Exercise 1: Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.

1. I usually listen ............. music ............. my free time.

2.They will come ............. a few minutes.

3. He will be back ............. 5.25 and 6.20.

4. We met ............. Easter Day and went ............. a walk across the hills.

5. He came to live ............. London ............. the age ............. twenty.

6. Mom had to do anything ............. the help ............. modern equipment.

7. They always go but ............. a meal ............. their wedding anniversary.

8. A fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea's rags ............. beautiful clothes.

9. Her step mother is very crude ............. her.

10. Everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife ............. the village.

Last weekend, I had a day trip to the countryside with some of my classmates. We went to visit a farm on (1)....................Perter's Uncle Tom works.

We left early in the morning and went the by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met us at the bus stop and (2)...................us to the farm. On the way, Uncle Tom showed us (3) ...................of wheat, corn, and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down ,plowing and breaking soil, distribusting manune and (4).................seeds. After lunch, we all went for a walk round the farm. In the large yard of the farm we saw a lot of (5)......................... machinery. In the afternoon we went to the catter farm. A lot of horses, sheep and cows were (6)....................here. We saw a new-born (7)................... in the cowshed when we helped the farmers to feed the cows. After having some tea and cakes we said goodbye and went home. It was an (8) .................day!

1. a.whom b.that c. which d. where
2. a.dropped b.picked c.brought d.took
3. a.areas b.fields c.forests d.meadowns
4. a. planting b. plowing c.growing d.producing
5. a.farm b. farming c.farmer d. farmyard
6. a.trapper b.collected c.raised d. risen
7. a.calf b. puppy c. colt d.lamb
8. a.enjoy b. enjoying c. enjoyed d.enjoyable

Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word .

Dear Mom and Dad,

This is just a quick letter to let you know that. I’m fine. We are all working quite hard because the exams are only few-weeks away, but our teacher (1) _____he thinks we’ll do well.

Anyway, we (2) _______a wonderful time at half term. We went off to the Paris for a (3) ______days with my friends and we went on a guided tour. We saw most of the famous sights (4) _____the louver; here they have an amazing collection of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then we went down to the South of France (5)______train which was so (6)_____ that the whole journey was only about four hours . We (7)_____a little time in Nice and in Cannes as well , and we all (8)_____enjoyed it . On our last day we went to a small island (9)_______ the llea des Pelerins , and we saw the castle where they (10)______to keep the ‘ Man in the Iron Mask’ . All in all, we had a great time and the weather was really good as well.

Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to do a lot of homework for tomorrow. Will you write soon?

Love,

Jane

Fill in each black in the letter with a suitable word

Dear Mom and Dad,

This is just a quick letter to let you know that I'm fine. We are all working quite hard because the exama are only a few weeks aways, but our teacher (1) ................ he thinks we'll do well.

Anyway, we (2) ................... a wonderful time at half term. We went off Paris for a (3) .............. days with my friends and we went on a guided tour. We saw most of the famous sights (4) ................. the louver, here they have an amazing collections of painings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then we went down to the south of France (5) ............. train. It was so (6) ............... thw whole journey was only about fours hours. We (7) ........... a little time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all (8) ............... enjoyed it. On our last day we went to a small island (9) ................... the Ilea des Pelerins and we saw the castle where they (10) .................. to keep the '' Man in the Iron Mask''. All in all we had a great time and the weather was really good as well.

Anyway, I must go now as I've got to do a lot of homework for tomorrow. Will you write soon?

Love,

Jane

Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Dear Mom and Dad,

This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine. We are all working quite hard because the exams are only few weeks away, but our teacher (1)______he thinks we’ll do well.

Anyway, we (2)______a wonderful time at half term. We went off to Paris for a (3)______days with my friends and we went on a guided tour. We saw most of the famous sights (4)______ the Louver; here they have an amazing collection of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then we went down to the South of France (5)_____train. It was so (6)________the whole journey was only about four hours. We (7)_____ a little time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all (8)______enjoyed it. On our last day we went to a small island (9)______the Llea des Pelerins, and saw the castle where they (10)________ to keep the “Man in the Iron mask”. All in all, we had a great time and the weather was really good as well.

Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to do a lot of homework for tomorrow. Will you write soon?

Love,

Jane

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

        Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (23) _________it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent (24) _________ the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once common for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women wore new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter cards with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated (25)          _________ Easter.

        The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is (26) _________ as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (27) _________to close or remain open on those days.

A. missed

B. recalled

C. reminded

D. remembered

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

        Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (23) _________it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent (24) _________ the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once common for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women wore new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter cards with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated (25)          _________ Easter.

        The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is (26) _________ as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (27) _________to close or remain open on those days.

A. toward

B. with

C. to

D. from

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

        Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March. Many people (23) _________it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation. It is also an important Christian festival. Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent (24) _________ the most important date in the Christian year. Many people who do not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday. It was once common for people to wear new clothes to church on this day. Women wore new hats, called Easter bonnets. Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun. A few people send Easter cards with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated (25)          _________ Easter.

        The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is (26) _________ as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die). On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross). The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday. In Britain Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays. In the US, each company decides for itself (27) _________to close or remain open on those days.

A. if

B. how

C. why

D. whether