Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. 1. Mrs. Johnson takes pride _____ her daughter, who came first in the race. 2. Thanks ________ our medical knowledge, this terrible disease is much less common now. 3. You can pick _______ some useful ideas through talking with your teachers. 4. I wouldn’t dream _____ marrying someone I hadn’t lived with. 5. Will you apply _______ the job by letter or in person? 6. If you are too busy, just call me to help ________. 7. He refuses to invest ________ companies without a good social record. 8. I’m afraid you’ll have to wait a while for the meeting to begin. _______ the meantime, you may go over your speech again.