Question

Ex.6. Fill in the blanks with the prepositions if necessary.
1) ___ graduation ___ Railway Academy he worked as a railway dispatcher ___ a large
terminal. 2) In Britain students' grants depend ___ the income ___ their parents. 3) The washing
machine is provided ___ the instruction on how to operate it. 4) By 1913 the railway network of
Russia consisted ___ 25 state lines and 13 private lines belonging ___ different companies. 5) I was
included ___ the list ___ speakers ___ the conference. 6) If the student misses ___ a lecture or is late
___ a seminar he has to inform the monitor ___ the group for the reason. 7) Will you wait ___ me after
the lessons? 8) The new high speed railway line will be put ___ operation ___ a week. 9) What
subjects are you strong ___? 10) Great attention is paid ___ ecological problems all over the world.
11) When I entered ___ the Institute I knew very little ___ the history ___ its foundation. 12) Our
automobile is equipped ___ radio communication and audio signaling. 13) Students ___ technical
institutes have practical training ___ various enterprises. 14) Now the Trans-Siberian Mainline is
divided ___ six railways in the Urals, Siberia and the Far East. 15) He speaks ___ a number of
foreign languages. 16) The scholarship provided me ___ my first opportunity to travel overseas.
17) Water consists ___ hydrogen and oxygen.
about after at [3] for [2] from in [3] into [2]
of [7] on to [2] with [3]

Answer 1

1) after / from / at; 2) on / of; 3) with; 4) of / to; 5) in / of / at; 6) - / for / of; 7) for; 8) into / in; 9) in; 10) to; 11) - / about / of; 12) with; 13) of / at; 14)into; 15) - 16) with; 17) of.