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Prepositions 7

1. _____ the past few decades South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong have achieved the fastest rates _____ economic growth the world has ever seen.

Within / at

During / of

After / in

Before / over

Over / about

2. The works of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates commonly known as the Hippocratic Collection, consist _____ about 70 works, _____ which only a relatively small number are possibly by him.

of / of

in / for

for / in

at / about

by / within

3. _____ the computerized Dutch auction system, the flower industry gets flowers into our homes when they are still _____ their best.

Under / at

At / in

From / with

Till / to

Within / for

4. Post offices dont have enough space to cope ____ the tremendous increase ____ demand for PO boxes.

with / in

on / of

up / for

for / upon

through / from

5. Even prior to the 1930s, Swedish banks played an important role ____ the financing ____ long-term industrial projects.

at / for

for / in

in / of

by / with

into / over

6. In Belgium, compensation ____ accidents at work and occupational illness is exclusively the concern ____ employers.

over / from

in / by

from/ for

for / of

at / over

7. The biggest accounting issue raised ---- the energy company is ----- accounting standards.

by / over

to / to

for / under

through / within

from / into

8. Crying, which starts ----- birth, is an alarm system that attracts the parent and it can be switched off ----- parental attention.

with / after

at / by

for / with

from / for

by / through

9. Since 1998, the US federal government has more than doubled its spending ---- defence ----- biological and chemical weapons.

for / with

of / to

on / against

in / from

with / over

10. Items ------ display in this museum were obtained ----- mosques, Turkish baths, fountains and caravansarays dating back to the Ottoman period.

on / from

in / by

for / out of

within / of

with / at