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IELTS 6A - Task 1 prepositions

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  • The oldest underground railway was built ____ London ____ 1863.
    at - about
    in - in
    at - in
    in - on
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  • The percentage of people needing medical treatment reached a peak ____ 35 in 2009.
    to
    at
    by
    of
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  • There is no evidence that a rise ____ petrol prices leads to less traffic.
    by
    about
    in
    on
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  • ____ general, all the figures gradually increased ____1911 to 2000.
    overall - from
    in - until
    in - from
    overall - to
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  • The temperature decreased ____ a low of three degrees ____ December.
    of - in
    of - to
    to - of
    to - in
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  • Car sales (50%) rose ____ five percent ____ August (60%).
    to - in
    about - in
    about - on
    by - in
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  • The number of people peaked ____ 5,523 ____ 2000.
    at - on
    at - in
    by - on
    by - in
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  • Customer complaints have gone down ____ below 100.
    at
    to
    by
    in
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  • There will be an increase ____ taxi fares next month.
    at
    by
    on
    in
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  • The number of employees fell ____ 12 percent last year. It was 20% at the beginning.
    to
    by
    about
    across
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