I.Fill in each blank in the lollowing sentences with a suitable preposition.

1. The students wewe angry _______ being treated_______ children.

2.We can only guess_____hreason____leaving her job .

3. He said he broke the vase _____ accident but I know he did it ____purpose.

4.The police succeeded ____ bringing the strike ____ control.

5. The temperature here rarely falls ______zero _______ winter.

6. Jane is very good _______ Maths but she's ignorant _______ history.

7._______first we didn't like him , but now all of us regard him _______ our best friend

8. Tom and Bill have nothing _______ common in fact , there's no comparison_____them

9. Some animals look for food night , and sleep _____ the day

10. We can't do anything _____ the situation now . It's our control

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Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

1.       The students were angry _____________ being treated _____________ children.

2.       We can only guess _____________ her reason _____________ leaving.

3.       He said he broke the vase _____________ accident but I know he did it _____________ purpose.

4.       The police succeeded _____________ bringing the strike _____________ control.

5.       The temperature here rarely falls _____________ zero _____________ winter.

6.       Jane is very good _____________ Maths but she’s ignorant _____________ history.

7.       _____________ first we didn’t like him, but now all of us regard him _____________ our best friend.

8.       Tom and Bill have nothing _____________ common. In fact, there’s no comparison _____________ them.

9.       Some animals look for food _____________ night, and sleep _____________ the day.

10.    _____________ arrival at the hotel, she insisted _____________ seeing the hotel manager.

Each line has a mistake, find and correct it

1.Thank you for inviting me to the party. I wish I can but l can't.

2. He is used to drink coffee for breakfast but now he drinks milk.

3. The kitchen is not very big but there's a lot of cupboards.

4. Lukas can play the piano when he was two and now he practices it.

5. We were very poor when we were first in America, we can't buy anything.

6. They are going on a sightsee tour of New York.

7. We have lived in Vietnam for a long time, so we used to the hot.

8. Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England

9. Primary school children can learn three language at school in Malaysia.

10. The West and the East Malaysia are separate by about 640 km of the sea.

● Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage

Freddy liked to go the countryside to draw animals and plants. Ne day, while(1)____across a field, looking for rabbits to draw, he was so lost in thought that he did not (2)______a bull running towards him. About a hundred meters (3)____ was a tree under which he usually sat to draw. Suddenly, he heard a (4)______ noise behind him. It was the bull! He knew that a bull could run much(5)_____ than a man, but he also knew that a bull could not see very (6)_____and noticed only shape and movement. To distract the bull, he threw his bag away (7)______ him. The bull saw the sudden movement and headed for the bag. Freddy quickly climbed (8)______ the tree and watched the bull attack his bag. (9)_____ the bull was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from the tree and ran(10)______ fast as he could. Everything in the bag was completely ruined.

●Complete the sentences below. Use the prepositions in the box.

after at between by during

for in on since until

1. Mr. Thanh isn't here at the moment. He'll be back ___ a few minutes.

2. We were at the seaside _____ two weeks.

3. I haven't seen Liz _____ Monday.

4. Mrs. Nhung has gone away. She's been away ___ Friday.

5. Where's Trang? She should be here ______ now.

6. There are usually a lot of parties ____ New Year's eve.

7. Can I meet you ______ 8 am and 9 am?

8. We met a lot of people _____ our holiday.

9. Ten o'clock is a bit early. We should come ____ that.

10. They don't like traveling ____ night.

●Write sentences with "wish"

1. Our classroom doesn't have any windows.

2. The sun isn't shining right now.

3. The teacher is going to give us an exam tomorrow.

4. Lan doesn't know how to make a cake.

5. We live in a small flat in the city.

6. Please don't say things like that.

7. I can't go with you to the countryside next weekend.

8. Nam is too young to ride a motorbike.

9. My aunt and her children are not coming to dinner with us tonight.

10. You are always forgetting your homeworks.

● Read the passage and answer the questions that follow

The tiny village og Frinley is said to possess a "cursed tree". Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touched the tree, he will have bad luck, if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it. In sprite of all that has been said, the tourists have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk. So far not one of them has been truck down by sudden death!

1. Where and when was the tree planted?

2. What has the tree got in recent years?

3. What will happen to a man if he touches the tree?

4. Why is the tree a useful source of income?

5. Are the visitors afraid of what has been said about the tree?

●Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.

1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished.(so)

2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests.(and)

3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon.(so that)

4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree.(while)

5. Hoa is very sick. She can't sit up.(so...that)

6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry.(so)

7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food thete.(both)

8. The water is very cold. We can't swim in it.(too)

9. Peter didn't have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home.(so)

10. Mr. Parker feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs.(not only...-but also)

● Put the words in order to make meaningful sentences

1. wanted/clearly/the front line/the President/we/so/to see/stood/in/we.

