English Grammar in Use Fifth Edition

Additional exercises
Prepositions (position and other uses)
Units 123–128
34
Put in the missing preposition.
1 
I’d love to be able to visit every country 
 the world.
2 
Jessica White is my favourite author.  Have you read anything 
 her?
3 
There’s a small shop 
 the end of this road.
4 
Tom is away at the moment.  He’s 
 holiday.
5 
We live 
 the country, a long way from the nearest town.
6 
I’ve got a stain 
 my jacket.  I’ll have to have it cleaned.
7 
We went 
a party 
 Lisa’s house on Saturday.
8 
Boston is 
 the east coast of the United States.
9 
Look at the leaves 
 that tree.  They’re a beautiful colour.
10 
I’ve never been 
 Japan, but I’d like to go very much.
11 
Mozart died 
 Vienna in 1791 
 the age of 35.
12 
‘Are you 
 this photo?’  ‘Yes, that’s me, 
 the left .’
13 
We went 
 the theatre last night.  We had seats 
 the front row.
14 
If you want to turn the light on, the switch is 
 the wall 
 the door.
15 
It was late when we arrived 
 the hotel.
16 
I couldn’t decide what to eat.  There was nothing 
 the menu that I liked.
17 
We live 
 a tower block.  Our apartment is 
 the fift eenth floor.
18 
Some parts of the film were a bit stupid, but 
 the whole I enjoyed it.
19 
‘When you paid the restaurant bill, did you pay cash?’  ‘No, I paid 
 credit card.’
20 
‘How did you get here?  Did you come 
 the bus?’  ‘No,  
 car.’
21 
I watched a really interesting programme 
 TV last night. 
22 
Helen works for a large company.  She works 
 the customer services department.
23 
Anna spent two years working 
 London before returning 
 Italy.
24 
How was your trip 
 the beach?  Did you have a good day?
25 
On our first day in Paris, we went 
 a trip round the city.