TASK 4 Fill in the sentences with the prepositions (15 min, 1 point)

 

1. Let’s go to Moscow…Saturday. a) on b)in c) at

2. Take this book…the table. a) behind b) at c) from

3. Come…office and answer the phone. a) into b) from c) up

4. Take the passport…the table. a) in b) out of c) during

5. I am sitting…the table now. a) over b) beyond c) at

6. I came…Australia. a) at b) from c) on

7. The pencils are in the box. Take them…there. a) on b) into c) out of

8. The pencil is…the desk. a) during b) without c)on

9. The box is…table. a) under b) with c) from

10. The bank is…the street. a) from b)at c) across

11. There is a lamp…the table. a) in b) across c) above

12. There is a new car…those two old ones. a) among b) above c) between

13.There is a telephone…of him. a) up b) in front c) out of

14. My house is…the post-office. a) behind b) into c) from

15. We are sitting…the table and drinking tea. a) in b) on c) around

16. The film started…eight o’clock on Thursday. a) in b) at c) across

17. Do you live…the centre…the city? a) on b) up c) in

18. He told us…his life…Australia. a) about b) near c) between

19. The doctor told her to stay…bed. a) in b) on c) within

20. I think I left my pen…the table. a) on b) through c) down

21. Did you leave the Browns…noon? No, I stayed with them…five o’clock p.m. a) at – till b) in – from c) on-to

22. Whom will you invite…your birthday party? a) during b) to c) on

23. Can you take your brother…school? a) in b) beyond c) from

24. She got up…6.45 in the morning, had breakfast and left home…work at 8.15. a) at – to b) at – for c) without – with

25. I could do…cup of coffee. a) about b)across c) with

26. In the morning he usually buys a newspaper and looks…it on his way to the office a) through b) up c) in

27. There are millions…people…African countries who have no jobs.

a) of –in b) at – on c) without – across

28. The house where we lived was…the river. a) for b) near c) from

29. I would have roast beef…potatoes, please. a) by b) to c) with

30. There was not much…the menu. a) on b) to c) in

31. He was proud…being chosen. a) at b) of c) in

32. Are you jealous…that guy? a) of b) from c)to

33. Don’t say you are familiar…the subject. a) at b)on c) with

34. Don’t be too sure…yourself, please. a) to b) for c) of

35. Are you really fond…music? a) of b) in c) with

36. He was happy…receiving the award. a) at b) about c) in

37. Don’t be afraid …dogs – they are afraid…you. a) of—of b) at—in c) from—to

38. Jake was married…Jane’s. a) on b) in c) to

39. Sorry…interrupting you. a) with b)for c) at

40. Are you aware…the fact that the company you work…went broke?

a) of –for b) in—to c) with—by

41. The space…the two houses was occupied by a parking lot. a) among b) between

42. a yellow mackintosh, he had pink gloves and a red scarf on а queer figure!

a) Beside b) Besides

43. …taking up music as a major he decided to study painting.

a) Instead b) Instead of

44. …the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.

a) Despite of b) Despite

45. We couldn’t get out of the car…the door struck. a) because b) because of

46. We asked John to speak about his experiences…the Antarctic. a) of b) in

47. According to the time-table the classes are to start…Monday. a) on b) at

48. We have decided to do one exercise a day…now on till the end of the term.

a) in b) from

49. One…the first to come to the office was Jack. a) in b) of

50. There was a famous writer and several movie stars…the people whom I met at the party at Bridgestone. a) among b) between

51. Jake looked…the window and noticed a thief climbing up the wall.

a) on b) through

52. Mary eventually grew…a pretty young woman. a) on b) into

53. You can’t go out…your umbrella, it is raining heavily. a) in b) without

54. They did a lot of harm…the farmers. a) from b) to

55. Miss Johrdan will look…the children while we are away. a) after b) across

56. The spacecraft is flying… the Universe. a) across b) with

57. All of us paid attention… this interesting fact. a) to b) in

58. I think the main reason…the boy’s shyness is his parents’ indifference, they should give more encouragement to him. a) by b) for

59. On the receiving the letter, they decided to set …at once as there was absolutely no time to waste. a) out b) in

60. His wife deserted him,, but he was able to bring…eleven children without anybody’s aid. a) up b) during

61. As the children had never seen any animals in its natural environment, they were excited…what they saw in the Zoo. a) by b) in

62. The party lasted all…the night, and only in the morning it was found out that three of the guests were missing. a) on b) through

63. We all know that water turns…ice at zero degrees Centigrade and evaporates at one hundred above zero. a) up b) into

64. Despite many attempts to introduce a universal language, notably Esperanto and Idiom Neutral, the effort has met…very little success. a) with b) from

65. Though he is an expert in mathematics, he hates to give instructions in it even…his own children. a) to b) from

66. I was on the point of refusing his invitation to spend a weekend in the country, but…he had offered to come and pick me up in his car, I agreed.

a) after b) before

67. Moving…the desert, the troops met almost no resistance, and thus managed to occupy the area around the channel quite easily. a) across b) on

68. The worried mother shouted…the boy to climb off the tree immediately, but he stayed where he was for fear of falling down. a) in b) to

69. What are you looking…? a) at b) before

70. Who did you go to the parliament…? a) with b) in