Use the prepositions from the box to complete the text. Some are used more than once.

between, near, in, on, at, during
As a senior lawyer I work (0) ____between____ twelve and fourteen hours a day and usually come back home (1) _______________ 9 p.m. My wife complains that I don’t spend enough time with her. We can do something together only (2) _______________ Sundays and then we usually go to the restaurant (3) _______________ our house. When I have several days off, for example (4) _______________ Christmas, we try to go out of London. Last year (5) _______________ December we went to Brighton to visit my mother. She was born (6) _______________ December 25, so we celebrated her birthday (7) _______________ our visit. My mum’s life was completely different from mine. She could always find a good balance (8) _______________ her work and family life.