Question

Fill in the following blanks with correct phrases of preposition.

on television on a diet on the whole On an expedition
on the phone on sale on the outskirts on your way
on purpose on occasions on average on fire
on strike on loan on the increase on a trip
on foot on board on guard on a cruise

1. The owner of the hotel is a qualified chef, but he rarely cooks himself nowadays. However, ______________________ he helps the head chef in the kitchen if the restaurant is busy.
2. I do have a few suggestions that should improve your presentation, but ____________________ I think it was an excellent speech.
3. We went ______________________ to Paris for a day on the train and saw the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.
4. She is supposed to be studying for her exam but whenever I go to her room she is ___________ chatting to her friends.
5. We bought a stereo music center that was ______________________ because it was in the display window.
6. A human heart beats 72 times per minute ______________________ .
7. At the beginning of the 16th century, ______________________ of the South American jungles, Balboa became the first European to look at the Pacific Ocean.
8. The film “JFK” is being shown ____________________ on Monday night at 9 p.m. on Channel 4.
9. 150 passengers ______________________ an Alpine train in Kaprun died when the train caught fire inside a tunnel.
10. While we were ______________________ our ship anchored at Istanbul, where we visited the Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace.

Answer 1

Answer: 1. On occasions, 2. On the whole, 3. On the outskirts, 4. On the phone, 5. On sale, 6. On average, 7 on an expedition, 8. on television 9. On board 10. On a cruise

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