15. The plant may grow... a height ... several metres depending... soil conditions. 1) to, of, on 16. It never occurred... me to ask him... the proof... his identity. 2) at, in, of 1) to, about, of 2) in, for, of 3) by, in, on 3) to, for, of 17. What... taking the day... and spending it ... the seaside? 1) to, of, at 2) about, off, at 3) for, on, at 18. I disapprove... people who make all sorts... promises which they have no intention... keeping. 1) at, of, - 2) of, of, of 3) of, about, 3)-, in, for 19. We must try to get... home... time... tea. 1) to, on, for 2) from, in, to 20. He suggested... me that we should offer to pay ... her... dollars. 1) to,, in 3) for, to, with 2) to, for, with 21. He ordered... us to give... him all the maps... our possession. 1) to, to, at 2) to,, for 3)-,, in 22. Edinburgh is full... places of interest and one of the problems... a visitor with only a short time... his or her disposal is what to see. 1) of, about, at 2) in, for, at 3) of, for, at 23. Fifty runners took part in the race. It was won... Peter Sloane, who is ... his final year... Rickton School. 1) by, in, at 2) by, during, at 3) with, at, at 24. The key... a successful career is to find a job that you really enjoy. It is important... everyone to like what they do... a living. 1) to, for, for 2) of, to, for 3) for, to, for 25. All... all, I prefer being... my own to I don't really enjoy. participating... social events that 1) in, by, in 2) of, by, in 3) in, on, in 26. In this film which deals... a dark subject - Sharon Stone plays the part of a woman who has been sentenced... death and most of the action takes place... a prison cell. 28 1) about, to, in 2) in, of, at 3) with, to, in 27. Children are dependent... their parents who are responsible ... protecting them... any harm. 1) on, for, from 2) on, in, from 3) with, for, without 28. The main business of banks is to borrow money... customers and lend it... others 1) to, to, at ... advantageous interest rates. 2) from, for, on 3) from, to, at C. Choose the appropriate prepositions / adverbs to complete the texts below. 1. Each month Bob puts about a quarter of his salary (at, into, for) the bank because he is saving up (for, to, at) a holiday (at, in, on) the Bahamas and he's trying not to waste money (for, at, on) stupid things like beer and lottery tickets. 2. The Parthenon was built (at, by, in) the 5th century BC (at, on, in) honour of the Goddess Athena who protected the city of Athens. Work (on, at, for) the building lasted 15 years. Today visitors (for, to, in) the Parthenon are still filled (in, with, by) admiration (at, for, of) its beauty. 3. (By, For, On) over a hundred and 30 years, people (in, at, to) London have used the underground to travel (at, to, for) work, go shopping, visit friends, etc. Only six kilometres (of, in, at) length, the world's first underground was opened (in, at, on) 10th January 1863 with trains pulled (with, by, at) steam engines. (To, In, By) 1868 another line (among, from, between) Westminster and South Kensington had opened. 4. This year's York Early Music Festival focuses (about, on, at) the last ten years of each century (of, with, from) the Middle Ages (to, of, in) the present day. Taking advantage (with, of, in) historic buildings (about, along, around) the city the 10-day festival opens (with, at, in) the premiere of a children's opera. 5. Mrs Wilson is going to retire (from, into, for) teaching (for, in, during) a few weeks. She plans to leave shortly (to, for, in) Australia, where she will spend three months with her sister. She says that there have been tremendous changes (during, in, for) recent years. She is glad to say that most of them have been (for, about, into) the good. Possibly the most noticeable change has been (for, in, about) computers. When she began teaching these had been hardly heard (about, from, of) but now