Prepositions Fill in the blanks

1. I get up _______ seven _______ the morning _______ weekdays. I go to work _______
tram.
2. I take care _______ my son. My son is similar _______ me. Hes quite different _______
my wife.
3. China has agreed _______ participate _______ the global economic forum.
4. My wife spent the milk money _______ cigarettes.
5. There has been a slight decrease _______ gas prices lately.
6. In the beginning, Lillian was not accustomed _______ working in such a big company.
7. My favorite Chinese philosopher is Chuang-tzu. Most Westerners have never heard
_______ him.
8. Johns wife accused him _______ cheating. She thinks he is bored _______ her.
9. My boss told me to finish the report _______ 5 pm. After that, I could go _______ vacation.
10. Kate apologized _______ her sons poor behavior.
11. If youve got a problem, then do something _______ it!
12. Everyone _______ the HR department was surprised _______ the news.
13. Paul is very good _______ telling jokes. He reminds me _______ his father.
14. Im not familiar _______ this neighborhood.
15. If I had to choose _______ going to heaven or hell, Id choose heaven.
16. Hosni Mubarak was ______ power in Egypt for 30 years.
17. Alan is a fan ______ Manchester United.
18. NATO stands _______ the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
19. Rogers company specializes _______ the management of young musicians.
20. Im going _______ vacation next month.
21. Bratislava is not _______ big _______ Budapest.
22. Ken has to finish the project _______ 4 pm tonight.
23. The movie was inspired _______ a book written 50 years ago.
24. I was able to return the product because it was still _______ warranty.
25. The little boy hit his friend _______ a stick.
26. I plan to work _______ I am 65 years old.
27. I wasnt able to focus _______ my work because of the loud construction outside my
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28. Unfortunately, I dont have many opportunities to go _______ business trips.
29. This commercial was designed to appeal _______ women in their twenties and thirties.
30. I dont know his reason _______ ending the relationship.
31. Although Carol graduated _______ Harvard with a degree in political science, nowadays
she doesnt care _______ politics.
32. I am very proud _______ my sons accomplishments.
33. Laura cant concentrate _______ her job because she is stressed out about her marriage.
34. I dont care _______ baseball. I never watch it.
35. I am allergic _______ cats.
36. He is responsible _______ our branch in China.
37. I have a question to ask related _______ your education.
38. I have a view _______ Dublin Castle from my apartment.
39. The company president didn't want to comment _______ the scandal.
40. You remind me _______ my cousin.
41. After graduation, Joan will apply _______ some local companies _______ a job as a
graphic designer.
42. There was much damage _______ the car.
43. These boots were _______ sale last week.
44. The United Nations has supplied the rebels _______ weapons.
45. I have too many problems to deal _______.
46. This product should appeal _______ girls in their teens.
47. Ive never heard _______ Lyle Whitfield.
48. I was surprised _______ the size of her nose.
49. Grace is _______ her forties. She spends all her money _______ luxury goods.
50. Greg is involved _______ organized crime.
51. By the time the police found out _______ the crime, the thief was already in Mexico.

52. Theres always a risk ______ an earthquake in Japan. Its difficult to concentrate ______
your work, when you know there could be a disaster any minute.

53. Tina studied ______ Charles University for one year, but she graduated ______ Harvard.
She is snobby. She looks ______ on people who havent graduated college.

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Carols father is very strict. He prohibits her _______ having a boyfriend until she graduates
_______ high school. She spends most of her time in the library, surrounded _______ books.
Once, her father accused her _______ doing drugs because she didnt come home _______ time.
He checked her schoolbag _______ drugs. Instead of drugs, he found her diary and read it. This
made Carol angry, so she punched him _______ the face.

I graduated ________ university a month ago. I studied ________ Oxford. Last week, I had an
interview ________ a programming position ________ Google. They noticed on my CV that I had
very little experience, however, they promised not to hold that ________ me. The interview went
well, but Im not sure Ill be hired. I was tired, so I had a hard time paying attention ________ the
interviewer. Also, Im a woman, and there are few women in my field. I fear Ill be discriminated
________. Hopefully being a woman wont prevent me ________ having a successful career.

Greg went ______ a trip yesterday to Vienna. He has a Pontiac Trans-Am, which is similar ______
the car David Hasselhoff drove in the TV show Knight Rider. On the way there, he was driving his
car ______ a speed of 110 km per hour. There was a sharp turn, and his car slid off the icy road.
His life was ______ stake. A large tree was right in front of him. He nearly ran ______ it, but at the
last second, he regained control and pulled his car back on the road.

Later he realized his tires were ______ bad shape. He needed to invest ______ some new ones.
So he went to a car shop that specializes ______ high performance tires. The end.

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