We are pleased ……… the result of our work.. Hue city is famous ……… it historical vestiges.. Many young people want to be independent ……… their parent.. I’m interested ……… current event..
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I Choose the best preposition to complete the sentence
1 Mr Smith is very kind ……… us
2 He is different ……… his wife
A to B from C with D in
3 We are pleased ……… the result of our work
7 Hue city is famous ……… it historical vestiges
A for B about C with D to
8 My mother is always busy ……… her housework
17 This opportunity is lucky ……… us
A with B to C for D about
18 I’m not acquainted ……… those fellows
21 My home is far ……… school
A for B from C to D with
Trang 222 He is sad ……… his son’s laziness.
A in B about C for D from
23 Many young people want to be independent ……… their parent
A in B for C from D of
24 We are grateful ……… our teacher
A for B with C to D about
25 I’m interested ……… current event
29 I haven’t heard from Mai for ages I’m a bit worried ………….her
A with B for C about D in
30.That hotel is famous ………… its pleasant atmosphere and fine food
A for B on C about D in
31 I’m sorry ………… Nam my friends , who lost a mother last week
A about B for C with D to
32 He may be quick…… understanding but he is not capable ……… remember anything
A of /from B at / of C at /for D of /at
33 When you leave home , you are responsible………….everything
A with B in C about D for
34.I’m ……… the advertisements on T.V
A tired of B bored with C fed up with D all are correct
35.We are………… listening to her advice
A interested with B bored in C tired of D tiring
36.Let’s get acquainted………… the newcomer
40.Smoking is harmful………… your health
A for B to C with D about
41.My daughter is skilful………… painting
45.If you want to make your life worth living , make yourself useful ……… the country
A for B with C to D about
46.The students are pleased ………… their work
A on B with C in D for
Trang 347.Julia gets bored……… doing the same thing everyday
A for B about C with D of
48.They were surprised ………… the news
Trang 419 Is this matter important for you?
Trang 542 Was she aware to not doing anything?
PREPOSITION OF TIME OR PLACE
I Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1 Last week the writer went to the theatre He was the theatre
2 The young man and young woman were sitting behind him He was sitting them
3 He stayed in bed until lunch time He went bed late last night
6 The detectives went into the building and waited
7 What time did it stop? five to twelve
8 It was fifteen minutes eleven
9 The family have had the clavichord many years
10 He will sail from Portsmouth He is Portsmouth
14 Where did she find the money? the room
15 They sang songs by the campfire They sang songs the campfire
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17 The writer sat next to Mrs Rumbold the dinner-party
21 He’s been working three weeks
22 I fell asleep the film
23 What do you like doing weekends?
27 Jack is waiting the bottom of the stairs
28 He is sitting the chair next to the piano
29 our stay in London, we visited a lot of museums
30 He has a lot of beautiful pictures the wall
31 I live the fifth floor of my apartment building
36 my table is the new green board
37 Could you find Ngoc Tan all those students?
38 Phong Nha Cave is quite Quang Binh Province
39 The thief got into the room the open window
40 Hau has fallen his bicycle, so he has hurt himself
Trang 741 Christmas is celebrated every year December 25th
42 They usually take a month’s vacation _ the summer
43 I knew that her birthday was _ July, but I had forgotten that it was _ July 15th
44 This treaty was signed _ November 6th, 1967
52 _ the movie, we stopped for a hamburger and coke, we got home _ 12:30
53 Next year John will be in New York _ the winter
54 This room is rather dark _ the morning, but _ the afternoon it gets a lot of Sun
55 The new highway will be open _ the twenty first of September
56 They stayed _ ten months in the United States
57 _ the day, you can telephone her at the office
58 Mr Dick has lived in the same house _ 1970
59 They played table – tennis _ a couple of hours
60 Everyone is busy _ the Christmas season
61 English is spoken in many countries all _ the world
64 I am so happy to hear from Mary because I haven’t seen her _ last year
65 There are some English – teaching programmes _ TV every night
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66 A teacher has to do a lot of work _ school as well as _ home
