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Book 1 Part C
Prepositions

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35. The old woman could go ___ foot, but she preferred going ___ car.
A) with/in
B) without/at
C) in/on
D) on/to
E) on/by
36. ___ the top of the hill the tourists could see hundreds of cars
running quickly ___ the road.
A) from/along
B) at/to
C) on/along
D) from/in
E) with/for
37. Please go on ___ your work while I am out.
A) to
B) with
C) in
D) up
E) at
38. We arrived ___ London ___ 6 p.m. ___ a foggy November day.
A) in/at/on
B) to/at/in
C) at/in/in
D) on/of/-
E) -/in/on
39. He started going ___ school ___ the age of five.
A) to/in
B) at/on
C) to/at
D) before/of
E) into/on
40. I’m going to wait ___ it stops raining.
A) till
B) before
C) on
D) at
E) for
41. He came ___ . I told him about my plan and he ___ once agreed
___ it.
A) into/at/with
B) in/at/to
C) in/-/with
D) out/for/-
E) -/at/to
42. We have worked ___ the plan ___ the new district ___ six months.
A) over/off /about
B) at/of/for
C) of/in/in
D) about/of/to
E) of/at/for
43. There is a man sitting ___ the TV set ___ the hall.
A) to/at
B) before/on
C) near/at
D) towards/or
E) in front of/in
44. Did they enjoy ___ their trip down the river?
A) -
B) with
C) in
D) for
E) into
45. I think Dan fell ___ love with Alice.
A) for
B) with
C) in
D) to
E) into
46. My friends went ___ a cycling tour last week.
A) to
B) on
C) in
D) for
E) before
47. She was ___ duty and had to stay ___ the classroom ___ classes.
A) after/at/at
B) on/in/after
C) on/at/at
D) in/in/in
E) on/with/at
48. “Be careful ___ the crossing,” he said ___ the children.
A) for/at
B) at/to
C) for/to
D) to/at
E) on/for
49. It was difficult ___ him to earn money ___ the
country, so he went ___ town.
A) at/in/after
B) through/under/to
C) for/in/to
D) on/at/before
E) for/to/in
50. They drove ___ London ___ Paris, stopping ___ Vienna.
A) into/from/at
B) from/to/on
C) to/for/near
D) from/to/in
E) to/from/on
51. We lived ___ the suburb ___ a big city ___ the factory where
father worked.
A) at/in/at
B) in/before/of
C) of/by/to
D) through/at/on
E) in/of/near
52. He thought ___ a plan and stayed there ___ a few weeks.
A) on / of
B) about / at
C) of / in
D) of / for
E) on / for
53. He stared ___ her ___ amazement.
A) at/in
B) -/with
C) to/of
D) with/besides
E) on/at
54. Pete was tired, he lay down ___ the sofa ___ his fur coat and fell
asleep.
A) in/to
B) on/under
C) at/by
D) near/by
E) near/at
55. We’ve neither been ___ the theatre, nor ___ the cinema ___ a
long time.
A) to/to/for
B) at/with/on
C) on/to/at
D) with/at/for
E) at/on/to
56. The captain looked ___ his glasses and saw a man ___ the sea not
far ___ the ship.
A) after/on/at
B) through/at/in
C) with/by/to
D) through/in/from
E) for/of/about
57. The teacher explained the new rule ___ the pupils and they
listened ___ her attentively.
A) at / -
B) to / of
C) from / to
D) by / of
E) to / to
58. ___ looking ___ his papers he understood it was time
___ him to type them.
A) on / by / to
B) on / after / in
C) in / at / before
D) after / through / for E) for / through / in
59. Don’t tell anybody ___ this. It’s only ___ us.
A) -/besides
B) about/between
C) on/by
D) on/within
E) about/among
60. The girl wanted to cook the meal herself, but Sophia insisted ___
helping her.
A) on
B) to
C) from
D) in
E) for
61. He should take care ___ his health.
A) for
B) on
C) at
D) to
E) of
62. You must work hard ___ your English.
A) on
B) at
C) for
D) from
E) by
63. We are very busy ___ weekdays.
A) out of
B) in
C) on
D) at
E) of
64. Mr. Brown had to hurry up as his friend was waiting ___ him ___
the corner ___ the street.
A) for/at/of
B) for/in/-
C) -/in/-
D) with/at/in
E) for/in/for
65. He decided to marry ___ Rose ___ money.
A) -/for
B) for/to
C) on/with
D) by/for
E) after/-
66. I remember being met ___ zoo station ___ one of their pupils.
A) near/from
B) in/with
C) besides/among
D) of/for
E) at/by
67. They dined ___ a small restaurant which had been “decorated”
___ rather bad pictures ___ young people.
A) at/with/on
B) near/by/of
C) in/with/by
D) to/-/with
E) at/towards/from
68. Go ___ the kitchen and get a bottle ___ milk ___ the refrigerator.
A) at/of/from
B) to/of/out of
C) in/-/from
D) to/of/of
E) into/of/in
69. He became interested ___ physics ___ the age ___ 14.
A) in/in/of
B) in/at/of
C) in/for/in
D) at/at/of
E) of/in/of