EXERCISE VI: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:

1)   The book ____ I bought at the bookstore yesterday is expensive.

                   A. who         B. whose C. that                D. B & C are correct

2)  What’s the name of the blonde girl ____ just came in?

                    A. who B. whose C. whom D. A & B are correct

3)   I don’t like people ____ lose their tempers easily.

                   A. who B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct

4)   Mexico City, ____ has a population of over 10 million, is probably the fastest growing city in the world.

                    A. which B. whose C. that  D. A & B are correct

5)   This is Henry, ____ sister works for my father.

                    A. who B. whose C. that D.All are correct

6)   He’s the man ____ people like at first sight.

                  A. who B. whom C. that D. A & C are correct

7)   Could you iron the trousers ____ are hanging up behind the door?

                  A. who           B. which         C. that               D. B & C are correct

8)   Where is the girl ____ sells tickets?

                  A. who            B. whose C. whom D. A & C are correct

9)   The  man____  we  consider  our  leader  had  much  experience  in  climbing  mountains.

                  A. who            B. whose C. whom D. A & C are correct

10)   The artist ____ name I couldn’t remember was one of the best I had ever seen.

                  A. who            B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct

11)   Frank  invited  Janet, ____ he had met in Japan, to the party.

                   A. who           B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct

12 The girl ____design had been chosen stepped to the platform to receive the award.

                   A. whose        B. whom C. that D. which

Exercise 3. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences or the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined part.

6. Where are the photos ____ at the Christmas party?

A. taking                     B. taken                       C. were taken              D. have taken

7. The smaller the room is, the ____ furniture it needs.

A. fewer                      B. smaller                    C. more                       D. less

8. ____ up your shoelaces or you might trip over them.

A. Do                          B. Put                          C. Make                      D. Set

9. Let's listen to the radio, ____?

A. will we                   B. shall we                  C. will I                       D. shall I

10. We don't want ____ to like that.

A. to talking                B. being talked            C. talked                     D. to be talked

11. It is easy for people to get ____ to Internet.

A. contact                    B. access                     C. use                          D. information

12. The two capital cities are ____.

A. similar                     B. very difference       C. the same                 D. the same to

13. In the past, people got the ____ news from town criers.

A. newest                    B. newer                      C . latest                      D. recent

14. ____ you don't feel like it, you don't have to take it.

A. What                       B. If                             C. How                       D. Whether

15. Tony asked ____ to go to the cinema with him.

A. me do I want          B. if wanted I              C. me if I wanted        D. If did I want

16. Do you really think those high-heeled shoes are ____ in the jungle?

A. loose                       B. ancient                    C. rough                      D. suitable

17. ____ on your jacket if you're cold.

A. Put                          B. Get                          C. Take                        D. Add

18. Dinosaurs are ____, so there are no dinosaurs alive any more.

A. mild                        B. extinct                     C. global                     D. tight

19. There were about twenty people ____ total at the meeting.

A. on                           B. at                             C. in                            D. with

20. Are you ____ with Elaine Sharp? She's a young writer from Manchester.

A. common                 B. known                     C. heard                      D. familiar

21. We've got to save the rainforests ____ being destroyed.

A. for                           B. to                            C. from                        D. with

22. How can I know ____ book is yours? They are so alike.

A. what                       B. which                      C. whose                     D. how

23. Minh is motivated to study ____ he knows that a good education can improve his life.

A. therefore                 B. however                  C. because                   D. so

24. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut ____ electricity supply to the flat.

A. down                      B. out                         C. across                      D. off

25. Bob's been ____ work for six months now.

A. on                           B. out of                      C. over                        D. under

Exercise 15. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. She is good                 meteorology .

    A. on              B. in                          C. at                             D. for

2. Last night volcano Maui                  and the large areas of land were affected.

    A. erupts         B. erupted                 C. erupting                 D. erupt

3. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot             pours downhill.

    A. ash             B. smoke                   C. dirt                          D. lava

4. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was        .

