2:please tell me the price of this shirt and i will look at it later =>I'd like.....

3:We passed an anxious hour =>We passed an hour.....

4:It was such a surprise for her aunt to see mary that she burst into tears =>Mary's aunt was so.....

5:Despite what i said last night,i still loved you =>Although.....

* Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. It is wrong ………………him to get so angry over such a little thing.
2. She was standing ………………her husband and her eldest son.
3. It was impossible ………………him to convince her that he was right.
4. The image of my family preparing for Tet has gone ………………my heart.
5. I’m beginning to like Japanese food. I certainly prefer rice ………………potatoes.
6. I can’t imagine how those students could study ………………such poor conditions!

* Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. It is wrong ………………him to get so angry over such a little thing.
2. She was standing ………………her husband and her eldest son.
3. It was impossible ………………him to convince her that he was right.
4. The image of my family preparing for Tet has gone ………………my heart.
5. I’m beginning to like Japanese food. I certainly prefer rice ………………potatoes.
6. I can’t imagine how those students could study ………………such poor conditions!

Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is  closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

 1. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office.

a. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left.

b. She left the office when she saw how angry he was

c. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.

d. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left.

2. They arrived too late to get good seats.

a. Although they were late, they found some good seats.

b. They got good seats some time after they arrived.

c. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.

d. They had to stand for the whole show.

3. The meeting was put off because of pressure of time.

a. The meeting lasted much longer than usual.

b. The meeting is planned to start in a short time.

c. The meeting began early because all the people had come.

d. There was not enough time to hold the meeting.

4. I would rather read books than  play video games.

a. I  prefer reading books to playing video games.

b. I like playing game better than reading books.

c. I’ll read books if there’s no interesting games to play.

d. I’d like  to play video games and read books.

5. She feels bad when she stays up late.

a. Staying up late is her bad habit.                                     b. She is bad to stay up too late.

c. She is not used to staying up late.                                 d. Feeling bad, she stays up late.

Exercise 1

1. ANXIOUS               Her ....................................................was so great that she brokes a glass

2. APPLAUD              The audience burst into ..............................................at the end of the play

3.COURAGE               He felt very .................................when he saw he had failed the exam again

4. EXPERIMENT        The work is still at a very ........................................level

5. FRIGHT                    It's the most ..............................film I 've ever seen.

6. HEALTH                  It's very ................................to live in a damp room

7. JEWEL                      They  have a big ...................................shop in London

8. MEMBER                How much does ...................................of this club cost?

9. RELY                       He promised to come but he's very ............................................

10. WEIGHT                How much do you...................................................?

applause(v)vỗ tay, courage(n): Sự dũng cảm, fright(n): Sự hoảng sợ, jewel(n)đá quý, đồ trang sức, rely on(v): tin vào

Exercise 2:

1. ATTEND                  Since ..............................has been so poor the class is being closed

2. ATTRACTIVE         Magnets will ..................................most metals

3. BEHAVE                  His ..........................has not improved much
4. KNOW                     She is extremely ...............................about the history of art

5. LAND                       The plane  had to make  a crash ................................ ..in a field

6. IMITATE                  Are they ..........................pearls or are they real?

7. POPULAR                He owes his ..............................largely to his sense of humour   owe smt to smd: Thừa kế cái gì từ ai

8. IMPRESS                  He has an .........................command of the language: yêu cầu của ngôn ngữ

9. SATISFACTION      As she is so .........................with her present job she has decided to leave

10. LEARN                   What a very .......................old  man he is

Exercise 3.

1. TROUBLE               Travelling in big cities is becoming more ...................................everyday

2. SHORT                     Less public transport is now available because of the ........................................of the staff

3. JAM                         Therefore the road become .........................with private  cars as people drive to work

4. PERMIT                   Because of the volume of traffic local councils are forced to give...............................for 

                                      more roads to be constructed

5. FORTUNE                 ..................................many houses have to be demolished to make ways  for the roads

6. HOUSE                    So many people are being .............................in the suburbs and have to commute to work

7. ADEQUATE           This leads to more pressure being put on the.................................... public transport system

8. ATTRACT               But travelling by public transport  is very ....................................as there  are long delays

9.  FREQUENT           The ........................of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance

10. CHAOS                  The situation is so.............................in some cities now that it is difficult  to see any solution

Exercise 4.

1. EMBARRASS                 His behaviour always ............................me at parties

2. EXCEPTION                   The new film is .......................................good

3. LOSE                                She felt a sense of ....................................when her friend went to live abroad

4. PATIENT                         You need  a lot of ..................................to be a teacher

5. QUALIFICATION           I'm afraid you aren't suitably .................................for the job

6. OCCASION                     The weather will be bright with .................................showers

7. MIGRATATORY             Most birds ..................................................in the winter

8. HUMOR                           He draws cartoons for a ..............................magazine

9. NATION                          Do you have a ...........................costume in your country?

10. LONG                            What is the ................................of the runway at this airport?

• Viết lại câu không thay đổi nghĩa:
• 1)The room is so dirty that it took us one hour to clean it. => It is.....~~~
• 2)The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him. => He is.....~~~
• 3)The flim is so long that they can't broadcast it on one night. =>....~~~
• 4)The books are so interesting that we have read them many times. =>.....~~~
• 5)The news was so bad the she burst into tears on hearing it. =>.....
• 6)The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.=>It was.....~~~
• 7)There is so much rain that we can't go out.=>There is such....~~~
• 8)The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.=>He is....~~~
• 9)The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.=>It is.....~~~
• 10)The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.=>It was....
• 11)There were so many people in the hall that we couldn't see him.=> There were such....
• 12)The match was si exciting that all the fans shouted loudly.=> It was......
• 13)They drank so much coffee that they couldn't sleep all night.=>They drunk such...
• 14)Alice had so many exercises to do that she couldn't go out.=>Alice had such.....
• 15)The woman was so poor that she needed everyone's help.=>She was.........

• Viết lại câu không thay đổi nghĩa:
• 1)The room is so dirty that it took us one hour to clean it. => It is.....~~~
• 2)The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him. => He is.....~~~
• 3)The flim is so long that they can't broadcast it on one night. =>....~~~
• 4)The books are so interesting that we have read them many times. =>.....~~~
• 5)The news was so bad the she burst into tears on hearing it. =>.....
• 6)The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.=>It was.....~~~
• 7)There is so much rain that we can't go out.=>There is such....~~~
• 8)The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.=>He is....~~~
• 9)The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.=>It is.....~~~
• 10)The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.=>It was....
• 11)There were so many people in the hall that we couldn't see him.=> There were such....
• 12)The match was si exciting that all the fans shouted loudly.=> It was......
• 13)They drank so much coffee that they couldn't sleep all night.=>They drunk such...
• 14)Alice had so many exercises to do that she couldn't go out.=>Alice had such.....
• 15)The woman was so poor that she needed everyone's help.=>She was.........