fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. The manager was ___ pressure to take back the employee.
2. Who will take ___ when the Headmaster retires?
3. Finally, he repented ___ his mistake.
4. He was not willing to take ___ the challenge.
5. Do not brood ___ your failure.
6. He has a craving ___ more money.
7. The family always failed ___ want of help.
8. I wonder what he is aiming ___.
Answers
1. under
2. over
3. for
4. on
5. over
6. for
7. to
8. for
Answer :
The correct sentences are :
1. The manager was under pressure to take back the employee.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'under'(preposition) as ' happening during, as a result of, or according to a particular situation, event, rule, etc.'
2. Who will take over when the Headmaster retires?
Collins English Dictionary defines 'take over'(phrasal verb) as 'If you take over a job or role or if you take over, you become responsible for the job after someone else has stopped doing it.'
3. Finally, he repented for his mistake.
Macmillan Dictionary defines 'for'(preposition) as 'used for showing that your feelings are directed towards a particular person or thing.'
4. He was not willing to take up the challenge.
Macmillan Dictionary defines 'take up something'(phrasal verb) as 'to accept an offer or a challenge (=an offer to fight or compete) that someone has made to you.'
5. Do not brood over your failure.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines 'over'(preposition) as 'used as a function word to indicate an object of solicitude, interest, consideration, or reference.'
6. He has a craving for more money.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'for'(preposition) as 'in order to get or have.'
7. The family always failed in want of help.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'in want of' as 'needing.'
8. I wonder what he is aiming at.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'at'(preposition) as 'in the direction of.'