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МатематикаВопрос:
2 * Circle the correct preposition. 1 One of the most common phobias is the fear from / of heights. 2 Jenny felt embarrassed about / with her phobia. 3 Luke gets teased by / from his classmates because he is afraid of snakes. 4 A solution for / about phobia sufferers is to slowly confront their fears. 5 He is afraid with / of the dark and keeps a light on at night. 6 William suffers with / from anthophobia, the fear of flowers.
Ответ:
1. of
2. about
3. by
4. for
5. of
6. from
**Explanation:**
This task involves choosing the correct preposition to complete sentences related to phobias. Let's go through the choices:
1. One of the most common phobias is the fear **of** heights. - The correct preposition to indicate what the phobia is connected to is 'of'.
2. Jenny felt embarrassed **about** her phobia. - The correct preposition here to show the object of feeling embarrassed is 'about'.
3. Luke gets teased **by** his classmates because he is afraid of snakes. - Here 'by' is used to indicate who or what is performing the action of teasing.
4. A solution **for** phobia sufferers is to slowly confront their fears. - The preposition 'for' is used when talking about a solution that is intended to help somebody or deal with something.
5. He is afraid **of** the dark and keeps a light on at night. - We use 'of' when expressing fear or fright, so 'afraid of'.
6. William suffers **from** anthophobia, the fear of flowers. - We use 'from' to express the reason for a condition, so he 'suffers from' it.
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