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1-10单元Book1Unit 1 Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word. 1. The hotel provides a shoe cleaning service () guests. Correct answer: for 2. The search provided the police () several vital clues. Correct answer: with 3. The government was not in a position to provide them ( ) food. Correct answer: with 4. Central bankers are concerned because savings have not kept ( ) with borrowing, and spending has outpaced economic growth. Correct answer: up 5. He was short of breath as he was running hard to keep ( ) with the other runners. Correct answer: up 6. Reading Time Magazine regularly is another way of keeping ( ) with Western life. Correct answer: up 7. Since being given the offer, it was the first time shed had a chance to think it ( ). Correct answer: through 8. He decided that he would drive back to town instead ( ) spending the night at the hotel. Correct answer: of 9. He nodded his head instead ( ) saying anything where his voice might betray him. Correct answer: of 10. She had to spend nearly four months away from him that summer, instead ( ) the usual two. Correct answer: of 11. She is in a bit of a bad mood because shes just given ( ) smoking. Correct answer: up 12. Thousands of volunteers gave ( ) part of their weekend to clean up the California coastline. Correct answer: up 13. He wants her to give ( ) working and stay home to look after the children, but she does not want to quit her job. Correct answer: up 14. The match took nearly three hours to be completed, as it was interrupted ( ) times by rain that would come and go. Correct answer: at 15. Walking for exercise may be boring ( ) times but early on a clear sunny morning there can be nothing finer. Correct answer: at 16. Far ( )being relaxed, we both felt so uncomfortable we hardly spoke.