English Grammar Tests » Test 2: Prepositions

Test 2: Prepositions
- Prepositions
  1. Our government pays great attention ___ the education ___ the youth.
    • A) -/of
    • B) of/of
    • C) to/to
    • D) to/of
    • E) by/of
  2. ___ summer holidays many boys and girls like to go ___ the country ___ their teachers.
    • A) at/by/to
    • B) into/at/with
    • C) -/to/to
    • D) during/to/with
    • E) during/to/by
  3. The girl saw a beautiful garden ___ the end of the corridor with red flowers ___ it.
    • A) at/in
    • B) at/on
    • C) to/in
    • D) in/in
    • E) of/on
  4. At night when there are no clouds ___ the sky you can see many stars.
    • A) on
    • B) in
    • C) at
    • D) to
    • E) a/an
  5. He is very good ___ maths.
    • A) in
    • B) at
    • C)
    • D) about
    • E) with
  6. He’s got a very good head ___ his shoulders.
    • A) over
    • B) beyond
    • C) on
    • D) since
    • E) for
  7. I asked him ___ help.
    • A) in
    • B) about
    • C) for
    • D) by
    • E) with
  8. Father was very angry ___ his son: “You’ll be punished according ___ the seriousness ___ your guilt.
    • A) to/-/of
    • B) for/to/to
    • C) to/to/to
    • D) with/to/of
    • E) with/-/of
  9. An electric lamp hangs from the centre ___ the ceiling ___ the table.
    • A) to/in
    • B) of/above
    • C) to/on
    • D) in/from
    • E) on/near
  10. Everybody wanted to come here ___ time.
    • A) by
    • B) for
    • C) in
    • D) without
    • E) at
  11. It is very warm. I am going to take ___ my scarf.
    • A) out
    • B) in
    • C) off
    • D) for
    • E) of
  12. There is something very attractive ___ him.
    • A) in
    • B) about
    • C) with
    • D) by
    • E) at
  13. What is there ___ the ground floor ___ your school?
    • A) in/in
    • B) on/at
    • C) on/of
    • D) in/at
    • E) near/in
  14. They will be fighting ___ political reforms.
    • A) in
    • B) on
    • C) at
    • D) by
    • E) for
  15. It’s better to wait for five minutes before crossing the street than stay ___ a month at the hospital.
    • A) at
    • B) on
    • C) for
    • D) of
    • E) till
  16. The famous explorer left ___ the North ___ the fifth of March.
    • A) to/on
    • B) to/in
    • C) for/at
    • D) from/on
    • E) for/on
  17. They put ___ illuminations ___ front of all buildings.
    • A) down/over
    • B) up/on
    • C) down/near
    • D) up/at
    • E) -/in
  18. In England the cars go ___ the left side.
    • A) in
    • B) near
    • C) of
    • D) to
    • E) on
  19. ___ general everything was all right. They thought they were walking ___ the direction ___ the village when they lost the way.
    • A) for/-/to
    • B) in/to/of
    • C) in/in/of
    • D) by/to/to
    • E) in/in/to
  20. I know that he is a noisy boy, but ___ the same time I can’t be angry ___ him.
    • A) -/to
    • B) at/with
    • C) -/with
    • D) in/about
    • E) by/for
  21. What are curtains usually made ___?
    • A) in
    • B) with
    • C) of
    • D) -
    • E) at
  22. Great Britain consists ___ three parts.
    • A) of
    • B) with
    • C) from
    • D) in
    • E) by
  23. The train stopped ___ all the stations and long before we got ___ London every seat was taken and people were standing ___ the corridors.
    • A) to/at/in
    • B) in/to/
    • C) at/in/on
    • D) at/to/in
    • E) -/in/at
  24. I congratulated all my classmates ___ passing the exam.
    • A) for
    • B) with
    • C) on
    • D) in
    • E) within
  25. - ___ what time will you arrive?
    - I don’t know. It depends ___ the traffic.
