Prepositions

Question 1

Constructions:
Building
Room
Box

Answer 1

In a building/room/box

Question 2

Places:
garden
Town
city center

Answer 2

In a garden
In a town
in the city center

Question 3

Water:
Pool
Sea
river

Answer 3

In a ppol
in the sea
in a river

Question 4

hand
mouth
Italy/venice
montains

Answer 4

in your hand
in Italy /in Venice
in a small vilage in the montains

Question 5

Bus stop
door
roundabout
desk
window
junction
church
reception

Answer 5

at the bus stop
at the door
at the roundabout
at her desk
in the shop
at the window
at the next junction /at the church
at the reception
**there were a lot of people in the shop
go a long this road, then turn left at the shop

Question 6

wall
door
ceiling
table
floor
nose
page
island

Answer 6

on the wall/ on the door / on the ceiling / on the table
on the floor
on her nose
on a page
on an island
on the beach
cuando se puede reposar sobre la superficie de algo “.”

Question 7

Prepositions and phrases

a broader scale

Answer 7

**On **a broader scale: to get more accurate results, the research needs to be done on a broader scale

Question 8

Prepositions and phrases

the same wavelenght

Answer 8

On the same wavelength with similar views: I can’t work with him we’re simply not on the same wavelength

Question 9

Prepositions and phrases

averange

Answer 9

On average, I go to the cinema twice a month

Question 10

purpose

Answer 10

On purpose

Question 11

good/bad terms

Answer 11

on good terms

Question 12

a regular basis

Answer 12

on a regular basis

she sees her ex-husband on a regular basis, so they still get on.

Question 13

Demand

Answer 13

On demand whenever needed or asked for: She’s up all night; she feeds the baby on demand.

Question 14

increase

Answer 14

on the increase: Poverty is on the increase

Question 15

fault

Answer 15

at fault responsable for a problem: Nobody was at fault for the accident

Question 16

arm’s length

Answer 16

at arm’s length a distance: we’re not close. She keeps me at arm’s length

Question 17

a loose end

Answer 17

at a loose end: with nothing to do: could I do that for you? I’a at a loose end

Question 18

a glance

Answer 18

at a glance immediately: We knew at a glance that she was upset

Question 19

times

Answer 19

at times: occasionally: He’s a bit bad tempered at times.

Question 20

hand

Answer 20

at hand: easily available: they need to know that help is at hand

Question 21

random

Answer 21

at random: by chance: the winner was picked at random

Question 22

short notice

Answer 22

at short notice only a short time before something happens: They cancelled the meeting at short notice

Question 23

barrage of niceness

Answer 23

aluvión de amabilidad

Question 24

churlish

Answer 24

discourteous- adj- grosero/a adj

Question 25

pushy friendliness

Answer 25

prepotente-amistad simpatía

Question 26

perky

Answer 26

animado alegre

Question 27

insincere

Answer 27

pretending to feel something that you do not really feel, or not meaning what you say:
an insincere apology
hipócrita

Question 28

spurious

Answer 28

false and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false:

Question 29

As a rule

Answer 29

AS a general rule : Usually

Question 30

By and large

Answer 30

when everything about a situation is considered together:
There are a few small things that I don’t like about my job, but by and large it’s very enjoyable.

Question 31

Broadly speaking,

Answer 31

talking from a particular point of view: En términos generales
Historically speaking, the island is of great interest.

Question 32

in the main

Answer 32

Por lo general

Question 33

bottle something up

Answer 33

When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them angry or worried.

Question 34

confide in

Answer 34

confiar en