Sammy: Hello, Mr. Bright. You’ve been gone a long time. Where have you been?
Phil: Asia. I’ve been (56) …… Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo … all over.
Sammy: You sure do travel a lot.
Phil: Too much. I’m tired (57) …… travelling now and just want to stay home.
Sammy: Why do you want to do that? It’s not interesting (58) …… here.
Phil: Sammy, I’ve been everywhere and I’ve seen everything. Now I just want to settle down (59) …… a while.
Sammy: But your life is so exciting.
Phil: Exciting? I spend all my time going (60) …… airports, waiting (61) …… my luggage, looking (62) …… a taxi, checking (63) …… a hotel … It’s not exciting at all.
Sammy: Well it sure sounds exciting (64) …… me. I haven’t been anywhere. I’ve spent my whole life right here in this small city.
Phil: Well, why don’t you go somewhere (65) …… your next vacation?
Sammy: Me? Travel? Oh, I couldn’t do that. You have to get reservations and pack and … I might lose my passport and … Oh, no … not me.
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition
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My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather.
a. after b. to c. about -
Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.
a. since b. for c. until -
My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.
a. since b. for c. until -
He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train.
a. by b. at c. with -
You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.
a. with b. in c. on -
I told Mom we’d be home ______ an hour or so.
a. to b. in c. at -
I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.
a. of b. at c. in -
The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.
a. from b. of c. in -
I’ll see you ____ home when I get there.
a. in b. by c. at -
It’s been snowing ________ Christmas morning.
a. since b. for c. until