    • A) at/-
    • B) in/from
    • C) -/on
    • D) by/with
    • E) for/out of
  26. My father died three years ago ___ a sudden heart attack.
    • A) from
    • B) on
    • C) at
    • D) by
    • E) in
  27. This house reminds me ___ the one I lived ___ when I was a child.
    • A) of/in
    • B) about/at
    • C) near/
    • D) -/in
    • E) on/with
  28. We shall be waiting ___ a bus___ 2 till 3.
    • A) -/to
    • B) -/until
    • C) for/from
    • D) for/to
    • E) of/for
  29. There is a place ___ 6 stamps ___ each page ___ Nick’s stamp book.
    • A) for/on/of
    • B) to/in/in
    • C) for/at/of
    • D) at/on/for
    • E) for/in/of
  30. Alice drank ___ the bottle and turned ___ a very small girl.
    • A) of/in
    • B) for/at
    • C) out/of
    • D) from/on
    • E) from/into
  31. When we draw we make pictures ___ a pen, a pencil or chalk.
    • A) by
    • B) with
    • C) of
    • D) at
    • E) in
  32. He suddenly jumped ___ a bus.
    • A) by
    • B) at
    • C) to
    • D) on
    • E) of
  33. Who is the girl ___ the blue dress, sitting ___ the head of the table?
    • A) with/in
    • B) on/upon
    • C) in/at
    • D) without/in
    • E) in/of
  34. Children are very fond ___ swimming.
    • A) of
    • B) about
    • C) till
    • D) at
    • E) in
  35. The old woman could go ___ foot, but she preferred going ___ car.
    • A) with/in
    • B) without/at
    • C) in/on
    • D) on/to
    • E) on/by
  36. ___ the top of the hill the tourists could see hundreds of cars running quickly ___ the road.
    • A) from/along
    • B) at/to
    • C) on/along
    • D) from/in
    • E) with/for
  37. Please go on ___ your work while I am out.
    • A) to
    • B) with
    • C) in
    • D) up
    • E) at
  38. We arrived ___ London ___ 6 p.m. ___ a foggy November day.
    • A) in/at/on
    • B) to/at/in
    • C) at/in/in
    • D) on/of/-
    • E) -/in/on
  39. He started going ___ school ___ the age of five.
    • A) to/in
    • B) at/on
    • C) to/at
    • D) before/of
    • E) into/on
  40. I’m going to wait ___ it stops raining.
    • A) till
    • B) before
    • C) on
    • D) at
    • E) for
  41. He came ___ . I told him about my plan and he ___ once agreed ___ it.
    • A) into/at/with
    • B) in/at/to
    • C) in/-/with
    • D) out/for/-
    • E) -/at/to
  42. We have worked ___ the plan ___ the new district ___ six months.
    • A) over/off /about
    • B) at/of/for
    • C) of/in/in
    • D) about/of/to
    • E) of/at/for
  43. There is a man sitting ___ the TV set ___ the hall.
    • A) to/at
    • B) before/on
    • C) near/at
    • D) towards/or
    • E) in front of/in
  44. Did they enjoy ___ their trip down the river?
    • A) -
    • B) with
    • C) in
    • D) for
    • E) into
  45. I think Dan fell ___ love with Alice.
    • A) for
    • B) with
    • C) in
    • D) to
    • E) into
  46. My friends went ___ a cycling tour last week.
    • A) to
    • B) on
    • C) in
    • D) for
    • E) before
  47. She was ___ duty and had to stay ___ the classroom ___ classes.
    • A) after/at/at
    • B) on/in/after
    • C) on/at/at
    • D) in/in/in
    • E) on/with/at
  48. “Be careful ___ the crossing,” he said ___ the children.
