Prepositions

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Jan 20, 2016

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Choose the right preposition.
1. ‘Where is George?’
  ‘He is still at work. He will stay there . . .
  till
  6 p.m.’
  - at
  - till
  - to
2. Wait . . .
  for me
  ! I’ll be back . . .
  in
  a minute.
  - to me | through
  - me | in
  - for me | by
3. I took my final test the day . . .
  before
  yesterday.
  - by
  - after
  - before
4. What time did you arrive . . .
  at
  the airport?
  - on
  - by
  - at
5. May I come . . .
  to
  your lecture?
  - on
  - to
  - in
6. I go . . .
  to
  LA . . .
  for
  Memorial Day: (a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces)
  Memorial Day: (a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces)
  .
  - to | at
  - in | for
  - at | in
7. This task is too difficult . . .
  for
  me.
  - for
  - with
  - to
8. You must finish this work . . .
  by
  the end of the week.
  - by
  - on
  - at
9. I am going to look . . .
  through
  these papers tonight.
  - through
  - over
  - at
10. My dad is a policeman. He often comes home late . . .
  at
  night.
  - at
  - in
  - by
11. Chris is very good . . .
  at
  math.
  - at
  - in
  - on
12. My friend is going to take his driving test . . .
  in
  two days.
  - on
  - over
  - in
13. You can take any . . .
  of
  these books.
  - from
  - out of
  - of
14. You will get your iPad back . . .
  in
  an hour.
  - at
  - by
  - in
15. She plans to return . . .
  to
  Houston . . .
  in
  three days.
  - to | over
  - for | by
  - in | in
16. Should we meet . . .
  at
  your place?
  - at
  - by
  - in
17. I don’t know what country he comes . . .
  from
  .
  - out of
  - in
  - from
18. Take a pen . . .
  out of
  my backpack and give it . . .
  to me
  .
  - in | to me
  - out of | for me
  - from | me
19. . . .
  Some of
  my friends are coming to see me tonight.
  - Some of
  - Some among
  - Some from
  - Some
20. Take a pen . . .
  out of
  my backpack and give it . . .
  to
  me.
  - from | to
  - in | for
  - out of | onto
21. What are you afraid . . .
  of
  ?
  - at
  - about
  - of
22. I think this studio apartment is too small . . .
  for
  us.
  - at
  - to
  - for
23. Which . . .
  of
  the houses is yours?
  - from
  - among
  - of
24. Look . . .
  at
  the whiteboard. Do you see any mistakes . . .
  on
  it?
  - to | on
  - on | at
  - at | in
25. We have a nice apartment . . .
  at
  the center of Silicon Valley: (a nickname for the southern portion of Northern California’s Bay Area in the United States. It is home to many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations.)
  Silicon Valley: (a nickname for the southern portion of Northern California’s Bay Area in the United States. It is home to many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations.)
  .
  - at
  - by
  - on
26. What did you watch . . .
  on
  TV yesterday night?
  - at
  - in
  - on
27. I think you can get over there . . .
  by
  bus.
  - in
  - on
  - by
28. We turned . . .
  on
  the radio and listened . . .
  to NPR
  . »: formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.
  »: formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.
  - off | to NPR
  - in | on NPR
  - on | NPR
29. . . .
  At
  twelve thirty we have a break . . .
  for
  lunch.
  - On | for
  - In | by
  - At | of
30. My son is going . . .
  to
  school this year.
  - from
  - in
  - to

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