Exercise 1: Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. I’m reading a story __________ history of China.
2. Is it far __________ your house __________ Minh’s house?
3. Is Russia the biggest country __________ the world?
4. John’s worried __________ his semester exam.
5. What’s HCM city famous __________?
Exercise 2: Read the passage and fill in the blank with a given word.
starred
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Awards
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made
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acted
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different
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Money
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dramas
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Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. At the age of 21, he (1) _______ his first film. So far in his career, he has appeared in many (2) _______ types of films, including comedies, musicals, (3) _______ and the Star Wars movies. His uncle, Denis Lawson, was in the original Star War in 1977 and Mc Gregor (4) ________ in his first Star Wars movies 22 years later. It is said that his film has won lots of (5) ________.
Exercise 3: Read the passage, then answer the questions given below.
The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshimi, the Goddest who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and property.
Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights. The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”
1. Where is Diwali celebrated?
_________________________________________________________________________
2. When is the festival held?
_________________________________________________________________________
3. What do people do to prepare for the festival?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. When does the celebration take place?
_________________________________________________________________________
5. Why is Diwali called “Festival of Light”?
_________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 4: Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. Although he was not selected as the winner, he was still happy.
ð Despite________________________________________________________________
2. In spite of being in a big hurry, Jimmy didn’t take the shortcut to his workplace.
ð Although_______________________________________________________________
3. Although the streets are muddy, the children walk to school.
ð In spite of ______________________________________________________________
4. Despite her English name, she is in fact a Vietnamese.
ð Although _______________________________________________________________
5. Minh will take a plane although he dislikes flying.
ð In spite of ______________________________________________________________
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