Vocabulary is one of the basic elements in using a language. It will influence your ability of understanding and communication without enough Vocabulary. But we also know that it is hard to memorize words, so the following verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs, phrasal verbs, prepositional phrases excercises are given, and each key has detailed explain. We hope you will benefit from it through doing these exercises.

　Exercises Fourteen

　　　1. ______ the Revolutionary War, the United States was an English colony.
　　　 A. Due to　 B. Except for　 C. Prior to　 D. In regard to

　　　2. ______ her health is much improved, but she is still not really well.
　　　 A. By the way　 B. On the way　 C. In the way　 D. In a way

　　　3. Bob thought he couldn't go to the party because he had too much homework,
　　　　but he went ______ .
　　　 A. above all　 B. after all　 C. at all　 D. in all

　　　4. We are working ______ to complete the house by Christmas.
　　　 A. in time　 B. on time　 C. against time　 D. from time to time

　　　5. If you joke with him he'll think insulting him ______.
　　　 A. at heart　 B. on purpose　 C. by chance　 D. in particular

　　　6. He asked us to be brief and ______ as he had little time to space.
　　　 A. at best　 B. in place　 C. to the point　 D. under control

　　　7. Then I shall get a few pounds ______ and that will keep me going.
　　　 A. in fact　　　　　　 B. in advance
　　　 C. in general　　　　　 D. in brief

　　　8. I only mean that when you are ______ , you might think the matter over.
　　　 A. at times　 B. at leisure　 C. at intervals　 D. at present

　　　9. They have no formal contract, but he is, ______ , her manager.
　　　 A. in order　　　　　 B. in effect
　　　 C. in sight　　　　　 D. in common

　　　10. I have omitted many things which ______ a place in the book.
　　　 A. desired　　　　　　　　 B. deserved
　　　 C. derived　　　　 　　　　 D. detected