2. holiday/she/in/wishes/Nha Trang/spend/next summer/her/Liz/could.

3. return/twice/they/home/least/a month/town/to usually/at/their.

4. started/after/pleasant/the countryside/home/day/a/to go/in/they/having.

5. people/mountain resorts/some rest/hard-working/many/go to/to have/a/after/week.

6. the capital/80 kilomerters/home village/about/the north-east/is/of/to/my.

7. hours/boat/got/main/after/traveling/to/island/three/by/the/we.

8. some minutes/a tree/tired/the man/and/he/and/for/felt/hungry/so/slept/under/sat down.

9. stay/until/September/uncle/with/the end/my/will/of/us.

10.learned/alot/people/arrived/Tom/about/since/Vietnamese/has/he/here.

I. Fill a preposition in each blank.
1. In Britain, people drive ........... left-hand side.
2. He looked everywhere ................. the wallet but she couldn't find it.
3. She will be here ............... a moment.
4. How do you understand this English word ? Simply by looking it .............
5. Playing computer games for too long is harmful ................ your eyesight.
6. You can phone me .................. 8 am and 13.30 tomorrow.
7.Many pets lovers object ............ animals being used ............... on - animal experiments.
8. The principal punished George ................... smoking at school.
9. Every night I write up a diary ............ the day's events
10.You needn't concern .............. little things , it's the big things that are important.
11. The bomb went .............. just as we were passing the Town Hall.
12. How was the exam ? How did you get on ............. it ?

II. Complete each sentence using a word or a phrase.
1. One person I always .............. at when I see him on TV is Mr.Trung.
2. Yes, John is here on vacation , .............. not on business.
3. If we didn't try our best to ................. our rain forests would be destroyed.
4. There is a danger of accidents as he usually drives .................
5. The bill must ............ by Saturday , or electricity will be cut off.
6. My toothache is getting worse. I wish my doctor .............. some advice now.
7. Samuel Clemens , whose ......... is Mark Twain , is a famous American writer.
8. The children are suspiciously quiet . What ............. in the class ?
9. ............... computer is very helpful to us . Working with it too much can be harmful to our health.
10. What did you do last night ? We did nothing ............ music.

IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. Jones tried to use chopsticks but he can’t. He isn’t used to use them.

2. He is one of the most boring people I ever meet. He never says anything interesting.

3. Ann is going to America next month. She hasn’t never been there before.

4. I wasn’t able to understand French so I didn’t know what he said. If only he spoke English.

5. She is a foreigner because she needs a visa to stay in this country.

6. Tom is good at math. He is fond of attend a higher mathematics course.

7. After living in England for a year, Long finally gets used to drive on the left.

8. Summer is coming. We are looking forward to spend our free time relaxing in the sun.

9. I wish I didn’t tell him the truth. He looks so worried now.

10. It’s really cold and miserable here in the winter. I hope we would live in a warmer place next year.

V. Give right formation of the following words

1. English spelling presents special … … for foreign learners. ( difficult)

2. The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further … … .( improve)

3. Let me introduce you a … … university. I think it’s really reliable. ( repute)

4. We placed … … in a number of national newspapers. ( advertise)

5. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the … … examination. ( write)

6. We couldn’t go out because it rained ………….. . (continue)

7. The professor criticized his students both …………….and individually. (collect)

8. His teacher found that she could do the ………..with no trouble at all. (calculate)

9. After the war, many soldiers turned to live in ……………… . (retire)

10. Should we …………….. this invention. (public)

VI/. Supply the correct tense of the verb.

1. They are used to………………….. (live) in this remote area. 2. He can't speak English without ………………….. (make) mistakes.

3. We heard him………………….. (sing) in the next room.

4. She noticed something ………………….. (burn) in the kitchen

. 5. They decided ………………….. (have) a picnic in the mountain

. 6. People prefer furniture ………………….. (make) of plastic.

7. Hamlet, ………………….. (write) by William Shakespeare, is a famous tragedy

. 8. They told me………………….. (not tell) their children about that.

9. I wish I………………….. (be) at home yesterday to meet her.

10. If the test………………….. (be) longer, I might have failed.

IV/ Read the text then choose the best answer to complete the blanks

A TRIP TO FRANCE

Paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visit her family in the south of France.

