The library is ______ the street from the bank.

• A. Across
• B. Beside
• C. Behind
• D. Near

Answer: (A)

This question tests how we describe location using prepositions with a street. Across the street from means being on the opposite side of the street relative to another place. So the library is on the opposite side of the street from the bank, which is why across fits naturally: the library faces the bank but sits across the street from it. Beside would mean next to, behind would place it behind the bank or another object, and near just means close to—not specifically across the street.