Mixed Prepositions Test 4
Question 1 |
_____ the beginning of time, people have always made war _____ each other.
A | from / for |
B | for / at |
C | during / within |
D | within / for |
E | since / against |
Question 2 |
I'll be _____ duty at 7 o'clock tonight. Why don't you come _____ and we can go out _____ dinner?
A | on / from / for |
B | to / in / to |
C | off / by / for |
D | on / off / for |
E | off / from / to |
Question 3 |
_____ i was _____ holiday I met a very nice family who were _____ Istanbul.
A | while / on / from |
B | within / on / from |
C | when / at / on |
D | which / in / near |
E | during / at / of |
Question 4 |
_____ the party, we ran _____ punch.
A | in / out |
B | while / out of |
C | at / out |
D | when / out |
E | during / out of |
Question 5 |
I wasn’t expecting you _____ later. Wait a few moments, I'll be ready _____ you know it.
A | before / till |
B | till / before |
C | until / from |
D | before / under |
E | by / beyond |
Question 6 |
Your proposal is absolutely _____ the question.
A | into |
B | under |
C | within |
D | out of |
E | around |
Question 7 |
We've been trying to save money _____ a new house. We've learned to do _____ the little things.
A | with / up |
B | beyond / out |
C | from / out of |
D | under / except |
E | for / without |
Question 8 |
I was really upset _____ the way Jane had acted, but I realised _____ she was not trying to hurt me and I calmed myself _____.
A | in / throughout / around |
B | with / afterwards / down |
C | about / before / beyond |
D | with / after / except |
E | about / on / into |
Question 9 |
The chair _____ the corner of the room is the one I saw _____ the shop _____ the corner of Main and Broadway.
A | on / at / in |
B | at / in / on |
C | in / on / at |
D | at / on / in |
E | in / at / on |
Question 10 |
The box of cookies is _____ the shelf, _____ the box _____.
A | in / in back / front of |
B | on / behind / in the front of |
C | on / in back of / in the front |
D | in / in front / in the front |
E | over / in back of / in the front of |
Question 11 |
The girl standing in line _____ me was _____ my friend Joe.
A | near / under |
B | by / also |
C | from / next |
D | next to / behind |
E | off / besides |
Question 12 |
Murder is _____ the law.
A | in |
B | by way of |
C | against |
D | again |
E | within |
Question 13 |
The hospital is not very _____. As a matter of fact, it is _____. It's just _____ the next corner.
A | against / beyond / near |
B | far away / nearby / beyond |
C | nearby / near / against |
D | beyond / nearly / beside |
E | among / beside / nearly |
Question 14 |
When we were in primary school, we would stick our bubble gum _____ our chairs when the teacher came in.
A | below |
B | about |
C | round |
D | around |
E | underneath |
Question 15 |
_____ the night we drove very carefully as the fog was so heavy we had difficulty seeing _____ it.
A | throughout / through |
B | all / in |
C | within / through |
D | through / inside |
E | throughout / all |
Question 16 |
When the signal was given, he jumped _____ his horse and rode _____ he could.
A | on / down |
B | into / far |
C | onto / as far as |
D | up / as far as |
E | over / as much as |
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