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1. 1.

   Supply for, since, at, in, on, by where required in the following sentences.

   1. She drinks a lot of coffee ________ the evenings.
   2. Is is usually much warmer _________ three o'clock in the afternoon than _______ the morning.
   3. The new term starts ________ March.
   4. They have lived in this town _________ 2005.
   5. I have been waiting for you _________ eight o'clock.
   6. We will finish our exams ________ two day's time.
   7. They have lived in Delhi ________ six months.
   8. ________ summer we will have our vacations.
   9. Tom went home ________ sunset.
   10. We have been waiting ________ over half an hour.
2. 2.

   Supply suitable prepositions:

   1. There is a bus stop ________ the end of the road.
   2. I was _______ Japan when the president was there.
   3. He used to live ________ Kanpur.
   4. She lost her ring ________ the sand.
   5. I will meet you ________ the signpost near my house.
   6. Our house is _______ the top of the hill.
   7. There has been an accident _________ the corner of the street.
   8. Suddenly he jumped __________ the river.
   9. He sat _____  Mary and Janet.
   10. He was standing ______ the pillar.
3. 3.

   Riding on bicycle on a country road with your friends, you hear the announcement that a person wearing a red shirt and blue trousers has stolen a bicycle and has disappeared with it. After some time you see a person wearing a red shirt and blue trousers riding desperately on a bicycle. Your friends suggest to follow him. Give an account of your reaction and any subsequent adventures.

4. 4.

   Give an account of a religious festival at which you were present.

5. 5.

   Write an account of an event which has happened during the last year, and which you feel has affected the destiny of your country.

6. 6.

   An evening walk, looked forwarded to with enthusiasm, turns out to be a disaster. Write a real or imaginary account of such an occurrence.