    A. evacuated   B. killed.                    C. died                         D. injured

5. The earthquake             have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries.

    A. victim's      B. elders                    C. rescuers                  D. soldiers

6. When there is a plane crash, a lot of                     is left.

    A. dust           B. debris                    C. waste                     D. piece

7. A powerful                   off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

    A. earthquake B. tornado                 C. tsunami                  D. landslide

8. A              often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down.

    A. forest fire   B. flood                     C. tornado                  D. landslide

9.                 often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

    A. droughts     B. storms                   C. floods                     D. sandstorms

10.     Deforestation leads to                which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature.

    A. flood          B. climate change       C. sandstorm              D. erosion

Exercise 16. Choose the best answer A, B. C or D to complete the sentences.

1. A _______ is sudden flooding that occurs when water rises quickly within several hours of a heavy rain.

A. quick flood                    B. rapid flood         C. flash flood         D. hot flood

2. Monsoon rains across Thailand _______ millions of people in 61 of its provinces.

A. has affected                   B. have affected      C. have effect         D. have influenced

3. Typhoon Haiyan made the damaga, and _______ of life became great in the Philippines.

A. lose                               B. loses                  C. losing                D. loss

4. Thanks to the extensive _______ measures taken, the loss of life in Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and other provinces seemed to be relatively now.

A. prevent                         B. preventive          C. prevention         D. preventing 

5. A number of other provinces will declare drought _______ in the coming weeks.

A. accident                        B. emergency         C. event                 D. situation

6. In some areas, human _______ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.

A. acts                               B. actions               C. acting                D. activities

7. The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent _______ and volcanic _______, encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

A. floods – eruptions                                        B. earthquake – flood

    C. flood – eruption                                       D. earthquakes – eruptions

8. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that _______ a volcano.

A. flows                            B. flows into          C. flows out           D. flows out of

9. A soft, loose soil may _______ more intensely than hard rock at the same distance from the same earthquake.

A. erupt                             B. rage                   C. shake                 D. collapse

10. During the next 24 hours, the storm will be moving north, around 10 km per hour and is expected to _______ the southeastern part of China’s Guangdong Province.

A. strike                            B. scatter                C. bury                  D. struck

Exercise 17. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1.       When a volcano              , hot gases and lava run down.

    A. blows         B. erupts                    C. throws                    D. escapes

2.       Penicillin was                  by Alexander Fleming.

    A. discovered B. invented                C. created                   D. explored

3. After an earthquake, many people    and              to hospital.

    A. was injured/ taken                                                           B. injured/ took     

    C. were injured/ taken                                                         D. injured/ taken

4.                 is a storm in a desert during which strong winds blow sand blow into the air.

    A. sandstorm  B. thunderstorm         C. cyclone                   D. hurricane

5.       After a mudslide, authorities have confirmed five dead and a hundred of people still                 .

    A. miss           B. missed                  C. misses                    D. missing

6.       A forest fire  quickly and                     many trees.

    A. raged/ killed                                 B. burst/ harmed         C. spread/ destroyed        D. occurred/ cooked

7.       The tornado caused a massive              to the town.

    A. destruction B. extension              C. danger                    D. mishap

8.       The flood victims are being sent                    by the government.

    A. food           B. shelter                   C. aid                          D. water

9.       After the earthquake struck the city, rescuers searched for                   .

    A. survivors    B. survivals               C. surviving                D. survived

10.                        is better than treatment.

B. Medicine               C. Practice                  D. Preparation

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. The play begins______ half past seven

A. on                     B. in                        C. at             D. to

2. The meeting of the History  Society takes place______ two o’clock on Friday

A. between            B. from                    C. after              D. since

3. This shop is open______ nine o’clock on Friday evenings

A. until                  B. though                C. since                    D. during

4. There is an English examination______ Friday,11^th December.

A. at                      B. in                        C. to                   D. on

5. The school library is open at any time between four o’clock______ half past five

A. from                 B. and                      C. to                  D. until

6. “Back to the Future” is at the Odeon ______ two weeks in October.

A. since                 B. through               C. as              D. for

7.Ba and Tam usually go fishing______ the weekends.

A. on                     B. in                        C. from   D. at

8.The students will visit the capital______ the summer.

A. on                     B. in                        C. at        D. of

9.They heard a very strange noise______ midnight.

A. on                     B. in                        C. at        D. out

10.Our little brother took a long nap from 1p.m______ 4p.m.

