Prepositions

Question 1

Do your parents (si interessano) your friends?

Answer 1

Do your parents take an INTEREST IN your friends?

Question 2

There’s a (ripida diminuzione) profits this year.

Answer 2

There’s a steep FALL IN profits this year.

Question 3

He had a lot of (successo nella) his career?

Answer 3

He had a lot of SUCCESS IN his career.

Question 4

There’s been (una regolare aumento del) the value of the dollar.

Answer 4

There’s been a steady INCREASE IN the value of the dollar.

*steady=regolare, fermo, partenza (“ready, steady, go!)

Question 5

I’d like to do (un corso di) computer programming.

Answer 5

I’d like to do A COURSE IN computer programming.

Question 6

She has lost her (fede in) God.

Answer 6

She has lost her BELIEF IN God.

Question 7

We apologize (per il ritardo nel) answering your letter.

Answer 7

We apolgize for the DELAY IN answering your letter.

Question 8

The novel is based ON his (esperienza in) the war.

Answer 8

The novel is based on his EXPERIENCE IN the war.

Question 9

essere stato in/a

Answer 9

to have been TO