1. the correct preposition from the following list:
during by for in on at from since with to into above
| 1. Mr. Martin is responsible ______ recruitment |
| 2. I'm sorry but I don't understand the reason ________ the increase ________ price. |
| 3. In this company, salaries depend ________ the level of responsibility. |
| 4. You have to pay ________ the tickets the day you order them. |
| 5. Our new Chairman reminds me ________ my old history teacher. |
| 6. Do you think the report could be translated ________ English for the meeting tomorrow? |
| 7. Thank you for offering to help. It's very kind ________ you. |
| 8. Look ________ the woman ________ the picture. Who is she? |
| 9. The manager didn't take part ________ the discussion. He didn't want to intervene. |
| 10. It's no use taking him to the Louvre. He isn't interested _______ art. |
| 11. The food in Japan is very different ________ European food. |
| 12. I don't agree ________ you. ________ my opinion you're wrong. |
| 13. John was late for the meeting as usual. That's typical ________ him. |
| 14. We should invite Pete to the party. He's very good ________ telling jokes. |
| 15. The car crashed ________ a fence ________ the other side of the road. |
2. Select the correct preposition from the following list:
| 1. I asked my neighbour to look _________ my cat when I went to London. |
| 2. All books are provided ______ the school. Pupils don't have to pay _____ them. |
| 3. The meeting is _____ September 15th _____ 9 a.m. |
| 4. If you're interested ______ working overseas, you should apply ______ that job |
| 5. London is a big city, but it's very different ________New York. |
| 6. My boss got angry ______ me when I arrived late _____ the second time. |
| 7. I'm not familiar _______ this machine. Could you explain ______ me how it works? |
| 8. She wrote the text ______ Japanese, then translated it ______ English. |
| 9. He left the house, got ______ his car and drove ______. |
| 10. Due to bad weather conditions, the plane couldn't take _______ ______ time. |
| 11. She was embarrassed ______ the way people were staring _____ her. |
12. They apologized ______ the host ______ arriving late |
13. The authorities talked ______ the need ______ better education in developing countries. |
14. ______ my opinion, you should wait _____ confirmation before making a decision. |
15. Students often have a problem ______ English prepositions. |
