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1. Columbos discovered America ....in.... 1492.

2. You can see the stars .......at........ night, if the sky is clear.
3. Tom isn't here ......at....... the moment. He'll be back .......in...... five minutes.
4. The course begins .....on...... 7 January and ends .........on... 10 March.
5. Tom's grandmother died .......in.... 1977 ........at... the age of 79.
6. The price of electricity is going up .....in........ October.
7. Ann works hard during the week, so she likes to relax ......at....... weekends.
8. I can't be at home .....in....... the morning. Can you phone me .....in..... the afternoon
instead?
9. Jack's brother is an engineer but he's out of work ........at... the moment.
10.........On..... Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk in the country.
11. Tom doesn't see his parents very often these days- usually only .....at...... Christmas
and sometimes.......in..... the summer for a few days.
12. The telephone and the doorbell rang .......at...... the same time.
13. I walk up a lot of stairs everyday. My flat is ......on....... the third floor and there is no
lift.
14. We went to the theatre last night. We had seats .....in....... the front row.
15 .It can be dangerous when children play football .......on....... the street.
16. I can't find Tom ......in...... in this photograph.
17. Do you take sugar .......in....... your coffee?
18. You can find the sports results .........on..... back page of the newspaper.
19. Sue and Dave got married .......in........ Manchester four years ago.
20. Paris is .........in..... the river Seine.
21. Mr. Boyle's office is .......on...... the first floor. When you come out of the lift, it's the
third floor..........on... your left.
22. Turn left ......at....... the traffic lights.
23. In most countries people drive .......on...... the right.
24. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday ........at....... the Swiss Alps.
25. She spends all day sitting ...at.......... the window and watching what is happening
outside.
1. Cenk lives .........at..... 810 İstiklal Street.
2. The course begins .......on...... 8 June and ends .......in....... October.
3. Peter is ........in..... class 2 B.
4. Peter goes to school ........from...... Monday ......to....... Friday.
5. Students haven't got any lessons .......at...... the weekends.
6. Sheila gets up .........at.... 6.30 every morning.
7. Mike and his family go for a walk .......in..... the evenings.
8. Michael has got a lot of posters and pictures ......and........ cars ...on....... the
wall ......for.... his room.
9. I go to school ....by....... bus, not ......on..... foot.
10. I went to bed .....at....... midnight and got up ........at..... 10.00 ......in.... the morning.
11. Mozart was born .........in..... Salzburg ........in..... 1756.
12. There is a car in ...........in............. our house.
13. Who is sitting .......behind....... to you?
14. There is a light ......on......... the table.
15. Hurry up! We are going to the cinema ...........in.... five minutes.
16. I haven't seen Ann for a few days. I last saw her .........on.... Tuesday.
17. Jack's brother is an engineer but he's out of work .......at..... the moment.

1. on 2. On 3. to - in 4. on - in 5. in 6. At
7. in 8. on 9. in 10. in - at 11. at 12. in

1. down 2. on 3. on 4. of 5. 6. on
7. on 8. behind 9. In front 10. in 11. between 12. in 13.besid

1. Aurora’s birthday is ……in……. May, but I don’t know which date.


2. She hasn’t seen Kate for a few days. She said that she had last seen her …on….
Tuesday.
3. Steve is 65. He’ll be retiring from his job ……in…….. two years.
4. Same isn’t here……at.. the moment, but he’ll be there this afternoon.
5. I don’t like dark. I try to avoid going out ……at…. night
6. It rained very hard …in… the night. Did you hear it?
7. My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready ……in… two hours.
8. The bus station was busy. A lot of buses were leaving……at….. the same time.
9. Helen and David always go out for dinner …on… their wedding anniversary.
10. It was short book and essay to read. I read it ……in…. a day.

1. There was a long queue of people ………at……..the bus stop.


2. Nicola was wearing a silver ring ……on……... her little finger.
3. There was a security guard standing …………at……... the entrance to the building.
4. I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name……on…...
the door.
5. There are plenty of shops and restaurants……in…... the town centre.
6. You’ll find the weather forecast ………on……. the back page of the newspaper.
7. The headquarters of the company are……in…….. California.
8. I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole day sitting ………at……a
desk.
9. The man the police are looking for has a scar………on…. his right cheek.
10. Have you ever been camping? Have you ever slept ………in…..a tent?

1) The wine is _____in___ the bottle.


2) Pass me the dictionary, it's ______on___ the bookshelf.
3) Jennifer is ____at_____work.
4) Berlin is ___in____ Germany.
5) You have something ____on____ your face.
6) Turn left ___at____ the traffic lights.
7) She was listening to classical music ___on_____ the radio.
8) He has a house ___on_____ the river.
9) The answer is _____at_____ the bottom of the page.
10) Julie will be __on____ the plane now.
11) There are a lot of magnets ___on_____ the fridge.
12) She lives ___in____ London.
13) John is ___in_____ a taxi. He's coming.
14) I'll meet you _____at____ the airport.
15) She stood _____at_____ the window and looked out.
16) The cat is ___in____ the house somewhere.
17) Why are you calling so late? I'm already ____in__ bed.
18) I waited for Lucy ____at____ the station.
19) There was a picture of a flower ___on___ her T-shirt.
20) She has a house ____in____ Japan.

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