Discussion
We started __________ ten minutes to four.
Answer: B
The preposition is at: We started at ten minutes to four.
Ten minutes to four (3.50) is an exact clock time, and an exact point of time takes at, as in at 5 p.m. or at noon.
By ten minutes to four would mean "no later than", which does not fit a simple statement of when they started. To and in are not used before a clock time.
The same pattern applies to all clock times: at half past six, at a quarter to nine, at 7.30.
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