PREPOSITION (DH)

GOOD CHANCE FOR YOU TO MASTER ENGLISH Xuan Bac - Xuan Truong - Nam Dinh ‹Mobile phone: 0982 986 679 p&u ENGLISH TEST 11 Tài liệu ôn thi đại học, tiếng Anh – Khối D §ç Hång Tun Bài tập về giới từ (preposition) trong tiếng Anh Exerci s e 1 1. I usually finish work early ___ Friday. I don t work ___ the weekend. (on-at/on-on/in-at/A and B are correct)’ 2. Let s meet ___ five ___ Sunday, July 14. (on-on/at-in/at-on/on-at)’ 3. I am busy ___ the moment. Come ___ ten minutes time, please. (at-in/at-at/in-at/on-at)’ 4. There was a boat race in Southampton ___ Easter Day. A lot of people usually come there ___ Easter to see the race. (at- at/at-on/on-at/on-in) 5. Can you imagine what the world will be ___ the year 2100? (in/at/on/X) 6. When will you have your holiday, ___ winter or ___ summer? I ll have it late ___ August. (in-in-at/in-in-in/in-at-in/on-on-“ ” – “ ’ ” in) 7. We started off ___ midnight and reached the place of destination ___ twelve hours ___ noon. (at-at-at/at-in-on/at-on-at/at-in- at) 8. I was in France in 1997. ___ that time I was working as a waiter in a small cafÐ. (At/On/In/X) 9. ___ the age of sixteen he left his parents house. (At/On/In/X)’ 10. ___ her wedding day she got up ___ dawn. (At-at/On-at/On-in/At-on) 11. You must come and have tea with us ___ next Thursday. Are you free ___ Thursday? (X-on/in-on/on-on/X-in) 12. I received a lot of presents ___ my birthday. (at/on/in/X) 13. Leonardo da Vinci lived and worked ___ the Middle Ages. (at/on/in/X) 14. ___ every day he got up early ___ the morning and went to bed late ___ night. (On-in-at/X-at-at/In-in-at/X-in-at) 15. ___ the 19 th century many people died of cholera and smallpox. (At/On/In/X) 16. Students usually have their exams ___ the end of each term. (at/on/in/X) 17. The book was rather simple. I read it ___ a day. (at/on/in/X) 18. He switched on the radio and TV ___ the same time. (at/on/in/X) 19. It was difficult to persuade her but ___ the end she agreed to our proposal. (at/on/in/X) 20. He is very punctual; his lectures always begin ___ time. (at/on/in/X) Exerci s e 2 1. She nearly forgot about their meeting, but fortunately she remembered it ___ time. (at/on/in/X) 2. They will be working ___ 7 o clock today. (until/for/since/during)’ 3. Hurry up! I m afraid, ___ the time we get to the station, the train will have already left. (at/on/by/in)’ 4. Have you finished translating the book? Not yet. I hope to finish it ___ the end of the month. (by/on/in/during)“ ” – “ ” 5. ___ what time did he come? He came late ___ the evening, ___ midnight, if I am not mistaken. (X-at-at/X-in-in/X-on-“ ” – “ ” at/X-in-at) 6. Boogie-woogie became popular in the United States ___ the 1950s. (at/on/in/X) 7. They came back ___ sunset, tired and hungry. (at/on/in/X) 8. They went to the canteen ___ lunchtime. (at/on/in/X) 9. ___ the past he used to be skilled surgeon. (At/On/In/X) 10. I am sure, he will be well again ___ several days. (at/on/in/X) 11. I ve known her ___ last October. (for/since/during/in)’ 12. I have been learning English ___ five years. (for/since/in/at) 13. The film was boring and he went to sleep ___ the film. (for/since/during/in) 14. He got acquainted with a very beautiful girl ___ the holiday. (for/since/during/on) 15. She worked in a cafÐ ___ her holiday. She worked there ___ two months. (during-for/during-since/for-for/in-for) 16. She has been playing the violin ___ eight