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Confusing words and prepositions of place (B2)

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  • Sally didn’t _____ the level of success she had hoped to.
    fulfil
    gain
    achieve
  • Someone’s _____ the door. Can you see who it is, please?
    on
    at
    in
  • It was so beautiful to walk _____ the beach.
    on
    at
    in
  • My brother is _____ a new career. He’s going to be a fireman.
    starting out on
    gaining
    fulfilling
  • Billy isn't _____ school today.
    on
    in
    at
  • You have to turn your phone off when you’re _____ the plane.
    in
    on
    at
  • When David beat his opponent, all the _____ went crazy!
    public
    audience
    spectators
  • How many people were there in the _____ for the concert?
    public
    audience
    crowd
  • After achieving success as an actor, Kirsty _____ a new career as a pop star.
    launched
    applied for
    offered
  • The _____ cannot buy tickets to see the film première. They only invite famous people and VIPs.
    public
    spectators
    audience
  • You can _____ most jobs online.
    start out on
    apply for
    pursue
  • My aunt has finally _____ her ambition of becoming a judge.
    realised
    built
    launched
  • There are two stages _____ this theatre.
    on
    in
    at
  • Don’t eat that biscuit! It’s been _____ the floor!
    on
    at
    in
  • Poor Grandma’s been _____ hospital for weeks.
    on
    in
    at
  • It took my grandparents twenty years to _____ their dream of buying their own apartment.
    gain
    build
    fulfil
  • We only did two _____ of the show but we could have done three or four, because it was very popular.
    plays
    performances
    actings
  • Jimmy didn’t enjoy working at the TV station but he did _____ some useful experience.
    achieve
    make
    gain
  • It was my first time as an actor. As soon as I stood on the _____, I forgot all my lines.
    scenery
    stage
    scene
  • Shakespeare’s most famous _____ is Hamlet. I’ve seen it three or four times in the theatre.
    play
    act
    scene
  • My _____ is to write a hit song. I’ll manage it one day!
    ambition
    gol
    career
  • All the information you need is _____ my website.
    on
    in
    at
  • Mr Jones became a Religious Education teacher after a five-year _____ as a priest.
    profession
    work
    career
  • The film is so cool. My favourite _____ is when the dragon appears for the first time.
    play
    act
    scene
  • The shop offered Tom a job but he _____. He went to work in a restaurant.
    left it
    turned it down
    abandoned it
  • I love _____! The only problem is that you have to perform in front of a director and dozens of other people!
    interpreting
    playing
    acting
  • We must take precautions when we go walking _____ the mountains.
    in
    on
    at
  • You _____ experience at the moment so you should consider working as a volunteer.
    abandon
    lack
    turn down
  • The book club meets _____ 86 Quarry Street every Tuesday.
    in
    on
    at
  • What’s the best way to _____ experience in the fashion business?
    make
    find
    get