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  1. The winner of the competition was ___ the drawing-room.
    a. on
    b. in
    c. at

  2. Everybody sat ___ the floor, but Mr. Spencer sat ___ a chair ___ the corner.
    a. over - in - on
    b. about - on - at
    c. on - on - in

  3. The judge poured champagne ___ the glass.
    a. into
    b. on
    c. inside

  4. The elderly lady was always ___ home ___ night.
    a. at - at
    b. in - at
    c. into-inside

  5. Adriana used to swin ___ the sea and sunbathe ___ the sand.
    a. on -at
    b. on - in
    c. in - on

  6. During the week I get up early ___ the morning and go to bed late ___ night. But normally ___ weekends I sleep until midday.
    a. on - at - at
    b. in - at - on
    c. in - in - at

  7. Peter lives ___ Boa Viagem Avenue, now, but he lived ___ 109, Amizade Street ___ 1980.
    a. on - at - in
    b. in - at - on
    c. on - at - on

  8. He was born ___ 8:15 ___ the morning ___ June, 18th, 1928
    a. in - on - at
    b. at - in - on
    c. on - on - in

  9. The hanging light is ___ the table.
    a. in
    b. over
    c. at

  10. "I'm staying ___ the Jangadeiro Hotel. It's ___ Boa Viagem Ave. ___ Recife".
    a. at - in - on
    b. in - on - at
    c. at - on - in

  11. Thomas was born ___ January 9th ___ Buenos Aires.
    a. in - on
    b. on - in
    c. at - on

  12. He's arriving from Europe ___ Wednesday.
    a. at
    b. on
    c. of

  13. She doesn't work ___ night.
    a. in
    b. on
    c. at

Copyright (C) 2001 by Edmilson Sá (edmilson@arconet.com.br)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.