He was proud (a) ----- his talents. But none should take pride (b) ----- their talents. Pride results (c) ----- ruin. Those who have prided themselves (d) ----- their talens have been subjectdes (e) ----- humiliation.
7. The majority of the people living (a) ----- poverty are women. Many reasons are working (b) ----- their poverty. Women at workplace do not get their desirable and just wages (c) ----- their contributions. They are less paid than men. This is the general scenario of the workplace in one side which tend (d) ----- belittle their contribution to the society. Their domestic work is treated as inferior than that of men (e) ---- our social perspective.
8. Iphitos hit (a) ----- a plan. He invited the best athlates (b) ----- the nearby cities to the valley of Olympia to take part (c) ----- athlate contest. Iphitos's plan worked well. For time th Greek warriors, instead (d) ----- fighting their neighbours, tried to outdo their rivals (e) ----- friendly games and sports.
9. King Midas, amazed (a) ----- his golden touch, went back quickly to the palace. As he entered (b) ----it, his little daughter ran (c) ----- his arms. Instantly she turned (e) ----- gold.
10. As the work of the women is neglected, they are ignored (a) ----- decision making. Social prejudice and food deprivation lead (b) ----- maternal and child mortality (c) ----- high rate. Violence at home against women is prevalent (d) ----- our country. Many reasons work behind these violence. Dowry and inability to give birth (e) ----- male child are responsible.