FILL EACH BLANK IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH A SUITABLE PREPOSITION OR ADVERB PARTICLE.

a.Magda put the blanket___her son to keep him warm as he slept___the night.

b.I am sorry I interrupted you. Please, go___. I really want to hear the end___your story.

c.When Mrs.Sims saw the kids playing___the roof she screamed, "You kids had better come___from there, right now!"

d.Normally,___New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love___midnight.

e.Frankie started working for her law firm___1995

I.    Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1.   Would you like to go out? - No, thanks. I’d rather stay ________ home.

2.   If you’re going to watch the football, you can count me ________. I don’t like football.

3.   I’ve put ________ 2kg in the last month.

4.   The Japanese eat healthily, so they live ________ a long time.

5.   Sitting too close ________ the TV hurts your eyes.

6.   Be careful ________ what you eat and drink.

7.   She runs six miles every day to help keep herself ________ shape.

8.   Watching TV too much isn’t good ________ your eyes.

Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given

1. Kien was so tall that no one recognised him at the family ____ last summer. (union)

2. My mum puts in a lot of effort to prepare ____ to worship our ancestors. (offer)

3. The festival ____ gathered on the riverside to cheer the boat racers. (go)

4. Dragon-snake (Rong ran len may) is a ____ Vietnamese game for children. It is very enjoyable. (tradition)

5. We happened to see some locals ____ animals in their village temples. (worship)

* Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. The bottle is full ………………water.
2. He was successful ………………his job.
3. What do you often do ………………weekends?
4. If I had today ………………, I would go to the seaside.
5. Yesterday Nga was absent ………………class because she was ill.
6. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano ………………the Philippines, erupted in 1991.

* Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given.
1. English is ………………………taught in Viet Nam's Secondary Schools. (primary)
2. As she is 18, she wants to become ………………………of her parents. (depend)
3. Your car is very ………………………. It hardly seems to use any petrol at all. (economy)
4. They are going to hold a party in celebration of their ………………………wedding anniversary. (fifty)

* 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!

6/ Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1.   He felt that they were making fun                                    him, though he could not understand why.

2.   He wasn’t able to cope                 the stresses and strains of the job.

3.   We have to improve and increase mass participation                   sports.

4.   This goes beyond the boundaries                          what is accepted.

5.   My parents never put any pressure                       me to get a job.

6.   You can dial 114 in case of fire                            dealing area codes.

7.   She gave up German in order to concentrate                    her French.

8.   Parents need to continue to empathize                 the child.