V . Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition in each blank.

1. Some novels can take people ______________   ________________ the past.  

2. In the past, children used to play _________________ the things the found.

3. I love going bare – footed on the beach and feeling the sand _____________ my feet.

4. The farmers in Arctic area transport  their ice home   ___________________ truck.

5. I wish everybody in the world live __________________ peace.

6. We wish we could communicate ____________________ animals.  

7. Before blacksmiths used to pull ____________________ teeth.

8. Nga can paint  _________________ ceramic pots.   

Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box. --planet – aircraft – objects – sky – meteor – spacecraft – UFO – in-- UFOs are strange flying ______(51) that some people report that they have seen in the ______(52) and believe to be ______(53) from another ______(54) Many scientists do not believe so. They say if people see a ______(55), it might be an ______(56), a weather balloon or a ______(57). However, there is still evidence for people to believe ______(58) the existence of UFOs.

Fill each blank with a suitable word in each blank to complete the passage.

working/ by/ for/ questions/ invented/ there/ all/ are/ information/ However

Nowadays a lot of important inventions (1)_____ carried out by scientists (2)________ for large industrial firms. (3)_________ there are still opportunities (4)_______ other people to invent various things. In Britain, (5)_________ is weekly television program which attempts to show (6)__________ the various devices which people have recently (7)________ . The people organizing the program receive (8)__________ about 700 inventions a year. New ideas can still be developed (9)________ private inventors. However, it is important to consider these (10)__________ . Will it work? Will it be wanted? Is it new?

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

Many people volunteer in their communities. Some people work with children or the elderly while others clean city ( 1) ………….. Some student clubs require their members to participate in a certain number of hours of (2) ……….. service every month. One way that communities work together is by (3) ……………. funds for those in need. A community might raise money for a school to buy

( 4) ………  equipment or uniforms by selling baked goods or holding a yard sale. Many communities provide places for people in need to (5) ………. food, clothing or ( 6) ……………... Volunteering can help people (7) ……. like they are giving something back to their communities. Sometimes a person may need help at one time (8) …………. be able to help others later.

VI. Fill each blank with one suitable word.

Today anyone will accept money in exchange …1… goods or services. People use …2… to buy food and books and bicycles and hundreds of …3… things they need or want. When they work, they usually …4… paid in money. Most of the money today is …5… of metal or paper. …6… people used to use all kinds of things …7… money. The people who lived on the shores of the Pacific Ocean …8… shells because they liked them for ornaments. Anyone who had more food than he needed must have been happy to …9… the extra food for shells. Money has an interesting …10… from the days of shell money until today.

VI. Complete the passage by filling each blank with a suitable word from the box:

culture, traditional, historical, attraction, handicrafts, exercise

Some people say that a place of interest is a place famous for its scenery or a well-known (1) .................. site. I don't think it has to be so limited. In my opinion, a place of interest is simply one that people like going to.

In my town, the park is a(n) (2) .................. because many people love spending time there. Old people do (3) .................. and walk in the park. Children play games there while their parents sit and talk with eac other. Another place of interest in my town is Hoa Binh market. It's a(n) (4) ................ market with a lot of things to see. I love to go there to buy food and clothes, and watch other people buying and selling. Foreign tourists also like this market because they can experience the (5) .................. of Vietnamese people, and buy woven cloth and other (6) .................. as souvenirs.