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