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Question
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.
The nearest hospital ______this place is ______a distance of twenty kilometers. You can reach it either ______car or ______a bicycle.
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Solution
The nearest hospital in this place is at a distance of twenty kilometers. You can reach it either by car or by a bicycle.
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