Please fill in the correct prepositions.
1. When you call out ____ him, I shall jump at him from the back.
2. The hunters advanced nearer and closed _____ on the fox.
3. How is your work coming ______ now? Can you manage to carry __ on your own?
4. The firm has branched ____ and has agencies in several states.
5. The sound of their footsteps soon died ___ and he gave a sign of relief.
6. Courage and perseverance will carry you ___ many difficulties.
7. The sky has cleared ____. We shall be able to call ____ Aunt May now.
8. " Will you come straight ___ the point? Please leave out all unnecessary details," he said.
9. The day of the examination drew ___. This brought ____ tension and arguments among most of the students.