I.

Complete the sentences below by filling in with the correct prepositions where

necessary: 1. Jane is arriving ........ January 26 ............... 2 o'clock .................... the afternoon. 2. It snows here every year ............... December. We always go outside and play in the snow ........... Christmas day. 3. Michael is leaving ............... Friday ................ noon. 4. Frankie started working for her law firm ............... 1995. 5. Franklin began working on the project ............... yesterday. 6. Normally, ............. New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love ........ midnight. 7 Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones ........... the seventeenth century! The telephone was invented .................. the 1870s. 8. The plane leaves ................. tomorrow morning .................. 8:00 AM. 9. The hills here are covered with wildflowers ............... early spring. 10. We met at the restaurant .................. 6:30 and stayed ................... 10:30.
II. Complete the sentences below by filling in with the correct prepositions where

necessary: 1. She always gets up early ............... the morning, so she can make it to class .......... time. 2. I was sick, so I didn't go to work .......... last Thursday, but I did go to work ............. Friday. 3. Mary stopped talking ................. the middle of her story, and suddenly started to cry. I think we were all crying .................. the time she finished telling us what had happened. 4. Late .................. night, you can here coyotes howling in the distance. 5. Just wait a second, I'll be there ........... a minute. 6. I need to give my parents a call. I haven't talked to them .................. over a month. 7. Barbara is going to start her new job ................... next September.. 8. The professor said ............. the first day of the course that there would be a big final test ..................... the end of the semester. 9. I have been sitting here ................ more than an hour. If they don't arrive ............... the next ten minutes, I'm leaving.
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10. We were really worried ................ first because the banks were closed .............. Saturdays, so we couldn't exchange money. But ................... the end, everything worked out because we were able to exchange money at the hotel.
III. Complete the sentences below by filling in with the correct prepositions where

necessary: 1. We have DSL Internet access ................... work, but I don't have a high-speed connection ........... home. 2. The kids are learning about the Civil War ............... their history class ................. school. 3. Toby was ........ the hospital for two weeks after his motorcycle accident .......... the freeway. 4. Jane and Debbie saw dolphins ............ the ocean while they were having a picnic .......... the beach. 5. Fred loves to go camping ............... the desert, but Kyle prefers to camp ............. the mountains. 6. The conference was held .............. a ski resort ............... Telluride, a small town ........... southwest Colorado. 7. You can buy stamps ............... the post office ............. Delancy Street. 8. The old man who was standing ............... the corner yelled at the kids who were playing .............. the street. 9. While they were hiking ............. Ridgeback Mountain, Laurelle and Frank saw a bear .................... the woods. 10. They have a small house ................ a lake in the countryside. When I visit them, I always love to sit ................ the shore and watch the kids swimming ................ the lake.
IV. Complete the sentences below by filling in with the correct prepositions where

necessary: 1. You can buy your rail passes ........... the ticket counter ......... any train station ......... the country. 2. The brown bears found ............. Kodiak Island are the largest ................ the world. 3. There is no life ........... the moon, but there are many forms of life ............ the ocean floor. 4. She bought her wedding dress ................ an exclusive shop .............. Fifth Avenue. 5. Nathan was able to exchange money ............. the exchange counter ................. the airport.
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6. If you want anything to eat, there is a freshly baked chocolate cake ............... the table ............... the kitchen and plenty of food ............. the refrigerator. 7. While Shirley was in Tacy's department store ............. the mall, she ran into Evan and Lea ............. the furniture department. 8. While Dave was ............... the top of the Eiffel Tower, he could see several tourist boats ................. the Seine, the river that runs through Paris. 9. I stood .......... line for thirty minutes .............. the ticket window ........... the movie theater to get tickets for the film. 10. Mike was sitting .............. his desk .............. his office ............... work when Bill called; Bill was ............. Asia on business.
V. Complete the sentences below by filling in with the correct prepositions where

necessary: 1. Donna went ................... the store, but I don't think she found what she was looking for because she came back .................. almost immediately. 2. As Samantha was climbing .......... the swimming pool, she slipped and fell back ............. . 3. The post office is just ............... the street on the left near the hospital. 4. Lily had problems climbing back ................. the tree house because she had injured her ankle as she was climbing .................... . 5. She didn't have any difficulty pulling .................. the parking space, but as she was backing ...................., she scratched the car parked next to her. 6. Although you can take an elevator ............. the top of the Eiffel Tower, we decided to walk ................. . I was exhausted by the time we got to the top. 7. When Mrs. Sims saw the kids playing on the roof she screamed, "You kids had better come ................. there, right now!" 8. You can go ................. now; Dr. Wilson is ready to see you. 9. Our customer service center will help you solve that problem. Just walk ............ the hall and take the elevator ............... the second floor. 10. Just as Debbie was stepping ............. the elevator, she realized she was on the wrong floor, so she quickly jumped back ............... before the doors closed.

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