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50. She didn’t get a passing grade ______ her test.

A) on

B) with

C) at

D) of

51. I sometimes listen ______ the radio or watch ______ TV.

A) of / on

B) to / on

C) _ / to

D) to / _

52. I always lie down ______ a swim.

A) by

B) with

C) on

D) after

53. Are they going to stay ______ a tent?

A) in

B) over

C) on

D) of

54. She put a bandage ______ the boy’s cut finger.

A) at

B) to

C) on

D) in

55. He has a pain ______ his leg.

A) on

B) over

C) in

D) at

56. The Prime Minister arrived ______ Tokyo last night.

A) _

B) in

C) at

D) to

57. I couldn’t get ______ school in time.

A) to

B) at

C) _

D) in

58. The student apologized ______ being late.

A) to

B) at

C) of

D) for

59. Ann stirred her coffee ______ a spoon.

A) with

B) by

C) in

D) to

60. Petrol is sold ______ the liter.

A) by

B) from

C) at

D) on

61. What time does this train get ______ Liverpool?

A) __

B) to

C) at

D) for

62. Sorry, I didn’t phone you last night. I was ______ the theatre.

A) on

B) in

C) at

D) over

63. Where do you come ______?

A) from

B) -

C) of

D) in

64. We stayed ______ the Heathrow Hotel.

A) on

B) into

C) at

D) to

65. I waited ______ the bus-stop for ten minutes.

A) at

B) in

C) on

D) for

66. I’m   not   very   good ______ mathematics.

A) of

B) on

C) in

D) at

67. What are you interested ______?

A) in

B) of

C) on

D) over

68. Please put your homework ______ my desk.

A) at

B) to

C) on

D) with

69. He’s lived ______ that street for many years.

A) of

B) on

C) at

D) to

70. It takes about five minutes to walk ______ the bridge.

A) over

B) to

C) at

D) till

71. I took the train ______ Dover to Ostend.

A) by

B) on

C) of

D) from

72. David was very busy ______ the afternoon.

A) with

B) on

C) at

D) in

73. Toshio is ______ Japan. He isn’t American.

A) of

B) in

C) at

D) from

74. Bob ran 100 meters ______ 11 seconds.

A) in

B) at

C) on

D) with

75. They arrived ______ plane.

A) by

B) on

C) with

D) on

76. A: Did they come ______ bus?

B: No, they came ______ foot.
A) on / on

B) by / on

C) with / by

D) by / with

77. Switch ______ a light. It’s getting dark.

A) of

B) off

C) out

D) on

78. What was the temperature ______ Ankara yesterday?

A) at

B) of

C) in

D) off

79. I look forward ______ meeting you next month.

A) at

B) for

C) with

D) to

80. “You can’t come in ______ a ticket,” the man told us.

A) without

B) through

C) by

D) with

81. I get up ______ six o’clock ______ Tuesdays.

A) at / on

B) at / in

C) about / at

D) around / in

82. My father takes a nap ______ dinner.

A) with

B) after

C) on

D) at

83. When people go ______ a picnic they always eat a lot.

A) _

B) on

C) to

D) eat

84. Boys and girls go ______ dancing.

A) to

B) at

C) __

D) with

85. When do you take ______ your wrist watch?

A) off

B) on

C) out

D) of

86. I’ll phone ______ you tomorrow.

A) to

B) at

C) on

D) __

87. Our village lies ______ two high mountains.

A) among

B) over

C) in

D) between

88. You may write ______ a pen or ______ a pencil.

A) with / by

B) with / with

C) in / in

D) by / by

89. I woke up ______ five o’clock ______ the morning.

A) in / in

B) at / on

C) at / in

D) at / at

90. The weather is pleasant here ______ the spring.

A) at

B) in

C) on

D) as

91. His birthday is ______ August 20.

A) in

B) on

C) at

D) from

92. They met ______ Istanbul ______ 1989.

A) at / at

B) to / in

C) at / in

D) in / in

93. We are leaving for Paris ______ Sunday.

A) on

B) in

C) at

D) from

94. The plane will stay on the runway ______ five minutes.

A) at

B) on

C) in

D) for

95. Get ______ the bus. It is about to go.

A) over

B) for

C) on

D) at

96. Are you going to study ______ the afternoon or ______ night?

A) on / on

B) in / in

C) in / at

D) at / in

97. We had a wonderful time at the party ______ Saturday night.

A) on

B) in

C) at

D) by

98. Fuel is a source ______ energy.

A) of

B) for

C) over

D) in

99. George fell ______ a wall and broke his leg.

A) of

B) by

C) off

D) up

100. ______ the future, people will be living on pills.

A) In

B) On

C) By

D) At

101. They lived in Ankara ______ 1990 ______ 1993.

A) in / to

B) from / till

C) until / to

D) from / by

Book 1 Part B

Prepositions (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)

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400 questions in English Grammar

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