1. Till/until, to

Go on .................. the crossroads. Go on .................. you see a church on your right. We work from 9am ………..... 6 pm. Start now and go on ................. I tell you to stop. You’ll have to stay in bed .................. your temperature goes down. I’m going to wait .................. it stops raining.

The library is open from 10 …………...... 4 o’clock. The train goes ...................... York. We have lunch from 12.00 ................. 1.00. Then we start again and go on ………..... 5.30. Go back ..... the hotel and wait there ..... I call for you. I’m not going for a walk, I’m only going ……….... the bank. – Then you’d better wait …….... the bank opens. If you’re going ..................... the post office would you post a letter for me? – Yes, of course; but it won’t go ……………….... tomorrow.

VI. For, since

It’s a long time ................. I had a good meal. I’ve been waiting for Tom ………….. 6.00. I wonder if he’s lost his way. Ever ………... his accident he’s been afraid of flying. I haven’t seen Tom ............ we left school. The astronauts have already been in orbit ….. two days. …...... last year the noise has become very much worse.

I’ve had this toothache ……... the last week. Her husband dies last year, and ……...... then she has been supporting the family. It’s three years ........... I did any skiing The windows have been cleaned …….... weeks. He has been missing ........... 48 hours. ........... last year we haven’t been allowed to park here.

VII. Then, after, afterwards

We had tea and ................. went for a walk. We’ll have watercress soup to start with. What would you like .............. that? ......... waiting for half an hour he went home in disgust. ............(later on). he was sorry he hadn’t waited longer. I give all the guests breakfast;.............. I have my own. First you loosen the nuts, ............. you jack up the car, ................. you take the wheel off. He listened at the keyhole for a minute; ................ he opened the door cautiously. University administrators sometimes appear more important than scholars; but the administrators will not be remembered .................. their death. ‘Put your toys away,’ said his mother, and ‘ ............... we’ll have tea.’

In the story, the Princess married the Prince and they lived happily ever ................ He wound up the clock, set the alarm for 5.00, ……...... got into bed and fell asleep. He poured the brandy into a glass, warmed it in his hands a little, ............... drank it slowly. I covered the pudding with cream and decorated it with cherries. – And …………..... ?- ………….... we ate it, of course. For years ...............................people remembered that terrible night. I spoke angrily; .......................I regretted my words. He looked round to see that nobody was watching; ................... he took a piece of bent wire and began trying to open the door. First you say “Yes”, and ..................... you say “No”. You’re an impossible person to make plans with.

VIII. Insert a preposition if necessary. Choose from at, by, for, in, of, on, past, till/until, to, with.

He asked ...... his father ..... money. They paid ..... me ...... the books. I thought he would offer ..... Ann the job, but he offered it ..... me. Keep ..... me a place, and keep a place ..... Ann , too. They showed ..... us photographs ..... their babies. Buying presents .... children is sometimes very difficult. ..... the end I bought a kite .... Tom and a torch .... Ann. Pass the salt .... your father, Peter, and pass ..... me the pepper, please. When you have lunch .... a restaurant, who pays ..... the bill? – Oh, each ..... us pays ..... what he has had. Paul’s a pianist. He sometimes plays ... us .... the evening. Last night he played some Chopin. I think I’ll be able to find ..... Ann a job. – Could you find a job ...... me, too? He sold the picture ...... an American dealer .... 5, 000. He promised .... us a share ..... the profits. He built a very nice house ..... Jack ..... only 50, 000. I wonder what sort ...... house he would build ..... me ..... 30, 000? She is knitting socks .... refugees. I wish she’d knit ..... me some socks. Sitting ....the floor isn’t exactly comfortable. Throw .... me a cushion, please, Ann? If you are going .... the Post Office, could you buy ...... me a book ......... stamps? If you write ..... me a song I’ll sing it ...... the school concert. I’ll get Paul to accompany ... . me .... the guitar. Could you lend ..... us your lawnmower, please? – I’m afraid you’ll have to ask someone else to lend ..... you one.

