* Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.

1. The boy tried his best to catch up …………………his sister.

2. We can’t deal with this problem …………………his help.

3. Did he break the window by accident or …………………purpose?

4. Are you acquainted …………………the girl with long hair over there?

* Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group.

1. A. puppet    B. unique    C. tunic    D. notice1

2. A. objection    B. opinion    C. official    D. optional

3. A. occasion    B. religion    C. federation    D. collection

4. A. compulsory    B. convenient    C. correspond    D. communicate

III. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.(Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một giới từ thích hợp)

1. I’m interested .............................................. farming.

2. My grandmother prefers living in the countryside living in the city.

3. He spent his whole life struggle .............. imperialism.

4. We’ve lived in this village ............................30 years.

5. Hold .................. a minute while I get my breath back.

6. My parents are tired ........................ living in the city.

7. Are you free ................................. Sunday afternoon?

8. She’s still looking ............................................. a job.

9. The increase in population has led........................ overcrowding in many cities.

10. My grandparents live . a farm, but my father has lived                        the urban area since he was twenty.

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V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (10 points)

1. I am interested________ reading books.

2. She is tired________ living in the city.

3. This restaurant is famous________ Chinese food.

4. The ambulance will be there________ a bout 5 minutes.

5. Bobby started school________ the age of five.

6. I am very keen________ music.

7. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go________.

8. I’m looking forward________ seeing in June.

9. Could I help you________ your bag?

10. They are traveling to the airport________ a bus.

* 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.

 Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. Hi, everyone. Welcome ……………………………….. my house!

2. Is there anything good ……………………………….. television tonight?

3. What do you like doing ……………………………….. your free time?

4. He takes photographs ……………………………….. a hobby.

5. Will you take ……………………………….. making pottery in the future?

6. He is interested ……………………………….. collecting toy cars. It’s his favourite hobby.

7. ……………………………….. weekends, we usually go fishing in the river.

8. My cousin always gives me gifts ……………………………….. special occasions.