II. Read the following passage carefully and do the following tasks. (2ms)

A. Complete each space with one of the words given in the box. (1,0m)

Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named (1)……………….. the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great (2)………….….. of the lake from the classroom windows.

In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong (3)…………………….. the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many (4)…………………  people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students.

Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi.

B. Find the words in the text having the following meanings. (0,5 m)

1. in a particular position or place:……………….……………

2. head teacher: ………………………….

C. Answer the questions. (0,5m)

1. Was Chu Van An High School established at the beginning of the 19^th century?

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2. Who was Chu Van An?

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D. WRITING (2MS)

I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1m)

1. What about visiting Trang An, a natural wonder of our area?

à He suggested .......................................................................................................................................

2. Despite her tiredness, she finished knitting the scarf for her dad.

à Although .............................................................................................................................................

3. He said to her, “My friends will come here tomorrow.”   

à He told her ..........................................................................................................................................

4. They reported that two people had been injured in the accident.

à It ........................................................................................................................................................

II. Use the words and phrases given to complete the sentences. (1m)

1. She/ wish/ can/ go on a trip/ family/.

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2. My parents/ pleased/ that/ I/ get/ good results/ last semester/.

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Use the prepositions below to complete the passage. Some prepositions may be used more than once: over - on - down - in - from - at

                                                       Plankton

Plankton, the most basic part of the ocean food chain, is found (1) ....................... huge amounts (2) ................................ the oceans of the world. Slightly (3) .......................... half of it consists of tiny plants called diatoms. The rest is microscopic animals and fish eggs. (4) ............................... the Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic Ocean, it is relied (5) ..................................... as a food source by many fish. (6) ........................... areas where there is no plankton, such as (7) ............................... the bottom of the sea, there are fewer fish and they eat whatever floats (8) ...................................... to them. The small fish that live (9) .................................. plankton are, (10) ............................. turn, eaten by larger fish. Even larger fish feed (11) ................................. them. The whole cycle of life in the sea depends (12) .................................. plankton.

Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.

Yesterday, Carlos went (1) ……………… La Tomatina. The festival is held on were the last Wednesday of August every year in Būnol, Spain. (2) ……………… were thousands of people there. In the morning, many people tried (3) ……………… up the pole to get the ham. At 11 a.m, they (4) ……………… a jet from the water cannons and the chaos began. Bags of tomatoes from trucks were (5) ……………… to the crowds, and they began throwing tomatoes at one another.

Question 1

A. At

B. in

C. To

VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE suitable word in each space. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling ...................(1) sea, and last year we decided to go ....................(2) a Mediterranean cruise.  .................(3) our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well .....................(4) the price we paid.

We found that most of ......................(5) other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not .......................(6) us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert .......................(7) it. He ....................(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone ..........................(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in ..........................(10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man

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 ?

Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions.
1. As time went on, the boy changed _______________ a man.
2. She works at night and sleeps _______________ the day.
3. He is very arrogant and always looks _______________ at us.
4. We went _______________ the stairs to get our gym clothes.
5. She couldn't talk to me because she was _______________ a hurry.
6. He was so tired that he slept the whole night _______________.
7. You can't drive over that bridge because it is _______________ repair at the moment.
8. We shared the money we received _______________ us.
9. She was able to solve the difficult math test _______________ ease.
10. She prefers volleyball _______________ basketball.
11. You can't leave _______________ any money. You'll need some for your ticket.
12. Teachers have gone _______________ strike in the past, so this situation is not unusual.
13. It took _______________ an hour for the technicians to restore electricity to the village.
14. _______________ now on you will report to me whenever something happens.
15. He will remain in the office _______________ a successor is found.
16. The boy was very clever _______________ his age.
17. You must hand in your thesis _______________ next week, at the latest.
18. Do you speak any other languages _______________ English?
19. The boy walked _______________ the field to the house.
20. There's a sign that says, "Keep _______________ the grass!"

Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time: at, on, in, before, after.
1. I haven’t seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her _________ Tuesday.
2. The price of petrol will go up ___________November.
3. I’ll phone you_______________ Tuesday morning _________ about 10 o’clock.
Isn’t it OK?
4. His father died____________2005.
5. Are you doing anything special_____________ the weekend?
6. ______________ Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk.
7. Mr. Brown enjoys walking around his garden _______night.
8. I woke up ______________ five o’clock __________ the morning.
9. Mai’s birthday is ___________ April 10th
.

10. My brother graduated from high school ______June 2004.
11. Did you phone your teacher the day _____________ yesterday?
12. My parents will get back from their holiday the day _______ tomorrow.

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.
 ______________________________________________________________
2. I often went swimming , but now I don’t go any more.
 ______________________________________________________________
3. My father gave up smoking two years ago, but now he doesn’t any longer.
 ______________________________________________________________
4. There was a movie theater here but now it closes ______________________________________________________________
5. My sister often played tennis a lot, but she doesn’t play very often now.
 ______________________________________________________________
6. When I was a child, I studied hard, but now don’t any more.
 ______________________________________________________________
7. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more.
 ______________________________________________________________
8. John lived in Scotland, but now he lives in London.
 ______________________________________________________________
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 

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