For, since, from – English Grammar Test for B1
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Reading Passage
I have lived in this small town since 2005. At first, life here was very different for me because I came from a big city. I used to work long hours, but now I have had a quieter life for many years. My house is just ten minutes’ walk from the local market, and I always buy fresh vegetables and fruit from the farmers there. I have been teaching at the local school for more than ten years, and I have known most of my students’ families since they were children. The town has changed a lot since I moved here. We have had a new hospital for two years, which has been very helpful. I also receive letters from old friends who still live in the city. Sometimes I miss the noise and lights, but I have been happy here for almost twenty years now.
1 How long has the writer lived in the town?
a) since 2005
b) for two years
c) from 2005 to 2008
2 Where did the writer come ___ before moving to the town?
3 The writer has had a quieter life ___ many years.
a) for
b) since
c) from
4 How far is the house from the local market?
a) one hour
b) ten minutes’ walk
c) for ten minutes
5 The writer buys fresh vegetables ___ the farmers.
6 The writer has been teaching at the local school ___ more than ten years.
7 He has known many families ___ the children were young.
a) for
b) since
c) from
8 What has changed a lot since the writer moved there?
a) the school
b) the town
c) the hospital
9 The hospital has been there ___ two years.
a) since
b) for
c) from
10 Who does the writer receive letters ___?
11 The letters come ___ old friends in the city.
12 How long has the writer been happy in the town?
a) since 2005
b) for almost twenty years
c) from 2010
13 What did the writer miss sometimes?
a) the quiet
b) the market
c) the noise and lights
14 The writer has lived in the town ___ 2005.
a) since
b) for
c) from
15 How long has the new hospital helped the town?
16 The writer always buys fruit ___ the market.
17 He has had the same house ___ nearly twenty years. (Fill in: for / since / from)
18 The students’ families are known by the writer ___ a long time.
19 What is true about the writer’s lifestyle now?
a) It is noisier.
b) It is quieter.
c) It is from the city.
20 The writer used to work long hours. True or False?
21 The market is ten minutes ___ the house.
a) for
b) since
c) from
22 The town has changed a lot ___ he arrived.
23 Where has the writer been teaching ___?
24 How long has the writer known the families?
a) since the children were young
b) for ten weeks
c) from 2005 to 2006
25 The hospital has been open ___ two years.
26 He receives letters ___ the city.
27 He has had a quieter life ___ many years.
28 The writer has been happy in the town ___ almost twenty years.
29 What is the general feeling of the writer about the town?
a) unhappy
b) happy
c) noisy
30 Which three prepositions are repeated throughout the text?
Answer
1 a) since 2005 – starting point.
2 from a big city – origin.
3 a) for – duration.
4 b) ten minutes’ walk – distance.
5 from the farmers – source.
6 for more than ten years – duration.
7 b) since – starting point.
8 b) the town – changed since he moved.
9 b) for – duration “for two years.”
10 from old friends – source.
11 from old friends in the city – origin.
12 b) for almost twenty years – duration.
13 c) the noise and lights – detail from text.
14 a) since – starting point “since 2005.”
15 for two years – duration.
16 from the market – source.
17 for – duration “for nearly twenty years.”
18 for a long time – duration.
19 b) It is quieter – lifestyle description.
20 True – text says “I used to work long hours.”
21 c) from – distance “from the house.”
22 since he arrived – starting point.
23 at the local school for more than ten years – context.
24 a) since the children were young – starting point.
25 for two years – duration.
26 from the city – source.
27 for many years – duration.
28 for almost twenty years – duration.
29 b) happy – general feeling.
30 for, since, from – key focus.