Prepositions (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate) Test 2

1. If you are _____ the North Pole, every direction is 9. We drove about _____ taxis all day.
south.
A) by
A) against B) in
B) in C) on
C) on D) with
D) at
10. _____ a nine-month follow-up, not a single case of
2. It would have been nice to live _____ the eighteenth chicken pox occurred in the vaccinated group.
century.
A) By
A) in B) Until
B) at C) During
C) under D) As
D) on
11. They may have come _____ an earlier train.
3. My suit is a little too long _____ the arms.
A) on
A) of B) by
B) at C) with
C) over D) in
D) in
12. This wardrobe was made _____ my father. He made it
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4. I last saw her _____ the car park. _____ some old packing cases _____ a few simple
tools.
A) in
B) at A) by / from / by
C) on B) by / with / with
D) over C) by / of / by
D) by / out of / with
5. I kissed her_____ both cheeks.
13. The safe had been blown open _____ dynamite.
A) by
B) in A) with
C) at B) by
D) on C) at
D) on
6. He hit me _____ the eye.
14. The situation had occurred _____ a misunderstanding.
A) by
B) in
A) for
C) on
B) of
D) at
C) with
7. He was wounded _____ the shoulder.
D) because of
A) by 15. The police accused him _____ going through a red
light.
B) in
C) on A) of
D) at B) for
8. They moved the chair because It was _____ their way. C) in
D) through
A) at
B) on
C) off
D) in

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16. They are very similar. I often mistake one _____ the 19. Animals are not completely devoid _____ intelligence.
other.
A) on
A) through B) in
B) of C) of
C) with D) without
D) for
20. The teacher was disappointed _____ the work of the
17. He suffers rather badly _____ migraines. class.

A) of A) at
B) from B) on
C) for C) for
D) as D) with
18. Our TV isn’t working. A repairer is coming to see
_____ it today.

A) for
B) through
C) like
D) -
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Answer Key:

1: D 11: A
2: A 12: D
3: B 13: A
4: A 14: D
5: D 15: A
6: C 16: D
7: B 17: B
8: D 18: D
9: C 19: C
10: B 20: D

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