Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. There's been a big improvement ………………the children's behaviour.
52. Why don’t you lie ………………on the sofa a bit until you feel better.
53. The average costs of a new house go ………………by five percent to £276,500.
54. Nobody knows what the cause ………………the explosion was.
55. At the end of the film, it turned ………………that John was a good guy.
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Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. She told me to find ………………………… the name of the new hairdresser.
52. She’s absolutely ………………………… the moon about her new job.
53. There is no comparison ………………………… the losses we made last year to the disaster of this year!
54. Sharon did not attend the meeting because she was ………………………… the weather.
55. He is intent on passing the examination, but I’m doubtful ………………………… his chances.
* Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Years of fighting have left the area ………………ruins.
2. It’s expected that the rate of crime will go ………………soon.
3. It has been claimed that wine helps protect ………………heart disease.
4. North American literature is the main theme ………………this year’s festival.
5. Ba Den Mountain is located ………………the northeast of Tay Ninh Province.
6. It is said that China dug ………………the ocean floor to build artificial islands.
7. It was reported that some foreigners had collected rubbish ………………Cat Ba Beach.
8. In 1978, the south and north Cat Tien parts were put ………………the state’s protection.
9. The public suggested that the factories should be equipped ………………waste treatment system.
10. The local government suggested building a road ………………the Nam Cat Tien National Park.
* Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Years of fighting have left the area ………………ruins.
2. It’s expected that the rate of crime will go ………………soon.
3. It has been claimed that wine helps protect ………………heart disease.
4. North American literature is the main theme ………………this year’s festival.
5. Ba Den Mountain is located ………………the northeast of Tay Ninh Province.
6. It is said that China dug ………………the ocean floor to build artificial islands.
7. It was reported that some foreigners had collected rubbish ………………Cat Ba Beach.
8. In 1978, the south and north Cat Tien parts were put ………………the state’s protection.
9. The public suggested that the factories should be equipped ………………waste treatment system.
10. The local government suggested building a road ………………the Nam Cat Tien National Park.
Recycle waste paper and you will save natural resources If___________________
“ I would go on a diet if I were you” the doctor told Bob The doctor advised___________
Working in a large office is a new expensive to me I’m not used_____________
We hope to hear another lecture by Professor Brown in the near future We look_______________
Many readers were impressed by his new novel His new novel made a_________
The film star wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize him The film star avoided__________
We should not throw garbage out on the street,should we? Garbage_______________
You needn’t change your address
It is ______________
Nam is the best student in my class Nobody else_____________
Her uncle is proud of being a famous conservationist Her uncle takes_______________
Everybody likes her because she behaves very well
Because of _________
Lan and Mai stopped going out with each other three years ago
Lan hasn’t ____________
Don’t throw the appliance away with the normal _______ wastes at the end of its life (house)
The more they got to know each other,the more their ______ grew (friend)
Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
13. The plane took ……………………an hour late.
14. Things will get easier as time goes …………………….
15. Your daughter doesn’t take ……………………you at all.
16. The house they had offered us turned ……………………to be a tiny apartment.
Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
1. The plane took ……………………an hour late.
2. Things will get easier as time goes …………………….
3. Your daughter doesn’t take ……………………you at all.
4. The house they had offered us turned ……………………to be a tiny apartment.
* 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.
21. Many of the students are bilingual ………………Spanish and English.
22. Linda picked ………………a bit of Italian when she was staying in Pisa.
23. She’s fluent ………………Polish and French and can speak a little Italian.
24. I could just about get ………………in English when I first went to the UK.
25. When Imani came to Ireland he could not speak a word ………………English.
26. English is taught at school ………………a second language in many countries.
27. She works for the United Nations, translating ………………English into French.
28. One of the characteristic features of English is its openness ………………vocabulary.
29. For some reasons, my teacher thinks that I’m not good enough ………………languages.
30. English owes its dominant status ………………its link to two of the world’s most powerful nations: the US and the UK.
II. Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with a suitable word: Making use of a library
If you wish to make the best use of a library, you (1) first of all know (2) the books are arranged on the (3). In some very small libraries (4) the books are arranged (5)
alphabetical order of the authors' surnames. In larger libraries, (6), the books are
arranged (7) systematically. They are usually divided into two main categories- fiction (novels and short stories) and non- fiction (all other books). When you know the (8) of a book, but not the author, and it is a novel or a book of short stories, you may be able to refer (9) title catalogue or card index if the library is equipped with one. Nonfiction books are usually arranged (10) to the subject matter.