years. (for/since/in/during) 17. I often read newspaper ___ a meal. (for/since/during/in) 18. You ll have to be quiet ___ the performance. (for/since/during/at)’ 19. Where have you been? I have been waiting for you ___ two hours, ___ 12 o clock! I ve drunk three cups of coffee ___ that ’ ’ time. (since-since-during/for-for-during/for-since-on/for-since-during) 20. There are lots of people in the streets ___ the carnival. (for/since/during/on) Exerci s e 3 1. She has been living in the country ___ the beginning of the summer. (for/since/during/at) 2. We spent our holiday ___ the south coast of France. (at/on/in/X) 3. He lives ___ the tenth floor ___ the centre of the city. (in-in/on-on/on-in/in-on) 4. There was a black spot ___ the back of the letter. (at/on/in/X) 5. There are no vacant chairs to sit ___, so he sat ___ the armchair ___ the corner. (in-in-in/on-on-in/on-in-on/on-in-in) 6. Do you know that Englishmen drive ___ the left? (at/on/in/X) 7. Look, how many starts there are ___ the sky! (at/on/in/X) 8. I m going to the concert ___ the Central Concert Hall tomorrow. (at/on/in/X)’ 9. The delegation was met ___ the airport. (at/on/in/X) Tµi liƯu biªn so¹n b¸m s¸t híng dÉn cđa bé GD - §T 1 ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ 10. I don t want to sit ___ the back row, let s sit ___ the front. (at-at/in-in/in-at/at-in)’ ’ 11. At first in seemed that there wasn t his name ___ the list, but then he found it ___ the bottom of the page. (on-at/on-on/at-’ at/at-on) 12. ___ my way home I saw Helen. She was standing ___ the bus stop. (At-at/On-at/At-on/On-in) 13. She did not want anybody to see her, so she sat ___ the back of the car. (at/on/in/X) 14. We were ___ the restaurant yesterday. The were a lot of delicious things ___ the menu. (at-on/ at-at/at-in/in-at) 15. Where did you meet? We met ___ the party ___ the Greens. (in-at/at-in/on-in/at-at)“ ” – “ ” 16. There are too many people ___ the bus. I want to go ___ a taxi. (on-in/in-on/by-in/in-by) 17. Did you go there ___ foot or ___ car ? I went ___ Peter s bicycle. (on-on-on/by-by-on/on-by-on/on-by-by)“ ” – “ ’ ” 18. It is too hot to be ___ the sun at noon. We have been sitting ___ the beach for three hours. Let s sit ___ the shade. (in-on-’ in/by-on-in/in-on-by/in-in-in) 19. We travelled ___ plane. There was a good lunch ___ the plane. (by-on/on-by/on-on/by-by) 20. She didn t want to go ___ underground, so they came ___ a taxi. (in-in/in-by/by-in/by-by)’ Exerci s e 4 1. Have you ever ridden ___ the elephant? (at/on/in/under) 2. Don t stay ___ the rain! Come in! (at/on/in/by)’ 3. The children were afraid to sit ___ the dark. They came into the dining room and sat ___ their mother. (in-by/in-on/by-in/on- by) 4. The rule is written ___ page twelve. (at/on/in/by) 5. Where shall we hang the picture? ___ the window. (At/On/In/By)“ ” – “ ” 6. I was too tired to talk to somebody ___ the train. (at/during/in/by) 7. It was an awful trip. My friend lent me his car, but after we d been ___ the car for a new hours, it broke down. We started to ’ go back ___ foot, but a van-driver stopped and took us ___ his van. We came back home at drawn. (in-on-in/on-on-in/by-on- in/in-by-on) 8. He took the wallet ___ his pocket, opened it and put the cheque ___ it. (on-off/out of-from/out of-into/from-on) 9. He took his suitcase ___ the rack and got ___ the train. (out of-out of/off-from/from-on/off-out of) 10. She got ___ the car and