           A. till                    B. up                       C. between                           D. at

11.The competitions will take place______ 8a.m and 12a.m.

A. from                 B. between              C. up to        D. to

12.She talked______ an hour to persuade her parents.

A. in                      B. for                       C. at        D. up to

13.They have learned English______ many years.

A. since                 B. for                       C. In       D. from

14.The boys often go skiing______ the winter.

A. in                      B. at                        C. on       D. for

15.I’ve studied French______ 3 months.

A. for                    B. since                   C. in        D. at

16.I arrived______ the bus stop at 4 in the afternoon.

A. in                      B. at                        C. on       D. to

17.She has been here______ yesterday.

A. in                      B. since                   C. for      D. on

18.We will go______ a picnic next week.

A. in                      B. at                        C. on       D. to

19.She took many pictures to show the trip______ her parents.

A. of                      B. for                       C. to        D. with

20.There is a meeting______ 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

A. in                      B. till                       C. between                           D. at

16 - 25. Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence.

2.      They see each other _____ lunch time and _____ night only.

a. in / in                         b. on / on                          c. at / at                          d. in / at

3.      Remember the meeting will be _____ Tuesday, _____ 9 am and 11 am.

a. on / at                        b. on / from                      c. on / between               d. at / at

4.      They have known each other _____ they were at high school.

a. when                         b. since                             c. for                               d. while

5.      Computers are wonderful achievements _____ our time.

a. at                               b. on                                 c. for                               d. in

6.      John is _____ kind boy that everyone likes him.

a. so                              b. such                             c. very                            d. such a

7.      - “When did they first meet?” - “_____ a rainy day _____ May.”

a. At / on                       b. On / in                          c. In / in                          d. On / on

8.      - “When is the harvest time?” - “_____ spring and fall.”

a. On                             b. For                               c. In                                d. At

9.      It’s high time we _____ our house. It looks so old.

a. repaint                       b. to repaint                      c. repainting                   d. repainted

10.  I wish I _____ wings like birds so that I _____ fly from place to place.

a. have / can                  b. had / can                      c. have / could                d. had / could

11.  I wish I _____ to the movies with you last night.

a. go                              b. went                             c. have gone                   d. had gone

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.

(1) It was the first photograph that I had ever seen, and it fascinated me. I can remember holding it at every angle in order to catch the flickering light from the oil lamp on the dresser. The man in the photograph was unsmiling, but his eyes were kind. I had never met him, but I felt that I knew him. One evening when I was looking at the photograph, as I always did before I went to sleep, I noticed a shadow across the man’s thin face. I moved the photograph so that the shadow lay perfectly around his hollow cheecks. How different he looked!

(2) That night I could not sleep, thinking about the letter that I would write. First, I would tell him that I was eleven years old, and that if he had a little girl my age, she could write to me instead of him. I knew that he was a very busy man. Then I would explain to him the real purpose of my letter. I would tell him how wonderful he looked with the shadow that I had seen across his photograph, and I would most carefully suggest that he grow whiskers.

(3) Four months later when I met him at the train station near my home in Westfield, New York, he was wearing a full beard. He was so much taller than I had imagined from my tiny photograph.

(4) “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “I have no speech to make and no time to make it in. I appear before you that I may see you and that you may see me.” Then he picked me right up and kissed me on both cheeks. The whiskers scratched. “Do you think I look better, my little friend?” he asked me.

(5) My name is Grace Bedell, and the man in the photograph was Abraham Lincoln.

The word “fascinated” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

A. interested

B. frightened

C. confused

D. disgusted

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

1) It was the first photograph that I had ever seen, and it fascinated me. I can remember holding it at every angle in order to catch the flickering light from the oil lamp on the dresser. The man in the photograph was unsmiling, but his eyes were kind. I had never met him, but I felt that I knew him. One evening when I was looking at the photograph, as I always did before I went to sleep, I noticed a shadow across the man’s thin face. I moved the photograph so that the shadow lay perfectly around his hollow cheecks. How different he looked!

(2) That night I could not sleep, thinking about the letter that I would write. First, I would tell him that I was eleven years old, and that if he had a little girl my age, she could write to me instead of him. I knew that he was a very busy man. Then I would explain to him the real purpose of my letter. I would tell him how wonderful he looked with the shadow that I had seen across his photograph, and I would most carefully suggest that he grow whiskers.

