Ex1. Fill prepositions into blanks

1. He will have a meeting..........AT.......... 8 o'clock tomorrow

2. We always go to school..................IN............. the morning

3. Her birthday is....................ON.............. May 25th

4. There were a football match on TV...........FROM................... 9pm to 10:45pm last night

5. Last month, I visited my uncle and I was staying....................ON.................the farm for a month

6. We always go to class...........ON................................... time

7. Children often receive lucky money from their parents and relative..................ON.............. Tet holidays

8. Mr. Baker often watches TV ...............IN........................... the evenings

9. He wishes he will become a doctor..................IN................... the future

10. ............AT......................Chirstmas, good childre often receive presents from the Sana Claus

11. I am afraid to go out alone......................AT................... night

12. He was born..............IN............... 1994

13. I will go to the market....................NOW............................., I will buy you some candies

14. We heard that news.................on............... TV last nght

15. There was a trading meeting....................BETWEEN........................ 7am and 11am last Friday

16. I aways fimish the tests...............IN............................. time

17. We brought along a raincoat just...................IN........................ case it rained

18. He is......................OUT...................... of work now and he is looking for another job

19. This shirt is........................OUT....................... of date. I have to buy another

20. The paople shouted"rubber! rubber!" and the police came.............AT..................... once

21. ...............AT......................... first we didn;t know who he was but after that we knew he was a famous singer

22. I saw him................ON...................... the way to the movies

23. I am going to the market...................ON........................... the way, I will buy you some candies

24. They heard that news...............ON............... the radio last night

Ex2. Fill preposotions

1. Don't worry so much, my friens! You should care..........OF............. your health

2. He never stops complaining to his boss...................ABOUT................. the working conditions at the factory

3. If you want to pass the examination successfully, you should concentrate more......ON.............. these grammar lesseons

4. Do you think that our plan will depend much........ON............... the weather

5. I have just seen a terrible accident. A car crashed...............TO................. motorbike right at the concert of the street

I. Choose the most suitable tense.

1. Why (are you going to buy/ will you buy) a new mountain bike?

2. Don’t phone between 8.00 and 9.00. I’ll study/ I’ll be studying then.

3. Look out! That tree (will fall/ is going to fall)!

4. Let me know as soon as Louise (will get/ gets) here.

5. Great news! Jean and Chris (will come/ are coming) to stay with us.

6. According to this timetable, the bus (is going to arrive/ arrives) at 6.00.

7. I have a feeling that something strange (is going to happen/ is happening) in a minute.

8. The doctor says I (will have/ am going to have) a baby!

9. Can you call me at 7.00, because (I’ll leave/ I’m leaving) tomorrow.

10. If you arrive late at the sale, the best things (will go/ will have gone).

II. Give the correct form of the verbs:

1. I can’t see you on Thursday afternoon. I (visit)am visiting our Birmingham branch.

2. George (not be)won’t be back until six. Can I take a message?

3. What (you/ buy) are you going to buywith the money you won in the lottery?

4. I don’t think you (have) will have any problems at the airport.

5. (You/ take) are you going to take/Are you taking your dog with you to Scotland?