    • A) for/at
    • B) at/to
    • C) for/to
    • D) to/at
    • E) on/for
  49. It was difficult ___ him to earn money ___ the country, so he went ___ town.
    • A) at/in/after
    • B) through/under/to
    • C) for/in/to
    • D) on/at/before
    • E) for/to/in
  50. They drove ___ London ___ Paris, stopping ___ Vienna.
    • A) into/from/at
    • B) from/to/on
    • C) to/for/near
    • D) from/to/in
    • E) to/from/on
  51. We lived ___ the suburb ___ a big city ___ the factory where father worked.
    • A) at/in/at
    • B) in/before/of
    • C) of/by/to
    • D) through/at/on
    • E) in/of/near
  52. He thought ___ a plan and stayed there ___ a few weeks.
    • A) on / of
    • B) about / at
    • C) of / in
    • D) of / for
    • E) on / for
  53. He stared ___ her ___ amazement.
    • A) at/in
    • B) -/with
    • C) to/of
    • D) with/besides
    • E) on/at
  54. Pete was tired, he lay down ___ the sofa ___ his fur coat and fell asleep.
    • A) in/to
    • B) on/under
    • C) at/by
    • D) near/by
    • E) near/at
  55. We’ve neither been ___ the theatre, nor ___ the cinema ___ a long time.
    • A) to/to/for
    • B) at/with/on
    • C) on/to/at
    • D) with/at/for
    • E) at/on/to
  56. The captain looked ___ his glasses and saw a man ___ the sea not far ___ the ship.
    • A) after/on/at
    • B) through/at/in
    • C) with/by/to
    • D) through/in/from
    • E) for/of/about
  57. The teacher explained the new rule ___ the pupils and they listened ___ her attentively.
    • A) at / -
    • B) to / of
    • C) from / to
    • D) by / of
    • E) to / to
  58. ___ looking ___ his papers he understood it was time ___ him to type them.
    • A) on / by / to
    • B) on / after / in
    • C) in / at / before
    • D) after / through / for
    • E) for / through / in
  59. Don’t tell anybody ___ this. It’s only ___ us.
    • A) -/besides
    • B) about/between
    • C) on/by
    • D) on/within
    • E) about/among
  60. The girl wanted to cook the meal herself, but Sophia insisted ___ helping her.
    • A) on
    • B) to
    • C) from
    • D) in
    • E) for
  61. He should take care ___ his health.
    • A) for
    • B) on
    • C) at
    • D) to
    • E) of
  62. You must work hard ___ your English.
    • A) on
    • B) at
    • C) for
    • D) from
    • E) by
  63. We are very busy ___ weekdays.
    • A) out of
    • B) in
    • C) on
    • D) at
    • E) of
  64. Mr. Brown had to hurry up as his friend was waiting ___ him ___ the corner ___ the street.
    • A) for/at/of
    • B) for/in/-
    • C) -/in/
    • D) with/at/in
    • E) for/in/for
  65. He decided to marry ___ Rose ___ money.
    • A) -/for
    • B) for/to
    • C) on/with
    • D) by/for
    • E) after/
  66. I remember being met ___ zoo station ___ one of their pupils.
    • A) near/from
    • B) in/with
    • C) besides/among
    • D) of/for
    • E) at/by
  67. They dined ___ a small restaurant which had been “decorated” ___ rather bad pictures ___ young people.
    • A) at/with/on
    • B) near/by/of
    • C) in/with/by
    • D) to/-/with
    • E) at/towards/from
  68. Go ___ the kitchen and get a bottle ___ milk ___ the refrigerator.
    • A) at/of/from
    • B) to/of/out of
    • C) in/-/from
    • D) to/of/of
    • E) into/of/in
  69. He became interested ___ physics ___ the age ___ 14.
    • A) in/in/of
    • B) in/at/of
    • C) in/for/in
    • D) at/at/of
    • E) of/in/of
  70. I remember that it was ___ my fifteenth birthday that she first put them ___ my hands.
    • A) in/on
    • B) on/into
    • C) on/at
    • D) into/on
    • E) at/on
  71. I think we’ll have read the article ___ 5 p.m. today.
    • A) at
    • B) to
    • C) for
    • D) by
    • E) in
  72. It’s necessary ___ him to do it ___ this year.
    • A) of/in
    • B) for/-
    • C) to/during
    • D) for/by
    • E) to/
  73. I wanted a book ___ Oscar Wilde and asked the librarian to show ___ me some ___ his books.
    • A) by/-/of
    • B) of/to/by
    • C) of/with/at
    • D) on/on/with
    • E) by/to/by
  74. Take a piece ___ chalk and write the sentence ___ the blackboard.
    • A) of/at
    • B) of/of
    • C) on/on
    • D) of/in
    • E) of/on
  75. ___ Monday morning I had been waiting ___ you ___ two hours but you didn’t come.
