Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

1. Hoa's new skirt was white ___________ yellow flowers ___________ it.   

2. Some young people are concerned ___________ the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.      

3. He was trying his T-shirt ___________ when his friend came in.             

4. He finished his work ___________ less than 10 minutes before he came to visit his friends.      

5. After finishing the task, please compare your answers ___________ your friends'.           

6. Enjoying your food you eat is also the key ___________ a healthy lifestyle.             

7. I have just received a letter ___________ my aunt in which she wrote a lot ___________ her and her family  

8. Eating too much candy and staying up late too often are very bad ___________ your health

Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

1.       Her son was ill. He's been _____________ hospital _____________ Monday.

2.       Where's your father? He's left _____________ Japan _____________ business.

3.       I’m _____________ the impression that John is _____________ a bad mood today.

4.       You should cope ______________ difficulties in order to succeed ____________ life.

5.       _____________ your help, I couldn’t have dealt _____________ the problem.

6.       _____________ the end, I couldn’t continue my plan, so I gave it ____________.

7.       She’s working _____________ a report _____________ the effect of air pollution.

8.       She doesn’t get _____________ well _____________ her classmates.

9.       _____________ my return from the holiday, I got _____________ a lot of trouble.

10.    When I was driving home _____________ work, I almost crashed ____________ a bus.

Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle

1. The attendance_Saturday's meeting was very poor as not many people turned_

2. It was plain_everyone just how dangerous the site could be. Therefore, they kept_ from it

3. As I am so busy, I find it almost impossible to set_time_leisure activities.

4. What the eye witness said tied_ _the arresting officer's report.

5. He's agreed to put_ the money you need to set_ in business

6. Christopher is prepared to stake his professional reputation_ the idea that this stone circle is used_astronomical purposes

7. This vast lake is home_ several species of fish, so we shouldn't throw_garbage there

8. I'm all_ people contributing ideas, and they are_ hand at the meeting 

9. After it was recommended on television, sales of the shampoo really took_ and its supply dried_

10. His assistant had to fill_ _him the last time he was ill.

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VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (2 pts)

            Television  owes its origins to many inventors. But it was the single -minded determination of an amateur’ John Logie Baird ‘that led (1)…….. the first live television broadcast.

            Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glassgow’ John Logie Baird earned a living (2)………a razor-blade salesman. In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed that sound could (3)……..sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of (4)……..spare time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without any commercial support. He had to use his own earnings to continue his research. In 1924 ‘Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more (5)……… three meters. He continued to experiment and (6) ………October 25 ‘1925  transmitted a recognizable image of a doll. He ran down to the office on the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the boys to come upstairs. (7)………boy became the first  living image transmitted by television. Overnight ‘Baird became famous and the money (8) ……..he needed to continue his research was at (9)……...made one from London to New York. He continued experimenting  (10) ………spent his last years exploring the possibility of color television.

* 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!

Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)

1.       Jackson was late ________________ work because he was not aware ________________ the time.

2.       Take an umbrella ________________ you. It‘ll save you ________________ getting wet.

3.       I'll pick her ________________ at 8 o'clock ________________ my way to the party.

4.       They have just left. Hanoi ________________ Da Lat ________________ their holiday.

5.       They've just rewarded her ________________ an ipad ________________ her good study.

6.       Admission ________________ university depends ________________ examination results.

7.       ________________ first I found the work very tiring, but I have got used ________________ it now.

8.       I can't put up ________________ people who are cruel ________________ animals.

9.       Due ________________ the rain, they had to postpone the match ________________ the next day.

10.   I’m very concerned ________________ the situation but there is nothing I can do ________________ it.

IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable prepostion. 

1. If she takes __________ the job of director, she will have to work harder.

2. The government put __________ the rebellion with great severity.

3. There was a man giving __________ leaflets outside the church.

4. I can’t make __________ the postmark on the letter, it looks like Basing stoke.

5. If he refuses to fall __________ my phans I can probably find someone more co-operative.

6. Diana showed a complete disregard __________ her own safety.

7. We walked on tiptoe __________ fear of being discovered.

8. Mary broke down __________ tears when we told her about the accident.

9. The car pulled __________ beside me and the driver asked me the way to the post office.

10. I had to send __________ an electrician to mend the switch.