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Certain words denoting places in English can be used with or without the definite article following a preposition. If the article is absent the word indicates the function of the place rather than just the place itself when the article is present, e.g.:

He's at college = He's studying. 

He's at the college = He's at the college building (probably doing something else).

For each gap choose one of the prepositions below and one of the place words. Put them in with or without the definite article depending on the meaning. 

at, on, in, to  -  church, college, court (2), home, hospital, prison, school, town, university 

When I was a boy (1) ________________ I used to play tennis. I used to

love being (2) _______________ playing tennis all day, but I failed all my

exams because I didn't study. Then  when I was 16 I decided to go (3)

________________ and prepare for the university entry exams. Later when I

was (4) ________________ doing my degree I got into trouble when I went

on a demonstration. There was a lot of fighting with the police and I was

arrested. When I appeared (5) ________________ I was fined £100 and

conditionally discharged. I was very relieved as I didn't want to end up (6)

________________ and get a criminal record. 

Soon after that I was in a night club (7) ________________ one evening and

met a lovely girl who worked as a nurse (8) ________________. We fell in

love and last week we got married  (9) ________________ at the end of our

road. Now we're looking forward to a quiet life (10) ________________

together.

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