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Stative passive + preposition. Choose the correct answer.

The word panorama, which means an unbroken view of the surrounding region, is ........ from the Greek prefix for all pan and the Greek word for view horama. A) based B) named C) known D) suggested E) derived I'm really ........ with our new carpet. It looks better fitted than it did in the shop. A) disappointed B) pleased C) excited D) worried E) equipped A: The new accountant knows a lot about Management Accounting, doesn't he? B: I have no idea. I am not ........ with him. A) impressed B) convinced C) known D) acquainted E) devoted Because the Head Quarters of our company is in New York, one of the clocks in the office is ........ with theirs so that we know when they are working. A) absorbed B) filled C) opposed D) synchronised E) prepared When I saw the original of Renoir's painting 'Le Moulin de la Galette' in the museum, I was so absorbed ........ it that when my husband tapped me on the shoulder, I jumped out of my skin. A) on B) at C) in D) from E) with According to the survey, some teenagers are addicted ......... shopping and need treatment. A) to B) with C) about D) at E) from I am ........ of the long journey to work every day and have decided to move to a flat closer to the office. A) involved B) tired C) derived D) convinced E) concerned My father is terrified ........ the thought of hospitals, but the doctor has stressed that an operation is necessary. A) from B) in C) at D) with E) of You don't need to prepare anything to eat because the students will be ...... with a packed lunch on the picnic. A) dedicated B) dressed C) provided D) exposed E) committed

15- The holiday apartments are equipped ......... a cooker, a refrigerator and a dishwasher. A) about B) from C) at D) with E) for 16- Today, macaroni is commonly associated ....... Italy; however, it's believed that it originated in China. A) to B) from C) about D) by E) with 17- Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France, is best remembered ........ reportedly saying, "Let them eat cake." when she was told that the peasants of Paris were rioting because they had no bread to eat. A) about B) for C) to D) from E) of 18- Anthea is really ........ in interior design, so she regularly attends classes on the subject. A) used B) made C) interested D) astonished E) dressed 19- I'm impressed ........ the results of our efforts in the garden. It all looks very nice. A) with B) to C) on D) for E) from 20- McGill University is best known ....... its work in medicine and has one of the best medical libraries in Canada. A) from B) for C) at D) to E) as Exercise 11 (pg. 18) l.E 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.E 9.C 10.A l l.E 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.E 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.B

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10- I am strongly ......... to the concept of nuclear energy because I feel that human error could lead to a catastrophe. A) opposed B) satisfied C) remembered D) accustomed E) troubled 11- We are obliged ........ my sister and her husband for looking after our daughter when we go to America. A) from B) with C) for D) about E) to 12- She is ...... to give up her work as an accountant in order to look after her paralysed mother. A) married B) blessed C) composed D) prepared E) shocked 13- As he was ....... to the cold climate of Finland, Elias found it difficult to bear the strong heat in Turkey. A) worried B) accustomed C) separated D) engaged E) involved 14- It's amazing, but nowadays, they produce sports jackets which are made ........ recycled plastic bottles. A) from B) to C) about D) on E) in