Complete the sentences with the prepositions from the box. Tick V the sentences which have prepositions of time.

1. I talk to my mum _______ the phone every weekend.     

2. Maria texted me that she would be home _______ 10 minutes.    

3. Phong waited ________ an hour. Then he called Ann and said that he had to leave. 

4. Where's Ms Lan? - She's in the _______ room. She's having a video conference. 

5. Telepathy might be the most popular way to communicate ______ 2050. 

I. Complete each sentence with a form of one of the verbs from the box. Use each verb one only.

1. John really ……………………………………. spending all day at the beach.

2. I’m completely broke, so I can’t ……………………………………. to go on holiday.

3. Excuse me, but do you……………………………………. to know the way to Old Street?

4. We ……………………………………. our team to win, but they were badly beaten.

5. Carolyn ……………………………………. to speak French and German when she was at school.

6. Even when the examiner told him to stop, Robert ………………… speaking.

7. I’m sorry, but I can’t ……………………………………. to listen to this awful music!

8. Last week Chris ……………………………………. to help me paint my bike.

9. Paul ……………………………………. to have a bad leg so he didn’t have to go to the gym.

10. Sam usually ……………………………………. playing football to doing homework.

I.             Complete each space in the passage with one of the following prepositions.

at          on          in          from          during          between          until

1.      Liz went on a trip to the countryside with Ba’s family on Sunday.

2.      Swimming is my favorite sport. I often go swimming _______ summer.

3.      Many offices are closed _______ the weekend.

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

5.      Let’s wait for John _______ 7 o’clock. After that, we should go even without him.

6.      He was taken to hospital _______ the night.

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

8.      He works _______ night and sleeps _______ the day.

9.      The school canteen is usually crowded _______ lunchtimes.

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

For each group of four sentences (a-d), choose the correct word from the box for each gap. Use each word once only. sometimes capital letters are needed.

a. Many people in the town ...........................the plans for a new supermarket.

b. I think I really .......................from all the travelling I'm planning to do.

c. As part of Tom's summer job, he had to ..................the manager with various tasks in the office.

d. Will people .....................with the police tohelp find the criminal?

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.

*Complete each of the following sentences with a phrasal verb from the box. Change the form of the verbs if necessary.

   go on    set up       take off       find out          get over       dress up  cheer up          apply for                  turn back                   pull down

39. It took me a few days to ……………………my flu.

40. They ……………………the old cinema to build a new shopping mall.

41. You need to ……………………your shoes before going inside the house.

42. Mary was very unhappy last week, but she has ……………………now.

43. We’ve ……………………a really good restaurant near the central station.

44. A committee has been ……………………to organize social events for the students

45. The mountain climbers had to ……………………because they were exhausted.

46. We really can’t ……………………living like this – we’ll have to find a bigger house.

47. Professor Colin Evers ……………………a job at a famous university in Sydney.

48. You don’t need to ……………………to go to the mall – jeans and a T-shirt are fine.