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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

Prepositions

Book 1 Part C