English Basic Preposition Test

One of the first records (A)of famine was (B)carved (C)over granite (D)by an Egyptian pharaoh.

• A

• B

• C

• D

He went (A)on (B)to say that there is a difference between dying (C)from cancer and living (D)on cancer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

He was new and I was (A)conscious of trying (B)to show that someone was (C)listening (D)him.

• A

• B

• C

• D

I doubt I'm entitled (A)to go too far (B)in this discussion but I couldn't (C)resist the impulse to (D)replying the last comment.

• A

• B

• C

• D

His white hair and the red uniform (A)of the court acrobat showed (B)each other (C)of (D)to perfection.

• A

• B

• C

• D

(A)While the heat (B)of the day they were (C)lying in the shade (D)of the truck.

• A

• B

• C

• D

There were (A)two slips (B)on the road and I couldn’t drive my car; (C)in fact, I had to walk the remaining distance (D)on foot.

• A

• B

• C

• D

(A)For a long time there was (B)only the sound (C)of the wind (D)at the late afternoon.

• A

• B

• C

• D

If you felt (A)equal for it and would (B)care to—how (C)about coming back here (D)for a while?

• A

• B

• C

• D

I was (A)onto fire, the inside (B)of my head felt dried (C)up, and my lungs hurt (D)from the hot air.

• A

• B

• C

• D