1) Prepositions (time) a) - b) _ 2) Jack has gone away. He'll be back_a week a) at b) in c) on d) for 3) We’re having a party _ Saturday. Can you come? a) on b) during  c) in d) by 4) I've got an interview next week. It's __ Tuesday morning __9.30  a) on/at b) to/at 5) Sue isn't usually here __ weekends. She goes away. a) at / on b) on/in 6) The train service is very good. The trains are nearly always __time. a) on b) in 7) It was a confusing situation. Many things were happening__ the same time a) at b) in 8) I couldn't decide whether or not to buy the sweater. __the end I decided not to. a) In b) to 9) The road is busy all the time, even __night a) at b) in 10) I met a lot of nice people__ my stay in New York. a) during b) since 11) I saw Helen___Friday but I haven’t seen her __ then a) on/since b) at/before 12) Robert has been doing the same job__five years. a) for b) in 13) Lisa’s birthday is __ the end of March. I’m not sure exactly which day it is. a) at b) on 14) We have friends staying with us__the moment. They’re staying __Friday a) at/until b) on/since 15) If you’re interested in applying for the job, your application must be received__Friday a) By b) on 16) I’m just going out. I won’t be long – I’ll be back__ten minutes. a) in b) on 17) Prepositions (position and other uses) a) - b) _____ 18) I’d love to be able to visit every country _the world a) In b) on 19) Jessica White is my favourite author. Have you read anything ___her? a) by b) at 20) There’s a small shop _ the end of this road. a) at b) on 21) Tom is away at the moment. He’s_ holiday. a) on b) in 22) We live__the country, a long way from the nearest town. a) in b) on c) at 23) I’ve got a stain__my jacket. I’ll have to have it cleaned. a) on b) in 24) We went__a party __ Lisa’s house on Saturday. a) to/at b) at/to 25) Boston is__the east coast of the United States a) on b) at 26) Look at the leaves__that tree. They’re a beautiful colour. a) on b) at 27) I’ve never been__Japan, but I’d like to go very much. a) to b) in 28) Mozart died__Vienna in 1791__the age of 35 a) in/at b) on/at 29) Are you__this photo?Yes, that’s me, _ the left.’ a) in/on b) on/at 30) we went_the theatre last night. We had seats_the front row. a) to/in b) at/in 31) If you want to turn the light on, the switch is_the wall _the door. a) on/by b) at/by 32) It was late when we arrived __the hotel. a) at b) /in 33) I couldn’t decide what to eat. There was nothing__the menu that I liked. a) on b) in 34) We live__a tower block. Our apartment is__the fifteenth floor. a) in/on b) in/at 35) Some parts of the film were a bit stupid, but __the whole I enjoyed it. a) on b) at 36) When you paid the restaurant bill, did you pay cash?’ No, I paid __credit card.’ a) by b) on 37) How did you get here? Did you come __ the bus?’ ‘No,_ car a) on/by b) on/at 38) I watched a really interesting programme __ TV last night a) on b) at 39) Helen works for a large company. She works ____ the customer services department. a) in b) on 40) Anna spent two years working ____London before returning____ Italy. a) in/to b) on/to 41) How was your trip ____ the beach? Did you have a good day? a) to b) in 42) On our first day in Paris, we went ___ a trip round the city. a) on b) in 43) Noun/adjective + preposition a) - b) __ 44) The plan has been changed, but nobody seems to know the reason _ this. a) for b) in 45) Don’t ask me to decide. I’m not very good _ making decisions. a) at b) on 46) Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she’s always very nice _me. a) to b) at 47) What do you think is the best solution __ the problem? a) to b) in 48) Recently there has been a big increase ___ the number of tourists visiting the city. a) in b) on 49) He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact ____ other people. a) with b) at 50) Paul is a keen photographer. He likes taking pictures ___ people. a) of b) at 51) Michael got married ___ a woman he met when he was studying at college. a) to b) at 52) He’s very brave. He’s not scared ___ anything. a) of b) in 53) I’m surprised ___ the traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy. a) at/by b) at/in 54) Thank you for lending me the guidebook. It was full ___ useful information. a) of b) in 55) I’m afraid I’ve had to change my plans, so I can’t meet you tomorrow. I’m sorry ___ that. a) about b) on 56) Verb + preposition a) - b) ___ 57) 1 She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her __ being lazy. a) of b) at 58) Who’s going to look __ your children while you’re at work? a) after b) before 59) The problem is becoming serious. We have to discuss ___ it. a) - b) at 60) The problem is becoming serious. We have to do something __ it. a) about b) - 61) I prefer this chair __ the other one. It’s more comfortable. a) to b) - 62) I need to call __ the office to tell them I won’t be at work today. a) - b) to 63) The river divides the city_ two parts. a) into b) - 64) What do you think _ your new boss?’ ‘She’s all right, I suppose.’ a) of b) - 65) can somebody please explain __ me what I have to do a) to b) - 66) I said hello to her, but she didn’t answer ___ me. a) - b) to 67) Do you like staying at hotels?’ ‘It depends ___the hotel.’ a) on b) - 68) «Have you ever been to Borla?’ ‘No, I’ve never heard ___ it. Where is it?’ a) of b) - 69) You remind me ___somebody I knew a long time ago. You look just like her. a) of b) - 70) This is wonderful news! I can’t believe ___ it. a) - b) about 71) George is not an idealist – he believes __ being practical. a) in b) - 72) What’s funny? What are you laughing ___? a) at b) in 73) What did you do with all the money you had? What did you spend it ___? a) on b) - 74) If Alex asks _ you _ money, don’t give him any. a) -/for b) -/- 75) I apologised_Sarah _keeping her waiting so long. a) to/for b) at/for 76) Lisa was very helpful. I thanked __ her ___ everything she’d done. a) -/for b) for/-

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