Prepositions 1. Mr. Martin recruitment. A. for B. of is responsible C. to D. on ______ A. At B. In 10. C. on D.

of

It's no use taking him to the Louvre. He isn't interested _______ art. A. Of B. In C. at D. from

2.

I'm sorry but I don't understand the reason ________ the increase ________ price. A. to, on B. in, of C. for, in D. for, of

11.

The food in Japan is very different ________ European food. A. From B. Of C. with D. at

3.

In this company, salaries depend ________ the level of responsibility. A. in B. on C. to D. for

12.

I don't agree ________ you. ________ my opinion you're wrong. A. At , in B. On , in C. with , in D. into , at

4.

You have to pay ________ the tickets the day you order them. A. For B. From C. with D. at 13.

John was late for the meeting as usual. That's typical ________ him. A. On B. In C. of D. at

5.

Our new Chairman reminds me ________ my old history teacher. A. From B. Of C. off D. to 14.

We should invite Pete to the party. He's very good ________ telling jokes. A. In B. At C. of D. on

6.

Do you think the report could be translated ________ English for the meeting tomorrow? A. About B. Into C. for D. in

15. The car crashed ________ a fence ________ the other side of the road. A. About , of B. From , with C. on , at D. into , on

7.

Thank you for offering to help. It's very kind ________ you. A. For B. With C. of D. on

16. I asked my neighbour to look _________ my cat when I went to London . A. after B. Before C. into D. in

8.

Look ________ the woman ________ the picture. Who is she? A. On, in B. To, at C. at , on D. at , in

17. All books are provided ______ the school. Pupils don't have to pay _____ them. A. For , by B. By , for C. by , from D. of , by

9.

The manager didn't take part ________ the discussion. He didn't want to intervene.

18. The meeting is _____ September 15th _____ 9 a.m. A. In , for B. At , on C. on , at D. for , on

A. For , in B. From , on

C. for , to D. to , for

28. The authorities talked ______ the need ______ better education in developing countries. A. On , from B. With , for C. about , for D. to , for

19. If you're interested ______ working overseas, you should apply ______ that job. A. In , for B. On , from C. for , at D. at , in

29. ______ my opinion, you should wait _____ confirmation before making a decision. A. Into , away B. in , for C. into , on D. on , to

20. London is a big city, but it's very different ________New York. A. From B. With C. to D. in

30. Students often have a problem ______ English prepositions. A. With B. From C. by D. for

21. My boss got angry ______ me when I arrived late _____ the second time. A. With , for B. Off , on C. in , into D. to , for

22. I'm not familiar _______ this machine. Could you explain ______ me how it works? A. Into , away B. With , in C. about , for D. with , to

Past Tense 1. Yesterday evening I__________ (go) to the cinema with a friend. A. Goes B. Gone C. went D. was going

23. She wrote the text ______ Japanese, then translated it ______ English. A. On , into B. In , into C. into , on D. into , away

2. From 1995 to 1998 I __________ (work) in Tokyo. A. Works B. Worked C. is working D. have working

24. He left the house, got ______ his car and drove ______. A. Off , in B. On , for C. by , at D. into , off

3. Last night the concert __________ (finish) at midnight. A. Finished B. Has finished C. finishes D. had finished

25. Due to bad weather conditions, the plane couldn't take _______ ______ time. A. On , off B. Of , on C. in , on D. off , on

4. I __________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues. A. Is arriving B. Was arrived C. arrived D. arrives

26. She was embarrassed ______ the way people were staring _____ her. A. About , for C. by , at B. Into , on D. for , at 27. They apologized ______ the host ______ arriving late.

5. When he was young, Tom ________ (ride) a bicycle to school. A. Rides B. Rodes C. riden D. rode

Answers Preposition 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) A. for C. for , in B. on A. for B. of B. into C. of D. at , in B. in B. in A. from C. with , in C. of B. at D. into/on 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) A. after B. by , for C. on , at A. in , for A. from A. with , for D. with , to B. in , into D. into , off D. off , on C. by , at D. to , for C. about, for B. in , for A. with

Past Tense 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) C. went B. worked A. finished C. arrived D. rode

6. The train was at 8 p.m. so I ___________ (leave) home at 7 p.m.

7. Last Sunday was my mother's birthday, so I __________ (make) a cake.

8. I ___________ (start) to play golf five years ago.

9. The great composer Mozart _________ (die) at the age of 35.

10. Julie _________ (do) a lot of English exercises last week.

Answer 6) left 7) made 8) started 9) died 10) did