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TOEIC Prepositions

TOEIC Prepositions

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English

Professional Development

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Each of the sentences below contains a missing preposition.
Four possible answers follow the sentence.
Choose the best answer in each case.

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Multiple Choice

  1. The next monthly meeting is _____ 2nd April.

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on

2

at

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in

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with

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Multiple Choice

  1. Your completed application form must arrive _____ 2nd October at the latest.

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in

2

at

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during

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by

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Multiple Choice

  1. The company has been running its Houston office _____ the beginning of 2003.

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for

2

at

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since

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in

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Multiple Choice

  1. Mrs. Lebrowski is my boss: I've worked _____ her for five years.

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over

2

between

3

through

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under

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Multiple Choice

  1. Traveling _____ Europe by train is a wonderful and unique experience.

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by

2

across

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at

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on

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  1. The hotel is happy to provide its guests _____ soap, shampoo and other toiletries free of charge.

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with

2

for

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under

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during

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  1. The average commuter journey _____ work takes 47 minutes.

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by

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to

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at

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on

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  1. The duty manager is responsible _____ dealing with any problems that customers have.

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about

2

with

3

against

4

for

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Multiple Choice

  1. All office paperwork has to be filed: don't throw anything _____.

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down

2

out

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up

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over

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Multiple Choice

  1. The night train _____ Washington, D.C. arrives in Miami early the next morning.

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by

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with

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at

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from

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Multiple Choice

  1. Commuters rely _____ a punctual, comfortable and safe public transport service to get them to work.

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on

2

for

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about

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to

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Multiple Choice

  1. The seminar has been moved from Wednesday _____ Friday.

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until

2

for

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to

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by

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Multiple Choice

  1. Employees who are repeatedly absent _____ work for no reason will have their wages reduced.

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about

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with

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at

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from

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Multiple Choice

  1. I always have a big evening meal, but for some reason I always wake up hungry _____ the middle of the night.

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at

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on

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in

4

to

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Multiple Choice

  1. The quickest way to get from London to Scotland is _____ air.

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by

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on

3

in

4

through

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  1. Your pay claim has to be approved _____ the financial controller before she can give you any money.

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at

2

for

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to

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by

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  1. The shopping mall has been running a very popular car valet service _____ two months.

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before

2

for

3

since

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in

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  1. I was so tired that I slept _____ most of the movie.

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through

2

in

3

between

4

to

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  1. The manager is on a training course in London and will be back _____ a few days.

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in

2

at

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since

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until

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Multiple Choice

  1. Most English people would rather stay home and watch TV _____ the evening than go out.

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on

2

in

3

at

4

to

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The sentences below each contain four underlined prepositions.
One of the prepositions is not correct.
Identify and correct that preposition in each sentence.

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