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1.
Our government pays great attention ___ the education ___ the
youth.
A) -/of
B) of/of
C) to/to
D) to/of
E) by/of
2.
___ summer holidays many boys and girls like to go ___ the
country ___ their teachers.
A) at/by/to
B) into/at/with
C) -/to/to
D) during/to/with
E) during/to/by
3.
The girl saw a beautiful garden ___ the end of the corridor with
red flowers ___ it.
A) at/in
B) at/on
C) to/in
D) in/in
E) of/on
4.
At night when there are no clouds ___ the sky you can see many
stars.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) to
E) a/an
5.
He is very good ___ maths.
A) in
B) at
C) -
D) about
E) with
6.
He’s got a very good head ___ his shoulders.
A) over
B) beyond
C) on
D) since
E) for
7.
I asked him ___ help.
A) in
B) about
C) for
D) by
E) with
8.
Father was very angry ___ his son: “You’ll be punished according
___ the seriousness ___ your guilt.
A) to/-/of
B) for/to/to
C) to/to/to
D) with/to/of
E) with/-/of
9.
An electric lamp hangs from the centre ___ the ceiling ___ the
table.
A) to/in
B) of/above
C) to/on
D) in/from
E) on/near
10. Everybody wanted to come here ___ time.
A) by
B) for
C) in
D) without
E) at
11. It is very warm. I am going to take ___ my scarf.
A) out
B) in
C) off
D) for
E) of
12. There is something very attractive ___ him.
A) in
B) about
C) with
D) by
E) at
13. What is there ___ the ground floor ___ your school?
A) in/in
B) on/at
C) on/of
D) in/at
E) near/in
14. They will be fighting ___ political reforms.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) by
E) for
15. It’s better to wait for five minutes before crossing the street than
stay ___ a month at the hospital.
A) at
B) on
C) for
D) of
E) till
16. The famous explorer left ___ the North ___ the fifth of March.
A) to/on
B) to/in
C) for/at
D) from/on
E) for/on
17. They put ___ illuminations ___ front of all buildings.
A) down/over
B) up/on
C) down/near
D) up/at
E) -/in
TEST 2
prepositions
18. In England the cars go ___ the left side.
A) in
B) near
C) of
D) to
E) on
19. ___ general everything was all right. They thought they were
walking ___ the direction ___ the village when they lost the
way.
A) for/-/to
B) in/to/of
C) in/in/of
D) by/to/to
E) in/in/to
20. I know that he is a noisy boy, but ___ the same time I can’t be
angry ___ him.
A) -/to
B) at/with
C) -/with
D) in/about
E) by/for
21. What are curtains usually made ___?
A) in
B) with
C) of
D) -
E) at
22. Great Britain consists ___ three parts.
A) of
B) with
C) from
D) in
E) by
23. The train stopped ___ all the stations and long before we got ___
London every seat was taken and people were standing ___ the
corridors.
A) to/at/in
B) in/to/
C) at/in/on
D) at/to/in
E) -/in/at
24. I congratulated all my classmates ___ passing the exam.
A) for
B) with
C) on
D) in
E) within
25. - ___ what time will you arrive?
- I don’t know. It depends ___ the traffic.
A) at/-
B) in/from
C) -/on
D) by/with
E) for/out of
26. My father died three years ago ___ a sudden heart attack.
A) from
B) on
C) at
D) by
E) in
27. This house reminds me ___ the one I lived ___ when I was a
child.
A) of/in
B) about/at
C) near/-
D) -/in
E) on/with
28. We shall be waiting ___ a bus___ 2 till 3.
A) -/to
B) -/until
C) for/from
D) for/to
E) of/for
29. There is a place ___ 6 stamps ___ each page ___ Nick’s stamp
book.
A) for/on/of
B) to/in/in
C) for/at/of
D) at/on/for
E) for/in/of
30. Alice drank ___ the bottle and turned ___ a very small girl.
A) of/in
B) for/at
C) out/of
D) from/on
E) from/into
31. When we draw we make pictures ___ a pen, a pencil or chalk.
A) by
B) with
C) of
D) at
E) in
32. He suddenly jumped ___ a bus.
A) by
B) at
C) to
D) on
E) of
33. Who is the girl ___ the blue dress, sitting ___ the head of the
table?
A) with/in
B) on/upon
C) in/at
D) without/in
E) in/of
34. Children are very fond ___ swimming.
A) of
B) about
C) till
D) at
E) in
Book 1 Part C
Prepositions
