Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
_________ a boy, he had been very fond _________ swimming.

• A. Like / of
• B. As / of
• C. At / in
• D. In / on

Answer 1

The correct option is B As / of

Fond means having an affection or liking for;passionate. The verb fond always agrees with the preposition 'of'. We can thus eliminate options C and D as incorrect.

Like means similar to; As means during the time of being (the thing specified).

As fits correctly in the given sentence. Thus option B is the correct answer.