Objective Proficiency p 19. Dependent Prepositions. Exercise 3

Fill in the gaps with an appropriate preposition.
1. She was too engrossed ______ her thoughts to notice the other boy walking down the hall who also seemed too immersed _______ his thoughts to pay attention.
2.Three ministers have been implicated ______ the scandal.
3.The crash resulted ______ the deaths of 14 passengers.
4.Bad weather accounted _______ the long delay.
5. The survey does not allow ______ the fact that some students are attending part-time.
6.The school aims to cater _______ children of all abilities.
7.They made me feel my views didn’t count ______ anything.
8.Robinson was convicted ____ the murder of his mother and brother.
9. He resigned after being suspected _____ theft.
10. Please acquaint me _____ the facts of the case. 


KEY

1. in/with 

( Engrossed (in/with something): /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/ so interested or involved in something that you give it all your attention. Sp. Absorto. E.g. She was engrossed in conversation) 



in.



2. in

(be implicated in something: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪtɪd/ to be involved in a crime; to be responsible for something bad. E.g. Senior officials were implicated in the scandal.)




3. in 

(result in something: to make something happen. Lead to. E.g. The cyclone has resulted in many thousands of deaths. These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship. A sudden change in temperature will inevitably result in rain).




4. for 

(account for: to be the explanation or cause of something. Explain. E.g. The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened)).



5. for 

(allow for somebody/something: to consider or include somebody/something when calculating something. E:g. It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. All these factors must be allowed for).




6. for (cater for somebody/something: to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants. E.g. The class caters for all ability ranges. The college caters for students of all ages.)



7. for (count for something: to be important. Matter. E.g. The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him.)




8. of 

(convict somebody (of something): /kənˈvɪkt/ to decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime. Sp. Condenar por, declarar culpable E:g. a convicted murderer. He was convicted of fraud). 



9. of 

(suspect: to have an idea that somebody is guilty of something, without having definite proof. E.g. I suspected her of damaging the equipment. The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths. Men suspected of involvement in the bombing. 



10. with 

(Acquaint somebody/yourself with something: /əˈkweɪnt/ (formal) to make somebody/yourself familiar with or aware of something. E.g.  You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system. I acquainted myself with the controls. You should acquaint yourself with your new computer).