Question

B. Insert at, on or in where necessary. 1) Bill Gates was born in Seattle ….. 1955 2) I haven’t seen Ann for a few days. I last saw her ….. Wednesday. 3) The price of electricity is going up ….. January. 4) I’ve been invited to the wedding …. 14 February. 5) Hurry up! We’ve got to go …. five minutes. 6) I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you ….. a moment. 7) Jenny’s brother is an engineer, but he is out of work ….. the moment. 8) There are usually a lot of parties …. Christmas. 9) I hope the weather will be nice …. the weekend. 10) …. Saturday night I went to bed …. 11 p.m. 11) I don’t like travelling …. night. 12) We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived …. 5 o’clock …. the morning. 13) The course begins …. 7 January and ends sometime …. April. 14) My brother came home …. last Christmas. 15) It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it …. a day. 16) I might not be at home … Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there … the afternoon. 17) My car is being repaired in the garage. It will be ready …. two hours. 18) The group set off … yesterday morning. 19) The telephone and the bell rang … the same time. 20) I’m pretty busy … this week. I’m afraid I can’t see you … Friday.

Answer 1

1) in
2) on
3) in
4) on
5) in
6) in
7) at
8) on
9) on
10) On, at
11) at
12) at, in
14) -
15) in
16) on
17) in
18) -
19) at
20) -

Answer 2

1. Bill Gates was born in Seattle in 1955.
2. I haven’t seen Ann for a few days. I last saw her on Wednesday.
3. The price of electricity is going up in January.
4. I’ve been invited to the wedding on 14 February.
5. Hurry up! We’ve got to go in five minutes.
6. I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you in a moment.
7. Jenny’s brother is an engineer, but he is out of work at the moment.
8. There are usually a lot of parties at Christmas.
9. I hope the weather will be nice over the weekend.
10. On Saturday night I went to bed at 11 p.m.
11. I don’t like traveling at night.
12. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived at 5 o’clock in the morning.
13. The course begins on 7 January and ends sometime in April.
14. My brother came home at last Christmas.
15. It was quite a short book and easy to read. I read it in a day.
16. I might not be at home on Tuesday morning but I’ll probably be there in the afternoon.
17. My car is being repaired in the garage. It will be ready in two hours.
18. The group set off yesterday morning.
19. The telephone and the bell rang at the same time.
20. I’m pretty busy this week. I’m afraid I can’t see you on Friday.