Question

We were very surprised _____ the news. in of For the test sentence ‘We were very surprised _____ the news.’ we need to chose a preposition after the adjective ‘surprised’ that means ‘having the feeling that you get when something unexpected happens;feeling or showing surprise’. In accordance with dictionaries, we can use two prepositions after the adjective ‘surprised’: (1) at (We were very surprised at her result.) and (2) by (I wasn't surprised by the news.).Therefore, among the test variants we are to choose ANSWER 3: at.

Accepted Answer

on at c

Question	We were very surprised _____ the news.
A	on
B	in
C	at
D	of
Answer	c
Remark	For the test sentence ‘We were very surprised _____ the news.’ we need to chose a preposition after the adjective ‘surprised’ that means ‘having the feeling that you get when something unexpected happens;feeling or showing surprise’. In accordance with dictionaries, we can use two prepositions after the adjective ‘surprised’: (1) at (We were very surprised at her result.) and (2) by (I wasn't surprised by the news.).Therefore, among the test variants we are to choose ANSWER 3: at.

Surprised Test Adjective News C Sentence Chose Preposition