Exercise 4. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank.

1.   Mrs Vui always prides ………………of…….….her cooking.

2.                 It is safe to keep medicine …………….….locked cupboards.

3.  Lipton tea is different…………………….………Dilmah tea.

4.  How ……………….….. going to Vinh Market this afternoon ?

5.  Mr John is very interested ………… the history of Viet Nam.

6.  When my parents arrived home, I was waiting………….a phone call.

7.  Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes…………..her. It was very cold.

8.  Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go………………..

9.  Would you mind if I had a look ……………………… your luggage ?

10. Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and………..the water.

Exercise 5. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.

1. I talked..........her............the phone yesterday.

2. It’s very kind.............you to help me..............my homework.

3. Shall we stop.............the book store..............the way home?

4. He has been absent.............class because..............his illness.

5. We complained.............the boss..............the bad working conditions.

6. What’s wrong...............you? - I’ve got a pain..............my back.

7. I’d like to thank you............. everything you have done..............me.

8. The storm swept.............the village..............the night.

39. When his aunt passed............., he came.............a lot of money.

10. Is it all right if I pay............. cheque or.............. cash?

Exercise 6.  Fill in each space with a suitable preposition.

1. Tell me what is wrong…………………doing this job.

2. She is bad……………………..gathering sources of information.

3. Why don't you bring……………a raincoat?

4. What aspect……………learning English do you find difficult?

5. My friend works ……………a national bank in Ho Chi Minh city.

6. I look forward…………….hearing from my mother in Singapore.

7. His village lies near the foot of a mountain and……………a river.

8. I met him in 1999…………..those days I didn't pay attention to him.

9. My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them…………..before I come in.

10. The park was named…………..a young hero, Le Van Tam.

I.            Use “not as / so … as” to rewrite these sentences :

1.      Lipton tea costs 10$. Oolong tea costs 9 $.

2.      Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.

3.      Mary isn’t big. She was very big last year.

4.      You are happier than she looks.

5.      My bicycle is more expensive than yours.

6.      Tom doesn’t try hard. His brother tried hard.

7.      The boy doesn’t run fast. He used to run very fast.

8.      Mai is the best violinist in her family.

9.      The summer isn’t hot. Last summer it was hot.

10.   She is active now. She didn’t use to be active.

11.   Jimmy is clever. We think he is clever.

12.   This boy doesn’t help me much. He can help me much.

13.   We don’t export much wood this year. We exported more wood last year.

14.   Miss Duyen’s house is the oldest house on this street.

15.   The exercises are not difficult. I thought it was very difficult.

16.   The students write less papers than they did last year.

17.   The paper mill puts out more products than it did two years ago.

18.   Miss Huong Tram is the best student in her English class.

19.   This boy doesn’t spend much money. He spent much money last month.

20.   She doesn’t get up late. She used to get up very late during her holidays.

Use “not as / so … as” to rewrite these sentences :

1.       Lipton tea costs 10$. Oolong tea costs 9 $.                                                                                          

2.       Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.                                                                                     

3.       Tom doesn’t try hard. His brother tried hard.                                                                                                   

4.       The boy doesn’t run fast. He used to run very fast.                                                                               

5.       Mai is the best violinist in her family.                                                                                                             

Put these sentences into directed speech :
1. I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.
2. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.
3. She told me that he was not at home.
4. She said that she would pay him if she could.
5. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30.
6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.
7. He asked her where shw was going.
8. Nina said that they were going to visit her on Sunday.
9. He said that he could understand that problem.
10. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.
11. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
12. The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many iobs he had had since 2000.
13. The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.
14. She told me that she would have a cup of tea with me.

REWRITE THESE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE SAME MEANING
1. She said "I am reading." => She said that
2. He said "I know a better restaurant." => He said that
3. This boy told me “My father works in an office” => This boy told me
4. Sang said “They have drunk three cups of tea today” => Sang said
5. He said "I won't tell anyone." => He said that
6. Minh said ”I am watching a special show” => Minh said that
7. Na said “I always eat noodles everyday” => Na said that
8. Jim told me “You ought to go to see a doctor to check your health” => Jim told me
9. Peter said, “I was born in New York” => Peter said
10. Tung told his friend, “I’m a newcomer so I have few friends”. =>Tung told his friend

III. Change these sentences to the reported speech :

1. He said to her : “Don’t let me down”

2. She asked : “Have a cup of tea.”

3. He asked me, “Don’t do it.”

4. “ Don’t be a baby, Sue ”, David said.

5. She said to me : “ Don’t be stupid. ”

6. Their mother said : “ Stop fighting, now. ”

7. Tim’s mother said : “ Don’t cry, son. ”

8. Tom’s mother said : “ Don’t stay up late. ”

9. The teacher said to us : “Close your books, please ! You’ll have a 15-minute test.”

10. Daisy said : “ Please lend me your history book, Joana. ”

11. Her teacher said : “ You should revise your lesson carefully before examination. ”

12. The police said : “ Don’t touch anything in this room, everybody. ”

13. His father said : “ Get up early to learn your lesson, John. ”

14. “Could you buy me a ticket ”, Trang said to Nhung.

15. Mrs. Green said to her friend : “ Can you help my son with his literature ? ”

16. “Don’t spend all your money on clothes ”, my mother said.

17. “Please turn off the light and lock the door carefully ”, Mr.Smith said to his son.

18. The teacher said to her students : “ Don’t talk in class during the test ”

19. “Shut the door behind you ! ”, his aunt said to him.

20. “Can you explain this word for me ”, Tan said to Nga.

21. “Don’t leave your coat on your chair ”, his wife said to him.

22. They said to me : “ Don’t ask these people about their salary ”.

23. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese ”, his brother said.

24. Nhat said to Tan, “May you help me with my English pronunciation ?”

25. The old man said to the boy, “Can you help me carry my bags ?”

26. The tourist asked the guide, “Could you show me the way to the nearest post office ?”

27. Ms. Hoang said to Lan, “Don’t sit in my bedroom”

28. Mary said to John : “Can you carry my suitcase, please ?”

29. The teacher said to us : “Close your book now, please”

30. Tom said to me : “Can you help me solve this math problem ?”

31. Daisy said : “Please lend me your history and geography book.”