67 You can not do well two jobs _ the same time
68 I have ever dreamed of becoming a teacher The thought was first put _ my head when
I started school at the age _ six
69 The assignment must be submitted _ the end of _ the week
70 Why don’t we stay _ home _ a change?
71 I sat _ the phone all morning
72 We live _ Manchester
73 Our house is right _ the river
78 I’ll wait for you _ the shop
79 I’m going to swim _ the river
80 She is standing _ the crowd in the meeting
81 We’re taking our holiday _ July
85 We got up _ dawn and reached the summit _ noon
86 _ the age of 14 I realized I would never become a brain surgeon
Trang 994 There was a small table the bed _ a lamp and a clock on it.
A by / with B at / for C by / for D at / with
95 Jazz was so popular the 1920s that the decade is sometimes called the Jazz Age
II Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect.
1 What lesson do you have at 8.00 a.m at Friday?
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS / PREPOSITIONS FOLLOWING NOUNS
1 The company must _ changes in the market
A keep the pace with B keep pace as C keep pace with D keep a pace with
2 We had to take the wardrobe out of the room to _ the bookcase
A make room for B give space for C make place for D make a room for
3 The thief _ the policeman and fled
A caught the sight of B catch the sight of C caught a sight of D caught sight of
4 Since we moved to Saigon, we with him
A have lost contact B have lost touch C have lost the touch D have lost a touch
5 In the end the management the workers’ demands and gave them a pay rise
A gave place to B gave away to C give way to D gave up to
6 You should _ every chance you have to speak English
A make uses of B make use of C made use of D make the use of
7 It’s cruel to people who stammer
A make funs of B make fun of C make fun about D make funny of
8 We _ the car when it turned at the corner
A lost a sight of C lost the sight of
Trang 10B lost sight of D lost any sight of
9 Don’t _ details
A make such fusses over C do such a fuss about
B do such a fuss over D make such a fuss over
10 The government is determined to _ terrorism
A put the stop to C put stops to
11 Please _ what he is saying It’s very important
A take a note of C take notes of
B take the note of D take note of
12 A former student admitted the library
A to set fire to C setting a fire to
B setting fire to D to set a fire to
13 My sister is the children while we’re away
A taking care of C taking the care of
B taking cares of D taking some cares of
14 Don’t _ of what you read in the newspapers
A take no notice C take any notice
B take a notice D take notices
15 Don’t _ what he says He is a liar
A take notice of C taking notice of
B takes notice of D take notice
16 I am determined to all these rumours
A put an end C put an end to
B put the end D to put an end to
17 Everyone her because she is wearing such a strange hat
18 You should try to study hard to _ your classmates
A kept pace with C keep pace to
B kept pace to D keep pace with
19 You should the teacher’s explanation
A taken note of C take note of
B taking note of D take note to
20 On the way home from work today, I _ my old friend
A made fun of B set fire to
C caught sight of D put an end to
21 The pile of paper couldn’t catch fire by itself Some one must have _ it
A taken notice of B made allowance for
C given way D set fire to
22 People should stop destroying the forest
A People should put a stop to the destruction of the forest
B People should give place to the destruction of the forest
C People should make room for the destruction of the forest
D People should catch sight of the destruction of the forest
23 She was furious that she was being made _ of
A fun B room C allowance D advantage
24 You have to study harder to _ your classmates
A lose track of B lose sight of
C keep pace with D make allowance for
25 She was furious that she was being _
Trang 11A made use of B put a stop to C taken account of D made fun of
26 I don’t like people who _ other people’s kindness
A take advantage B take advantage in
C take advantages D take advantage o
27 It’s cruel to _ the handicapped
A give place to B make fun of
C make allowance for D take care of
28 Tom is old enough to _ himself
A take care of B take account of
C make use for D take advantage of
29 Have they taken _ of the “ No Parking” sign?
A notice B care C account D advantage
30 We must make allowance _ him because he has been ill
47 The teacher -her because her mother had passed away
A put up with C made allowance for
B took notice of D caught sight of
Trang 1248 Many people don’t -the traffic rules when they are traveling in the street.
