| 1. I explained the matter ______ him very clearly. | |
| a) | at | b) | by | c) | to | d) | with |
| 2. What is the matter _________ him? | |
| a) | to | b) | at | c) | by | d) | with |
| 3. He seems to be ________ a big hurry. | |
| a) | in | b) | on | c) | with | d) | of |
| 4. We went there _______ mistake. | |
| a) | on | b) | by | c) | at | d) | with |
| 5. What has happened ______ John? | |
| a) | with | b) | for | c) | by | d) | to |
| 6. This is an exception _______ the rule. | |
| a) | to | b) | by | c) | of | d) | at |
| 7. He was absent ________ class twice last week. | |
| a) | to | b) | from | c) | at | d) | with |
| 8. He should be ashamed _______ such poor work. | |
| a) | of | b) | to | c) | at | d) | with |
| 9. This river is one of the longest _______ the world. | |
| a) | around | b) | in | c) | at | d) | on |
| 10. They plan to take a trip ________ the world. | |
| a) | of | b) | at | c) | in | d) | around |
| 11. He says that he'll be back ______ in a few minutes. | |
| a) | in | b) | at | c) | on | d) | by |
| 12. The policeman looked ______ me suspiciously. | |
| a) | to | b) | at | c) | of | d) | over |
| 13. Helen is looking _____ the book which she lost. | |
| a) | at | b) | with | c) | on | d) | for |
| 14. How many words do you look ______ in the dictiomary every day? | |
| a) | upr | b) | in | c) | on | d) | at |
| 15. They may stay in Europe ______ several months. | |
| a) | for | b) | on | c) | in | d) | at |
| 16. I plan to go to Chichago ______ plane. | |
| a) | with | b) | on | c) | by | d) | in |
| 17. He arrived ______ school twenty minutes late. | |
| a) | to | b) | at | c) | in | d) | for |
| 18. I do not know the first thing _______ mathematics. | |
| a) | in | b) | on | c) | about | d) | with |
| 19. He copied his speech word ______ word from the enclyclopedia. | |
| a) | by | b) | for | c) | in | d) | with |
| 20. Be sure to write your exercises ______ ink. | |
| a) | by | b) | in | c) | wiht | d) | to |
| 21. His face is familiar _____ me. | |
| a) | at | b) | with | c) | by | d) | to |
| 22. Don't mention anything about it _______ him. | |
| a) | to | b) | with | c) | for | d) | at |
| 23. Let's sit here on this bench ______ a while. | |
| a) | at | b) | for | c) | of | d) | with |
| 24. Be quiet or you will wake ______ the children. | |
| a) | at | b) | up | c) | in | d) | on |
| 25. We arrived ______ Miami at exactly six o'clock. | |
| a) | in | b) | to | c) | on | d) | at |