Question

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.


…………….. its inception ……………. the early 1970s, the internet has grown …….……… popularity, and

nowadays many …….…….. its users take it …….……. granted. …………………. the late 1990s when the dot-com

boom turned sour, many people wrote ……….………. the internet as just another fad. However, the consumer

demand ……..……… internet connections continues to grow.
​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) its inception in (2) the early 1970s, the internet has grown in (3) popularity, and nowadays many of (4) its users take it for (5) granted. In (6) the late 1990s when the dot-com boom turned sour, many people wrote off (7) the internet as just another fad. However, the consumer demand for (8) internet connections continues to grow.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. as, in, in

2. of, for, of

3. as.

4. of.