Choose the right preposition from the brackets given in below.
1. HSLC - 1998
(i) Do not boast of your health.
(of/in/for)
(ii) The lame man lives by begging.
(with/from/by)
(iii) He often suffers from illness.
(in/from/with)
(iv) I bought this pen for five ruppes.
(by/for/with)
(v) Shoes are made of leather.
(of/from/with)
(vi) The students was sure of success.
(to/in/of)
2. HSLC - 1999
(i) I warned him against driving
so fast. (for/on/against)
(ii) The blind man lives by begging.
(by/with/on)
(iii) Always beware of false friend.
(from/of/with)
(iv) A greedy man always hankers
after money. (after/for/in)
(v) He sent the letter by hand.
(by/with/in)
(vi) The tiger lives on flesh.
(by/on/with)
3. HSLC - 2000
(i) The ship was bound for India.
(to/off/for)
(ii) Virtue consists in speaking the
truth.(in/of/on)
(iii) I was amazed at his conduct.
(at/by/in)
(iv) She is gifted with a sweet voice.
(of/to/with)
(v) I can not agree to your proposal.
(at/to/with)
(vi) I have great regard for my teachers. (for/in/to)
4. HSLC - 2002
(i) I am satisfied with your work.
(by/with/at)
(ii) The boy was charged with stealing.
(for/of/with)
(iii) You should be polite to your
seniors.(to/with/for)
(iv) I have a distaste for pop music.
(in/for/of)
5. HSLC - 2003
(i) Gandhi was convicted of lying.
(of/for/to)
(ii) The labourer lives from hand to
mouth.(of/from/against)
(iii) I warned him against driving so fast. (of/from/against)
(iv) Always beware of false friends.
(from/at/of)
(v) Great books deal with human
problems.(of/with/in)
(vi) The teacher was annoyed with me.
(at/from/with)
6. HSLC - 2004
(a) Socrates had no desire for wealth
or comfort.(for/of/towards)
(b) Pay attention to what your teacher
says.(at/in/to)
(c) He is satisfied with his job.
(at/with/in)
(d) I am indebted to you for your help.
(with/at/to)
(e)Assam is rich in minerals.
(in/for/with)
(f) One should be conscious of one's
faults.(about/of/at)
7. HSLC - 2005
(a) Man does not live by bread alone.
(on/for/by)
(b) There is an exception to every rule.
(on/to/in)
(c) You should not boast of your
wealth. (of/in/for)
(d) Mr Sarma Presided over the meeting. (on/at/over)
(e) She prefers tea to cold drinks.
(for/than/to)
(f) Nobody in the class could compete
with Raju.(against/with/to)
8. HSLC - 2006
(a) I can not part with this book.
(with/of/from)
(b) I was surprised at his behaviour.
(with/by/at)
(c) He will come back in an hour.
(by/at/in)
(d) The lame man lives by begging.
(by/with/on)
(e) Do not run after money.
(for/after/at)
(f) She was tired of waiting for him.
(with/by/of)
9. HSLC - 2007
(a) The train is bound for Howrah.
(to/at/for)
(b) One should not boast of one's
wealth.(of/for/at)
(c) My sister excels in dancing.
(at/in/from)
(d) That man is devoid of common
sense.(of/in/from)
(e) This film is suitable for children.
(to/with/for)
(f) The girl parted from her parents in
tears.(with/from/by)
10. HSLC - 2008
(a) Do not boast of your wealth.
(for/of/in)
(b) The ship was bound for India.
(to/for/of)
(c) He goes to school by bus.
(in/by/with)
(d) He has been suffering from fever. (of/from/with)
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