UNIT 10 PREPOSITION

UNIT 10. PREPOSITION I. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition where is necessary 1. I listened ______ the news ______ the radio. 2. I’ll see you ______ 9.00 ______ the morning 3. Don’t tell anyone ______ me 4. I live ______ a flat ______ Paris 5. I’m looking ______ my neighbour’s cat while she’s on holiday 6. I waited twenty minutes ______ a bus yesterday. for 7. What are you doing ______ this evening? 8. She arrived ______ England two years ago 9. I’d like to book a table ______ twelve ______ 6:30 this evening 10. I’m going ______ home 11. I spoke ______ Mary a few days ago 12. My sister’s coming to stay ______ December 19 13. The differences ______ British English and American English are small 14. She’s arriving ______ Monday 15. Janet doesn’t take good ______ himself 16. It’s very cold here ______ night 17. I never work ______ the weekend 18. I’m a little short ______ money 19. School starts ______ September 5 th 20. I’ll see you ______ lunchtime 21. I normally go to the south of France ______ the winter. I usually go ______ December, but ______ last December I couldn’t go because my wife was ill 22. We are ashamed ______ his behaviour 23. Mr. Smith is not accustomed ______ hot weather 24. My home is far ______ school 25. Ken was proud ______ his good marks on English 26. My plan is similar ______ your, but it is different ______ Ken’s 27. We’ll leave ______ eleven o’clock ______ Saturday morning 28. Shall we visit George ______ Spain ______ next April? 29. I always drink two cups of coffee ______ breakfast. ______ the afternoon, I drink tea. I drink hot milk ______ night before I go to bed 30. They play golf ______ every Tuesday ______ the summer 31. I gave her a painting ______ her birthday ______ June this year 32. The children are playing ______ the grass ______ the park 33. Does this bus stop ______ the railway station? 34. I live in a flat ______ the fifth floor 35. There is a queue of people ______ the bus stop 36. My mother is always busy ______ her housework 37. The air at the seaside is good ______ health 38. My friend is good ______ Maths and Physics 39. I put the books ______ the table 40. The butter is ______ the fridge 41. We are grateful ______ our teacher 42. The beach is full ______ tourists in summer 43. I met her ______ the party 44. She works ______ Moscow 45. The dictionary is ______ my desk 46. I left my books ______ school 47. There was still a lot of snow ______ the ground when I arrived 48. He lives ______ a very nice area 49. She always agrees ______ everything he says 50. I apologize ______ keeping you waiting II. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: 1. The children were afraid _________ upsetting their parents a. of b. to c. with d. in 2. Uncle Ho spent all his life fighting _________ the Independence of our country a. for b. over c. against d. with 3. Valentine’s Day is celebrated _________ February 14 a. in b. at c. on d. to 4. I’ll have to take these books _________ to the library a. on b. with c. back d. off 5. I believe _________ what he said a. in b. on c. with d. into 6. English is spoken all _________ the world a. over b. in c. above d. on 7. She _________ on talking although I wasn’t listening a. got b. looked c. put d. went 8. You should always do your best to get along _________ other people a. about b. with c. into d. to 9. He likes to take _________ in sports, not only to watch it a. place b. practice c. exercise d. part 10. That car is different _________ mine a. to b. from c. of d. with 11. He died _________ hunger and cold a. with b. by c. of d. for 12. After his long absence from school, he found it dificult to _________ up with the rest of his class a. take b. make c. work d. catch 13. She isn’t _________ well with the new manager a. getting on b. going on c. keeping on d. taking on 14. I am not good _________ mathematics a. for b. with c. in d. at 15. My wife will return to Bangkok _________ the fifth of March a. in b. on c. at d. during 16. Did you come _________ car? a. with b. in c. of d. by 17. I think we can meet _____________ the bus stop a. on b. at c. in d. behind 18. It happened _____________ lunch-time _____________ Friday a. at/in b. at/on c. in/on d. on/at 19. The train has to go _____________ three tunnels a. across b. along c. through d. under 20. That student over there – the one _____________ the blonde hair a. in the blonde hair b. in blonde hair c. blonde haired d. with the blonde hair 21. It was very late but _____________ last we reached the hotel a. in the b. at the c. in d. at 22. What time did they arrive _____________ the airport? a. at b. in c. on d. to 23. She learnt French _____________ listening to tapes a. by b. for c. on d. with 24. The rooms were full _____________ old furniture a. of b. with c. from d. off 25. “Don’t forget to take _____________ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house a. in b. off c. up d. apart 26. Who’s going to look _____________ the children while you’re away? a. up b. after c. over d. at . UNIT 10. PREPOSITION I. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition where is necessary 1. I listened ______ the news ______. ______ England two years ago 9. I’d like to book a table ______ twelve ______ 6:30 this evening 10. I’m going ______ home 11. I spoke ______ Mary a few days ago 12. My sister’s coming to stay. likes to take _________ in sports, not only to watch it a. place b. practice c. exercise d. part 10. That car is different _________ mine a. to b. from c. of d. with 11. He died _________ hunger