Paul(1)…………....by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend,(2)………….... him in Paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the(3)………….... where Marie’s family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (4)…………....are many interesting shops and cafes there. Paul started French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family. (5)………….....it was very difficult for him but soon it became(6)…………....easier. One day Marie and her parents(7)………….... Paul for a picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill . From the top of the hill, they had a wonderful(8)………….... In the (9)………….... they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. He is already looking (10)…………..... to next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England.

1. A. got B. moved C. went D. transferred

2. A. met B. saw C. took D. greeted

3. A. country B. town C. capital D. village

4. A. they B. those C. these D. there

5. A. At first B. At beginning C. At starting D. At first time

6. A. much B. so C. too D. extremely

7. A. brought B. took C. carried D. got

8. A. view B. sight C. scene D. scenery

9. A. space B. air C. distance D. way

10. A. through B. forward C. on D. out

Complete each blank with a suitable Preposition:

1) He speaks English like a native. He can give us advice ... how to improve our pronunciation.

2) Hoa often helps Na ... her written assignments.

3) Why don’t you work harder ... the project? We have only two days left to complete it.

4) The TV repairman will be here ... five minutes.

5) People throughout the world must work together to look ... the environment.

6) If you go ... leaving the lights on all day, you will have an enormous electricity bill to pay ... the end of this month.

7) Have you seen my little sister? I’ve been looking ... her ... two hours.

8) Travelling ... public transport will reduce the amount of exhaust fume from cars and motorbikes.

9) I spend $16 a month ... fares and I have to pay $32 ... lighting.

10) What is the purpose ... visit ... our country?

11) We are interested ... the shortage of fresh water ... the world’s population.

12) The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared ... Singapore.

13) Did children account ... 45 percent of the total population affected by the tsunami?

14) This toilet roll is finished. It should be replaced ... a new one.

15) The head of the household should tell each family member to be aware ... saving energy.

16) Instead ... buying energy-saving lights, we should concentrate ... a more economical use of electricity.

17) He is good ... fixing wooden objects, but he is bad ... building with bricks.

18) This electrical appliance will not work ... electricity.

19) Look ... this enormous telephone bill before leaving ... work, darling. I can’t believe in my eyes.

20) If you’ve got a cough, you should try to cut ... the number of cigarettes you smoke.

Complete each blank with a suitable Preposition:

1) He speaks English like a native. He can give us advice ... how to improve our pronunciation.

2) Hoa often helps Na ... her written assignments.

3) Why don't you work harder ... the project? We have only two days left to complete it.

4) The TV repairman will be here ... five minutes.

5) People throughout the world must work together to look ... the environment.

6) If you go ... leaving the lights on all day, you will have an enormous electricity bill to pay ... the end of this month.

7) Have you seen my little sister? I've been looking ... her ... two hours.

8) Travelling ... public transport will reduce the amount of exhaust fume from cars and motorbikes.

9) I spend $16 a month ... fares and I have to pay $32 ... lighting.

10) What is the purpose ... visit ... our country?

11) We are interested ... the shortage of fresh water ... the world's population.

12) The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared ... Singapore.

13) Did children account ... 45 percent of the total population affected by the tsunami?

14) This toilet roll is finished. It should be replaced ... a new one.

15) The head of the household should tell each family member to be aware ... saving energy.

16) Instead ... buying energy-saving lights, we should concentrate ... a more economical use of electricity.

17) He is good ... fixing wooden objects, but he is bad ... building with bricks.

18) This electrical appliance will not work ... electricity.

19) Look ... this enormous telephone bill before leaving ... work, darling. I can't believe in my eyes.

20) If you've got a cough, you should try to cut ... the number of cigarettes you smoke.

Supply the correct tense

1/ He said he (be) __________ sorry he (give) __________ me so muchtrouble.

2/ I am sorry that I (not know) _________ you (leave) __________ your pipe when you (come) __________ to see me last Thursday.

3/ He (be) __________ so good to me when I was a boy that to this day I (not forget) __________ his kindness, and I hope that I (never forget) __________.

4/ He (sleep) __________ and (not understand) ___________ what you (say) __________ to him. He (wake) __________ if you (speak) __________ louder.

5/ Some animals (not eat) ___________ during the winter and only (come) __________ out in spring.

6/ After leaving school he (study) __________ French in Paris for two years and then (move) __________ to America, where he now (live) _________. He (visit) __________ England once or twice and (know) __________ English well; but (not have) __________ yet the opportunity of visiting European countries.

7/ I (know) __________ him for a very long time.

8/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize)__________ him.

9/ When I (meet) __________ him in the street, he (go) __________ to the pictures.