EXERCISE FOR UNIT 4
I. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: in, at, on, before, between, after.
1. I’ll see you __________the evening.
2. Mozart was born __________Salzburg__________1756.
3. What do you usually do __________Sunday? We often go for long walks in the country __________weekends.
4. They got married __________21st April 2002.
5. I’m usually free __________ 8pm and 10pm.
6. The course begins __________12May and ends sometime __________August.
7. She doesn’t like travelling __________night.
8. I’ll leave __________ 7 o’clock, so you should call me __________7.
9. My English class finishes __________7.30. let’s meet __________ 7.30.
10. Do you give each other presents __________Christmas?
11. There are usually a lot of parties __________ New Year’s Eve.
II. Word form:
1. The _______________ of the photographic studio was expensive. (equip)
2. I was so _______________about the football match last night. (excitement)
3. Ao dai is a kind of _______________costume of Vietnam. (tradition)
4. He is very proud of his _______________. (wise)
5. His father soon died because of a _______________heart. (break)
6. Don’t be foolish and _______________ (greed)
7. _______________, I lost all my money on the way home. (fortune)
8. It is always _______________to write down important points. (wisdom)
9. Every student was very _______________ about the holiday. (excite)
10. A fairy appeared and _______________changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes. (magic)
11. When the _______________ failed, he struck the match to find the candles. (electric)
12. She was _______________enough to believe him. (fool)
13. All the dancers wore_______________ costumes. (tradition)
14. My uncle is an _______________engineer. (electrify)
15. You made a wise _______________ when you choose to study Spanish. (decide) III. Rewrite these sentences with “used to” :
1. There was a big tree in this field, but now there isn’t any tree.
ð ______________________________________________________________ 2. I often went swimming , but now I don’t go any more.
ð ______________________________________________________________ 3. My father gave up smoking two years ago, but now he doesn’t any longer. ð ______________________________________________________________
4. There was a movie theater here but now it closes.
ð ______________________________________________________________
5. My sister often played tennis a lot, but she doesn’t play very often now. ð ______________________________________________________________ 6. When I was a child, I studied hard, but now don’t any more.
ð ______________________________________________________________
7. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more.
ð ______________________________________________________________ 8. John lived in Scotland, but now he lives in London.
ð ______________________________________________________________ IV. Choose the correct answer:
1. _______________is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
a. Novel b. Fiction c. Folktale d. Legend
2. I _______________tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now.
a. used to play b. use to play c. am used to play d. play
3. My grandma _______________us when my parents were away from home.
a. looked after b. looked for c. looked at d. looked up
4. Oh, that’s nice! Where _______________ it?
a. do you buy b. will you buy c. did you buy d. you buy
5. She feels _______________that we didn’t tell her the truth.
a. cruel b. greedy c. upset d. happy
6. The office will be closed _______________Christmas and New Year.
a. at b. between c. before d. after
7. His wife _______________ five years ago.
a. die b. died c. dies d. was dying
8. We usually open our present _______________ midnight.
a. in b. at c. on d. when
9. The committee decided _______________the offer.
a. to accept b. for accepting c. accepting d. accept
10. He died _______________ a heart attack.
a. with b. of c. because d. by
