1
0
1. Peter had left his guitar _____ the bed before he got _____ his room.
A) at / into
B) on / out of
C) in / towards
D) by / on
2. It takes about ten minutes to drive _____ this tunnel.
A) through
B) across
C) over
D) among
3. Our next chemistry class is _____ 11 o ‘clock _____ Tuesday.
A) in / from
B) on / by
C) at / on
D) around / in
4. As the truck was going slowly _____ the slope, I was driving right _____ it.
A) off / in front of
B) down / between
C) along / over
D) up / behind
5. Because he works _____ a farm, Carl always goes to bed very early and gets up _____ dawn.
A) at / –
B) onto / in
C) on / at
D) in / on
6. Farmers are usually _____ the fields from early _____ the morning _____ late _____ night _____ the summer.
A) on / on / until / to / at
B) in / at / to / at / in
C) at / in / to / on / duning
D) in / in / till / at / in
7. _____ we didn’t have many toys when we were kids, we used to enjoy ourselves a lot.
A) As soon as
B) Except for
C) Although
D) Despite
8. I still have a terrible toothache _____ the drugs I have been taking for days.
A) such as
B) even though
C) unless
D) in spite of
9. Melinda never misses the concerts of her favourite band _____ they give one near her hometown.
A) in case
B) until
C) whenever
D) so that
10. Whether or not you join me, I will be _____ our neighbour’s barbecue party _____ this afternoon.
A) in / on
B) at / –
C) to / in
D) on / at
11. _____ wealth _____ fame makes me happy. I only want my freedom and privacy.
A) Either / or
B) Both / and
C) Neither / nor
D) Hardly / when
12. My grandfather turned up the volume of the TV _____ hear the news.
A) in case
B) so that
C) in addition to
D) in order to
13. You can get over diseases _____ the common cold without taking any medicine.
A) both
B) such as
C) what is more
D) since
14. It is hard to get a good job _____ you speak a second foreign language fluently _____ English.
A) othewise / except
B) apart from / besides
C) unless / as well as
D) as soon as / such as
15. The car looked all right _____ a few unimportant scratches.
A) unless
B) apart from
C) like
D) as
16. Can you wash the dishes _____ I am doing the ironing?
A) besides
B) whereas
C) all in all
D) while
17. It was snowing heavily, _____ we decided to cancel the trip.
A) since
B) so
C) while
D) if
18. The Johnsons have been living right _____ us _____ I was born.
A) above / since
B) next to / for
C) below / when
D) under / whenever
19. _____ security reasons, you see cameras _____ you go in the city.
A) Because of / whenever
B) Despite / in case
C) Due to / wherever
D) Like / until
20. There is a lot of traffic on the roads _____ the high number of people going on holiday these days.
A) due to
B) since
C) because
D) whereas
Answer Key:
1: B
2: A
3: C
4: D
5: C
6: D
7: C
8: D
9: C
10: B
11: C
12: D
13: B
14: C
15: B
16: D
17: B
18: A
19: C
20: A
