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“To keep company with” means “to have friendship with or to remain in acquaintance with” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

The adjective “injurious” always takes the preposition “to” after it when it means “to be harmful”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

The division to be done concerns more than two persons and for such a division, the preposition “among” is used. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

When a person or a thief is produced in the court the preposition “before” is used. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

Only two persons have been referred to, so the preposition “between” is used. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

“To prefer to” is an idiom which means “to have a liking to” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

If there is a reference to time and that too where the noun “night” is used, the preposition “at” is used. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

“To laugh at” is an idiom which means “to make fun of” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

“To bring down” is an idiom which means “to lower” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

“By sunrise” is a phrase which means “before sunrise” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

“To sleep late into” is a phrase which means “to keep on sleeping for a long time” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

“To pay for” is an idiom which means “to suffer for” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence (3) is the correct answer.

“To be bereft of” means “to be deprived of” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

“To come over” is an idiom which means “to have changed” which is conveyed in the given sentence. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

When we select a thing or a person out of a whole lot of things or people, the preposition “from” is used. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.