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491. ____________your instruction, we have closed your bank account.
- A. In lieu
- B. With regard to
- C. In accordance with
- D. On account of
Explanation: “In accordance with” means following or obeying an instruction, so it correctly explains why the account was closed. “In lieu” means instead of, and “on account of” means because of.
Correct answer: In accordance with492. When will you hand ____ your assignment?
- A. in
- B. back
- C. down
- D. into
Explanation: The phrasal verb “hand in” means to submit or deliver something, so it is used with an assignment. “Hand back” means return something to its owner.
Correct answer: in493. There is quite tenuous evidence _________it.
- A. with
- B. at
- C. for
- D. must
Explanation: The normal collocation is “evidence for something,” meaning support or proof of it. “With,” “at,” and “must” cannot complete this phrase.
Correct answer: for494. My father was angry ________my failure.
- A. in
- B. on
- C. with
- D. at
Explanation: The standard collocation is “angry at” something, such as a failure or mistake. “Angry with” is more commonly used for anger directed at a person.
Correct answer: at495. My brother is devoted _____________religion.
- A. with
- B. to
- C. at
- D. in
Explanation: The adjective “devoted” takes the preposition “to” when it means strongly committed to a person, cause, or religion.
Correct answer: to496. I shall look _________ the matter.
- A. in
- B. about
- C. into
- D. after
Explanation: “Look into” means investigate or examine, which fits an issue or matter. “Look after” means take care of someone or something.
Correct answer: into497. All of us are devoted ________ one another.
- A. of
- B. at
- C. to
- D. with
Explanation: The standard construction is “devoted to,” meaning strongly attached or committed to someone or something. The other prepositions do not complete this expression.
Correct answer: to498. The market is nearer to them than ________.
- A. we
- B. us
- C. ours
- D. ourselves
Explanation: After than, us is the required object pronoun in this comparison: nearer to them than us. Ours is possessive and ourselves is reflexive, while we would require a fuller clause such as than we are.
Correct answer: us499. We decided to do all the task ______ instead of waiting for help.
- A. of our own
- B. by ourselves
- C. ours
- D. All
Explanation: “By ourselves” is a reflexive phrase meaning without assistance, which matches “instead of waiting for help.” “Ours” is a possessive pronoun and cannot modify the verb phrase here.
Correct answer: by ourselves500. The man _________ you met is an anchorperson.
- A. who
- B. whose
- C. whom
- D. which
Explanation: The pronoun is the object of met because the sentence means “you met him”; therefore, the formal relative pronoun is whom. Who is used for the subject of a clause, as in “the man who met you.”
Correct answer: whom