Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Preposition Exercise #4: Arnold Arboretum


Preposition Exercise #4

Context: Tourism: Boston: Arnold Arboretum  

Directions: Complete the reading passage below with the most appropriate prepositions.

Exercise:

     The Arnold Arboretum _____ Harvard University was founded _____ 265 acres _____ land _____ the Roslindale and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods _____ Boston ______ 1872, _____ the former estate _____ Benjamin Bussey, who had donated the land _____ the university _____ order _____ further its research _____ the agricultural sciences.  

     The grounds _____ the arboretum were designed _____ the celebrated Frederick Law Olmsted, one _____ the fathers _____ American landscape design. It includes hills, ponds and many miles _____ lovely, winding paths. The collection includes _____ 15,000 living plants, mostly trees, many _____ which are labeled _____ their scientific names, origins and other pertinent information.

    Free and open ______ the public _____ dawn _____ dusk, the arboretum welcomes _____ 250,000 visitors a year. The best time _____ visit is the fall, when the leaves change color _____ green _____ varying shades _____ red, orange, yellow and brown. It is one _____ many wonderful attractions _____ Boston.    
 © James Doyle, 2012

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