'live up a hill' versus 'live into a hill'

[Deonisius]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #82 "Prepositons Test", question 10

Frederick lives ......... the hill, where all the mansions are.

(a) above
(b) unto
(c) onto
(d) up

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #82 "Prepositons Test", answer 10

Frederick lives up the hill, where all the mansions are.

Correct answer: (d) up

Your answer was: incorrect
Frederick lives onto the hill, where all the mansions are.
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hi, i have never used live up a hill.
Live into a hill is more correct for me, can you give me some examples and some explanations?

Deonisius

[Mister Micawber]

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Into and onto are prepositions of motion, i.e. they require a verb of motion:

The dog jumped onto the table and into the soup tureen.

The verb in our test question, live, is a verb of location, and up the hill is a location:

I live down the road and he lives up the mountain.
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[Mister Micawber]

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Sorry, but it's wrong. Above the hill is 'in the sky' perhaps; over the hill is 'on the other side of the hill', and would make more sense.
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