I thought you’d be late ..... dinner, so I ordered some sandwiches ..... you; they’re .... the bar. I haven’t paid ..... them; you can pay .... the barman. I explained ..... him that it was a custom ..... England to wash one’s car .... the weekend. I described the machine ..... him and asked .... him if he could make ..... me one like it. She told ..... us that she’d been attacked ..... the street. We asked .... her to describe the attacker and she said he was a tall man ..... a limp. He told .... them to wait ..... him ..... the bridge. I cannot repeat .... you what she said .... me ..... confidence. The headmaster warned .... me to work harder. What did he say .... you, Jack? He advised ... the strikers to go back .... work. They received his advice ..... shouts ..... contempt. They don’t allow .... you to smoke ..... cinemas ...... France. He told ..... lies ..... the police. – I’m not surprised. He told ..... me a pack ...... lies yesterday. This film reminds .... me ...... my childhood. I rely ..... you to remind ..... me to pay Jack ...... the books he bought ..... me. We must try to get ..... home ...... time for tea. We didn’t reach Berlin ..... after dark, and had some difficulty ..... finding our hotel. If we say ‘The manager showed .... us to our room,’ we mean that he led ........ us ..... the door. If we say, ‘ He showed ..... us the room,’ we mean that he entered ..... the room .... us. I read ..... him the report. He listened .... me .... amazement. He ordered .... us to give .... him all the maps ...... our possession. He suggested ..... me that we should offer to pay .... her ..... dollars.

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II. 1 on, with, with, by, in 2 in, on/into 3 to, on, on, by, in, on 4 at, out, to of 5 at, on, off 6 to, in, on 7 to, in, on 8 on, with 9 of, into, in/with 10 at, on 11 out of, on 12 in, at, on, in 13 with, to, of 14 to, to, of, at, to/on, to, on 15 at/from, off/out 16 with, in, out of 17 into/out of, of, off, in, on 18 on, on, into 19 with, of, in 20 in, in, into, on 21 at, with, in, on 22 by, of, with, on 23 on, to, in/on, to, of 24 with, under, of 25 on, to, of 26 of, to 27 in, of, in, in, at/by, of, at, in 28 into, in, by, of 29 in/at, of, at, on, with, in 30 by, on 31 off, on, in 32 into, into, with, of 33 by, by, on, of 34 of, at, of 35 of, in, to 36 off, on, to

III. 1 in, for, 2 at, since 3 at, of, for 4 in, for, during, in 5 for, on, in, from, for/on 6 under, with, in, during/in 7 by, of, in, in 8 by, for, in, of 9 from, since, on, of, to 10 for, during, 11 with, for, for, in 12 for, of, for 13 under, with, for 14 in, for, in, till/until, of 15 for, on/for 16 in, of, off 17 in, by, from 18 on, to, by 19 for/to, from, in 20 at, during, for 21 by, on, for 22 by, in, on, in, in, over 23 of, in, for 24 in, for, of 25 of, from/to, to/from, for, to, by, for 26 at/by, for 27 from, at, with, for 28 for, till, with, for 29 on/into, off/out of, at, at 30 from, to, with/at, in, in, in, of 31 of, in, with 32 for, in 33 with, into/to, with 34 from, with, for, under/of, till 35 of, on, from 36 on, for

IV. 1 on 2 in, from 3 in, in 4 in, of, in 5 on, on, in/at, at, at, at/on 6 to, with, on, with, on 7 in, on, with, of 8 in, by, 9 of, at 10 to, for, of 11 at, to 12 about, to 13 in/by, in, up 14 for, for, for, over, 15 for/about, on, about 16 of, for, from 17 for, in 18 in, with, for 19 on, for 20 with, into, with 21 for, in, on 22 in, to, to 23 by/with, out, in, of 24 of, after, in, with 25 at, away/off 26 to, of, to, away/off 27 to, on 28 in, with, of, from 29 to, under 30 on, to 31 of, to 32 about, off, at/by 33 to, of 34 for, with 35 of, of, of 36 under, for, for

V. 1 to 2 till 3 to/till 4 till 5 till 6 till 7 to/till 8 to 9 to/till, till 10 to, till, 11to, till 12 to, till

VI. 1 since2 since3 since 4 since 5 for 6 since 7 for 8 since 9 since 10 for 11 for 12 since

VII. 1 then/afterwards 2 after 3 after, afterwards 4 then/afterwards 5 then, then 6 then 7 after 8 then 9 after/afterwards 10 then 11 then, then, then 12 afterwards 13 afterwards 14 then 15 then

VIII. 1 -, for 2 -, for 3 -, to 4 -, for, 5 -, of 6 for, in, for, for 7 to, - 8 in/at, -, of, for 9 for/to, in 10 -, for 11 to, for, 12 -, of/in 13 for, for, of, -, for 14 for, -15 on, - 16 to/past, -, of 17 -, at/in, -, on 18 -, - 19 for, for, in/at, for, - 20 to, in, in 21 to, -, - 22 -, in, -, with 23 -, for, at/by/on 24 to, to, in 25 -, to 26 -, -, with, of 27 -, in, in 28 -, to, -, of 29 -, of 30 on, -, for, for/- 31 -, in 32 -/till, -/in 33 -, -, to, -, -, with 34 -, to, in/with 35 -, -, in 36 to, -, in