Complete the story using the correct prepositions. around, after, before, in, above, on, among
My father has a habit of keeping his spectacles ... random places.
in
Last week, he could not find his spectacles and looked ... the house.
around
We checked the big box that reached ... our waists.
above
My father looked for the spectacles ... the newspapers kept ... the table.
among, on
He continued searching for two hours ... finally giving up.
before
He sat down on the bed ... giving one final look to the room...
after
Explanation
(1) 'In' is used to indicate location within something. (2) 'Around' is used to indicate searching in all directions. (3) 'Above' is used to indicate position higher than something. (4) 'Among' is used for being surrounded by multiple items, 'on' is used for surface placement. (5) 'Before' is used to indicate earlier in time sequence. (6) 'After' is used to indicate later in time sequence.