Fill in the black in the sentences below using the correct preposition.

1. "You have to abide ______ the rules," the teacher on dutytold the pupils.

2. Mrs Abu was very angry _____ the noisy boys that she sent them out of class.

3. The judge gave him life imprisonment for deadling _____ hard drugs.

4. My brothers , Herbert, is superior _____ me in age.

5. After travelling _____ foot ______ the thick forest, they finally come ____ an opening on the other side.

6. Her father congratulated her ______ the exemplary performance in her exam

7. Who has thrown that ball _____ that pit?

8. The chairlady was able to prepare well for the meeting as she had arrived _____ time.

9. When news is ______ air, I like going ____ the living room to grasp what is happening in the country and the world at large.

10. Most people believe they know everything _____ their environment.

11. When Fatuma joined the new school, she was informed that she had to abide _____ the school rules and regulations.

12. He admitted that he had been dealing ____ drugs throughout his life and he found it dificult to stop.

13.A part _____ being a good farmer, he is also a bussinessman.

14. I don't like leaving the house when news are _____ air.

15. The pupils were warned _____ misbehaving once they left school for home.