Preposition
Instruction: Put a tick / in the appropriate box.
1 | He made his escape by jumping ______ a window and jumping ______ a waiting car. | ||
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2 | To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ______ those stairs and then ______ the corridor to the end. | ||
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3 | I saw something about it ______ television. | ||
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4 | I couldn't get in ______ the door so I had to climb ______ a window. | ||
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5 | She took the key ______ her pocket and put it ________ the lock. | ||
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6 | He drove ______ me without stopping and drove off ______ the centre of town. | ||
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7 | I took the old card ______ the computer and put ______ the new one. | ||
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8 | I went ______ him and asked him the best way to get ______ town. | ||
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9 | It's unlucky to walk ______ a ladder in my culture. I always walk ______ them. | ||
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10 | The restaurant is ______ the High Street, ______ the cinema. | ||
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11 | Sally left school ______ the age of 16 and went to work ______ a bank. | ||
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12 | He jumped ______ the wall and ______ the garden. | ||
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13 | He was driving ______ 180 miles per hour when he crashed ______ the central barrier. | ||
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14 | She ran ______ the corridor and ______ the stairs to the second floor. | ||
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15 | John is the person standing ______ the window, ______ the woman with the long blonde hair. | ||
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16 | When the bull ran ______ me, I jumped ______ the fence. | ||
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17 | Look, that car's ______ fire. | ||
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18 | He saw a parking space ______ two cars and drove ______ it. | ||
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19 | Harry comes to work ______ car but I prefer to come ______ foot. | ||
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20 | He took the book ______ the shelf and put it ______ his bag. | ||
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