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Practice 2: Prepositions

The following is the introduction to the scholarly article, "American Ambivalence toward China," which was published in the Public Opinion Quarterly.

Choose an appropriate preposition from the following list and write in the box provided.

In
for
On
to
into
Toward
Against
With
By
at

This activity contains 28 questions.

Question 1.
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Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines ambivalence as "simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) [1] an object, person, or action."  
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[2] many observers,  
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Question 3.
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American foreign policy [3] China appears ambivalent,  
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Question 4.
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and a review [4] U.S. public opinion  
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Question 5.
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[5] China, which we do below, also reflects ambivalence.  
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Question 6.
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Ambivalence is apparent when looking [6] the Clinton administration's actions  
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Question 7.
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[7] late 1999 and early 2000.  
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Question 8.
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China has been lobbying [8] entry  
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[9] the World Trade Organization (WTO)  
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[10] over 13 years.  
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Question 11.
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The Clinton administration put China's entry [11] the WTO  
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Question 12.
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[12] the fast track when it signed an agreement  
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Question 13.
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[13] China  
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[14] November 1999.  
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Question 15.
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The agreement provided increased access [15] American businesses  
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[16] China's expansive market.  
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Question 17.
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While being attracted [17] China's huge potential market,  
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Question 18.
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America is simultaneously repulsed [18] China's human rights record,  
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Question 19.
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and American foreign policy [19] China also reflects this repulsion.  
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Question 20.
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A recent expression [20] the repulsion occurred  
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Question 21.
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[21] April 2000, when the Clinton administration introduced a critical human rights resolution  
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Question 22.
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[22] China  
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[23] the annual meeting  
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[24] the United Nations Conference  
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[25] Human Rights.  
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Ambivalence was also apparent [26] the U.S. Congress' vote  
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Question 27.
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[27] China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.  
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The U.S. House (May 2000) and Senate (September 2000) voted to grant China PNTR, but the Congress also voted to establish a human rights commission to monitor human rights [28] China. 
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