Ex1: Fill in gap in the sentences below with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.

1. It is predicted that over the next few decades many species will die ___ as once fertile areas turn ___desert.

2. I object ___ being kept waiting. Why can't you be ___ time?

3. She still can't get ___ the shock___ her baby's death.

4. The monitor is responsible ___ our form-master ___ the class.

5. Those workers are ___ difficulty because wage increases cannot keep up ___ inflation.

6. He was absent ___ work yesterday because he was ill. We are ashamed ___ his behavior.

7. Due ___ the rain, they had to postpone the match___ the next day.

8. He is very keen ___ English, but he is not good ___ listening.

9. I was brought ___ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents has pass ___

10. He is very worried ___ his new job because he is not quite prepared ___working.

PHRASAL VERBS

1. Children should be taught that they have to .................. everything after they use it

A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on

2. I can't walk in these high-heeled boots . I keep .........................

A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out

3. People are advised to ................... smoking because of its harm to their health

A. cut down B. cut off C. cut in D. cut down on

4. It took Ted a long time to get ..................... the breakup of his marriage

A. over B. across C. along with D. through

5. The smell of the sea ................... his childhood

A. took him in B. took after C. took him back to D. took it for granted

6. Despite all the interruptions , he ......................... with his work

A. pressed on B. held on C. stuck at D. hung out

7. The new office block ..................... well with its surroundings

A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off

8. It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother . She's very frail . I hope she .............................

A. gets over B. comes round C. pulls through D. stands up

9. It was very difficult to .................... what he was saying about the noise of the traffic

A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out

10. When Tet holiday comes , Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ................ their houses

A. do up B. do through C. do over D. do in

11. Bob has a bad lung cancer and his doctor advised him to ................... smoking

A. turn up B. give up C. take up D. put up

12. When he realized the police had spotted him , the man ................... the exit as quickly as possible

A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up

13. The government is thinking of bringing ................ a law to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear crash helmets

A. on B. up C. in D. round

14. Susan was alone in the house when the fire ...................................

A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke away

15. I think you need to ..................... your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused

A. dawn on B. set out C. get on with D. give in

16. Susie and Fran .................. us last night , so I had to quickly defrost a pizza

A. turned up B. dropped in on C. came across D. went through

17. Rebecca ....................... on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital

A. broke up B. got ahead C. faced up D. cut in

18. It is a compulsion that the scheme ........................ next Friday ?

A. carry out B. will carry out C. carried out D. be carried out

19. No one knows where Sam is living now . The last time that I ....................... was about four years ago

A. ran into him B. ran him out C. ran him down D. ran after him

20. All his plans for starting his own business fell .........................

A. in B. through C. down D. away

1. As I have just had a tooth ----, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A) run out
B) tried on
C) crossed out
D) taken out
E) broken off

2. You need to ---- your essay for spell-check before you hand in your exam paper.
A) hang out
B) point out
C) cut off
D) go over
E) give away

3. It is not easy for many civil servants to ---- on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high.
A) get by
B) turn up
C) wear out
D) run over
E) take away

4. You'd better ---- your cigarette as it is dangerous to smoke at a gas station.
A) hold up
B) pull through
C) get through
D) hang up
E) put out

5. Jane found it hard to get up from the bed after the alarm clock ---- at seven.
A) broke in
B) took out
C) sent out
D) went off
E) threw up

6. There is an easy way to ---- four species of wild cats living in this region by their tail patterns.
A) tell apart
B) see to
C) clear up
D) back up
E) call for

7. I thought the party was going to be boring, but it ---- to be the most unforgettable evening of my life.
A) turned out
B) looked around
C) passed away
D) fell back on
E) cut down

8. I find it hard to ---- with the other students in the Italian class as they have been attending the classes more regularly than I do.
A) fall through
B) call in
C) do away
D) catch up
E) come up

9. The first National Food and Nutrition Survey was ---- in 1980 and the most recent one in 1992.
A) carried out
B) dropped out
C) figured out
D) brought about
E) checked in

10. The summit was earlier to be held in March but was ---- due to the tsunami disaster that hit India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
A) paid off
B) crossed out
C) put off
D) dropped in
E) turned down

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 33.

An endangered species is a species (24)_______ population is (25) _______small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species; (26) _______, forbidding hunting (27)_______ banning their sales. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially become extinct, without gaining public notice.

Many of these laws are (28) _______. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species (29)_______ the list once its population has recovered.

A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it (30)_______ a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers.

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the (31)_______of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken (32)_______ account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.

The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the World Conservation Union Red List. (33)_______ , many more specialized lists exist

Điền vào ô số 31

A. likelihood 

B. likeness 

C. alike 

D. likely

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 33.

An endangered species is a species (24)_______ population is (25) _______small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species; (26) _______, forbidding hunting (27)_______ banning their sales. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially become extinct, without gaining public notice.

Many of these laws are (28) _______. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species (29)_______ the list once its population has recovered.

A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it (30)_______ a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers.

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the (31)_______of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken (32)_______ account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.

The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the World Conservation Union Red List. (33)_______ , many more specialized lists exist

Điền vào ô số 32

A. for 

B. after 

C. up 

D. into

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 33.

An endangered species is a species (24)_______ population is (25) _______small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species; (26) _______, forbidding hunting (27)_______ banning their sales. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially become extinct, without gaining public notice.

Many of these laws are (28) _______. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species (29)_______ the list once its population has recovered.

A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it (30)_______ a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers.

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the (31)_______of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken (32)_______ account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.

The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the World Conservation Union Red List. (33)_______ , many more specialized lists exist

Điền vào ô số 25

A. very 

B. so 

C. too 

D. quite

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 33.

An endangered species is a species (24)_______ population is (25) _______small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species; (26) _______, forbidding hunting (27)_______ banning their sales. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially become extinct, without gaining public notice.

Many of these laws are (28) _______. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species (29)_______ the list once its population has recovered.

A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it (30)_______ a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers.

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the (31)_______of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken (32)_______ account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.

The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the World Conservation Union Red List. (33)_______ , many more specialized lists exist

Điền vào ô số 29

A. out 

B. into 

C. with 

D. from

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 33.

An endangered species is a species (24)_______ population is (25) _______small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species; (26) _______, forbidding hunting (27)_______ banning their sales. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially become extinct, without gaining public notice.

Many of these laws are (28) _______. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species (29)_______ the list once its population has recovered.

A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it (30)_______ a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers.

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the (31)_______of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken (32)_______ account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.

The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the World Conservation Union Red List. (33)_______ , many more specialized lists exist

Điền vào ô số 27

A. like 

B. and 

C. or 

D. but

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 33.

An endangered species is a species (24)_______ population is (25) _______small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species; (26) _______, forbidding hunting (27)_______ banning their sales. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially become extinct, without gaining public notice.

Many of these laws are (28) _______. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species (29)_______ the list once its population has recovered.

A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it (30)_______ a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers.

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the (31)_______of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken (32)_______ account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.

The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the World Conservation Union Red List. (33)_______ , many more specialized lists exist

Điền vào ô số 33

A. However 

B. Therefore 

C. As a result 

D. So