Prepositions and prepositional phrases

Our car broke down ___ the outskirts of the city.

• in

• on

• at

I need to pass my exams ____ all costs.

• in

• on

• at

_____, our bus has arrived. Thank goodness.

• At last

• At least

I teach her English and she teaches me Spanish _____.

• on oath

• in season

• in return

• on loan

Numbers are selected _____ random in the lottery.

• in

• on

• at

I always have a pen _____ hand in case I need to take notes.

• in

• at

• by

I tried to convince her to go out but all of my efforts were ___

• in vain

• on trial

• on occasion

• at fault

Choose phrases which mean "на грані/межі війни" (2 answers)

• on brink of war

• on verge of war

• on behalf of war

• on suspicion of war

I learned to drive _____ .

• in the age of 21

• at 21 years

• at the age of 21

• on 21 years

The defendant claimed he had been acting _____ self-defence.

• in

• on

• at