| 1. There is something wrong _____________ this telephone. | |
| a) | at | b) | in | c) | on | d) | with |
| 2. Be sure to write your exercises___________ ink. | |
| a) | in | b) | by | c) | with | d) | to |
| 3. We hung the pictures__________ the fireplace. | |
| a) | by | b) | near | c) | at | d) | on |
| 4. He arrived ____________ school twenty minutes late. | |
| a) | to | b) | at | c) | for | d) | on |
| 5. That building seems to be ___________ fire. | |
| a) | on | b) | in | c) | at | d) | by |
| 6. She is worried __________ her husband's health. | |
| a) | about | b) | at | c) | for | d) | over |
| 7. The man died __________ a heart attack. | |
| a) | with | b) | of | c) | by | d) | from |
| 8. The exercise was too difficult __________ him to do. | |
| a) | to | b) | on | c) | for | d) | with |
| 9. The weather became very cold and dropped from eighteen degrees above zero to ten degrees __________ zero. | |
| a) | at | b) | by | c) | from | d) | below |
| 10. I'll be back _________ ten minutes. | |
| a) | in | b) | at | c) | by | d) | with |
| 11. They live _______ Washington Avenue. | |
| a) | in | b) | on | c) | at | d) | to |
| 12. He copied his speech word _________ word from the enecyclopedia. | |
| a) | at | b) | for | c) | by | d) | as |
| 13. I do not know the first thing _________ mathematics. | |
| a) | on | b) | in | c) | of | d) | about |
| 14. I explained the matter ________ him very clearly. | |
| a) | with | b) | to | c) | for | d) | at |
| 15. He was absent _________ class twice last week. | |
| a) | for | b) | from | c) | at | d) | in |
| 16. They plan to take a trip __________ the world. | |
| a) | around | b) | to | c) | for | d) | over |
| 17. This is an exception ___________ the rule. | |
| a) | for | b) | to | c) | with | d) | by |
| 18. The bus doesn't stop _________ this corner. | |
| a) | with | b) | by | c) | on | d) | at |
| 19. I plan to go to Chicago __________ plane. | |
| a) | with | b) | at | c) | on | d) | by |
| 20. I make many mistakes __________ spelling. | |
| a) | on | b) | in | c) | at | d) | by |
| 21. They weren't _________ home when I called. | |
| a) | in | b) | by | c) | with | d) | at |
| 22. She telephoned me _______________ New York. | |
| a) | in | b) | to | c) | at | d) | from |
| 23. We arrived ___________ Miami at exactly six o'clock. | |
| a) | at | b) | in | c) | to | d) | for |
| 24. It was kind _______ you to do that for her. | |
| a) | about | b) | by | c) | for | d) | of |
| 25. The plane flew directly _________ our house. | |
| a) | by | b) | over | c) | from | d) | with |