Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or conjunction.
1I eat the same food every day. I am fed ............... it.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "up with" after "fed" to mean tired of something.
2I wouldn't like to be in her position. I feel sorry ............... her.
Wrong!
We use "for" in the expression "feel sorry for someone."
3Every month, my salary is paid directly ............... my bank account.
Wrong!
"Into" shows movement or transfer to the inside of the bank account.
4I am very tired. ............... I get home, I am going to bed.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately after something happens.
5I had lost my key. However, I managed to climb into the house ............... an open window.
Wrong!
"Through" means moving from one side or opening to the other side.
6Shall we call a taxi ............... the station, or shall we walk home?
Wrong!
"To" shows the destination of the taxi journey.
7If I am a passenger in a car, I would like to sit ............... the front.
Wrong!
We say "in" the front when talking about a position inside a car.
8We were ............... the back, so we could not see properly.
Wrong!
"At" is used for a general position in a place, such as the back of a room or crowd.
9I was sitting ............... the back when the car hit the divider.
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We say "in" the back when talking about a position inside a car.
10I read an interesting article ............... the newspaper today.
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We use "in" for something printed inside a newspaper.
11The players shook hands ............... the end of the game.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "at" the end of an event or period.
12............... first, we didn't get on well, but in the end we became good friends.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase "At" first means at the beginning.
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- I eat the same food every day. I am fed up with it.
- I wouldn’t like to be in her position. I feel sorry for her.
- Every month, my salary is paid directly into my bank account.
- I am very tired. As soon as I get home, I am going to bed.
- I had lost my key. However, I managed to climb into the house through an open window.
- Shall we call a taxi to the station, or shall we walk home?
- If I am a passenger in a car, I would like to sit in the front.
- We were at the back, so we could not see properly.
- I was sitting in the back when the car hit the divider.
- I read an interesting article in the newspaper today.
- The players shook hands at the end of the game.
- At first, we didn’t get on well, but in the end we became good friends.