PREPOSITION
1. “ Shall we go to swim?” – “ Where _____?”
A. for B. to C. at D. about
2. Please return _____ two hours . I’ll be ready _____ then.
A. on/ till B. after/ till C. in /by D. after/ by
3. _____Monday morning of May, we left _____ Paris _____ our friend's car.
A. On / for / in B. In / to / by C. In / for / by D. On / for / by
4. I don't believe you made the pot _____ hand. Can you show me how to make it _____ your
hands?
A. by / by B. with / by C. by / with D. with / with
5. Please call _____ Mr Smith _____ Friday _____ least.
A . a t / o n / i n B . up/ b y/a t C. up /after / at D. for/ before / in
6. You should write _____ ink, not _____ your pencil.
A. in / with B. with / in C. by / with D. with / with
7 . ______ the others he began to use foreign languages _____ a means to know the world.
A. Like / as B. For / as C. As / like D. As / as
8. _____ the help ______ my classmates, I made progress _____ all subjects ______ physics.
A. Under / from / in / except B. With / from /on besides
C. With/ of/ in/ except D. Under/ of/ in/ except for
9. Taiwan is _____ the east of Fujian and _____ the southeast of China.
A. to / to B. to / in C. on/in D. In/ III
10. Water boils _____ 100°C.
A. at B. by C. in D. for
11. She is taller than I _______ a head.
A. in B. on C. with D. by
12. He'll be here _____ two o'clock.
A. in B. on C. to D. around
13. She was now weak _____ hunger.
A. for B. because C. with D. At
14. There are some monkeys _____ an apple tree _____ which there are many apples.
A. on / on B. in / on C. at / on D. on / in
15. We all agree _____him _____what he said.
A. on / at B. in / for C. to / with D. with / on
16. The train was ten minutes ______time.
A. before B. behind C. ahead D. in
17. The woods go for about two miles________the river.
A. at B. over C. before D. beyond
18. His father has gone to London______business.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
19. The boy _______long hair was talking to the girl who was ________red.
A. with/in B. in/with C. of/at D. at/of
20. Drinking and smoking will do great harm_________people's health.
A. for B. to C. on D. in
21. We are fighting a battle _______pollution.
A. for B. at C. on D. against
22. Who is_______this company?
A. under charge of B. in the charge of C. in charge of D. on charge of
23. She has been married______Robert for six years.
A. with B. by C. to D. 0
15. - "I'm going to dig it up - "What … ?”
A. by B. in C. with D. through
16. He struggled _______the difficulties.
A. for B. among C. through D. in spite of
17. Don't cut it________two but_______pieces.
A. to / in B. in / into C. from / at D. into / into
18. Seeing Mr Black coming in, we all stood up_________the table.
A. from B. out of C. around D. from around
19. As it is known_________all, Harbin is known________'the city of ice' _______ the
magic ice lamps.
A. to/b y / for B. by/by/as C. t o/a s /for D. by/for/by
29 You can find this kind of flower nowhere_____ China .
A but B. except C. but in D. except for
30. He was _____ a few hours of his death.
A. within B. in C. after D. before
31. The coat reaches _____ the knee.
A.below B. under C. down D. down to
32._____ the weather, I arrive somewhat late.
A. For B. Because C. Through D. On account of
33. The man she is engaged _____ is engaged _____ research.
A. to/ in B. with/ to C. by/ with D. for/ into
34. We shall prove worthy _____ the people’s trust.
A. while B. to being C. of D. 0
35.The old sick man knew he would die before long, so he first shared his property _____ his wife, his
daughter and his sister, then he divided his money _____ his five sons.
A. with / between B. with / among
C. between / among D. among / between
36.On arriving _____ Hanoi, we put up _____ a hotel _____ Tran Nhan Tong Street.
A. in/ at/I n B. in/ in/ in C. in/ at/ at D. at / at/ on.
37.Jack is often late _____ his homework.
A. for B. in C. with D. about
38.The boy took out a box _____ the bed and tried to open it.
A. from around B. from below C. from under D. from among
39.The word ' write' has the same pronunciation _____ the word 'right'.
A. of B. as C. to D. from
40. Great men never give up _____ difficulty.
A. in face of B. when facing with
C. in the face of D. when facing by
41.The bottle is made_________a flower pot.
A. of B. in C. like D. from
42._____ the book you lent me. It's very helpful in my work.
A. Thanks to B. Thank for C. Thank you D. Thanks for
43.My teacher told me that Mr Brown could be reached ______ telephone _____ 8512168.
A a t / b y B. on / at C. b y /a t D . w i t h/ b y
44. His composition is good, _____ some spelling mistakes
A. except B. but C. except for D. except that
45 “ How did the doctor come here?” – “ _______ a helicopter.”
A. by B. with C. at D. in
46. Our teacher stood in front of the classroom _____ his hand _____ his pockeets.
A. with/ with B. and/ with C. with/ and D. with/ in
47. She started _____ her trip to New York.
A. on B. for C.from D. with
48. Don’t look _____ immediate results from this medicine.
A. for B. at C. after D. up
49. Try to be pleasant _____ everybody. It will do you good.
A. for B. with C. to D. at
50. Generally speaking, people are successful _____ the work they like to do.
A. at B. in C. on D. of