I.

Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition :

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Mr. Martin is responsible ______ recruitment. I'm sorry but I don't understand the reason ________ the increase ________ price. In this company, salaries depend ________ the level of responsibility. You have to pay ________ the tickets the day you order them. Our new Chairman reminds me ________ my old history teacher. Do you think the report could be translated ________ English for the meeting tomorrow? Thank you for offering to help. It's very kind ________ you. Look ________ the woman ________ the picture. Who is she? The manager didn't take part ________ the discussion. He didn't want to intervene. It's no use taking him to the Louvre. He isn't interested _______ art. The food in Japan is very different ________ European food. I don't agree ________ you. ________ my opinion you're wrong. John was late for the meeting as usual. That's typical ________ him. We should invite Pete to the party. He's very good ________ telling jokes. The car crashed ________ a fence ________ the other side of the road.

II.CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE PREPOSITION AND FILL IN THE BLANKS:1 .He made his escape by jumping ______ a window and jumping ______ a waiting car. a) over / into b) between / into c) out of / between d) out of / into e) up to / out of 2 .To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ______ those stairs and then ______ the corridor to the end. a) over / into b) between / into

c) out of / between d) out of / into e) up / along 3 I saw something about it ______ television. a) b) c) d) e) in on at through with

4 I couldn't get in ______ the door so I had to climb ______ a window. a) b) c) d) e) through / in between / into out of / between out of / into up / along

5 She took the key ______ her pocket and put it ________ the lock. a) b) c) d) e) over / into between / into out of / in by / on up to / out of

6 He drove ______ me without stopping and drove off ______ the centre of town. a) b) c) d) e) from / into towards / over along / up past / towards in / next to

7 I took the old card ______ the computer and put ______ the new one. a) b) c) d) e) through / in out of / in out of / between out of / into up / along

8 I went ______ him and asked him the best way to get ______ town. a) from / into b) towards / over c) along / up

d) by / on e) up to / out of 9 It's unlucky to walk ______ a ladder in my culture. I always walk ______ them. a) through / in b) out of / in c) under / around d) out of / into e) up / along 10 The restaurant is ______ the High Street, ______ the cinema. a) through / in b) out of / in c) under / around d) in / next to e) up / along 11 Sally left school ______ the age of 16 and went to work ______ a bank. a) b) c) d) e) through / in out of / in under / around in / next to at / in

12 He jumped ______ the wall and ______ the garden. a) b) c) d) e) over / into towards / over along / up by / on up to / out of

13 He was driving ______ 180 miles per hour when he crashed ______ the central barrier. a) b) c) d) e) at / into out of / in under / around in / next to at / in

14 She ran ______ the corridor and ______ the stairs to the second floor. a) b) c) d) e) from / into towards / over along / up by / on in / next to

15 John is the person standing ______ the window, ______ the woman with the long blonde hair. a) b) c) d) e) at / into beside / next to under / around in / next to at / in

16 When the bull ran ______ me, I jumped ______ the fence. a) b) c) d) e) from / into towards / over beside / next to by / on in / next to

17 Look, that car's ______ fire. a) Through b) with c) in d) into e) on 18 He saw a parking space ______ two cars and drove ______ it. a) b) c) d) e) over / into between / into along / up by / on up to / out of

19 Harry comes to work ______ car but I prefer to come ______ foot. a) b) c) d) e) at / into beside / next to by / on in / next to at / in

20 He took the book ______ the shelf and put it ______ his bag. a) b) c) d) from / into at / into beside / next to by / on

e)in / next to

III. Write the correct prepositions into the gaps.

Example: Look! The people are getting ___ the train. Answer: Look! The people are getting on the train. 1) She was born _________2004. ( at, in) 2) They are waiting__________ the bus. ( on/ for) 3) Don't forget to bring some flowers ____________you. (for, with) 4) I haven't smoked ___________ages. ( from, since) 5) You can look up the word ____________a dictionary. ( in, into ) 6) She is allergic___________ insect stings. (of, with) 7) I'm looking___________ my keys. Have you found them? (in,for) 8) The song was written __________Madonna. (for, by) 9) He likes to travel ___________Spain in summer. (to, into) 10) The police car chased the robbers_____________ the streets. (through, at)

IV.Choose the correct prepositions:I'm Peter and I live________ Germany. _________summer I like to travel Italy, because _______the weather and the people there. Last summer 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 did not know. So we were very angry _________him. But my holidays were great. We sat_________ campfires and went dancing_________ the early mornings.

V. Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions:

1. Look, it's nearly midnight. It's ....................... (about, almost) time we went. 2. Medicine should not be placed ......................... (within, upto) reach of small children. 3. You should not do it because it is ....................... (against , within)the rules. 4. The mother divided the birthday cake ....................... (among, between)the children at the party. 5. The tourist hired a car in order to travel ........................ (around, within)the countryside, sightseeing. 6. The salesman did not have to pay for his car as it was provided ........................... (for, at)his company's expense. 7. She is rather old-fashioned and ...........................(behind,back) the times. 8. It was such an extremely bad thing to have done that it was ..................(beneath, under)contempt.