    • A) in/for/at
    • B) on/-/for
    • C) -/with/during
    • D) on/for/for
    • E) on/for/
  76. What is happening ___ this picture?
    • A) at
    • B) from
    • C) of
    • D) in
    • E) off
  77. Do you agree ___ her?
    • A) to
    • B) of
    • C) for
    • D) by
    • E) with
  78. “___ your place I’d ask the boy to apologize ___ you,” Ann said ___ her friend.
    • A) on/with/in
    • B) in/to/to
    • C) at/to/for
    • D) with/on/on
    • E) up/with/to
  79. I arrived ___ the station ___ a taxi.
    • A) to/by
    • B) at/in
    • C) to/on
    • D) into/by
    • E) at/by
  80. A traveler who visits New York ___ the first time admires ___ the new architecture.
    • A) with/of
    • B) of/of
    • C) for/
    • D) in/with
    • E) at/to
  81. The girl was dressed ___ the latest fashion but my clothes were quite ___ fashion.
    • A) after / out
    • B) by / out
    • C) in / out of
    • D) for / off
    • E) on / to
  82. He is waiting ___ us ___ .
    • A) to / round
    • B) over / above
    • C) out of / from
    • D) for / outside
    • E) until / since
  83. I looked ___ the box, but there was nothing ___ .
    • A) inside / into
    • B) into / inside
    • C) around / of
    • D) off / upon
    • E) out of / inside
  84. I have read some articles ___ this subject ___ the books you gave me.
    • A) about / for
    • B) except / during
    • C) beyond / between
    • D) down / by
    • E) on / besides
  85. We protested ___ delays ___ delivery ___ the goods.
    • A) against / in / of
    • B) across / over / after
    • C) about / under / of
    • D) against / of / in
    • E) along / behind / beside
  86. I can see all the details; the lazy cat spread out ___ the fireplace, my aunt ___ one chimney corner.
    • A) with / without
    • B) in front of / in
    • C) in / on
    • D) within / beyond
    • E) above / over
  87. My contract has been extended ___ another year.
    • A) to
    • B) during
    • C) in
    • D) for
    • E) over
  88. Think ___ the end ___ every beginning.
    • A) for/with
    • B) to/for
    • C) of/in
    • D) with/with
    • E) about/at
  89. “It is ___ no interest ___ me whether we’ll win or lose,” said the football player.
    • A) - / for
    • B) of / -
    • C) of / to
    • D) - / -
    • E) in / for
  90. Mike failed ___ the exam, but his sister got ___ .
    • A) in / through
    • B) on / on
    • C) though / out
    • D) - / over
    • E) - / off
  91. Mrs. Smith was very good ___ sewing and knitting and she was always well-dressed.
    • A) by
    • B) on
    • C) for
    • D) of
    • E) at
  92. He was interested ___ planes and rockets.
    • A) of
    • B) by
    • C) in
    • D) on
    • E) with
  93. Christmas is the celebration ___ the birth ___ Christ.
    • A) in/of
    • B) of/of
    • C) of/
    • D) in/-
    • E) -/of
  94. I don’t think she is afraid ___ dogs.
    • A) -
    • B) of
    • C) on
    • D) in
    • E) with
  95. ___ my opinion he is a very clever boy.
    • A) in
    • B) on
    • C) for
    • D) with
    • E) to
  96. It was nice ___ you to come to see me.
    • A) about
    • B) of
    • C)
    • D) about
    • E) on
  97. She was completely blind ___ her faults.
    • A) of
    • B) about
    • C) on
    • D) to
    • E) for
  98. This news is ___ great importance ___ me.
    • A) to/to
    • B) at/for
    • C) of/for
    • D) of/at
    • E) -/on
  99. You can’t answer ___ my question again. Why haven’t you learned the words ___ heart?
    • A) to/on
    • B) -/by
    • C) on/by
    • D) on/with
    • E) -/to
  100. - Will Mr. Black be at home ___ Saturday evening?
    - Yes, he’ll be at home ___ four.
    • A) in/after
    • B) at/before
    • C) -/after
    • D) on/after
    • E) on/under
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