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preposition of place

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Congratulations - you have completed preposition of place. You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%

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Question 1

I had the best time of my life ___________ university.

A	at
B	in
C	to
D	on

Question 2

Clare's boyfriend's a nurse. He works ___________ the hospital.

A	at
B	in
C	to
D	on

Question 3

My beautiful friend Claudia is lying ___________ the beach.

A	at
B	in
C	to
D	on

Question 4

We need to be _____the airport by five this afternoon.

A	on
B	at
C	in
D	to

Question 5

Right now, I cannot help you. I am ___________ a difficult project.

A	near
B	in the middle of
C	behind
D	on

Question 6

I have to be ___________ the office for half eight.

A	at
B	to
C	on
D	in

Question 7

Carmen is very happy. She feels like she is __________ the world.

A	under
B	over
C	in the middle of
D	on top of

Question 8

A: When is Jenny having her baby? B: Very soon. She is already __________ hospital.

A	inside
B	to
C	at
D	in

Question 9

I take a packed lunch ___________ school.

A	at
B	towards
C	in
D	to

Question 10

Don’t look ____________ you. Someone is coming.

A	between
B	inside of
C	behind
D	at

Question 11

You can see all members of our staff _____________ this photograph.

A	at
B	over
C	on Hint: If you are talking about the subject of the picture, use in (the boy in the picture is smiling.) If you are talking about the picture as a piece of paper/canvas/etc., use on (spilling water on the picture will ruin it.)
D	in Hint: If you are talking about the subject of the picture, use in (the boy in the picture is smiling.) If you are talking about the picture as a piece of paper/canvas/etc., use on (spilling water on the picture will ruin it.)

Question 12

The address mentioned __________ this booklet is out of date. You can't use it.

A	in
B	at
C	on
D	inside

Question 13

I saw a mistake ____________ the beginning of the text.

A	at Hint: At the beginning and at the end are usually followed by an expression of time or space. So we have at the end of the street/the day at the beginning of the month/the motorway.
B	in Hint: in the first place, to begin with, earlier, originally In the beginning usually means initially.
C	on
D	from Hint: from beginning to end: If it’s anything like last year’s party, it’ll be fun from beginning to end.

Question 14

It's easy to get there. Turn left _________ the next crossing and you'll see a big green building.

A	at
B	in
C	on
D	to

Question 15

There aren't many public toilets __________ the city centre.

A	at
B	to
C	in
D	on

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