Complete the sentences with: in, at, on, for, since, after, before, between, until, during, from...to

1. The course begins ______ 2 May 2005 and ends sometime ______ June.

2. The children aren’t here ____ the moment, but they’ll be back ______ a few minutes.

3. “We’re having a party ______ New Year’s Eve. Can you come?” – “I’m afraid I can’t. I don’t like going out _____ night.”

4. In Britain people send each other cards ________ Christmas and many people go to the church _____ Christmas Day.

5. Why are you never ____ time? You always keep everybody waiting.

6. Sam often goes to the church _____ 5 o’clock ________ Sundays.

7. The office will be closed_______ Christmas and New Year. It will be open _______ 5 January.

8. Please wait ____ half past ten. She’ll definitely be back _____ half past ten.

9. It’s rained _____ the night ______ two or three hours.

10. I’m starting a job in sales ______I finish college.

11. Bill has worked in this company ______ ten years, ______ 1999.

12. I might not be at home ______ Monday morning but I’ll probably be there _______ the evening.

13. “What do you usually do ________ the weekend?” –“I usually go swimming _____ 8a.m ____ 10 a.m.”

14. The New Year is celebrated _____ midnight ____ January 1.

Put in,at,on,after,before or between :

1. I'm busy just now but I'll be with you .... I finish the work

2. The weather is very hot .... June and August

3. Mozart was born in Salzburg....1756

4. I haven't seen Mary for a few days. I last saw her ...Wednesday

5. I've been invited to a party....14February

6. The price of electricity is going up...November

7. There are usually a lot of parties....new year's eve

8. .....Saturday night I went to bed....11 o'clock

9. I usually do all my homework......going to school

10. The course begins....7 January and ends....April

Preposition of time : in, on,at, after, before, between

Exercises 2

1. What do you do.....Sunday ?

2. I was born........January 1^st ,1993

3. When did you meet him?-.....lunch today

4. I often rains .....October in VietNam

5. Do you want to watch the sky.....sunset?

6. Sure. And I like to go for a walk ............sunrise,too

7. I don't know what he's doing .............this moment

8. What did he do .........the ninth of April, 2005

9. She often hears some strange noise ............midnight

10. Does it rain...........Spring?

11. There are usually a lot of parties............. New year Eve

12. ...........Saturday night I went to bed............11o'clock

13. I usually do all my homework................going to school

14. The course begins.....7th January and ends.........April

15. The weather is very hot..........June and August

16. I'm busy now but I'll be with you ............I finish the work

17. I'm usually free...........8pm and 10pm

18.We always pray.............meals

19. My English class finishes.......... 7.30. Let's meet

.........7.30

20. Mozart was born.............Salzburg............ 1756

1. He often gets up..........5.30...........the morning but.............Sunday morning he gets up late.
2. The course begins..............January and ends ...............April.
3. I usually watch TV .............the evening.
4. She often stays .................. home..............Sundays.
5. English learners learn words ..............different ways
6. Thank you very much ...........lending me your bike
7. There are some books...........the table........the right corner...............the room
8. You should learn ............heart these new words.
9. Are you interested ...............picture- books ?
10. English people are fond ............ football.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. This year, we will _________ with tradition and go on holiday instead of staying at home during Tet.

2. _________ children in the US go from house to house to ask for sweets on Halloween.

3. Holding a party to wish our grandparents longevity is one of the customs we ________ at Tet.

4. Organising a folk song club is one way for us to _________ our traditions alive.

5. It's becoming a _________ for young people to celebrate New Years in addition to Tet.

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (Prepositions of place) 1. I eat __________ home with my family A. at B. in C. on D. beside

2. May comes__________ April. A. before B. after C. from D. against

3. There is a clock__________ the wall in class. A. near B. across C. on D. at

4. Where is Susan? She is sitting__________ Jim. A. on B. under C. between D. next to

5. We’re studying __________ Ha Noi University. A. at B. in C. of D. from

6. There are 40 students __________ the class. A. inside B. in C. at D. over

7. My pen is __________ the books and the computer. A. among B. down C. up D. between

8. I saw a mouse __________ the chair. A. among B. between C. in D. behind

9. My house is __________ to the hospital. A. close B. near C. opposite D. across

10. We come __________Viet Nam. A. in B. above C. from D. below

11. He is __________ China. A. at B. in C. to D. from

12. They would like some milk __________ dinner. A. in B. for C. at D. of

13. It’s cold in our country __________ the winter. A. at B. on C. of D. in

14. The shop is __________ the hospital and the post office. A. to B. in C. for D. between

15. What are you going to do __________ Sunday morning? A. in B. on C. on the D. in the

16. I put all of my pencils and pens __________ the pencil case. A. in B. into C. of D. to

17. There is a primary school __________ the park. A. on B. under C. between D. next to

18. The cat is __________ the chair and the dog is lying __________ the door. A. under/ near B. at/ under C. at/ to D. under/ on

19. The monitor is standing __________ the boys in our class. He is explaining the trips rules. A. in B. of C. near D. among

20. __________ school, Jane went to the school library to borrow some books. A. With B. At C. By D. In

I . Complete the sentences with one of the following prepositions . Some prepositions can be used more than once : At , on , in , from , during , between , until

1. Swimming is my favorite sport . I often go swimming ...... summer

2. Many offices are closed .......... the weekend

3. The end - of - term tests normally take place somewhere ........... the 15^th and 30^th of April

4. Let's wait for John .......... 7 o'clock . After that , we even without him

5. He was taken to hospital ......... the night

6. In England , banks are open .......... 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m

7. He works .......... night and sleeps .......... the day

8. The school canteen is usually crowded ............ lunchtimes

9. When did you meet Fred yesterday ? ........ the morning or ........ noon ?

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 __________21^st 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