went ___ the club. (out of-into/into-out of/off-into/out of-out of) 11. The president arrived ___ the airport ___ ten minutes time before the flight. He quickly got ___ the plane and some ’ minutes later the plane took off. (in-at-on/at-on-in/at-in-in/at-in-on) 12. Get ___ the bus. It will take you ___ the Green Park. (on-to/off-to/on-in/in-to) 13. I haven t heard ___ him for ages. He went ___ Canada two years ago, but I don t know if he is ___ Canada now or ’ ’ somewhere else. (from-in-in/for-to-in/from-to-in/about-to-at) 14. When he came home, he took ___ his coat, hang it ___ the hook and sat ___ the armchair. (off-on-into/from-at-into/off- from-into/off-on-at) 15. A lot of tourists ___ different countries arrive ___ Paris every year. (in-to/from-at/at-in/from-in) 16. He s never been ___ any foreign country. (at/to/for/from)’ 17. Go ___ the mirror and have a look ___ yourself. (to-at/to-from/at-at/from-at) 18. Welcome ___ Egypt! A flight ___ this wonderful country will take you about four hours. (from-to/to-from/from-from/to-to) 19. A sparrow flew ___ the room through a window. (into/to/in/at) 20. What time does this train get ___ Scotland? It arrives ___ Glasgow at 10.25 p.m. (into-in/to-at/to-in/from-at)“ ” – “ ” Exerci s e 5 1. When you leave the building, turn ___ the left ___ the High Street. (on-in/to-in/on-at/A and B are correct) 2. Take the hat ___ the boy. Don t you see what he is doing with it? (from/out of/into/off)’ 3. He is a wicked boy. I m sure he did it ___ purpose. (by/on/with/for)’ 4. She shouted ___ me that I was wanted ___ the phone. (to-on/to-to/at-on/at-to) 5. Take a pen. You can t sign contracts ___ pencil. (by/in/with/from)’ 6. The voyage was tiring. The sea was rough and we had to be ___ sea more than a fortnight. (at/in/on/from) 7. He lives ___ a farm somewhere in Texas. (at/on/in/around) 8. Put your signature ___ the bottom of the page. Don t write ___ the middle, put it ___ the right. (at-in-on/ in-on-at/ on-at-in/ at-’ on-in) 9. She made this sweater herself ___ hand. (at/by/from/with) 10. he threw an egg ___ the speaker. It hit him ___ the shoulder. (to-on/at-in/at-on/to-at) 11. The car that was going ___ the speed of 70 miles per hour braked ___ the traffic lights. (at-on/with-on/with-at/for-at) 12. The participants of Greenpeace rally were standing ___ a line ___ the house of the mayor. (in-in front of/ in-before/ by-in front of/ at-at) 13. He was ___ work ___ 3 o clock yesterday. (at-until/ on-before/ at-before/ on-until)’ 14. ___ the whole, I liked our journey. But next year I d like to go ___ a cruise. (On-on/ On-in/ In-on/ In- in)’ 15. She is not ___ the phone in the country. Why won t she buy a mobile telephone? It is so convenient. Her salary s – ’ – ’ decreased ___ two hundred dollars this year and she can t afford it. (by-by/by-on/on-by/on-at)’ 16. ___ my opinion, she must go ___ a diet. (From-on/In-to/In-in/In-on) 17. Have you found the solution ___ the problem? (to/for/at/by) 18. The demand ___ the Japanese goods is increasing. (by/of/for/from) 19. The cause ___ the accident has not been found yet. (from/of/by/to) 20. He was sent ___ prison for shoplifting ___ the age of seventeen. (in-at/to-by/into-by/to-at) (Coøn nöõa) Tµi liÖu biªn so¹n b¸m s¸t híng dÉn cña bé GD - §T 2 . Tài liệu ôn thi đại học, tiếng Anh – Khối D §ç Hång Tun Bài tập về giới từ (preposition) trong tiếng Anh Exerci s e 1 1. I usually finish work early ___