(3) Four months later when I met him at the train station near my home in Westfield, New York, he was wearing a full beard. He was so much taller than I had imagined from my tiny photograph.

(4) “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “I have no speech to make and no time to make it in. I appear before you that I may see you and that you may see me.” Then he picked me right up and kissed me on both cheeks. The whiskers scratched. “Do you think I look better, my little friend?” he asked me.

(5) My name is Grace Bedell, and the man in the photograph was Abraham Lincoln. 

The word “fascinated” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by

A. Interested

B. frightened

C. confused

D. disgusted

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. I have photographs of my family _______ the wall of my office.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
2. Mr. Smith's jacket is _______ the closet.
A. under B. in C. at D. from
3. Where's John? He's over there. He's standing________ Ellen and Ann.
A. on B. under C. next to D. between
4. They will be _________ Chicago at ten o'clock tomorrow.
A. at B. in C. near D. from
5. The teacher stands ________the class.
A. from B. at C. in front of D. by
6. February comes________ March
A. behind B. after C. before D. during
7. I always eat ______home.
A. at B. in C. from D.to
8. Trang lives________23 Le Lai Street.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
9. Trang lives________ Le Lai Street.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
10. Trang lives________Ha Noi City.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
11. I arrive at work _____ nine o'clock.
A. at B. in C. to D. for
12. April comes _____ March.
A. after B. before C. during D. with
13. I get up ____ seven o'clock every morning.
A. till B. in C. for D. at
14. I had only a sandwich_______ lunch.
A. for B. to C. at D. by
15. They will come here ______11:30 AM.                                                                                                                                                    A. between B. at C. for D. in
16. There is a meeting_____9:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
A. till B. at C. on D. between
17. He was born_____15th, January.
A. on B. at C. in D. of
18. We will be there _____ 5:00 o'clock early_____ the morning.
A. on / in B. at / in C. in /on D. in / at
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions: in, on, at or X (not)
1. Let's meet _____ Tuesday.
2. I will see him ______ 3:00 PM tomorrow.
3. Do you want to go there ________ the morning?
4. Let's do it _______ the weekend.
5. I can't work _______ night.
6. Let's meet at the park _______ noon.
7. I saw her ________ my birthday.
8. I like going to the beach _______ the summer.
9. I'll see you _________ next week.
10. He was born __________ 1991.
11. Did you see her _________ today.
12. It was sunny ________ my birthday.
13. What's on the TV __________ midnight.
14. The factory closed _________ June.
15. _________ the winter, it usually snows.
16. ________ Friday, I study English

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.

(1) It was the first photograph that I had ever seen, and it fascinated me. I can remember holding it at every angle in order to catch the flickering light from the oil lamp on the dresser. The man in the photograph was unsmiling, but his eyes were kind. I had never met him, but I felt that I knew him. One evening when I was looking at the photograph, as I always did before I went to sleep, I noticed a shadow across the man’s thin face. I moved the photograph so that the shadow lay perfectly around his hollow cheecks. How different he looked!

(2) That night I could not sleep, thinking about the letter that I would write. First, I would tell him that I was eleven years old, and that if he had a little girl my age, she could write to me instead of him. I knew that he was a very busy man. Then I would explain to him the real purpose of my letter. I would tell him how wonderful he looked with the shadow that I had seen across his photograph, and I would most carefully suggest that he grow whiskers.

(3) Four months later when I met him at the train station near my home in Westfield, New York, he was wearing a full beard. He was so much taller than I had imagined from my tiny photograph.

(4) “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “I have no speech to make and no time to make it in. I appear before you that I may see you and that you may see me.” Then he picked me right up and kissed me on both cheeks. The whiskers scratched. “Do you think I look better, my little friend?” he asked me.

(5) My name is Grace Bedell, and the man in the photograph was Abraham Lincoln.

Why did the author wait until the last line to reveal the identity of the man in the photograph?

A. The author did not know it.

B. The author wanted to make the reader fell foolish.

C. The author wanted to build the interest and curiosity of the reader.

D. The author was just a little girl.