I. Put the right prepositions in the blanks:
1. Are you interested ___________ this question?
2. Is your sister fond __________ music?
3. I was afraid _______ hurting his feelings.
4. My father is always proud __________ my success.
5. The children were amused __________ the storyteller’s jokes.
6. They’re delighted __________ the TV program.
7. I was amazed __________ the news.
8. ___________ Christmas, the weather has been quite mild.
9. That’s a very old car. I’ve had it __________ ages.
10. It’s years __________ I ate in a restaurant.
11. He has been ill _________ 3 days.
12. The concert starts _________ 7.45
13. I learnt to drive __________ 4 weeks.
14. The course begins _________ 7 January and ends ___________ 10 March.
15. I went to bed _________ midnight and got up ________ 6.30 the next morning.
16. Mozart was born in Salzburg ___________ 1756.
17. Are you doing anything special ____________ the weekend?
18. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived ______ 5 o’clock __________ the morning.
19. I haven’t seen Ann _________ a few days. I last saw her _________ Tuesday.
20. I’ll phone you _________ Tuesday morning _________ about 10.00, OK?
21. Tom’s grandfather died __________ 1977 _______ the age of 79.
22. The price of electricity is going up ________ October.
23. Jack’s father is an engineer but he’s out work __________ the moment.
24. ________Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk in the country.
25. There’re usually a lot of parties ________ New Year’s Eve.
26. I have been invited to a wedding ________ 14 February.
27. The telephone and the doorbell rang __________ the same time.
28. Mr. David is 63. He’ll be retiring from his job _________ two years’ time.
29. It’s been raining __________ I got up this morning.
30. Tom and I have known each other _________ 6 months.
31. Tom’s father has been a policeman _________ 20 years.
32. Have you been learning English _________ a long time?
33. I was born in Africa ___________ 1970.
34. My parents moved back to England ___________ I was five.
35. We live in Bristol ____________ three years.
36. I went to college two years _____________.
37. I found a flat on my own ____________ last year.
38. I usually go home ___________ the weekend.
39. I didn’t go home ____________ weekend because some friends came to stay.
40. They arrived ____________ three o’clock _____________ the afternoon.
41. ___________ Saturday evening we went out to a concert.
42. ___________ we got home we listened to some music.
43. We got up late __________ Sunday morning.
44. __________ the afternoon we went for a walk.
45. I bought a car a few weeks _____________.
46. I had an accident ___________ last night.
47. It happened __________ 7.00_________ the evening.
48. I’ll be ready ___________ two weeks.
