difficult prepositions

[duc]

Fill in the blank with the suitable prepositions:

1.The excercise was...the abilities....most....the class.

2.Students were angry...being treated...children.

3.We can only guess...her reason...leaving.

4.Her father's illness cost a cloud...her wedding.

PLEASE DO THIS EXCERCISE FOR ME.
I FIND SOME OF THEM ARE VERY DIFFICULT.
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Don't see your shade think you are great

[Alan]

Hi,

Why don't you try them first?

Alan
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[lost_soul]

I think that you might have made a mistake in sentence 4. Maybe "cast a cloud" ?

Actually, you can do most of it by solely using any comprehensive on-line dictionary.
Just try looking up words like "angry" and "reason" and pay attention to the preposition(s) they go together with.
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Alex

How much upchuck would a woodchuck upchuck if a woodchuck could upchuck ?

(a guy from Russia)

[duc]

I don't know .In my excercise book it says so.Can you explain to me what the phrase "cast a cloud" means.But however this is my answer:
1.Beyond;of;of.
2.about;???(I don't know what to put to the second blank )
3.????;for.
4.on(I guess so;just for sure 50%)
After reading my answer please send a reply to me as soon as possible.Thank you.
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[Mister Micawber]

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'Cast' means throw, put-- to cast a cloud over something is an idiom meaning to create an unhappy atmosphere, to introduce an unpleasant element into a situation.

1.Beyond;of;of -- Right!
2.about;like
3at / (about);for
4.over
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[lost_soul]

Hi, MM

Can we say just We can only guess her reasons for leaving? Because we can say "I guessed the answer" or "Can you guess what his name is" ?

Thanks !
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Alex

How much upchuck would a woodchuck upchuck if a woodchuck could upchuck ?

(a guy from Russia)

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, but the student was asked to supply a preposition in this thread topic.
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