1 . Learning a foreign language is___no means an easy task, but requires long-term effort . 2 . If you buy our products__large quantities, you will get better prices . 3 . All students and staff are expected to participate___the ceremony . 4 . The doctors did not want to play___the seriousness of the disease, so they told the patient the truth . 5 . He bought some cheap shoes that fell___after only a couple of weeks . 6 . All flights have been delayed or canceled because___bad weather . 7 . Many modern festivals can be traced back___an ancient legend . 8. We had a great time in the park___the fact that it rained.

Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb . 

1 . Learning a foreign language is___no means an easy task, but requires long-term effort . 

2 . If you buy our products__large quantities, you will get better prices . 

3 . All students and staff are expected to participate___the ceremony .

 4 . The doctors did not want to play___the seriousness of the disease, so they told the patient the truth . 

5 . He bought some cheap shoes that fell___after only a couple of weeks . 

6 . All flights have been delayed or canceled because___bad weather . 

7 . Many modern festivals can be traced back___an ancient legend . 

8. We had a great time in the park___the fact that it rained.