13 English Complex Prepositions Quiz Quizzes

1. Everyone came , ____________ Mary She stayed at home

A. In face of

B. Out of

C. Except for

2. You work very hard, but remember, there are other things in life ____________ work

A. apart from

B. based on

C. owing to

D. together with

3. apart from / except for

4. to popular opinion, penguins are not friendly animals, but can be very fiery

A. contrary to

B. with respect to

C. in front of

D. next to

5. owing to / due to

6. They opened the window ____________ ventilate the room

A. as for

B. because of

C. as part of

D. in order to

7. Trains were invented ____________ the nineteen century

A. At

B. Since

C. In

8. the newspaper, it will rain again at the week end

A. With respect to

B. As for

C. Except for

D. According to

9. There is a gym ____________ my office, which is really convenient It’s just a 5-minute walk

A. next to

B. near to

C. on top of

D. in between

10. rain, we will put off the picnic

A. due to

B. apart form

C. in case of

D. in spite of

11. She stayed at home all day ____________ going out

A. based on

B. instead of

C. due to

D. except for

12. I don’t need to commute to the university every day The office is very ____________ my house

A. close to

B. far from

C. away from

D. outside of

13. I have cleaned everything ____________ the kitchen