A make sure of C lose touch with
B pay a visit D pay attention to
49 We should arrange the furniture to make room for our piano
A pay attention to C make sure of
B give place to D lose touch with
50 The boss -him because his mother had just passed away
A made fun of C made up
B made use of D made allowance for
52 Pay attention -all the traffic sign when you are traveling in the street
A of B to C with D for
53 I didn’t meet him long time ago We have for 5 years
A kept pace with C pay attention to
B lost touch with D made allowance for
54 She’s very timid She also -the night
A made fun of C make sure of
B be afraid of D took notice of
55.The job was very depressing She the good one
A caught sight of C took care of
B looked forward to D made use of
56.She fell in love very quickly when she -his figure
A put up with C lost contact with
B caught sight of D lost touch with
57 Everybody admired his faithfulness _ his boss
Trang 1371 He is in great need _ money.
72 We have reliable contacts _ this company
73 Could you show me the photograph _ this place?
74 The key _ the problem is unknown
75 The contact _ the two companies surprises everybody
76 Have you received the invitation the party?
77 He was struck by the rise _ prices
78 In connection this question we would like to meet you on Thursday
79 The accident was my fault, so I paid for the damage _ the other car
80 Do you have a good relationship _ your teacher?
Circle one mistake in these sentences
1 I have lost touch for Mary for two years
Trang 1541 The police lost track from the thief after a long investigation.
PREPOSITIONS FOLLOWING VERBS/ PHRASAL VERBS
I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1 You may meet with difficulties at first, but you'll find it easier as you go _
2 He takes _ his uncle
3 Hello Is that 956782? Please put me _to the manager
Trang 164 He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will _ someone crossing the street.
A crash down B knock down C turn over D run across
5 I don’t think he will ever get _the shock of his father’s death
6 I’m late because my alarm clock didn’t _this morning
A come on B ring out C go off D turn on
7 This table _a lot of room
A puts up B goes up C comes up D takes up
8 I’m looking _a suitable hotel Can you suggest one?
12 Tonight’s concert will be _until next week
A taken off B seen off C put off D turned off
13 Are you _forward to doing another exercise on phrasal verbs
14 Do you think you could _ with her if she were your neighbour?
A take up B get up C go up D put up
15 He offered to look _my garden while I was out of town
16 Some people find it hard to smoking
17 I’ve got to at 6:30 tomorrow to catch a plane
A get up B get together C get on D get along
18 If you want to join this club, you must _this application form
A make up B write down C do up D fill in
19 The interruption didn’t stop him He _speaking
20 The lights went _and we couldn’t see anything
21 If we want to _up with them we’d better hurry
22 I always _out of money before the end of the month
23 The milk went _because it hadn’t been put back in the fridge
24 His car broke _on the way to the airport
25 Please call me _ tomorrow morning
26 He made _ a story to explain his coming home so late
27 A good friend will _you when you are having problems
A stand by B stand out C stand against D stand in
28 Please turn _all the lights as you leave the room
Trang 1729 Daisy invited fifty people to her party, but only twenty _up.
30 I saw a thief take Tom’s wallet so I ran _him but I couldn’t catch him
31 Mark put _so much weight during the winter that none of his
summer clothes fitted any more
34 If you want to go to the Natural History Museum, take this bus and
_at Victoria Square
35 The publication of his new book was _up by a strike
36 She might need more food, depending how many people turn up
A at B on C for D with
37 Jane doesn’t spend much money _ clothes
A over B about C at D on
38 They translated the letter _ French
A for B into C with D about
39 The medical center is close _ campus
49 Iron combines oxygen to form rust
A about B with C upon D up
50 Did you agree _ any of Paula’s ideals?
A about B on C in D for
51 The accident resulted _ several minor injuries