6. Can you answer the phone for me? I (lie down) am going to lie down for a while.

7. All the hotels are full. Where (we/ spend)are we going to spend the night?

8. You’d better not come in July. My mother (stay) will be staying/is staying with me then.

9. What time does your plane leave (your plane/ leave) ?

10. Leave the car here. May be the police (not/ notice) won’t notice it.

Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại

1. It is very difficult to find a work / at the moment

work => job

2. If you want / to know the news, you can read paper

paper => newspaper

3. We had a very good weather while we were / on holiday

a very good => very good

4. Your hair / are very long, you should have it / cut

are => is

5. I had to buy a bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches

a bread => some bread

6. I want to write a letter but I haven't got / some paper to write on

haven't got => doesn't have

7. Peter is at the post office but you could get him on / a talephone

a => ∅

8. There was a fight at the party but somebody got hurt

somebody => nobody

9. I think he should / got a job in his uncle's company

got => get

10. The accident happens because the driver in front stopped / so suddenly

happens => happened

1. If/ you/ mix/ red/ blue/ get / purple.

=> If you mix red and blue, you will get purple

2. If/ Arsenal/ win/ they/ be/ top/ the league.

=> If Arsenal wins, they’ll be top of the league

3. It /rain/ we / cancel / the match.

=>  If it rains, we will cancel the match

4. You / take / first bus/ you/will/ get /there on time.

=>  If you take the first bus, you’ll get there on time

5. You / need more helpers/ I /can try / get some time off work.

=> If you need more helpers, I can try and get some time off work

6. Mary might / deliver your parcel / you /ask /her.

=> mary might deliver your parcel if you ask her

1. If/ you/ mix/ red/ blue/ get / purple.

=> If you mix red and blue, you will get purple

2. If/ Arsenal/ win/ they/ be/ top/ the league.

=> If Arsenal wins, they’ll be top of the league

3. It /rain/ we / cancel / the match.

=>  If it rains, we will cancel the match

4. You / take / first bus/ you/will/ get /there on time.

=>  If you take the first bus, you’ll get there on time

5. You / need more helpers/ I /can try / get some time off work.

=> If you need more helpers, I can try and get some time off work

6. Mary might / deliver your parcel / you /ask /her.

=> mary might deliver your parcel if you ask her

1, think

2, would recover

3, had lost

4, sold

5, promised

6, was

7, drive

8, was, turned

9, had locked

10, have studied, discovered

IV. Circle the best answer:

1.The girls are excited at the thought of seeing their grandmother again.

A. The girls are thinking of seeing their grandparents again.

B. The girls are planning to see their grandparents again.

C. The girls are looking forward to seeing their grandparents again.

D. The girls are looking ahead to seeing their grandparents again.

2. It is Alice’s job to look after the staff.

A. Alice is responsible for looking after the staff. B. Alice should look after the staff

C. Alice is looking for a job to look after the staff D. Alice is allowed to look after the staff

3. Do ancient cities interest you?

A. Are ancient cities interesting with you? B. Are you interesting in ancient cities?

C. Do you find ancient cities interesting? D.Are you interested in ancient cities?

4. Learning English is not easy.

A. Nobody can learn English B. People are afraid of learning English

C. It is not easy to learn English D. It is important to learn English.

A. Usually, people think much to their future

B. Usually, people think much for their future

C. Usually, people think much in their future

D. Usually, people think much of their future

6. I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad.

A. I don’t want to spend my holiday abroad.

B. I am seldom able to afford to spend my holiday abroad

C. I am not thinking about spending my holiday abroad

D. I am not thinking about spending my holiday abroad

7. Judy has to work very hard to earn just enough money to pay her bills.

A. Although Judy works very hard, she never pays her bills on time.

B. Because Judy works very hard, she always pays her bills on time

C. Judy has to work very hard to make ends meet.

D. Judy has to work very hard and her bills have just been paid.

8. I am certainly not going to give you any more money.

A.I have no intention to give you any more money.

B. Because of uncertainty, I don’t give you any more money

C. I don’t want to explain why I am not going to give you any more money

D. It is clear that I am not going to give you any more money.

9. I think cycling is preferable to walk.

A. I prefer cycling to walking B. I like cycling better than walking

C. Cycling and walking is the same to me D. Both A and B

10. He denied taking the calculator

A. He said that he would not take the calculator B. He denied that he didn’t take the calculator

C. It was undeniable that he took the calculator D. He said that he had not taken the calculator

1. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.

If you ...........didn't live so far away,We would visit you very often................

2. That book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.

If the book .............were cheap, I would buy it........ ..........

3. We don’t go out very often because we can’t afford it

. If we ........................could afford it, we would go out more often.... ...................

4. It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch on the patio.

If it ...............weren't raining, we could have lunch on the patio......................

5. Water these plants or they will wither.

If you .......don't water these plants, they will wither.....

1.i was sorry that i (not reply) hadn't replied him before.

2. Tim ( not go) didn't go to the party last night because I (forget) had forgot/forgotten to tell him about it.

3.I (play) have played a lot of piano recently.

4.When she(get) got home last night,everybody (have,just) had just had dinner.

5.we ( not see) haven't seen you for ages.

6.she couldn't find the bag that i (lend) had lent her

7.all the items we (order) had ordered were brought in.

8.how long (you learn) have you learnt French?