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TEST
TASK I. For each question, choose the single best answer:
1. My best friend lives ______ Springfield Road.
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2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.
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3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.
| a. on b. in c. at |
4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.
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5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.
| a. on b. in c. at |
6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.
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7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets.
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8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.
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9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now.
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10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole?
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11. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather.
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12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.
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13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.
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14. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train.
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15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.
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16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so.
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17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.
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18. The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.
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19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there.
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20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.
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TASK II. Insert the necessary prepositions:
Im Peter and I live Germany. summer I like to travel Italy, because the weather and the people there. Last spring I took a plane Munich to Rome. the airport we went to our hotel bus. We stopped a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited the restaurant one hour. The driver was walking the small park the restaurant which we didnt know. So we were angry him. But my holidays were great. We sat campfires and went dancing the early mornings.
TASK III. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions:
1. You can buy your rail passes . the ticket counter any train station the country.
2. The brown bears found .Kodiak Island are the largest . the world.
3. There is no life the moon, but there are many forms of life the ocean floor.
4. She bought her wedding dress an exclusive shop Fifth Avenue.
5. Nathan was able to exchange money the exchange counter the airport.
6. If you want anything to eat, there is a freshly baked chocolate cake the table the kitchen and plenty of food the refrigerator.
7. While Shirley was in Tacy's department store the mall, she ran into Evan and Lea the furniture department.
8. While Dave was the top of the Eiffel Tower, he could see several tourist boats the Seine, the river that runs through Paris.
9. I stood line for thirty minutes the ticket window the movie theater to get tickets for the film.
10. Mike was sitting his desk his office work when Bill called; Bill was Asia on business.
TASK IV. Choose the right preposition:
1. We have DSL Internet access work, but I don't have a high-speed connectionhome.
2. The kids are learning about the Civil War their history class school.
3. Toby was the hospital for two weeks after his motorcycle accident the freeway.
4. Fred loves to go camping the desert, but Kyle prefers to camp the mountains.
5. The conference was held a ski resort Telluride, a small town southwest Colorado.
6. You can buy stamps the post office Delancy Street.
7. The old man who was standing the corner yelled at the kids who were playing the street.
8. While they were hiking Ridgeback Mountain, Laura and Frank saw a bear the woods.
9. They have a small house a lake in the countryside. When I visit them, I always love to sit the shore and watch the kids swimming the lake.
TASK V. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions where necessary:
1. She always gets up early the morning, so she can make it to class time.
2. I was sick, so I didn't go to work last Thursday, but I did go to work Friday.
3. Mary stopped talking the middle of her story, and suddenly started to cry. I think we were all crying the time she finished telling us what had happened.
4. Late night, you can here coyotes howling in the distance.
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5. Just wait a second; I'll be there a minute.
6. I need to give my parents a call. I haven't talked to them over a month.
7. Barbara is going to start her new job next September.
8. The professor said the first day of the course that there would be a big final test the end of the semester.
9. I have been sitting here more than an hour. If they don't arrive the next ten minutes, I'm leaving.
10. We were really worried first because the banks were closed . Saturdays, so we couldn't exchange money. But the end, everything worked out because we were able to exchange money at the hotel.
11. Her wallet wasn't her purse; it was her coat pocket.
12. Tony had an ink stain his coat pocket.
13. Philip waited the movie theater for Simone, so they could buy tickets and go in together.
14. While Sam was talking to the bank teller, the woman him in line kept sighing impatiently.
15. There was a sign the restaurant saying that it was closed for renovations.
16. His grandfather, who had passed away years before, was the painting which was hanging the wall.
17. Shelly didn't see Bobby because he was hiding the couch.
18. Frank had his passport his hand as he boarded the plane.
19. There is an electrical outlet the desk. Can you help me move the desk, so I can plug in the computer?
20. The kids were sitting the floor the TV when Barbara came home.
TASK VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition:
1. Donna went the store, but I don't think she found what she was looking for
because she came back almost immediately.
2. As Samantha was climbing the swimming pool, she slipped and fell back .
3. The post office is just the street on the left near the hospital.
4. Lily had problems climbing back the tree house because she had injured her ankle as she was climbing
5. She didn't have any difficulty pulling the parking space, but as she was backing she scratched the car parked next to her.
6. Although you can take an elevator the top of the Eiffel Tower, we decided to walk I was exhausted by the time we got to the top.
7. When Mrs. Sims saw the kids playing on the roof she screamed, "You kids had better come there, right now!
8. You can go now; Dr. Wilson is ready to see you.
9. Our customer service center will help you solve that problem. Just walk the hall and take the elevator the second floor.
10. Just as Debbie was stepping the elevator, she realized she was on the wrong floor, so she quickly jumped back before the doors closed.
